Let Love Be Our Guide

At my house, we’re coming to the end of a long season of college application essays and other tasks related… Susan Corson-Finnerty

9/11/02: A day of Remembrance?

The commemorative events on the first anniversary of 9/11 make it seem likely that that date will evolve into another… Cliff Marrs

History as Usual?

The world will never be the same again!" Since September 11, 2001, we have heard and read this dozens of… George H. Watson

Visit to Vietnam

On December 11, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke these words: "Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and… Brynne Howard

Prayers and Protests

Talking to God was an everyday affair when I was growing up. We said a blessing before meals, had Bible… Mary Ann Downey

Forgiveness: A Personal Journey

1983: Searing hurt and anger. As demanded by my new stepmother, my father has just kicked me out. The new… Kat Griffith

Why Quakers Should Learn to Apologize

Forgiveness is popular. Like mercy, "It blesseth him that gives and him that takes" (Portia, in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant… Dee Birch Cameron

Sally's Care Committee

The punch line of a very long joke left us groaning: "transporting young gulls over sedated lions for immortal porpoises."… Kate Hunter Nina Sullivan

The Ministry of the Comfort Quilt

Growing up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, I was surrounded by beautiful quilts mostly made by Amish and Mennonites. My grandmother… Ruthanne L. Hackman

Threads in the Quaker Fabric

Cotton: The everyday Friend on working committees. The lifestyle is earthy, simple, and enduring. Polyester: This Friend is uncomfortable in… Ruthanna Hadley

A Different Kind of Force

When one cares deeply about something or someone it is impossible to sit passively and let that thing or person… Elizabeth Markham

Eldering and Listening

Reading Friends Journal has become a fruitful habit. I find it timely, relevant, and frequently speaking directly to me. In… Margery Mears Larrabee
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