by Peter Bennett | 2 Jun, 2024
On Atheism Peter H Bennett, Victoria Regional Meeting .I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. Jesus of Nazareth. John 16:12 (RSV) Richard Dawkins published his widely acclaimed book The God Delusion nearly twenty years ago (2006). In it...
by Noel Staples | 3 Mar, 2024
The sense of presence Noël Staples, Peterborough Meeting, Cambridgeshire Area Meeting, UK Some time ago I remember ministering about how my sense of the presence seemed that morning to delight in itself, and how I shared in that delight. It isn’t always thus...
by David Swain | 1 Dec, 2019
David Evans, South Australian and Northern Territory Regional Meeting Dame Naomi James was the first woman to sail solo around the globe, circumnavigating the world in a yacht by herself, putting together her love of sailing with her hope to achieve, and faith in her...
by David Swain | 5 Dec, 2015
Sue Wilson, Queensland Regional Meeting (A plea to listen to each other’s spiritual experiences rather than debate our beliefs) In my thirty years among Friends, the thing I’ve most appreciated has been the way we allow ourselves and each other to seek, grow,...
by David Swain | 3 Sep, 2015
David Swain, New South Wales Regional Meeting. I’ve been thinking over a few articles that have appeared in the Australian Friend over the past few months. Geoffrey Ballard in the March 2015 issue suggested that “Quakers must drag themselves into the 21st century, and...
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