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Finding Truth through Relationships
Susan Corson-Finnerty
We Need A Public Investigation of 9/11
I appreciated Steve Chase’s thoughtful article about the controversies surrounding what happened on 9/11 ("Sifting through the Rubble: the 9/11…
Anthony Manousos
The Eye of God
I have been fortunate enough to have encountered God several times in my life. This speaks less about my holiness,…
Dean C. T. Bratis
A Case for Eldering and Discipline
Modern Friends are often uncomfortable with the term eldering. It conjures up negative images of scolding old men wagging their…
Herbert N. Lape
On the Cutting Edge: The Peace Activism of Earle Reynolds
In U.S. history, where articulating a desire for peace is too often accepted as sufficient opposition to war, one man’s…
Kristin Grabarek
Spiritual Journey
I was asked to present my spiritual journey at an adult forum after meeting for worship. My instructions were that…
Lydia Caros
Neighbors East and West – This Time Iran
In 1986 a group mostly of Quakers from Richmond, Indiana, were walking together through the Kremlin on their last night…
Sam & Ruth Neff
My Inaugural Journey
My journey to the National Mall on inaugural day began many years ago. As a little black girl growing up…
Laura Ward Holliday
No Greater Degradation: Jonathan Dymond on the Moral Costs of War
Few Friends know the name of Jonathan Dymond (1790-1828), who labored in obscurity, manufacturing linen drapes in Exeter, England. In…
Chip Poston
Why the World Needs Quaker Meeting
Sometimes we hated it. Passing through the large white doors of the Assembly Hall, our restive, unruly class somehow transforms…
David Hahn
An Easter Epiphany
Good Friday morning wading on the beach, Gulf waves are formidable. After several days of a very high wind, shells…
Iris C. Ingram
A Civil War Story
"Hello, my name is Kendra, and I was given your name as someone who is a member of the Quaker…
Dyckman Vermilye
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