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On Being Good

Opening up those parts of ourselves we keep in the shadows. Sharon Goens-Bradley
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We Think He Might Be a Boy

Raising a transgender child. Su Penn

Online Forum: Pacifism and Peace

One of the most important testimonies of the Quaker faith is peace. In times of war, Quakers have a long…

Pretending to Be What You’re Not

Are you ever surprised when your perception of people is completely different from the way they see themselves? That there…

Wielding Thor’s Hammer: What It Means to Write as Ministry

According to an old Norse legend of the early days in the time before this time, the god Thor patrolled…

Intergenerational Learning in Friends Schools

Quakers believe in truth-seeking as a process of continuing revelation, seeing life as a journey of learning from one’s experiences…

A Quaker Feminist’s Perspective on Transsexual Concerns

From the January 2002 issue of Friends Journal What moves me, a biological woman who is happy with my lot,…

The Miracle of Forgiveness: A Journey of the Heart

Seeds, whether planted by the human hand or sown by the wind, endure. Covered by earth they rest unseen, waiting…

How to Be Happy

The basic question addressed by religion is not "Does God exist?" but rather "How can we find eternal happiness in…

Difficult Times in Ramallah

This is a difficult note to write. So much has happened and there is so much to say. It has…

Back to Basics

When I was a child my Quaker neighbor kept a large organic garden and several hen houses where he grew…

The Fruit of Her Hands

My mother had intended to get rid of the old pillows. Taking them out her back door one summer day,…
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