QuakerSpeak, December 2023

Spirituality on the road.

Christopher Cuthrell

We Only Survive If We All Survive

Reflections on Gaza, genocide, and co-liberation.

Lucy Duncan

Unsung No More

Netflix makes "Rustin" everyone's hero.

Rashid Darden

Ramallah Friends School Graduates Shot in Vermont

Three Palestinian graduates of Ramallah Friends School were shot on Saturday, November 25, in Burlington, Vt.

Sharlee DiMenichi

From the Editor's Desk

Writing Opp: Prayer and Healing

We are accepting articles for our March 2024 issue. The due date is Dec. 18, 2023.

Martin Kelley

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

The Truth of Untruth

Introduction to our November issue.

Martin Kelley

Refuse All Their Colors

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

Annalee Flower Horne

Crushed

An Appalachian mining family struggles to find ways to survive.

Michael Soika

Sabbatical

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

Vicki Winslow

A Trip to Amity

An impatient minister is surprised.

J. Brent Bill

Empty Boots

A parable about the human costs of wars.

Eric E. Sabelman

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

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