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Katie Evans discusses the importance of Retreats and how to reshape our relationship with time. A parachute slows its user down. It would be absurd to jump from a plane saying: ‘I can’t use my parachute, it will … Read more
Keith Harding shares his experience of online meeting for worship We live almost a two-hour drive from our meeting and cannot get to meeting for worship as often as we would like, especially in winter. Imagine, therefore, how … Read more
Quaker author and Woodbrooke associate tutor, Jennifer Kavanagh, didn’t expect to be making games but now having created Journey Home and The Prayer Game she shares their origins and impact. A few years ago a friend of mine … Read more
Jessica Metheringham, creator of the Quaker inspired board game “Disarm the Base”, explores the learning and campaigning potential of games. This summer, I’ve been working on a creative response to the arms trade. It’s called “Disarm the Base”, … Read more
Quakers have always identified themselves as being a prophetic community, asserting that their faith is ‘not a notion, but a way’. Typically, Friends see action as being the primary response to their deepest spiritual experiences. In this blog … Read more
The phrase ‘let your life speak’ is a common one among Quakers, but where does it come from and what does it really mean? It is little known that the original form of words used by George Fox … Read more
‘Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls’ Matthew 11:29 When we take time to stop and look around at the … Read more
In February 2018, Woodbrooke ran a six week long online course on ‘A Quaker Response to Animal Suffering.’ Its aim was to engage Friends with an important issue that is all too often ignored, trivialised or met with … Read more
Can God be found in the movies? Is it possible to discern the work of the Spirit within such a consumerist and populist art form? Does a theological response to film even have relevance in this secular world … Read more
Friends have a continuing commitment to corporate decision-making and arguably this is most evident in the way they conduct their meetings for business. Indeed, William Taber describes the Quaker business meeting as ‘that place through which we learn … Read more