Openings

It's a strange idea, isn't it? After all, the traditional Quaker testimony against keeping of times and seasons holds that there is...

There's a word in the title of this post that most readers probably won't be familiar with. So, let's clear that up first. Exot...

The Spirit is wonderful, marvellous, awesome – very much in the truest senses of those words. It astounds us, surprises us, fills us with w...

One of the hardest things, in my experience, about trying to explain Quaker practice to those unfamiliar with it, is getting down and detai...

I am grateful for the feedback on an early draft of this post that I received from women friends. Accusations of, to put it excessively m...

You are not a Quaker because you are special. It does not take any special ability or quality to live among Friends. If your expressions...

At least here in Britain, it is commonplace that Friends are concerned about the quality of their business method. Contributions being focu...

As Quakers, we have a wonderful, rich history, full of learning. We have discovered principles and practices that guide us in our spiritual...

“Mysticism”. It's an odd word. You think of “mystic” as a noun, and you might get a lot of odd mental images – fakirs and gurus, new ag...

Silence is a deep part of Quaker tradition. The early Friends met in silence, waiting upon the Spirit, and so we meet today. But the silenc...

I look to the future of the Society of Friends. I see a thriving community of faith, where a great range of experience, of thought, of idea...

It's something Quakers, it seems, don't like to talk about very much. Our personal circumstances especially, but I've even foun...

Quaker tradition is rooted in, incontrovertibly derives from, Christian tradition. Much of our traditional language was alien to Christians...