Dark winter evenings and forced isolation sparked a new social opportunity for Cincinnati Friends Meeting in January. As Ministry and Counsel considered novel ways to encourage connection in the days of COVID, member Carole Barnhart suggested online game nights. “It was really kind of a selfish suggestion,” said Carole. “I’d
Recent Events
An Author Interview with Liz Newby
During Liz Newby’s first tenure at Cincinnati Friends Meeting in the 1970s, she published a book called A Migrant with Hope. It told the story of her life as a daughter of migrant workers, her encounters with discrimination, and her embrace of a faith that could meet her inner spiritual
A Christmas Cookie Ministry
Sharing home-baked treats after the Christmas Eve celebration has been a long-standing tradition at Cincinnati Friends Meeting. But in 2020, in the midst of a pandemic, when our contact with each other was reduced to being squares in a Zoom call, it just wasn’t possible. Or was it? During a
A Quaker Approach to the Bible
The first Training and Recording Workshop for prospective Quaker ministers for 2020–2021 featured a presentation by Stephen Potthoff, Professor of Religion, Philosophy, and Peace Studies at Wilmington College. Stephen has been teaching there since 2003. His scholarly interests include early Christianity and ancient religion and archaeology. He writes and researches
A Statement for Our Time
In the face of a global pandemic, the faithful came together last July for Wilmington Yearly Meeting. In this unprecedented time, we did not travel from afar or even from our own homes to conduct the business of the Yearly Meeting: to worship together and to listen to the wisdom