A spirit-led day: 19 February 2015

by | 1 Jun, 2015

  Helen Gould, New South Wales Regional Meeting I was going to write “a magic day”, but there’s nothing supernatural about what happened yesterday. Paul the apostle wrote, “All things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to his...

The Story of Stephen Hobhouse.

by | 23 May, 2013

Dale Hess, Victoria Regional Meeting. This is the story of Stephen Hobhouse (1881 – 1961), who became one of the most respected English Quakers of the twentieth century. Stephen’s leadings emerged slowly. He was born into a wealthy family. His father, Henry Hobhouse...

Discernment and Leadings among Friends.

by | 23 May, 2013

Sue Wilson, Queensland Regional Meeting.   Early Friends Recently I’ve been reminded about early Friends and their “experimental” practice with discernment. Early Friends shared their inner journeys with each other, even sending to far-off Meetings the news of...

Editorial.

by | 4 Mar, 2013

By Wies Schuiringa and Mark Johnson, New South Wales Regional Meeting. Dear Friends, Welcome to the first edition of the Australian Friend for 2013. This edition contains mostly reports, commentary and reflections from Yearly Meeting (YM) which was held in Canberra...