Good Order of Friends

On The Value Of Conflict

Unresolved conflict can leave a relationship so broken that people are unable to find a way back to one other.

When Quakers Disagree

Guess what? Quakers have disagreements among themselves and in their monthly meetings for business. Nothing unusual about that— we’re human,…

Heavenly Tones: Stylized Vocal Ministry of the 18th and 19th Centuries

We contemporary Friends tend to idealize Friends from earlier times—they stayed close to the Spirit, we think. They knew what…

Class Privilege and Schools Among Modern Friends

A substantial portion of members of the Religious Society of Friends likes to proclaim its liberalism; some Friends even wrap…

No Swearing for 250 Years

For over 350 years, members of the Religious Society of Friends have maintained that it is wrong to swear an…

Quaker Committees? Witness for Support of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

On September 13, 2007, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the UN General…

Heeding Our Inner Signals

Commuting from the northeast suburbs of Philadelphia, I have close to 40 minutes each direction of undisturbed time (thanks to…

The Trail We Leave Behind Us

Learning from My Neighbors It’s a great honor to be together to listen and speak and have a conversation. I…

Addressing the Differences Among Friends

The painting Fierce Feathers, by James Doyle Penrose, is an iconic Quaker painting. It is set in the state of…

Haunting Presentations

A Tribute to the Gathering – And to My Father

Nine years ago, my father and I drove from our home in Philadelphia to the 2000 Friends General Conference Gathering…

Witnessing to Integrity in an Untruthful World

I have to admit, when I think of the traditional Quaker testimonies, Integrity rarely tops the list. It is certainly…
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