Editorial

by | 2 Mar, 2021

Editorial Regular on-line readers may have found that the Australian Friend was temporarily unavailable.  It has suffered a near death experience due to technical issues which I do not understand.  We are scrambling to get the March issue up in time. ...

The Word Of God?

by | 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...
The Language of Peace

The Language of Peace

by | 18 Mar, 2016

Dawn Joyce, Queensland Regional Meeting Recently I watched the film The Man Who Saved the World, a true story about a Russian man who trusted his instincts rather than a computer and thus avoided a nuclear catastrophe. The film was also about the man’s personal...

Editorial

by | 1 Jun, 2012

Mark Johnson. June Coordinating Editor. Most Christians celebrate May 27 as Pentecost, remembering the event when those disciples of Jesus – frightened, disoriented, and uncertain – were dramatically inspired by the Holy Spirit to leave their refuge and...