Joy Belle Conrad-Rice

Conflict in Meetings

• Author(s):
• Joy Belle Conrad-Rice

Dear Friends: Conflict in our meetings is often not resolved in a manner satisfactory to all involved. Frequently, some individuals or groups are left on their own to swallow changes they are not ready for. This happens even though much willingness to being open to a way forward has been experienced within the meeting. It happens whether the conflict is instigated by the behavior and/or beliefs of one individual or by Friends who are promoting new perspectives.

Issue: On Politics (July 2017)

A Family Story of War

• Author(s):
• Joy Belle Conrad-Rice

Issue: On Countries (January 2016)

Have You Been in “The Zone”?

• Author(s):
• Joy Belle Conrad-Rice

Dear Friends:  After my article in Western Friend, “Quakers, Sport, and Being in the Zone” (July/August 2014) and a Western Friend video-conference on the same topic, I have two questions for Friends:

Issue: On Family (September 2014)

Quakers, Sport, and Being in the Zone

• Author(s):
• Joy Belle Conrad-Rice

It is surprising to me that so few Friends do sports. For me, doing a sport and going to Quaker meeting are of the same intention and compulsion. If I don’t do something physical for a few days, my body hurts. If I don’t center regularly into meditation, either in a group or by myself, I feel out of sorts. For me, Quaker meeting and sports are both essential parts of an authentic life.

Issue: On Pride (July 2014)

The Copper Lamp

Authored by: Joy Belle Conrad-Rice

A Home of My Own

Authored by: Joy Belle Conrad-Rice

Conflict in Friends Meetings

Authored by: Joy Belle Conrad-Rice