28th January 2010

‘No’ to the Old Testament

by Michael Oppenheim

A literal reading of the Old Testament is seriously damaging the Palestinian people. For it is written within the Old Testament, clearly and repeatedly, that God has given the…

28th January 2010

Quakers and the Bible

by Michael Wright

The Bible seems to be much neglected in British Quakerism these days. It is largely a foreign rather than a familiar book to many of us. We mostly seem to hear of it from ‘Bible…

28th January 2010

We are family

by Jez Smith
28th January 2010

Lessons from the Cadbury saga

by Alison Leonard
28th January 2010

Giving thanks to God on life’s highway

by Jez Smith
28th January 2010

A bitter end?

by Grace Crookall-Greening

We hear many sentiments of dismay and regret that Cadbury has been gobbled up by Kraft.  Unfortunately very little is said or written about the choice of a capitalist company…

28th January 2010

A key for the future

by Judy Kirby
21st January 2010

Buddhist aids to stillness

by Steven Johnson
21st January 2010

Be still and know

by Ann Banks
21st January 2010

Snow ministry

by Judy Kirby

Two writers in this issue (pages 10 and 11) explore the space required for a stilled mind, something that Quakers aim for in their Meetings for Worship.  One looks at Buddhist…

21st January 2010

God and Haiti

by David Boulton

It’s the oldest and thorniest theological problem: how can God be both all-powerful and all-loving, since if he cannot prevent a natural disaster like Haiti he can’t be…

21st January 2010

Quakerism: sharing your religion

by Jessica Reed