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Bearing Witness with Their Lives
We have an occasional department in Friends Journal called "Witness," in which reports and reflections on individual actions taken are…
On Falling in Love with a Weed at Pendle Hill: A Letter to My Wife, Kathleen
Dear One, Today a flower caught my eye—a little yellow flower that grows everywhere here at Pendle Hill in the…
You, Too, Can Rein In Military Recruiters in the High Schools
In the spring of 2005, military recruiters had free rein in some of the high schools of Lee County, Florida…
Why I Left-Why I Stayed
Why I Left (Jamie K. Donaldson) – Why I Stayed (Alan Rhodes) Our rich Quaker history includes the encounter, probably…
Mary Dyer: Courageous Witness and My Foremother
"It’s not fair! My name is Mary Dyer and I’m younger than that girl! I should have been the one…
Reflections from Death Row
How long have you been on Texas death row? I committed this crime in August 1991. I wasn’t a suspect…
Friends' Fortitude in Response to the Violence in Kenya
On January 6, my wife, Gladys Kamonya, aand I attended Lumakanda Friends Church. It was exactly one week after hearing…
Claiming the Peace Testimony: My Experience with Kenyan Friends
I thought I was going to Kenya for a vacation. For the first few weeks that was the case. I…
Water and Life
I’ve been thinking lately of water as the bloodstream of our planet. The metaphor doesn’t work perfectly, but the flow…
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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