A Focus on the Present

This month’s lineup of articles has me quite excited for a variety of reasons. "The Faces of ‘Collateral Damage’" (p.… Susan Corson-Finnerty

Pioneering the Possibilities

Recognition of the true nature of the world’s physical and spiritual problems requires the awareness of both where we are,… Curtis Johnson

The Faces of ‘Collateral Damage’

I am a public health physician. In January I participated in a ten-day emergency mission to Iraq, sponsored by the… Charlie Clements

What Do We Do Now?

It’s a discouraging and ominous time. On November 5, 2002, frightened voters in the United States handed our administration unfettered… Arden Buck

Walking the Walk: Rainbow Pfaff

"My name is Rainbow Pfaff, and I have stumbled into a place where the dust and the fresh wood smoke… Breeze E. Luetke-Stahlman

Listening from the Light

One Sunday during gathered worship there was a visitor from another meeting who gave a message that was very repetitive… Anna Poplawska

Hard-Wired for Hope

The war between Palestinians and Israelis continues with no end in sight. The combatants behave almost as if they have… Earl Whitted

A Quaker Painter's Challenge

Most everyone has a private challenge. Some are difficult obstacles to overcome, like mountain climbing. Others involve winning races, building… John B. Satterthwaite

German Quakers and the Trial of George Grosz

It was 1930, and in Germany the Weimar Republic was visibly in a state of imminent collapse as an ever-intensifying… Mary Mills

Pacifism that Doesn't Pull Punches

As far as I know, I come from a long line of bad Quakers. Only two stories have come down… Lucinda Antrim

Civil Discourse in Turbulent Times

Out of this current round of political-economic turbulence arises the query of when and how to speak truth to power.… Bob Morse

Chris and Olga Ahrens

When we married," Ollie says, "we agreed from the start that we wouldn’t build our life on owning things." It’s… Kathryn Parke

Book Reviews

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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