Speaking Up for Palestinian Rights Now

The horrific events and war crimes in southern Israel and Gaza committed since October 7 by both Hamas and the State of Israel have sent shock waves of anguish and grief around the world.

Steve Chase

Among Friends

The Truth of Untruth

Introduction to our November issue.

Martin Kelley

Features

Refuse All Their Colors

An unusual form of Quaker needlework tempts armies in the fall of 1777.

Annalee Flower Horne

Features

Crushed

An Appalachian mining family struggles to find ways to survive.

Michael Soika

Features

Sabbatical

A Friends pastor takes a trip to overcome grief and learns a lesson from some chickens.

Vicki Winslow

Features

A Trip to Amity

An impatient minister is surprised.

J. Brent Bill

Features

Empty Boots

A parable about the human costs of wars.

Eric E. Sabelman

Features

And Hear Their Death-Knell Ringing

A teenager’s rocky relationship with her Quaker grandmother.

Lynn Gazis

Online Features

The Quakers of Alice Elliott Dark’s Fellowship Point

A Friends Journal interview with the author of a new novel featuring two Quaker protagonists.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Online Features

Pandora’s Gifts

A retelling of the Greek mythology.

Anne E.G. Nydam

Online Features

Mrs. Trueblood’s Wisdom

Two rowdy boys learn to appreciate trees.

Ken Gibble

Online Features

A Young Quaker’s Voyage to Philadelphia

Traveling the ocean with William Penn.

Herb Haigh

Poetry

The Garden of Adam

In the beginning, God hocked a wad of holy spit / into the dust, slushed it around, and rolled out

Tamara Kreutz

Poetry

Schrödinger’s Seraphim

What happens behind the closed temple doors when no human is present? / Is there a silence, a waiting, a quiet God—holiness sitting like a coin in a box?

Vija Merrill

Poetry

Vital Conversations

There is no silence. / God’s voice is everywhere— / In the vital conversation

Gloria Heffernan

Forum

Forum, November 2023

Letters from our readers.

Staff

Liz Oppenheimer on Quakers Respond to ICE Deployment in Twin Cities

I appreciated the article about Friends’ responses to Operation Metro Surge. There were of course other…
George Busolo Lukalo on Making My Life a Testimony

So amazing being a Quaker. More to learn and live as a Quaker is my desire….
John Newkirk on The Journey Back to God

First I am sorry for your loss and I would just like to say addiction is…
Nate on The Journey Back to God

Robin, that is a strong story, and I’m so glad you’re still here in the land…