How Do You Feel the Light Inside You?

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Melinda Wenner Bradley

Forum January 2013

Letters in response to John Coleman's October 2012 feature, "When Quaker Process Fails," and other articles in the special issue on Friends and money.

Patience Schenck on Privilege

Q&A with the author of <i>Living Our Testimony on Equality</i>: "Somebody who is committed to these issues can still be scared of the topic. It's not about being perfect, but about doing the best you can."

Medical Problems of the Ghetto (1969)

From the FJ archives. A doctor provides healthcare for the poor. This first appeared November 15, 1969.

Lending a Helping Hand

A journey through the world of real estate. "As an agent, I am touched by people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. I do my best to help those that ask for it, and when I can't help, I can at least listen."

A Nightshift Education

Learning the value of an honest job. "I had fancied myself a class-conscious progressive. It shouldn't have startled me to realize that this was simultanteously the hardest and lowest-paying job I had ever had, but it did. In a weird way, it was also my first 'honest' job."

Blue-Collar Welcome

Meetings can work to overcome class boundaries. Suggestions for making Quaker communities more welcoming.

Interview with Charles Murray

The libertarian author explains why Quakerism is a logical home for independent views.

Teaching Gratitude

How do we encourage our children to be grateful? "I'm beginning to recognize that such a large financial shift in just a few years requires a mental, emotional, and spiritual shift as well."

Caring Too Much to Vote

Is our political process in conflict with peace? "In the past, politics divided me from others when I should have been considering them brothers and sisters."

Quakers, Culture, and the Transforming Power of Love

Four examples of nonviolence in action. Profiles of Edward Coxere, Joseph Ritter, Anthony Benezet, and Bayard Rustin.

Friends Journal Sponsors the Heschel-King Festival

Friends Journal is proud to sponsor of the upcoming Heschel King Festival, January 4-5 in Philadelphia, to celebrate the legacy…

God Is With Us: A Reflection on the Sandy Hook Shooting

The loneliness and sadness and fear of this life can be overwhelming, but it’s a comfort to remember we are not alone.

Quakers Respond to Sandy Hook Massacre

Around the web, Quakers are responding to the massacre of innocents at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on…

Nairobi West

Ashley Wilcox reflects on the warm welcome she found at Nairobi West Friends Church in Kenya.

December 2012 Forum

Letters on couples and money, Quaker process, and the expense of simple living.

Among Friends: How Hospitality Works

Friends Journal's executive director shares his recent membership story.

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