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What Does Faithfulness Require?
It is late January as I write, and I find myself pondering what will have happened by the time this…
A Social Movement that Could Abolish War
Our Peace Testimony stands out as central to our faith. Simply stated, we commit ourselves to not participating in the…
The Invisible World
When I was a small child, I can remember a time when I was caught doing something I should not…
Be Cool, Not Hot
To better understand an adult’s behavior, psychologists often investigate the individual’s childhood experience. Events that take place in the early…
The Word and the Spirit: Scripture and Context in Theology
"The principle source of truth must be the Truth itself. When we trace a stream to the place where it…
Jesus Came to My Door One Sunday Morning
Jesus came to my door one Sunday morning, but it wasn’t a convenient time. The night before Jesus arrived, I…
The Body as Temple
I’ve spent over ten years in the habit of listening to people’s bodies. I let my hands guide my spirit…
The Gift of Chemical Awareness
My life has brought me many gifts. Some I’ve appreciated, others I’ve sought to return. I’ve discovered that when events…
Friends and Fragrances
As the weather improves later in the year, more encounters with other Friends may take place as part of a…
Joe Franko
Joe Franko became a Quaker through a brief friendship with Rick, a conscientious objector he met in Vietnam in the…
Learning about Conscientious Objection
Activist Frances Crowe of Massachusetts has worked on peace issues for several decades. She visited our meeting in Putney, Vermont,…
Courage Then and Now
As a member of that generation of Friends who used World War II as a springboard for the growth and…
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Exploring Isaac Penington: Seventeenth-Century Quaker Mystic, Teacher and Activist
April 1, 2024
Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises
April 1, 2024
Radical Acts of Justice: How Ordinary People Are Dismantling Mass Incarceration
April 1, 2024