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A Frog Fable
Frogs from near and far gather at the edge of Quaker Pond adjacent to the old meetinghouse, croaking loudly as…
Who is really to blame?
I am sure I am not the only Friend who listened to the reports of the massacre at Virginia Tech…
Comforting the Comforter
Meals on Wheels. Last delivery of the route. Molly. A lonely old widow. I wait patiently as she tells me…
Questions to Ask Military Recruiters and Yourself
Have you, a friend, or a family member ever wondered if the military was the best option for a job…
Contentious and divisive
I have read many articles in Friends Journal over the years, but the article “Misunderstanding Quaker Faith and Practice” (FJ…
Survival and resistance: a message from Quaker House, Fayetteville (Ft. Bragg), N.C.
Quakerism was born in a time of revolutionary upheaval. Yet it learned how to survive when the revolution failed and…
The Three Gems
A famous Buddhist prayer is known as the Three Gems: I take refuge in the Buddha. I take refuge in…
I Was Blind, But Now I See
Many are familiar with the Indian fable of the blind men and the elephant, immortalized by the Fritz Eichenberg woodcut…
Quaker Truth-Seeking and the Unitary Presidency
As citizens, many of us in the U.S. are uncomfortable with a president who claims powers that place him above…
The 'Quaker sweat' is an important rite of passage
I read with concern the letters in the December 2005 Forum regarding the Quaker sweat lodge and Friends General Conference.…
Rancor
My son and I, separated by half a continent, had been talking on the phone for 30 minutes when he…
Facing Fears of Shared Accountability Among Friends Today
In June 2005, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting met in called session to consider its response to Earth-wide challenges of climate change.…
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