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Reflections on Love
In February it is common to see evidence of Valentine’s Day in every supermarket and drug store. Talk of love…
The 'Quaker sweat' is an important rite of passage
I read with concern the letters in the December 2005 Forum regarding the Quaker sweat lodge and Friends General Conference.…
The Willoughbys on Pacifism
Ironically, few issues have divided Quakers more than war-making and peacemaking. A favorite image of Quakers in the wider world…
Aikido: The Quaker Martial Art
The Way of Peace The principle object of aikido is to build a paradise on Earth by creating harmony in…
Counter-Recruitment in Cookeville, Tennessee
Hector, isn’t it a Quaker thing to be concerned with the influence of the military on our children?" With such…
The Quaker Parenting Project: A Report
Quakerism holds a promise and a challenge for parents. The promise is that there is a way of living with…
Noah's Boat and the Pigeon of Peace
In the Jewish tradition in which I grew up, we have midrashim (the Hebrew plural for midrash.) A midrash is…
A Narrow Escape
I think this excerpt from the Autobiography of Benjamin Hallowell (Philadelphia: Friends Book Association, 1883) makes an interesting story for…
No One Will Ever Know It
It was June 1935, and the Great Depression had settled over our middle-Indiana town like the heat and humidity in…
Threading Saffron Peace through the Gates
A silent peace walk led by saffron-robed Buddhist monks and interreligious leaders was to pass through Christo’s and Jeanne Claude’s…
Moving Inward through Yoga
My spiritual life was nourished abundantly during my pregnancy, in part because of the natural turning inward that this time…
Thomas Kelly
Thomas Kelly is the first of four activist Friends that I intend to write about in this column over 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