February 2013

February 2013

Forum, February 2013

The value of silence I very much enjoyed the latest issue on hospitality (FJ, December 2012), and especially Terry Miller’s…
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Healing Touch

The power of love and hands in a hospital room. Joy Belle Conrad-Rice
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A Clerk’s Lesson from Occupy

A meeting makes quick decisions and learns to more fully trust Quaker process. Robert W. Hernblad

Necessary, Not Evil

Abortion and the Stewardship Testimony A pro-choice friend of mine once remarked that she thought of abortion as a necessary…
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Cultivating a Vision

A Conversation with New Mexico Farm Activist Don Bustos Don Bustos is a New Mexican farmer who has helped build a… Lucy Duncan
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Are Quakers Christian, Non-Christian, or Both?

Theological diversity challenges us to transcend differences. Anthony Manousos

Thomas Hamm on Division in Indiana

To someone who is not familiar with the controversy in Indiana Yearly Meeting, what would be your synopsis of the…

A Farewell to FJ’s Art Director, Barbara Benton

You’ve been art director at Friends Journal for more than 35 years. What are the most notable changes from when…

Carolyn Miller: A Woman for All Seasons

Carolyn Miller is a tall, slim woman, with sparkly blue eyes, short silvery hair and a stately bearing. For more…

A Holy Place

Many years ago, I found myself driving a long distance with a woman from my office. I didn’t know her…

Books February 2013

Reviewed this month: Embracing Israel/Palestine: A Strategy to Heal and Transform the Middle East. By Rabbi Michael Lerner. Reviewed by…

Milestones February 2013

Births Heiland—Laura Kelley Heiland was born to Julie Heiland and Martin Kelley on January 22, 2012, at 8:15 p.m, in Elmer,…
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