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Drinking At The Well
This month we bring you a spontaneous special issue on the recent "Heeding God’s Call: A Gathering on Peace," held…
'War Taxes' Is a Complicated Topic
Peter Phillips’ article, "What is the Quaker Testimony on ‘War Taxes’?" (FJ Feb.), is problematic in at least four respects.…
The Peace Gathering: An Overview
From January 13 through 17, 2009, at Arch Street Meetinghouse in Philadelphia, nearly 400 people from 48 Christian denominations and…
The Radical Nonviolent Witness of Jesus
Our world has never been more in need of courageous and creative alternatives to violence and injustice. Street crime, police…
Hope: The Faith Basis For Our Peace Testimony
As we are gathered together in worship, I am reminded of the words from the prophet Zechariah who called God’s…
Whose Image Is on the Coin? A Jewish Perspective on Abrahamic Wisdoms
I begin with a renewed version of the blessing traditionally offered before learning Torah—sharing wisdom—together: Blessed are you the breath…
Listening and Affirming
Listen. For me, "Heeding God’s Call" felt like just that, a call-except that it came by email. The invitation from…
Porters of Justice, Captives of Hope
I remember being puzzled when I was 13 about the closing lines of Romans read today. The part that says,…
The Intersection of Faith and Practice
In prayer and silence, this small Scripture was impressed on my heart: "Whosoever holds on to their life will lose…
Pentecost Sunday in Quaker Meeting
In spite of walking in the cold rain after meeting for worship on Pentecost Sunday, I smiled. I enjoy meeting…
My Morning Commute
I leave my house at 6 a.m. I have a headache and I feel a bit depressed. As on cue,…
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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