How Do You Feel the Light Inside You?

The ministry of religious education.

Melinda Wenner Bradley

Building Bridges

I vigil for peace, never knowing the impact I have on passersby or the effect they may have on me.…

Moses Brown Goes Green

Large efforts start with small steps, which is no easy task on a 33-acre campus. However, Moses Brown faculty, staff,…

A Challenge to Friends

Susan Corson-Finnerty is away, which gives me the welcome task of preparing this column. For us at Friends Journal, November…

Another View on 9/11

As a former staff member of the 9/11 Commission and a Quaker, I was interested in the article in the…

Courageously Faithful: Bringing Peace to War

This room is a new room to most of us. I want to invite you to simply take some time…

Holy Yielding: A Lesson from the Gathering

Last April, I was asked to lead a workshop for the Gathering this past summer. I had not planned on…

A Model for Growth and Rejuvenation of Monthly Meetings

Growing up in Moorestown (N.J.) Meeting, I remember being in awe of a meetinghouse that was, at least to a…

Don't Talk about It!

Children love secrets, and they sometimes hint about them to their playmates. In this way, the fascination of a long-held…

Espere Su Luz

Ciudad del Maíz, in the state of San Luis Potosí, México, is a four-stoplight town. Posted at the first light…

My Journey among Friends

I found the Religious Society of Friends when I was in middle school. An unpopular, misunderstood, "sensitive" child, I didn’t…

An Addiction that Must Be Broken

With growing awareness of "green" issues, Friends likely share my concern about energy supplies and how we all are going…

Finding the Prophetic Voice for Our Time

Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy. —1 Corinthians 14:1 Dear Friends,…

The Power of Hope

William McKibben predicts in his book Deep Economy that with the end of peak oil, people will become less concerned…

Peak Oil

A few months ago, I gave a presentation at Alfred University about the global energy crisis. Before I began, I…

Thriving in Community: Surviving Peak Oil and Climate Change

Five years ago, when Community Solutions first began researching and teaching about peak oil and climate change, these problems could…

The Oil Depletion Protocol: How Alternative Fuels Can End Our Wars

Access to petroleum has been mentioned again and again as the primary reason for our nation’s current military engagement in…

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