by Sita Diehl | November 10, 2018 | Children's Religious Education, Home and Family, Youth Education
Two lessons on journeying from the homeland and welcoming immigrants. One lesson is based on the Friends Committee on National Legislation slogan, “Love Thy Neighbor, no exceptions”. The other is a Biblically inspired story of journey and welcome told in...
by Sita Diehl | November 28, 2018 | Children's Religious Education
This lesson explores the Edward Hicks painting, The Peaceable Kingdom (1820), beginning with a famous passage from the book of Isaiah. The focus then turns to the background of the painting depicting the treaty between William Penn and early Friends...
by Sita Diehl | December 14, 2018 | Children's Religious Education, Home and Family, Small Meetings, Youth Education
In 1663, when all adults from Reading Friends Meeting were imprisoned for their faith, the children of the Meeting continued worship in the manner of Friends. This legend of Quaker Faith and Practice illustrates integrity, courage and non-violent resistance in the...
by Sita Diehl | January 8, 2019 | Children's Religious Education, Young Adult Friends, Youth Education
This is a growing list of resources for exploring racism and racial justice with young Friends. The document begins with queries to frame the task. The list includes websites, blogs, online articles, curricula and children’s literature. Queries: How...
