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Going Beyond the Comfort Zone
It’s Saturday evening and the talent show is about to begin. The first act is a series of Irish jokes…
Gathering Light
Today you are something similar to a beachcomber. You are a "lightcomber." So began the instructions for Monday’s Game of…
Traveling with the Friends Directory
We planned our drive from California to the 2006 FGC Gathering carefully, arranging to meet our daughter and son-in-law at…
Grounded in the Calling
When I lead the morning program of Junior Gathering, I am anchored by our staff’s early morning meeting for worship.…
State of Society Reports 2005
During 2005, described in one report as a year "filled with growth and challenge," Friends experienced spiritual renewal and strengthened…
The Costs of the Quaker Faith
Benjamin Franklin once said, "Rather go to bed without dinner than to rise in debt." This might be difficult advice…
Palm Beach (Fla.) Meeting Minute of Grave Concern
On November 13, 2004, Palm Beach Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in Lake Worth, Florida, sponsored a meeting…
Nurturing Our Meetings
When I first attended Friends meeting in my early 30s, I knew that I was in the right place, but…
Building the Beloved Community
Atlanta Friends Meeting began as such a diverse group of people that one of the first attenders commented, "It seemed…
Does Your Meeting Need a Bill of Rights?
About ten years ago, West Richmond (Ind.) Meeting was shattered by a case of sexual harassment, where a respected member…
Beyond Consensus: The Quaker Search for God's Leading for the Group
When a group of North Americans gather to make a decision, one of three processes is usually used: the autocratic,…
Clerking: A Semi-Serious Look
From 1975 to 1994 there were only two years when I was not involved in some kind of clerking responsibility…
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