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On Abuse and Healing
One of the joys of my work with Friends Journal is the opportunity to travel among Friends. Two summers ago,…
War Taxes and Other Matters of Conscience
Thanks for the March issue, which I’ve finally completed. And thanks to Nadine Hoover, New York Yearly Meeting, and others…
The Echoing of Abuse
"Mom, Suzy’s in trouble. She’s at my house." Our older daughter’s voice sounded calm over the telephone. "RJ beat her…
Violence and Light
Halloween Night, 2007: Detroit It is Halloween, and we are at the Detroit Zoo. I am walking past brightly painted…
Be Still and Cool: Quakerism and the Passionate Life
Summer solstice. Miles above the Arctic Circle, on the calm Norwegian Sea, I leaned over the ship’s rail. Sunlight flared…
A Practice of Such Gentle Collective Ecstasy
I have come early to Friends meeting this morning. I sit alone in a room that is sparse and welcoming,…
Naming Our Own Radical Faith
In the Gospel of Matthew, in the record of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches his disciples, saying, "Blessed…
Engaging with a Monthly Meeting about Ministry
What does it mean to be called to public ministry within the Religious Society of Friends? What does it mean…
Prayer that Works for Me
Joy of the Spirit
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Exploring Isaac Penington: Seventeenth-Century Quaker Mystic, Teacher and Activist
April 1, 2024
Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises
April 1, 2024
Radical Acts of Justice: How Ordinary People Are Dismantling Mass Incarceration
April 1, 2024