Good News and New Options

Last month my column promised readers more information about how FRIENDS JOURNAL is doing and what news we have to…

A Perfect Spiritual Work

A perfect spiritual work should fit like a deep breath. It should bring in new life-giving energy and clear out…

Are We at the Dawn of a New Age of Global Spirituality?

In December 2009, I attended the Parliament of the World’s Religions (PWR) in Melbourne, Australia. This gathering has taken place…

Explaining the Peace Testimony

There are some questions Quakers get used to answering over and over—about Friends schools, about silence, about our perceived relationship…

Leading a “Yes, We Can!? Workshop in Kenya

In 2009, I traveled as a representative of Friends General Conference to the Young Quakers Christian Association (Africa) Triennial, which…

Hiroshima Nightmare: Reflections on Hope in the Face of Horror

Repetitive fears surface as life challenges each of us with anxiety over how we will deal with paying our bills,…

When I Was Thirsty

Last year I visited the Sonoran Desert, which straddles the U.S.-Mexican border, for the third time— this time to volunteer…

Fair Trade Coffee: A Glimpse behind the Scenes

You get up in the morning and brew or buy your coffee, feeling especially good because it’s certified fairtrade and…

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) 50th Reunion in Raleigh, North Carolina

I had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the 50th reunion of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from April…

Quaker Committees? Witness for Support of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

On September 13, 2007, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the UN General…

Book Reviews

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Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart

January 1, 2025

The Promise of Right Relationship

January 1, 2025

How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

January 1, 2025