divine

Meant to Be For Some Purpose

I was 47 when I drove four other rabbis in my teal Windstar minivan from Philadelphia to the Catskills for…

My spiritual life, with food

I am a weighty Friend in the literal sense of weighing a lot but definitely not in the metaphorical sense…

A Friend’s Testimony on Domestic Violence?

We are called upon to love the loveless and the unlovable, to reach out to the racists and the torturers,…

Quaker Spiritual Disciplines for Hard Times

an the spiritual disciplines of early Friends help us through hard times in the 21st century? The very question of…

Be Thou Perfect

Perfection is not a static state of self-satisfaction. It not only permits growth, it requires growth. Did not Christ grow…

Blessings by Accident

Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for…

How to Be Happy

The basic question addressed by religion is not "Does God exist?" but rather "How can we find eternal happiness in…

Heron Reflections

On the road home from the wedding of Muriel Bishop and Douglas Summers, reunited after many years apart, a beautiful,…

Prayer: The Changer and the Changed

Not coming from a prayer-oriented family or community, I found the idea of praying for someone vaguely embarrassing. "What’s the…