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INDEPENDENT QUAKER JOURNALISM SINCE 1843

CONTENTS VOL 168 NO 52 3 Thoughts at Christmas 4 Finding light in dark places Kevin Franz 5 The pause Beth Allen 6-7 Christmas: myths and truths John Hall 8-9 ‘Blessed are the peacemakers’ Chris Griffin 10-11 Letters 12-13 Christmas in prison: a Christmas in hell? Richard Scatchard 14-15 The Christmas boots Tim Evens 16 Friendly wordsearch Annette White 17 And furthermore Trish Carn 18 ‘Not my best side’ Gerard Benson 19 The Spirit of the Quakers Jennifer Kavanagh 20 No more chocolates for Quakers Tony Stoller 21 Finish the quotations 22 Q-Eye 23 Friends and Meetings 24-25 The Christmas Spirit

Cover image: Red candle and icicles. Photo: Val Corbett. See her website: www.valcorbettphotography.com/

Image on this page: The front cover of the Friend on 26 December 1930.

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