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Looking Back, Looking Forward
Friends Journal has been a steady companion on my spiritual journey since I began attending meeting over 35 years ago.…
Sharing Our Truths
As a student of print journalism, I am riveted by discussions around the detachment needed in balanced writing on any…
The Meaning of Peace
"If you could have one thing, what would it be?" The classic answer to this question, of course, is world…
Reflecting on Coleridge
I find it wise and human to believe, on slight evidence, opinions the contrary of which cannot be proved, and…
The Web of Concern
One of the wonders I experience as senior editor for FRIENDS JOURNAL is watching as articles, most of which are…
The Secret of Torture
The spiritual consequences of secrets are sudden potholes in integrity, surprises, and struggles to keep a secret hidden rather than…
Is Modern Marriage a Fraud?
I have practiced family law for more than 20 years. More recently, I have tried to reduce that aspect of…
Comments on the review of When the Rain Returns
I was deeply saddened by Stanley Zarowin’s review of When the Rain Returns: Toward Justice and Reconciliation in Palestine and…
'Moral Values' and FCNL's Legislative Agenda
There has been a good deal of postelection discussion of the role that "moral values" played in the outcome of…
Service: Prisoners Doing Ministry
Some time ago I heard a story about a visitor to a Quaker meeting. After a while the visitor leaned…
Who, After All, is a Caring Friend?
As I walked through the living room this morning, three colorful balloons and a bouquet of daffodils reminded me of…
Economics by Innuendo and Error
David Morse’s "A Quaker Response to Economic Globalization" (FJ May) exhibits many errors in economics. He is correct to sympathize…
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