Heeding Our Inner Signals

Commuting from the northeast suburbs of Philadelphia, I have close to 40 minutes each direction of undisturbed time (thanks to…

Here Slavery’s Death Began

“I was about eight years old, and it seemed kind of bizarre,” remembered Kathy Nicholson Paulmier, a Quaker and teacher…

My Visit to Gaza with the Gaza Freedom March

On the first anniversary of the war on Gaza, known as Operation Cast Lead, close to 1,400 people from more…

Faith and Economics

Three memories from the time when I was about ten are swirling together in the same container. In the first,…

Living in the Life and Power

I have always been drawn by the words of George Fox, recorded in his Journal, refusing the commissioners’ request of…

La Maison Quaker

Bright orange passion fruits hang from vines that cover most of a stuccoed stone wall and creep over the edges…

A Brief Dance with Death

In October 2008 I had my first mammogram. The next day, I received a call. "There is an asymmetry on…

Twin Cities Meeting and Same-Gender Marriage

This November, Twin Cities Meeting in St. Paul, Minnesota, approved a minute stating that our meeting will no longer perform…

Book Reviews

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Those Who Stayed: A Vietnam Diary

October 1, 2025

Two Women, One War: An Unlikely Friendship During the Vietnam War

October 1, 2025

Annice Carter’s Life of Quaker Service: Harmonizing Practice with Principle at Home, in Palestine, and in Kenya

October 1, 2025