Finding Hope

Since the national election in the United States last November, I’ve been reading many commentaries by people who hoped for… Susan Corson-Finnerty

Comments on the review of When the Rain Returns

I was deeply saddened by Stanley Zarowin’s review of When the Rain Returns: Toward Justice and Reconciliation in Palestine and… Deborah J. Garner

Owning the Lord’s Prayer

In 1997, my wife and I decided on a radical midlife career change. Over the next year, we quit our… Paul Buckley

A Kitchen with a View

A kitchen tells you a lot about a home and the people who live there. Grandmother Corpening’s kitchen in rural… Anne Morrison Welsh

The Substance of Hope

The title of this talk is taken from that passage in the Bible which says, "Faith is the substance of… Dorothy Steere

Doorways

Doorways are so commonplace in everyday life that we scarcely give them a thought, unless a door sticks or a… Moreland Smith

Talking to Bob

On a clear, cool Friday afternoon several months ago, I led a small group of third-graders up to the ham… William G. Alberts

'Moral Values' and FCNL's Legislative Agenda

There has been a good deal of postelection discussion of the role that "moral values" played in the outcome of… Elizabeth W. Hofmeister

Hanging out Laundry with My Sister in Fallujah

Monday morning I woke to news of the siege, speculation as to who was still in the city. At least… Janeal Turnbull Ravndal

Remembering Wyoming

Wyoming Snipes Kashoff passed away two years ago, on February 22, 2003, at the extraordinary age of 38. At the… Judy Kashoff

Mary Penington (1625-1682)

Mary Penington’s name is usually mentioned first because she was married to Isaac, and secondarily as mother of Gulielma, William… Brian Drayton

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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