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A Rare Treasure
This past year, we’ve been celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Friends Journal. It’s been quite a time, with cakes and…
The Politics of Water: A Case in Brazil
The Cedar Reservoir of Quixadà, Cearà, is one of the most beautiful spots in Brazil. I sat there for hours…
Another Reflection on Marriage among Friends
Two Friends Journal articles reflecting on marriage—renewing vows and speaking plainly to those divorcing—appeared just as my husband and I…
Towards Deeper Communion across Our Theological Divides
Five years after Friends Meeting at Cambridge approved taking same-sex couples under its care, my life partner, Polly, and I…
Jesus as the Second Option
Times change. Perhaps certain aspects of reality don’t change, but times do change. As a poet I’d like to have…
On Being Single and Quaker: Opposing Forces?
As I look off into the horizon of a youthful 50 that is drawing near, my mind fast-forwards into the…
Surviving Winter
When I woke up one morning last winter, it was five degrees. The cold was paralyzing. At 6:30 am, an…
A Visit to Kamenge AIDS Clinic
On January 19, 2005, I visited the Kamenge aids clinic in Bujumbura, Burundi. The program is run by Friends Women’s…
Quakerism, Community, and Katrina
I am compelled to speak to the meaning of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. It warns: discard the "ownership society"—the…
''Visitation and Hospitality among Friends
After I returned home from Continuing Committee of Illinois Yearly Meeting in the winter months of early 1999, my mind…
Healing in Meeting for Worship at the 1995 FGC Gathering
What is the ground and foundation of the gathered meeting? In the last analysis, it is, I am convinced, the…
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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