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By Neal It is rare to feel absolutely sure of something; perhaps that’s part of the appeal of religion. Religion can provide a feeling of certainty in an often-uncertain world. For me, this has less to do with knowledge of what the future will hold, and more to do with a sense of one’s place…

By Candace In the late 1700’s, my forefathers crossed the Atlantic to settle in Pennsylvania, a place William Penn and his followers had established a century before to practice the Quaker faith in peace. In the 1800’s, third-generation ancestors on both my paternal and maternal sides migrated to Iowa to farm, and 150 years later,…

By Denny A new kind of meeting for Memphis Friends is our monthly game night, which started in fall 2024 – we’ve called it meeting for worship with attention to community, to fun, or to games. Danielle notes that game night is wholesome – a time to gather as a community to play and have…

By Carol Friend Marcelle Martin from Swarthmore Meeting in Pennsylvania has gifted the Pendle Hill pamphlet she wrote on finding spiritual guidance in our dreams to “Dreia (Andre) and Memphis Meeting.” She found inspiration in the spiritual discoveries, radical theology, and collective faithfulness of the first generation of Quakers and reminds us that the same…

By Ron (reprinted from January 1999 newsletter) A Quaker clearness committee is a unique method of seeking discernment. The name expresses its purpose. Clearness committees help Friends find clarity. Friend Parker Palmer writes, “Behind the clearness committee is a simple but crucial conviction: each of us has an inner teacher, a voice of truth, that…