Friends Testimonies

Teaching Peace/Making Peacemakers

Soft is stronger than hard, water than rock, love than violence. —Hermann Hesse In April 16, 2007, my friend Roger’s…

Removing the Pressure for War

Among the various books and pamphlets in our meeting’s library, some focus on proving that war is wrong. Others expound…

The Responsibility to Protect: Quakers and Genocide

As I sit writing this article, I hold in my hand a full-page ad placed by the Save Darfur Coalition…

Integrity Means Being Part of the Solution

"We want to hear more about the Earthcare resources you mentioned at your presentation last night," our hosts said after…

Claiming the Peace Testimony: My Experience with Kenyan Friends

I thought I was going to Kenya for a vacation. For the first few weeks that was the case. I…

Friends Testimonies and Ecological Understanding

The Religious Society of Friends introduced into the Christian tradition a change in consciousness about spiritual life that has had…

Turning Quaker Gray into Quaker Green

"Ignorance ends today. Negligence starts tomorrow." —Architect William McDonough Whatever one might think, suspect, or wish away, climate change and…

Friends and Torture

To get at the issue of Friends and torture, let me start with the Bible, specifically a parable—what I think…

Living Truth at The Woolman Semester

In late 2003 I was at a peak of emotional and spiritual turmoil. I was teaching middle and high school…

The Quaker Parenting Project: A Report

Quakerism holds a promise and a challenge for parents. The promise is that there is a way of living with…

Simplicity: A Testimony?

For some time, I have been puzzled about the Friends Testimony on Simplicity. The use of the word "simplicity" as…

Quaker Testimonies and Planet Earth

I believe we are living a holy experiment on this Earth. I truly believe that God inspired Jesus to share…
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