by David Swain | 1 Sep, 2019
I’m a 77-year-old retiree. I’ve been married to Lorna for 52 years. We have three children and four grandchildren. I’ve been a member of Queensland Regional Meeting (QRM) for 16 years. I was born in Northern Ireland during the dark days of the second...
by David Swain | 1 Sep, 2019
Rae Litting, New South Wales Regional Meeting In church services, it is common for the minister, after reading from the Bible, is say “This is the word of the Lord.” Australian Quakers don’t do this, for good reason. Many passages of the Bible look too much like the...
by David Swain | 1 Sep, 2019
Henry Esbenshade, Western Australia Regional Meeting My life – so much has passed, but more ahead. The thought of taking “time off” for Meeting for Learning in September 2018 was readily decided upon – how nourishing and peaceful it was to spend a week in the...
by David Swain | 1 Sep, 2019
I was impressed with the enthusiasm with which Yearly Meeting 2019 tackled Earthcare and climate change. I was, however, was somewhat perturbed with the haste with which the Meeting supported the suggestion that future Quaker gatherings be fed only vegetarian or...
by David Swain | 1 Sep, 2019
This is our regular feature in which we briefly record interesting publications and websites that have come to our attention. Inclusion of an item in this format does not preclude a possible longer review in a later issue. We welcome suggestions for inclusion. This is...
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