Not in My Name, Not with My Money

The Prince of Peace preoccupies some of our attention in December, when we celebrate his birth and life—a divine savior…

Elizabeth H. Boardman

Why Pray for Peace and Pay for War?

Friends challenge their governments and take personal risks in the cause of peace. We urge one another to refuse to…

Steve Leeds

Gaining a New Perspective

This past Christmas, my younger son, Matthew, traveled to Ecuador to enjoy visiting a Latin American country and to celebrate…

Susan Corson-Finnerty

FWCC and Affluent and Impoverished Friends

The October issue on the 70th anniversary of Friends World Committee for Consultation was a wonderful celebration of how Friends…

Newton Garver

Keeping It Simple: A Memoir about Women and Development in Senegal

As usual, I was the first to arrive at headquarters that morning in Dakar. Familiar with the lateness that ticks…

Amelia Duffy-Tumasz

On Being a Catholic Quaker

Thirty years ago, driving home from a Catholic charismatic prayer meeting, I heard the inner words, "I want you to…

John Corry

Mary Fisher: Maidservant Turned Prophet

When Friends in Moscow recently designed a postcard to share the message of Quakerism, the 17th-century Quaker they chose to…

Marcelle Martin

Quaker Quest

What exactly is Quaker Quest? This question arose time and time again at the FGC Gathering, where it was making…

Mary Jo Clogg

How to Talk about Earthcare

Talking about Earthcare with Friends and other people of faith has been one of our main tasks since setting out…

Louis Cox

New Beginnings and Gratitude

Every New Year arrives with its promise of things to come, fresh starts, new opportunities. In reality, we are always…

Susan Corson-Finnerty

Clearness Committees at the Crossroads of Our Working Lives

The fork in the road—it’s an experience that affects many of us at one time or another in the course…

William A. Charland Jr.

Separation of Church and State

The separation of church and state is currently the focus of much debate. The concept is increasingly challenged by religious…

George L. Alexander

Quaker Peacemaking Put to the Test

Many of us seem to absorb the Quaker culture of peacemaking without any specific training. Nor have many of us…

Robert G. Neuhauser

Camp Woodbrooke: Taking Risks, Meeting Challenges

In December 2005 a dozen people met around a table in the basement of the Madison (Wis.) Meetinghouse to decide…

Jacqueline Jaeger Houtman

My Very Special Place

I can picture sitting on my bed at Camp Woodbrooke, the best camp in the world! I smelled flowers along…

Ellie Greenier

Quaker Camp: Mothers and Daughters Talk (#1)

Betsy (mother) How would I have raised my daughters without Quaker camp? Although Anna and Margaret were born into our…

Anna Krome-Lukens

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…