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  • The Cass Corridor neighborhoods on the west end of Midtown Detroit, Michigan, 1990s. Photos Ā© Michael Brozovic, Detroit, Mich.

    The Liturgy of Me

    The rhythms of a life stuck in a daily cycle of brokenness and violence.

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I Met God on a Train Last Week

By Elizabeth Bajjalieh on January 27, 2020

FJ Poetry: ā€œBumbling alongā€¦ā€

Elizabeth Bajjalieh lives in Palatine, Ill.

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Among Friends: Drugs, Brokenness, Violence, and Sin

By Martin Kelley on January 1, 2020

Our introduction to the January Issue.

Martin Kelley is Senior Editor. [email protected]

Posted in: Among Friends, Drugs
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I Think I Understand Now

By Andrew Huff on January 1, 2020

Watching someoneā€™s drug use spiral out of control.

Andrew Huff served with Quaker Voluntary Service in Boston, Mass., in 2015ā€“16. He attends Central Philadelphia (Pa.) Meeting.

Posted in: 2020, Drugs, Features
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Drugs and the Practice of Spiritual Discernment

By Joe McHugh on January 1, 2020

When can drugs bring us closer to God?

Joe McHugh lives in Minnesota, writes frequently for a variety of publications, and his book, Startled by God: Wisdom from Unexpected Places, was published in 2013. He has served in interim leadership positions at Friends School of Minnesota and Carolina Friends School.

Posted in: Drugs, Features
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Supporting Recovery among Friends

By Johanna Jackson on January 1, 2020

What keeps us from helping fellow Friends with drug addictions?

Johanna Jackson is a young adult Friend, and a member of State College (Pa.) Meeting. She is a recent graduate of the School of the Spirit's "On Being a Spiritual Nurturer" program, class of 2019. She can be reached at [email protected].

Posted in: Drugs, Features
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Confronting the Challenge of Drugs

By Eric E. Sterling on January 1, 2020

How can we respond to the catastrophes brought on by the war on drugs?

Eric E. Sterling is executive director of Criminal Justice Policy Foundation in Silver Spring, Md. He is co-clerk of the Ministry and Worship Committee of Bethesda (Md.) Meeting and a graduate of Haverford College.

Posted in: Drugs, Features
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The Cass Corridor neighborhoods on the west end of Midtown Detroit, Michigan, 1990s. Photos Ā© Michael Brozovic, Detroit, Mich.

The Liturgy of Me

By r. scot miller on January 1, 2020

The rhythms of a life stuck in a daily cycle of brokenness and violence.

r. scot miller attends Red Cedar Meeting in Lansing, Mich., with his spouse, Jenn, and their family. He holds graduate degrees from Earlham School of Religion (MA and MDiv) and Grand Valley State University (MSW). He is currently a PhD student at Chicago Theological Seminary.

Posted in: Drugs, Features
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Forum, January 2020

By Staff on January 1, 2020

Letters from our readers.

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A Call to Work Outside Our Circles

By C. Wess Daniels on January 1, 2020

A Friend responds to the New York Times opinion column on Quakers and pronouns.

C. Wess Daniels lives in Greensboro, N.C.

Posted in: Drugs, Viewpoint
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