Faithful Living


Our lives are to be centered in Christ and to produce fruits of the Spirit. We offer tracts that encourage Friends to practice joy, forgiveness, right use of the media, and carefulness of our speech.


  • The Transformation of Joseph Hoag

    This selection from his journal relates Joseph’s early feeling of inadequacy and hie resistance to speak in ministry when required of him. It tells of his transformation in ministry in response to a sermon by a visiting Friend.

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  • Selections from the writings of and to Mildred Ratcliff

    Compiled with an introduction by Virginia Schurman. Mildred Ratcliff (1774-1847) was a minister who traveled extensively in the eastern part of the United States

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  • Selections from the Religious Poems of John Greenleaf Whittier

    John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)’s poetic, prophetic form of ministry shows both depth and breadth, firmly rooted in Friends principles.

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  • Mind the Heavenly Treasure

    Thoughts for each day from the Scriptures and the eight volumes of the writings of George Fox. Includes volumes and page numbers for Fox quotations.

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  • Maranatha!

    Do we as Quakers summon our Lord with expectant urgency? Are we doing as he has commanded us to do?

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  • Love in Action

    Love in action begins with the wonderful love of God, a love which reaches out to embrace all people and to embrace all of creation. By experiencing God ourselves, we become transformed and radiate God’s love.

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  • Living in the Spirit: What One Quaker Has Learned

    A list of lessons that the author has learned about God, Jesus, the Scriptures, and worship.

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  • God’s Garden

    Just as the garden has seasons, so does our spiritual life. Sometimes it is like spring filled with new life and promise. Other times, like summer and fall, there are abundance and harvest. Yet other times like winter, we experience barrenness and bleakness.

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  • A Short History of a Long Travel from Babylon to Bethel

    An overview of how one attains spiritual knowledge. It was first published in 1711, after Crisp’s death. Includes an introduction and updated language and punctuation from the 1711 edition.

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  • How Grace Works

    There is such an experience as “conversion.” It is not a mechanical process or a mere gush of emotion. It is a transaction in the realm of the spirit, where deep calleth unto deep, registering itself outwardly.

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