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Celebrating 50 Years
This month we begin a yearlong celebration of Friends Journal. Our first issue was published on July 2, 1955, a…
How would George Fox respond to terrorism?
William Hanson’s excellent article "Police Power for Peace" (FJ Aug. 2004), brought to mind the thinking and views of George…
The Gift of Thinking Differently
Larry was a jerk. Everyone thought so, though we never used that word. We called him eccentric, cantankerous, or rough…
Our Theological Illiteracy
We have heard a good deal of late about our theological illiteracy as Friends, and we are likely to hear…
The Bible and Same-Sex Relationships
We Quakers have been wrestling with the issue of same-sex relationships for some time, at least since Alastair Heron and…
Giving of Self
Several months ago, my spiritual path led me to an operating table where I donated a kidney to a recipient…
Police and Community: Building Peace
Late one night in March 2001, in Hackensack, New Jersey, two young men—reputed gangsters and lifelong buddies—got into an argument.…
A Response to a Mugging
The morning was Friday, hot and muggy; the month July. I was in the parking lot of Friendship House, a…
A Quaker Network for the Prevention of Violent Conflict
From April 1 to 5, 2004, around 50 representatives of international Quaker organizations met in Kakamega, Kenya, for the fifth…
Peace in the World, Peace among Friends
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another; love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: not…
Some Thoughts on Mystical Experiences
Yesterday I went for a walk by the lake, and I had a mystical experience—that’s what I am calling it…
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A Quaker Ecology: Meditations on the Future of Friends
March 1, 2024
The Fundamental Principle of Quaker Spirituality: Light in the Conscience
March 1, 2024
Inner Healing, Inner Peace: A Quaker Perspective
March 1, 2024