Introduction: New England Yearly Meeting Friends Explore their Relationship with Friends United Meeting

A series on New England Yearly Meeting's discernment over the challenges of their relationship with Friends United Meeting, and with…

Experiments in Faithfulness

In August, I traveled to Rhode Island to join Friends from New England Yearly Meeting at their annual sessions. New…

Renewing the Subscription

I have had a subscription to the Friends Journal for years, and sporadically found excellent articles in it. I liked…

New England Yearly Meeting Friends Explore Their Relationship with Friends United Meeting

At its 2011 annual sessions in August, New England Yearly Meeting held a panel discussion to advance Friends’ discernment of…

I Beg Your Forgiveness

About two weeks ago I was at Indiana Yearly Meeting, where the main speaker was Jan Wood, who is well…

Encouraging Each Other’s Faith and Truths

My thoughts about Friends United Meeting and its relationship with Friends in New England have changed a lot over the…

Love Is Rigorous

I am embarrassed but glad to confess that for many years now, a watchword for me has been the title…

God Has No Hands on Earth but Ours

I have always been Quaker, even before I really knew what that meant. I have been Quaker in my upbringing,…

On Love

The Greek language has three words for the one English word "love." I do not read Greek, and although I…

Truth As a Moving Target On A Local Train

On a hot summer morning in July 1979, I was riding a local train from Geneva to Basel. Families, individuals,…

Remembering Elise Boulding: The Legacy of Her Journaling

Elise Boulding died on June 24, 2010, in Needham, Mass., just shy of her 90th birthday. Known for her accomplishments…
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Faith of the Magi

Often overlooked in its importance, God’s revelation of Christ’s birth to the Magi is a significant theological event that provides… Byron Anderson
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