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60th Anniversary December 2015

Poverty and the testimony of simplicity. Trevor Johnson

Poet Robert Dixon-Kolar reads “Feeling Our Way to You”

From “Feeling Our Way to You“: As if blind, we feel every hour our way to You. Subscribe to FJ’s… Robert Dixon-Kolar

Author Su Penn reads “Beyond Goodness Sex”

From Beyond Goodness Sex: Six people live in our house: me; my partner of two decades; our three children; and… Su Penn

Author Justin Leverett reads “A Pacifist’s Defense of the Media”

Excerpt from “A Pacifist’s Defense of the Media“: It hurts my heart a good deal every time I hear someone harshly… Justin Leverett
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Author Deborah First reads “Israel-Palestine and the Call to Faithful Action”

Excerpt from Israel-Palestine and the Call to Faithful Action: A journey that began 20 years ago with the decision to spend time… Deborah First

Forum November 2015

Letters from Friends Journal readers. Staff
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Poet Alexander Levering Kern reads “Target Practice at the Beach”

Excerpt from Target Practice at the Beach: Sometimes there’s no symbol, only comic relief. Consider how, for a four year old… Alexander Levering Kern
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Author T. Hamboyan Harrison reads “Finding Fellowship After the Charleston Church Massacre”

Excerpt from Finding Fellowship After the Charleston Church Massacre: I remember watching in horror as the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina unfolded. As… T. Hamboyan Harrison
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Author Stan Becker reads “One Friend’s Experience of Clearness Regarding Childbearing”

Excerpt from One Friend’s Experience of Clearness Regarding Childbearing: Contemplating words to share about a decision not to have biological children… Stan Becker
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Author chat with Stan Becker on clearness on children

From the article: Friends are very active in environmental concerns now. But it is probably true that for most American… Stan Becker

Forum September 2015

Letters from our readers Staff
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Poet Meredith Trede reads “I Tell Him About the Body Bags”

FJ Poetry: Meredith Trede is a poet and editor. Her collection, Field Theory, was published by SFA Press, Stephen F.… Meredith Trede
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