Finding Jesus in the Present

Reflecting on earlier periods of history, I often think I would have preferred to live as a farmer during the… Susan Corson-Finnerty

A Friend’s Testimony on Domestic Violence?

We are called upon to love the loveless and the unlovable, to reach out to the racists and the torturers,… Anonymous

Time to Lay Down William Penn’s Sword

The story of William Penn and his sword is deeply embedded in Quaker mythology; so deeply, it seems, that it… Paul Buckley

Jesus as a Friend

Many members of the Religious Society of Friends love the ambiguity of the term friend as it shifts between companion… Paricia A. Williams

A Report from a Parallel Universe

"Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but the means by which we arrive at that goal."… John H. Darnell

A Statement of Christian Pacifism

I am a Christian, and therefore I am a pacifist. For the first 300 years following the resurrection of Jesus,… Lloyd Lee Wilson

Discovering the Sacraments

As Friends, we say that we do not observe outward sacraments be-cause all of life is sacramental. Recently, I felt… Elizabeth F. Meyer

The House of Lamps

The One True Light The lamps are different, but the Light is the same; it comes from Beyond. If thou… Phil Irwin

Reaching out to Prisoners

To introduce the Quaker Spiritual Friends program of the Advancement and Outreach Committee of Friends General Conference to the larger… Sally Rickerman

Callings

While I have only spoken out of the silence once, I have felt urges to speak in other parts of… Emily Holzer

James Nayler: The Lessons of Discernment

Friends encounter James Nayler mostly as an object lesson. They tend to know that he was an important early leader,… Brian Drayton

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The Quaker Faith: Friends of Love and Truth

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Is Peace Possible?

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Turning Toward the Victim: The Bible, Sacred Violence, and the End of Scapegoating in Quaker Perspective

June 1, 2026