The first third of a Pendle Hill pamphlet with the same name. An exploration of how we can know when the Holy Spirit is leading us to do something. Contains examples from Quaker history.
The Top Ten Reasons I’m Quaker
A pastor from Northwest YM tells what he particularly loves about Quakerism— things like lack of hierarchy and the listening directly to what Jesus tells us in our daily lives.
Worship
Talk given at FWCC Triennial; a South African Friend offers thoughts on the meaning of worship and prayer and how these may lead us to work to help others in our communities.
The Simplification of Life
Chapter from “A Testament of Devotion,” about the busyness of modern life in North America and Europe, with suggestions for how to simplify our lives and be more centered spiritually.
The Quaker Discovery; Room for the Infinite
Chapter from Kelly’s book “The Eternal Promise,” about early Friends, particularly George Fox, and the vision they had about spiritual insights coming directly from God.
The New Holy Family
Reprint of 1943 article from “The American Friend.” Quoting Jesus who said that his followers were his new “family,” Jones suggests we look at the whole spiritual family of Christians and work on healing the differences in this large “family.”
On Listening: To God and to Each Other
Talk given by Friend from Philadelphia YM at a spiritual retreat in 1983. Thoughts on listening to the voice of God in our hearts and in those around us.
On Confirming the Deepest Thing in Another
Friend from Philadelphia YM offers thoughts on how Quaker schools can be spiritually centered, and what such centering is, with examples from Christianity and other religions.
To Make Us Whole and Free: A Memorial Tribute
Four excerpts from the writings of a British Friend who moved to India and worked with the Gandhian movement. The titles are “Discipline,” “Sharing Our Faith,” “Growing Into Saints,” and “Judgment–A Quaker View.”
In Deed and Word: Excerpts from ‘The Vocation of Witness’ in The Company of the Committed
A chapter from his book. Professor from Earlham School of Religion and Indiana YM urges us to boldly declare our Christian faith and let our lives show it.
