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Quakers and the LGBTQ Community
The Religious Society of Friends was started in England in the 1650’s by George Fox, a young man who was searching for a religious...
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Jan 7, 20245 min read
A Community That Could Speak To Our Condition
The Quaker meeting is meant to be a blessed community –a living testimony to a social order that embodies God’s peace, justice, love,...
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Dec 2, 20233 min read
What Does It Mean to “Hold in the Light”?
Before we break Meeting for Worship on Sunday morning, we ask if there is further ministry and then ask if anyone has concerns to share....
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Nov 4, 20232 min read
How I Came To Be A Quaker
I first came to a Quaker Meeting for Worship without any idea what to expect. A friend and I often talked about spiritual matters. He was...
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Oct 7, 20232 min read
The Call For Honesty Lies At The Heart Of Quakerism
The call for honesty lies at the heart of Quakerism. It is a testimony rooted in the Quaker respect for truthfulness. . . . Respect for...
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Sep 23, 20233 min read
Search for Community
A recent article in the New York Times, “The Power of Community, Religious and Secular” by David Wolpe (7/2/23) discussed the reasons...
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Sep 9, 20232 min read
Take Away The Occasion Of All War
Take Away The Occasion Of All War I told them . . . that I lived in the virtue of that life and power that takes away the occasion of all...
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Aug 26, 20233 min read
What is it to be a Quaker
A Quaker is…. 1. A person who accepts the testimonies of silence, integrity, community, social justice, environmentalism. We value and...
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Aug 12, 20231 min read
Keep It Simple
Keep It Simple Simplicity consists not in the use of particular forms but in avoiding self-indulgence, in maintaining humility of spirit,...
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Jul 29, 20232 min read
How Do We Show Up For Meeting For Worship At Palm Beach Quaker Meeting?
Fortunately, in this post-pandemic world, we now have more options for how we get together. After closing for a while, worshipping...
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Jul 15, 20231 min read
How Has Quakerism Changed My Life?
The slow and beautiful road of spirituality that led me to Quakerism has played out over many years in my life through seeking what is my...
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Jul 1, 20231 min read
What is it about the silence?
On Sunday mornings, Quakers worship in an hour of what we call unprogrammed worship. That means nothing planned in advance: no sermon,...
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Jun 17, 20232 min read
The Meaning of Membership
The Religious Society of Friends is a worldwide community of faith, based on experience of a transforming power named many ways: the...
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Jun 3, 20233 min read
Are Quakers Amish?
Many people think of the Amish when they hear the word "Quaker" and look for horses and buggies being driven by men with beards and straw...
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May 20, 20232 min read
Ways to Enrich Our Spiritual Journey
1. Choose a spiritual text (Biblical verse or a section from SEYM Faith & Practice), read for 10 minutes, sit with for 10 minutes, then...
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Mar 29, 20232 min read
Introduction to Quakerism
Feeling Lost and longing for Direct Spiritual Connection, free of anything between you and the Spirit within? Longing for Spirituality,...
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Mar 1, 20233 min read
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