An Inspiring Issue

When we editors decided upon the theme for this issue, "What Are Friends Called to Today?," I had a feeling… Susan Corson-Finnerty

How can we work more for peace than for war?

Wars and preparations for war are very expensive. It is estimated that the direct costs to the U.S. of the… Stan Becker

''What are Friends Called to Today?

Go deep. Go deep, dear Friends. Touch the bedrock. Find the Source from which springs your own true, deep calling.… Patricia McBee

The Temptation to Do Something: A Quietist Perspective

Many people think that Quietists were people who liked quiet, and that the Quietist period in Quaker history was so… Paul Buckley

Conversations from the Heartland

A few years ago, I surprised myself and some friends—I sent out an e-mail to my homeschooling buddies, almost entirely… Kat Griffith

Friendly Vocations

What does it mean to live vocationally? Living out of a sense of calling is radically different from other motivations.… Paul Anderson

Friends: A Broken, Tender People?

To be led by God is to be free of the hold of fear. Fear may or may not be… Marge Abbott

A Convergence of Friends

This spring I hosted an unusual dinner party: nine Quakers from Ohio, Oregon, and California, gathered for fellowship, dialogue, and… Robin Mohr

The World Is Hungry for What We’ve Tasted

Friends today are called to the same radical work that has always driven us: to step back from the world… Martin Kelley

Deep, Tall, and Wide

I’ve just arrived at the old stone house next to Amish fields where I spend the summers writing. One of… Marcelle Martin

The Need for Radical Acceptance

I’m a 26-year-old African American Quaker. There are parts of my life that seem typical to the lives of young… Tai Amri Spann-Wilson

Living Our Convictions

Faithfulness The first call is to God, to faithfulness. Out of faithfulness rises the call to live in peace. In… Nadine Hoover
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