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David Varley

Jan 2

I wished we were Quakers.

Yes. Presbyterians are very main stream.

Meg

102

Oh, so did I. I was born in Norwich, UK, a very old city. it still has part of the walls the Normans built in the 1100s. And it had a centuries old (two or three I think) ‘Octagon Chapel’ which the Quakers used as a meeting house — ‘The Society of Friends’ if my memory serves me well. I never went there, which I now regret quite deeply, but I knew…

Gordie Jackson

Apr 9

What does silence do for you?

For me sitting in the silence is an adventure into the inner world, not only my own but that of the…

Nick Weingartner

Feb 19

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Quiet Rebels: The Story of the Quakers in America’ by Margaret Hope Bacon

Finished Mid-January 2017

I’ve always been interested in the Quakers. Maybe it’s a result of proximity or a just a fascination with decentralization…

Daniel Reagan Diggins

Aug 18

We Must Remove Shrines to White Supremacy From Public Property

ACLU National

If The Law Prohibits Removing the Confederate Statues, Why Not Erect Monuments to North Carolina Abolitionist Figures…

Gordie Jackson

Apr 2

Do we fight against sameness?

A fellow blogger challenged me with her article to write for ten minutes a day, whether what now follows…

Gordie Jackson

May 5

When the best thing to do is nothing

Jonas Ellison

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Hi Jonas, (08 40 UK) must be 12 40 PST…….. I like the idea of being aware of the time difference yet the same moment. Waiting is the word that came to mind as I read your article. Waiting in the sense of believing at the right moment ‘what to do next’ will become clear.

Julia Hebner in Lakeside Peasants’ Rag

Apr 3

We Quakers like to think things through. We use queries and testimonies to gently guide us, and we may use clearness committees to examine weighty decisions like marriage or a career change. After a few years of Quaker process, we may find certain phrases have taken up permanent residence in our brains.