Children in Haiti

From all appearances, Theodore doesn’t look sick. The tall, lanky 14-year-old smiles easily as he polishes a miniature table and…

Christian M. Hansen Jr., M.D.

Thanks Are in Order

In the past couple of years, I have used this space in the magazine to reflect on the articles we…

Susan Corson-Finnerty

An Open Letter from an Israeli Quaker

Here in the Middle East we do indeed have a sad situation, with grievances on both sides. I and many—if…

Mary Sernoff Frohlich

Testimony in Iraq

Iraqi children are dying in appalling numbers, as most Friends know. The U.S. bombing of "infrastructure" targets during the Gulf…

David Morse

On West

Mary is sitting in her usual corner. She just rocks herself in her chair and cries most of the day.…

Wayne Busby

Stories from the Line: Reflections on Protesting the U.S. Army School of the Americas

I first heard of the U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA), located on the grounds of the huge Ft.…

Barbara Luetke-Stahlman

Christ and Jesus in Early Quakerism

My perception is that most attenders of unprogrammed Quaker meetings in the United States today are uncomfortable with the Christian…

David K. Leonard

Staying In Touch

Soon after Susan Corson-Finnerty became editor-manager of Friends Journal in 1999, she set a goal to conduct a survey of…

Paul Buckley

Tom Ewell

Tom Ewell may be one of the few Friends whose clearness committee didn’t clear him on the first try! He…

Kara Newell

The Social Testimonies at Pendle Hill

As a newcomer to Quakerism, one of my most exciting discoveries was the Quaker social testimonies. I had heard of…

Paul Rasor

Pray for Whom?

As I stood at the vigil today, I carried with me thoughts from the morning’s meeting for worship. On my…

John Andrew Gallery

Life in the Meeting: State of the Meeting Reports

Many monthly meetings go through an annual process in the spring of assessing the spiritual condition of their fellowships, their…

Robert Marks

A Change and an Award

When my Friends Journal arrives these days, I greet it with a new sense of awe. After just over a…

Liz Yeats

Heifers and Pencils

I just read an article in Christian Science Monitor entitled "Help for Uganda’s Farmers: A Heifer to Start a Family"…

Kevin Coleman Joyce

Ecological Integrity and Religious Faith

There is a growing recognition that the state of Earth’s ecological integrity is not just one more concern to be…

Keith Helmuth

Serving God and Caesar

A letter to a Friend about 21 years in the Foreign Service Dear Nick, I joined the Foreign Service 21…

Rob Callard

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…