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Quaker publications meeting (QUIP) in Indiana
Quakers Uniting in Publications, better known as “QUIP,” is a collection of 50 Quaker publishers, booksellers and authors committed to the “ministry of the written word.” I often think of QUIP as a...
View ArticleQuaker books and self-defeating bargain hunting
Got an email in the bookstore today from a potential customer who chose Amazon over my employer Quakerbooks, a niche independent bookstore, because of their cheap cheap prices. I got a bit inspired by...
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Youth Ministries 2: What Do Young Friends Want?
I was given permission to pass along this data from the FGC-sponsored Youth Ministry Consultation that took place Third Month. A number of goals and projects had been brainstormed beforehand. The...
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"The drafters of the statement included Quaker Symon Hill who has written of…
"The drafters of the statement included Quaker Symon Hill who has written of the statement: “As one of the drafters of the statement, I want to make clear that we want to act in solidarity with people...
View ArticleTrying out iOS 7
It’s probably not a good idea to be use bleeding-edge betas. That’s especially true for a tool used daily, like a cellphone. But I’ll freely admit that Apple’s iOS 7, announced Monday, has been itching...
View ArticleFake News and Clickbait
There’s a lot of talk online right now about fake news pages on Facebook and how they influenced both the election and how we think about the election. It’s a problem and I’m glad people are sharing...
View ArticleChatting with Greg Woods
Yesterday I had a nice video chat with my friend Greg Woods, whose article, Organizing Young Adult Friends Online, appeared in November’s Friends Journal. Greg and I have been having variations on...
View ArticleQuaker books and self-defeating bargain hunting
Got an email in the bookstore today from a potential customer who chose Amazon over my employer Quakerbooks, a niche independent bookstore, because of their cheap cheap prices. I got a bit inspired by...
View ArticleIt’s hard not to make the connection.
In Iraq, U.S. soldiers are blaring the soundtract to ‘Apocalypse Now’ to psych themselves up to war: “With Wagner’s ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ still ringing in their ears and the clatter of helicopters...
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Quaker publications meeting (QUIP) in Indiana
Quakers Uniting in Publications, better known as “QUIP,” is a collection of 50 Quaker publishers, booksellers and authors committed to the “ministry of the written word.” I often think of QUIP as a...
View ArticleA chatty email newsletter
Over the years I’ve noticed various communication breakdowns among Friends that have made me worried. It’s often something relatively little. For example, in talking to an involved Philadelphia Friend...
View ArticleNone of us is a volunteer
Sam Barnett-Cormack is a prolific non-theist British Friend. His latest post, Doing It Ourselves, has some thoughts on community discernment that I find interesting. Quakerism “done right” is not “do...
View ArticleAsk Me Anything: How easy is it to become a Quaker?
I have an Ask Me Anything request from reader Ruby M: Hello! I’m studying The Friends Church for academic purposes and I’d love to hear from someone with firsthand experience. How easy is it to become...
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Is this what people want?
Don McCormick is back with this week’s Friends Journal feature. His February article, “Can Quakerism Survive,” sparked all sorts of conversations and is now at 110 comments. Now he’s back with specific...
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Kindertransport survivors call for routes to sanctuary for child refugees
At an 80th anniversary of the UK kindertransport program (which we read about a few days ago), survivors and Friends call for wider support for today’s refugees and asylum seekers: Helen Drewery, Head...
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UK Quakers will not profit from the occupation of Palestine
British Friends become first church in UK to pull investments in companies profiting from the occupation of Palestine. From recording clerk Paul Parker: As Quakers, we seek to live out our faith...
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Money and the things we really value
I think I’ve already shared that Friends Journal is doing an issue on “Meetings and Money” in the fall. While I’ve heard from some potential authors that they’re writing something, we haven’t actually...
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