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A Friend's Path to Nuclear Power
Over a decade ago, I held opinions about nuclear energy similar to those of many Friends. I worked against nuclear…
Climate Change, Quakerism, and a Transformed Life
It was a blind date with a rising executive with General Motors that did it. It was the late 1980s…
Putting the Nuclear Genie Back in the Lamp
We are warned through folk tales and other kinds of traditional wisdom of the folly of seeking superhuman powers. For…
Compromising on Climate Change
Once, before I ever imagined working for a Quaker lobby on Capitol Hill, a longtime friend of mine who works…
On Abuse and Healing
One of the joys of my work with Friends Journal is the opportunity to travel among Friends. Two summers ago,…
War Taxes and Other Matters of Conscience
Thanks for the March issue, which I’ve finally completed. And thanks to Nadine Hoover, New York Yearly Meeting, and others…
The Echoing of Abuse
"Mom, Suzy’s in trouble. She’s at my house." Our older daughter’s voice sounded calm over the telephone. "RJ beat her…
Violence and Light
Halloween Night, 2007: Detroit It is Halloween, and we are at the Detroit Zoo. I am walking past brightly painted…
Be Still and Cool: Quakerism and the Passionate Life
Summer solstice. Miles above the Arctic Circle, on the calm Norwegian Sea, I leaned over the ship’s rail. Sunlight flared…
A Practice of Such Gentle Collective Ecstasy
I have come early to Friends meeting this morning. I sit alone in a room that is sparse and welcoming,…
Naming Our Own Radical Faith
In the Gospel of Matthew, in the record of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches his disciples, saying, "Blessed…
Engaging with a Monthly Meeting about Ministry
What does it mean to be called to public ministry within the Religious Society of Friends? What does it mean…
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