Spiritual Optimism vs. Spiritual Pessimism

December 2024

Woman overlooking nature Online Features

To Dance with Openness

End times and solid ground. Pamela Haines
Candle lit by match Online Features

A Moment of Darkness, a Decision Made in Light

A Friend chooses a path of relentless optimism. Anita Bushell
Among Friends

Where Do We Find Our Hope?

Introduction to our December issue. Martin Kelley
Features

Loving and Letting Go

Facing the stages of life with our faith communities. Mary Ann Downey
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Toward Spiritual Optimism

Following the examples of Saint Paul and George Fox. Mike Higgins
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The Devoted Path

Holding fast to the promise of new creation. Adrian Glamorgan
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My Happy Heart Is Full

The clarity of spiritual joy. Deborah B. Ramsey
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Three Aspirations

Presence, humility, and hope. Glenn Morison
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Hope’s Many Answers

Friends organizations offer programs to revitalize meetings. Sharlee DiMenichi
Poetry

Before the Fireplace: December, 1993

When forty-four summers have touched your face / And sown long furrows beside your eyes Alexander Levering Kern
Poetry

In the Nick of Time

I was a believer. I grew up / with a firm faith in the Tooth Nancy Thomas
Poetry

Cleansed

A hen pecks the ground   to loosen soil /           ruffles       a… Karen Luke Jackson
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