Searching Out That on Which We Can Depend

My daily routine usually starts with a two-mile walk on an athletic track near my home. It’s an energizing way… Susan Corson-Finnerty

Friends: An Elite Group or a People to Be Gathered?

I believe that Friends are called to be a gathered people. As I have explored what this means, one image… William Taber

Cold Spell

I shiver. It’s only a mile to the barn, but the temperature has been dropping all day. I check the… Julie Gochenour

Discerning the Divine

The Quaker’s method is based on belief in a God-centered spiritual universe, the inner truth and meaning of which is… Karen Reynolds

Focusing on the Light

What is here urged are inward practices of the mind at deepest levels, letting it swing like the needle, to… Nancy Saunders

A Spiritual Haven for Scientists

From a vantage point of years, I can reflect upon an inwardly satisfying life in which science and Quakerism have… Calvin Schwabe

On Being a Quaker in the World

In my life, I can’t tell how much influence has come from Quakerism, but I do strive to live by… Andrew Esser-Haines

Winter in Fairbanks

The sun, high in the late afternoon sky, is warm on my bare arms this spring, 2001, day in Alaska.… Brad Sheeks

Reflections of a Convinced Friend

Convincement No one has expressed the meaning of convincement better than St. Paul in his letter to the Romans: For… David Yount

Tom and Anne Moore

I visited with the Moores in their compact apartment (which they share with Anne’s large loom!) at the Hickman, a… Kara Newell

Peace and Good Behavior: A Minor Testimony?

In January 1655 a number of the most effective Quaker preachers came to the English Puritan town of Banbury, where… Jack Ross

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The Quaker Faith: Friends of Love and Truth

June 1, 2026

Is Peace Possible?

June 1, 2026

Turning Toward the Victim: The Bible, Sacred Violence, and the End of Scapegoating in Quaker Perspective

June 1, 2026