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Seeking Guidance
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless…
Knowing and Not Knowing
As a member of the delegation whose trip inspired Stanley Zarowin’s article, "A Visit to Israel by a Quaker Jew…
Shalom: Much More than Just 'Peace'
I begin with two queries: To what extent might our opposition to war be diverting us from addressing the conditions…
A Bolt of Color
This year, a high point of the Friends General Conference Gathering for me was, like so much that happens in…
The Fruits of Service at the Gathering: A First-Timer's Lesson
The prompting came during a time of worship I had set aside for seeking clarity for a ministry to which…
The Peaceful Pedal Cab
Friends General Conference provided the opportunity for an unconventional form of peace witness at the Gathering this year by allowing…
Praying with Body and Soul
Body and Soul being as thoroughly linked as they are, one may ponder on the constraints that straight-backed benches, pews,…
John Dickinson (1732–1808): Quaker Statesman?
John Dickinson, statesman, author. In influential writings 1765-74, argued against British policies. Later, as a member of Continental Congress, 1774-76,…
Rites of Passage into Adulthood
This year, our small meeting (about 25 attenders of all ages per week) began a new practice—celebrating the coming of…
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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