The Radical Nonviolent Witness of Jesus

Our world has never been more in need of courageous and creative alternatives to violence and injustice. Street crime, police…

Ched Myers

Hope: The Faith Basis For Our Peace Testimony

As we are gathered together in worship, I am reminded of the words from the prophet Zechariah who called God’s…

Colin Saxton

I begin with a renewed version of the blessing traditionally offered before learning Torah—sharing wisdom—together: Blessed are you the breath…

Arthur Waskow

Listen. For me, "Heeding God’s Call" felt like just that, a call-except that it came by email. The invitation from…

Carol Towarnicky

I remember being puzzled when I was 13 about the closing lines of Romans read today. The part that says,…

Gayle Elizabeth Harris

In prayer and silence, this small Scripture was impressed on my heart: "Whosoever holds on to their life will lose…

Alexie Torres-Fleming

In spite of walking in the cold rain after meeting for worship on Pentecost Sunday, I smiled. I enjoy meeting…

Alan Kolp

I leave my house at 6 a.m. I have a headache and I feel a bit depressed. As on cue,…

Sylvia Vriesendrop

Susan Corson-Finnerty

I appreciated Steve Chase’s thoughtful article about the controversies surrounding what happened on 9/11 ("Sifting through the Rubble: the 9/11…

Anthony Manousos

I have been fortunate enough to have encountered God several times in my life. This speaks less about my holiness,…

Dean C. T. Bratis

Modern Friends are often uncomfortable with the term eldering. It conjures up negative images of scolding old men wagging their…

Herbert N. Lape

In U.S. history, where articulating a desire for peace is too often accepted as sufficient opposition to war, one man’s…

Kristin Grabarek

I was asked to present my spiritual journey at an adult forum after meeting for worship. My instructions were that…

Lydia Caros

In 1986 a group mostly of Quakers from Richmond, Indiana, were walking together through the Kremlin on their last night…

Sam & Ruth Neff

My journey to the National Mall on inaugural day began many years ago. As a little black girl growing up…

Laura Ward Holliday

Tom Louderback on Quakers and Capitalism

Capitalism is supposed to be an economic system with checks and balances, like democracy, and we…
Steven Davison on Speaking with Spiritual Authority

Thank you, Peter, for this ministry. I share your concern. In fact, Pendle Hill just published…
Ron Braithwaite on Hoopes Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison for Assaulting an ICE Agent

At the actual sentencing, Jacob was sentenced to 30 months at the Sheridan, Oregon Federal Minimum…
Kevin Johnson on Hoopes Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison for Assaulting an ICE Agent

I would have hoped that Friends would refrain from violent protests in these difficult days. Friends…