Reflections on the Purpose of Marriage

For the last 40 years, marriages have been in trouble. Half of them end in divorce. Abuse is common. Disturbed…

Ron McDonald

Saying "I Do" Anew

Last year, my husband and I asked that our marriage be taken under the care of Salmon Bay Meeting in…

Nancy Wick

Testing a Father's Faith

Perhaps no Old Testament story is more controversial than the sacrifice of Isaac (for biblical text, see page 14). A…

Anthony Prete

Auburn Prison Friends Meeting after 30 Years

In 2005 Auburn Prison Quaker Meeting will observe its 30th year of continuous existence. Meeting time is 9-11 a.m. every…

Edward Stabler

To Friends: A Call to Duty

Friendship is an abundant self-expression of giving, helping, caring, and expecting, existing in every corner of our world. So enticing…

Ismael Meléndez

Service: Prisoners Doing Ministry

Some time ago I heard a story about a visitor to a Quaker meeting. After a while the visitor leaned…

John Mandala

The Second Ohio Separation

Author’s note: Throughout this article, the terms "Gurneyite" and "Wilburite" will be used to refer to two groups of Friends,…

Paul Buckley

Who, After All, is a Caring Friend?

As I walked through the living room this morning, three colorful balloons and a bouquet of daffodils reminded me of…

Gilbert L. Johnston

Belonging

I sit on the steps of my son’s house in a small town in Nicaragua watching the world go by,…

Pamela Haines

Baptism, Water, and Silence

In the mid-1950s I participated in a study and discussion program sponsored by United States Conference of the World Council…

Virginia N. Barnett

Witness at State and Main

On February 15, 2003, a month before the United States and Britain invaded Iraq, over 400 protesters quietly gathered with…

Larry Miller

Staying Aligned with Our Values

As I write, I’ve just returned from the Friends General Conference Gathering in Amherst, Massachusetts, where, among other things, I…

Susan Corson-Finnerty

Economics by Innuendo and Error

David Morse’s "A Quaker Response to Economic Globalization" (FJ May) exhibits many errors in economics. He is correct to sympathize…

Jack Powelson

Police Power for Peace

Pacifists like me, many of whom are Friends, have made accommodation to the police function and criminal justice system. We…

William L. Hanson

Hiroshima/Nagasaki Unresolved: A Present Danger

On August 19, 2003, the Washington Post carried a front-page story and picture headlined “Enola Gay, Waiting in the Wings…

Marjorie A. Smith

Favorite Writings on Simplicity

Pure Land Buddhists are devoted to the Amida Buddha, who in his compassion for the difficulties people face in achieving…

Michel Avery

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…