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Quakers Must Take a Position on Abortion

Friends’ posture of silence in the matter of abortion must change. Erick Williams
Poetry

Birthing Still

"Having not given birth to a child, / I have not held the echo of my husband’s smile..." Sandra K. Olson
Among Friends

Wrestling with the Peace Testimony

Introduction to our August issue. Martin Kelley
Poetry

Breathing

"God and I play a game. / She blows air into me. / I blow it back at her..." Christine Hall Stinson
Poetry

Labyrinth

"Take these rocks you’ve carried from forever / The ones that make your shoulders ache and tense..." Melissa Foster
Forum

Forum, August 2022

Letters from our readers. Staff
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No Time but This Present

Where do we stand with our peace testimony? Stephen Collett
Remembrance

Summers at Journey’s End Farm Camp

The author remembers formative summers growing up. Naomi Bindman

Herbert Leslie Kinney

Kinney—Herbert Leslie Kinney, 98, on December 23, 2020, at home in Eugene, Ore. Herb was born on April 26, 1922,…

Catherine Louise Anderson

Anderson—Catherine Louise Anderson, 65, on June 21, 2021, peacefully, in the presence of her brother, Allen Anderson, at Bruns House…

Lois Agnes Forbes Sexton

Sexton—Lois Agnes Forbes Sexton, 96, on June 24, 2021, at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, Md. Lois was born on May…

Shawna Lee Thompson

Thompson—Shawna Lee Thompson, 52, on May 20, 2019, peacefully, from pancreatic cancer, in Tucson, Ariz. Shawna was born on June…
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Valerie Bertinelli and James Claypoole’s Letter Book

September 10, 2014

Thanks and Wow: Two Prayers from Anne Lamott’s Latest

February 11, 2013

Asking for Help: Anne Lamott’s Help, Thanks, Wow

January 30, 2013