Preparing for Hard Times

As I write, I’ve just returned from the Friends General Conference Gathering in Johnstown, Pa., where we collectively spent a… Susan Corson-Finnerty

Quaker Spiritual Disciplines for Hard Times

an the spiritual disciplines of early Friends help us through hard times in the 21st century? The very question of… Patricia McBee

Vignettes of an Antiwar Vet

Introduction I have written these vignettes for Susan, the little girl I had to leave behind when I went to… Lyle Tatum

Walking the Walk: Ian Fritz

Protest in Skokie In 2000, Ian Fritz, a member of Milwaukee (Wis.) Meeting, experienced a life-changing event. On Decem-ber 16,… Breeze E. Luetke-Stahlman

Kindness of the Night

I do a 3 to 5 a.m. shift once a month at a homeless shelter that is run by a… Marcia Z. Nelson

Traveling in Turkey

I. Turkish Countryside, December 2000 Minarets point past Greek, Roman, Christian ruins, across dry landscapes. Sun-leathered farmers till small fields,… Caroline Balderston Parry

An Aspect of Continuing Revelation?

Since the dawn of history, religious traditions have been giving birth to poets and mystics. Quakerism also has had its… Judith Reynolds Brown

Carved in Stone

When Karin Sprague’s father-in-law died suddenly in 1996 she knew what she would do with the rest of her life.… Anita Fritz and Karin Sprague

2002 State of the Meeting Reports

A deeper sense of fellowship in meetings for worship was experienced by Friends in monthly meetings from Maine to Hawaii… Robert Marks

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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