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Quaker Worship, Incarceration, and the Meaning of Silence

“I believe in silence and cherish silence, like most of us who worship,” says Ruth Brelsford. “However, I would say…
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The Spirituality of Storytelling

“My art,” Cai Quirk says, “is an expression of my faith.” Though photography is a central focus for Cai’s art,…
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Changing Course for the Kingdom of the Heavens

Ron Hogan was drawn to Quakers by their commitment to social justice, “an upending of the order of the world…
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Catholic to Quaker: Encountering a Holy Silence

Roberta Bothwell had spent more than a year training to become a Catholic nun when a family emergency took her…
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Reframing the Book of Revelation

“Revelation doesn’t have anything to do with predicting the end of the world,” explains C. Wess Daniels. Instead, the last…
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Am I Good Enough to Be a Quaker?

“What does it mean to me to be a bad Quaker?” Mary Linda McKinney asks. Behind that, though, is another…
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Following a Spirit-Led Call for Activism

“For a while,” Tenaja Henson says, “my activism looked like showing up and holding space—and I think that is just…
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Responding to Gun Violence with 765 Flags

Gun violence is a huge social and public health crisis in the United States, including not just the mass shootings…
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Why Should We Choose Democracy?

Earlier this year, Quaker peace activist George Lakey started talking with friends and colleagues about the possibility that Donald Trump…
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How Quaker Camp Changed My Life

“I was really, really anxious growing up and the prospect of going to sleep-away camp was not one that I…
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Memes and Humor As Ministry

“We have both had some pretty frustrating, difficult, painful experiences among Friends and we’re still Quakers,” Lucia Kalinosky says when…
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Creating a Friends Victory Garden

“I just couldn’t sit in my house and feel scared and powerless,” Avis Wanda McClinton says, thinking back to the…
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