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Considering Prayer
Not long ago, I sat down to a tall stack of correspondence, manuscripts, email, and other things that have piled…
My Year of Cancer
At a recent gathering of Friends, the discussion leader asked us each to describe a joy we had brought with…
I Am Who I Am
[Moses] came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame…
Connecting with Darfur
People often hear of the troubles besetting the population of Darfur, in western Sudan, but feel no personal connection. Compound…
What is the Quaker Testimony on War Taxes?
Nonpayment of "war taxes" is a Quaker testimony that I have always found confusing, and I don’t appear to be…
Advice for Clerks
Here are my thoughts for a new clerk. You’ll have your own way of doing things, and they’ll be wonderful…
Making Peace with Mother Earth
She has sheltered us all our lives. She is the source of our sustenance. She is steadfast and unwavering though…
On Being 'In the Moment'
I find that, while on retreats like this, it is difficult for me break from my usual pattern of multitasking,…
A Quaker Koan: How Can I Help without Doing Anything to Help?
A koan is a Buddhist mechanism for opening to a larger reality by presenting a situation that cannot possibly be…
The Death of Michael Lambert
On June 8, 2007, the Indianapolis Star reports that the Indiana Parole Board has voted unanimously to deny clemency for…
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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