Deutsch unten Hello everybody, I hope you’ve had (or are still having) a lovely summer! I wanted to share with you a little part of what I did this summer, which was a course at Woodbrooke. For those of you who don’t know, Woodbrooke is a Quaker Study Centre in Birmingham, UK. They offer courses on … More My short stay at Woodbrooke | Mein kurzer Aufenthalt in Woodbrooke
Read Eloise’s inspiring contribution to our Testimony Train … More Equality / Gleichwürdigkeit | #TestimonyTrain
Today we publish an article with a different take on our #TestimonyTrain. We are very eager to hear your opinion about this. … More A note of caution on the testimony train – a train announcement?│Eine Warnungsbemerkung zum Zeugnis-Zug – eine Durchsage?
by/von Leyna (German Yearly Meeting) Deutsch unten These are the Quaker testimonies I grew up with. My grandparents had a colorful magnet on their fridge that spelled out these ‘spices.’ I loved looking at it as a child. In retrospect, I think this magnet influenced what ‘being Quaker’ means to me and (until we moved … More Thoughts on the #TestimonyTrain │ Gedanken zum Zeugniszug
This week, Fee shares her reflections on disability and our testimony of equality … More Equality / Gleichwürdigkeit | #TestimonyTrain
English & Deutsch On our last evening at EMEYF Spring Gathering this year, our gatherings elders organized a session in which we all got to pick a stone from a large collection they picked up at the beach close by our venue. We were then invited to share why we had chosen that particular stone … More Where is your stone now? | Wo ist dein Stein jetzt?
Deutsch unten This was originally shared at the 2019 European and Middle East Section Annual Meeting (AM), the theme for which was “Living in a foreign land.” In the opening session, four Friends shared something of their experiences. This is what I contributed. I’m currently living in my fourth country, the third “foreign land.” When … More Living in a foreign land | Leben in einem fremden Land
