The newest issue of the Friends Journal came out last week. The topic is Quaker Women in Ministry, so I submitted an article on the ministry of being a mom. They included my article "On Quaker Mothering." It's fun to see my words in print alongside some other great articles and art, some by Friends I know and some by those I have yet to meet. The full text isn't available online, but here's a link to the Contents page if you want to see what else is included in this issue. You can order a copy (or I have several copies they sent me if you want one!).
Melanie Weidner's art is featured on the cover as well as inside. She is a good friend and I appreciate her art so much.
Becky Ankeny wrote an article called "Little Girl, Wake Up," which is available as full text online. She'll be our next Superintendent for Northwest Yearly Meeting come January.
Ashley Wilcox wrote a piece entitled, "Walking the Labyrinth." She's a Friend from Salem, OR who I've enjoyed getting to know over the last few years, and she goes to an unaffiliated meeting called Freedom Friends.
The pastor of Freedom Friends, Peggy Parsons, is profiled as a Quaker woman minister in this issue.
It's fun to be in such good company! The articles and other material by people I don't know is also good. I enjoy this unaffiliated Friends magazine and recommend it to those interested in Friends thought.
Thanks for mentioning me, Cherice! I was just telling Peggy over the weekend how much I enjoyed your article.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sending the article in. It was nice to have such a great selection to choose from!
ReplyDeleteStill haven't made final selections for January's issue on the emergent church/convergent Friends/etc. Would love to see something, even if it's based on a pre-existing blog post.
Martin