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The Value of Struggle: Young Adult Friends Gather in Wichita

What kind of evangelical am I? I feel like I’m supposed to be spreading the love of Jesus and “saving” people—at least that’s what I learned growing up. But that’s not why I attend these gatherings. I go to gatherings like this to develop friendships, try to understand where others are coming from, and deepen in my own faith. . . .

Good, Evil, and Rest For the Weary

There is some intimate connection between evil-doing, oppression, and grief. What if hardness of heart is an indication of the need for tears of grief to soften that hard shell? Does the end of oppression require the grief of those who oppress? . . .

Scrolls, Dancing

On the eve of the Jewish holiday known as “Simcha Torah” I went along to my local conservative shul (synagogue) out of curiosity. I had heard that all the scrolls are taken out and carried around the synagogue on that day, and I wanted to see the one they call the Holocaust scroll. . . .

The Written Test

When we take a course of any kind, we expect and accept that there will be a test or written report that will reflect what we’ve learned. Life provides rigorous training for growing in the Spirit. It’s a journey that needs regular evaluation and assessment. Early Friends did this by recording ideas and progress in their journals over the years. It is due to their efforts that we can “listen” to how George Fox and John Woolman thought and struggled and grew spiritually. Because they wrote it, each of us can benefit from their voices from the 1600s. We can do the same. . . .

June/July 2010

June/July 2010

Wielding Thor's Hammer: What It Means to Write as Ministry

By Susan Yanos

A professor in the Ministry of Writing Program at Earlham School of Religion -- a Quaker seminary -- examines the relationship between writing, goals, hope, and truth.

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