Publication Format: Digital
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Taming Oneself
Just as we might tame an animal or enter into friendship with people, we need to tame ourselves so that we ready for God’s ever-available help and friendship.
Daniel Smiley
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On Coming to Love One’s Enemies
The Holy Spirit makes us able to love and gives us the specific leadings to live in that love.
Virginia Schurman
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God’s Map
We all need maps, charts and diagrams to help us travel through life. Reading the Bible and thinking about what Jesus taught can help us.
Daniel Smiley
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On the Vocal Ministry
It is understood in such a Meeting that any messages that are spoken strive to be God’s word for these people at this time; that is, no one will speak unless he has prayerfully considered two questions: whether the message is God’s or his own, and whether it should be given to these people now,…
Ruth Pitman
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Sonnets in Season
This is a set of religious sonnets by William Bacon Evans, originally published in 1949.
William Bacon Evans
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Our Divine Lord
Jesus is not simply a great teacher and a beautiful example. He is the proper object of faith and worthy of worship. He lives and reigns in the lives of his people.
Max Reich
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How can I believe in God?
We can’t see wind, but we know what it does. We can believe in God because we feel his presence and can talk to him through prayer.
Stephen Leroy Angell
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Prayer
Prayer is actually something God does in us. When we turn to God in prayer, we turn to One who is always within us and waiting.
Virginia Schurman
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A Concise Account of The Religious Society of Friends, Commonly Called Quakers
A distinguishing trait of primitive Friends was the sense they were called by God to a life of holiness. They believed what they read in the Scriptures but also believed that their lives needed to reflect those beliefs and to produce the fruit of the Holy Spirit.
Thomas Evans
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A Key
Originally published in 1692, this tract was intended to explain Quakerism to those who did not know the truth about Friends. It is also a good introduction to new Friends and a refresher for old Friends.
William Penn