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It's in the Air
With change in the air these days, I find myself reassessing my commitments of time and energy—and I sense that…
Robert Dockhorn
Healthcare not Warfare
Dave pulled up to our "Eyes Wide Open—Ohio" exhibit at dawn on a Sunday morning. Dave, a Marine veteran of…
Brad Cotton
Crossing the Border
National borders are a strange phenomenon within the fabric of human life. They can be crossed with a single step,…
Heidi Blocher
Listening to Lincoln
Let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the Nation’s wounds, to care for…
Burton Housman
A Peace Education Sabbatical
Learnings From My Father I believe in the culture of peace. I believe in daily peace building on a personal,…
Susan Gelber Cannon
My Spiritual Journey
A spiritual journey is such a personal thing. I was hardly aware I was on one until I had traveled…
Mary Margaret McAdoo
Happy Birthday, Mercer Street Friends
Mercer Street Friends (MSF) in Trenton, New Jersey, turned 50 in 2008, a milestone that for people typically marks a…
Andrea Lehman
A Conference on Banning Depleted Uranium
Central America’s tumultuous history provides many opportunities for raising awareness about human rights and social justice. The Friends Peace Center,…
Candace Andrews-Powley
Burdened by a Leading
Friends in the Southern Appalachian region are talking about leadings. I want to share a bit of my journey with…
Elizabeth Eames Roebling
Sandy's Orders
Sandy Mershon grew up in a large Catholic family, one of eight children, all brought up in the faith of…
Mary Ann Downey
The Light Within
The Religious Society of Friends has created some unique expressions to explain our beliefs to others unfamiliar with our practice.…
Henry Swain
Unapproved Minutes from the Peaceable Kingdom
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf…
Chel Avery
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