Commentary

Seeking Common Ground

Four years ago, when the new millennium began, our future seemed challenging but also promising. In 2001, the events of…

Finding Hope

Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27) Anyone in my family can tell you…

9/11/02: A day of Remembrance?

The commemorative events on the first anniversary of 9/11 make it seem likely that that date will evolve into another…

History as Usual?

The world will never be the same again!" Since September 11, 2001, we have heard and read this dozens of…

Friends: An Elite Group or a People to Be Gathered?

I believe that Friends are called to be a gathered people. As I have explored what this means, one image…

What Are the Actual Costs of War?

Friends should discuss their differences regarding our Peace Testimony. Yet recent debates in Friends Journal sometimes seem to be a…

Doing Time Invisibly

Our prisons are a reflection of our society. —Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky Each day living in prison makes a person realize…

On Taking People to Court

I believe that it is contrary to the basic tenets of our Religious Society to take people to court over…

Our Testimony to the World

In the aftermath of our country’s encounter with its terrorist assailants, I have been sometimes dismayed by Friends’ too handy…

Reflections on the Events of September 11

I am grateful for the opportunity to speak with you at what is so clearly an urgent time. With your…

The Challenge of Terror: A Traveling Essay

So here I am, a week late arriving home, stuck between Colombia, Guatemala, and Harrisonburg, Virginia, when our world changed.…

Testimony in Iraq

Iraqi children are dying in appalling numbers, as most Friends know. The U.S. bombing of "infrastructure" targets during the Gulf…
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