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Letter to a Friend reading Reinhold Niebuhr

A friend recently wrote that he had been reading essays that Reinhold Niebuhr wrote for various periodicals in the 1920s…

Stolen Goods: The Myth of Financial Sovereignty

You deserve a break today." "God rewards faithful followers with prosperous living." "I earned it; I deserve to enjoy it."…

Birthing the feminine in a destructive world

During our regional women’s retreat in New Mexico, we gathered at Claire Leonard’s rural home to share our deep experiences…

The Meaning of Universalism

I remember when I became a Quaker. I was a teenager, and a Quaker couple, Mary Lee and Lee Comer,…

“Leadings” For Nontheistic Friends?

When I speak of being led or feeling called to act in some way, do my words commit me to…

Traveling Among Friends

This past fall I traveled among Friends from Santa Rosa, California, driving through Oregon to islands near Seattle, Washington. It…

Cadbury Christmas

By Sharon Hoover In the December 15, 1983, issue of Friends Journal , Quaker scholar Henry J. Cadbury reported that…

Finding the Fearsome and the Fearful in Pakistan

By Nancy Kaufmann Before and during my visit to Pakistan, I encountered the question— often with looks of disbelief or…

A Detroit Public Schoolteacher’s Notebook

I’m talking to Friends after meeting, seeking a word to describe my experiences teaching in Detroit this year, my 17th…

Slowing the Wheel of War: A Spiritual Struggle

It will soon be 50 years since Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his farewell address to the nation on January 17,…

The Vital Need for Family Planning and Abortion Services

I am proud to belong to a religion that honors diversity. This seems to be a constant in Quakerism. Our…

A Perfect Spiritual Work

A perfect spiritual work should fit like a deep breath. It should bring in new life-giving energy and clear out…
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