Commentary

Pilgrim in a Barren Land

After midnight, even on an unseasonably mild November evening, the late-working staffers have gone home and the tourists are back…

Small Steps toward a More Peaceable Community

Friends have many opportunities each day to witness to our belief that there is that of God in everyone. The…

Bottled Water Is Not a Blessing

Water is life, not a commodity in plastic called a blessing. North Carolinians and other planet residents are challenged to…

The Nuclear Energy Debate among Friends: Another Round

On December 11, 2008, a report signed by ten national lab directors, Sustainable Energy Future: The Essential Role of Nuclear…

We Need A Public Investigation of 9/11

I appreciated Steve Chase’s thoughtful article about the controversies surrounding what happened on 9/11 ("Sifting through the Rubble: the 9/11…

What Kind of Times Are These?

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. . . ." So begins Charles Dickens’ A…

Reflections on the World Since 9/11

That morning I helped my youngest child get off to school. I straightened our now-quiet kitchen, then sat at my…

Quaker Identity Crisis

As a child I was a constant attendee at annual Gatherings of Friends General Conference. I *have many fond memories…

Friends’ Witness on Population and Overconsumption

Many Friends today are expanding their witness for equality and justice by focusing on rapid population growth and over-consumption as…

Back to business

Susan Corson-Finnerty is on vacation while this issue is being prepared. For me, summer is not a time to be…

Mending the World

Our world is torn and broken. Many parts of it are not working. There are great tears and gashes, holes…

Living Outside the Box

Sometimes in meeting for worship we are knocked off our comfortable seats by revelations arising from messages from without and…
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