Now I'm retired and for various reasons that I will not bore you with, I've found myself going over material that I produced in the past.



I came across this piece that I wrote back in 1998, which as far as I can recall was written to introduce Quaker Worship to people who had no prior experience of worship.



One of the aims of the New Foundation is to understand and explain the distinctiveness of our understanding of who Christ is and how he teaches man and women. For…

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A little background: I live in London. I hope that I am nearing the end of a five-year training to work as a Gestalt psychotherapist with individuals and groups. It's a career change; I've worked in the fitness industry since leaving university. I've worked in gyms, owned one, and now freelance as a group exercise (usually spinning and yoga) instructor. I am a very…

I am on an interesting spiritual journey. I didn’t think I’d ever consider Quakerism, but given the secular and political propensities of modern denominations today, it is a wise choice. I’ve been looking for a community where Christ truly speaks to His people—not through platitudes, stump speeches, or “theology-speak.” Just pure Gospel truth. That’s rare in today’s churches. You’d be hard-pressed to walk into a Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran, Presbyterian,…

I have received the very sad news of the passing of Michael Langford in the UK.



I was informed of this, by his son Stephen, who told me that Michael had passed away on Saturday, 1st of November, aged 101.



Michael was a long-time worker for the New Foundation and the author of a number of publications by the New Foundation.



He was a gentle, unassuming man, who always saw the good in other people.



My regret is that I did not have much contact with him, in…