Good Order of Friends

The Prophetic Journey

In a time of perpetual war and violence, unprecedented greed, and environmental devastation, the Religious Society of Friends, with some…

Finding the Way Forward

What are Friends called to today? The answer is simple. Today, we have the same calling that Friends have had…

The Costs of the Quaker Faith

Benjamin Franklin once said, “Rather go to bed without dinner than to rise in debt.” This might be difficult advice…

Ministry and Money in the Experience of Earlier Friends

The connection between money and ministry is such a hot-button issue for many unprogrammed Friends. It might be useful to…

Queries and Advices on Money

The Quaker Testimonies of Simplicity and Stewardship are the foundation of our spiritual relationship with money. According to Faith and…

So What Can We Say Now? Suggestions for Explaining Quakerism

Margaret Fell, "the mother of Quakerism," describes an occasion when George Fox challenged his listeners to recognize the experiential nature…

Finding Dropt Letters

The Religious Society of Friends contains a number of very active members who attend worship every week, yet do not…

Counter-Recruitment in Cookeville, Tennessee

Hector, isn’t it a Quaker thing to be concerned with the influence of the military on our children?" With such…

A Rare Treasure

This past year, we’ve been celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Friends Journal. It’s been quite a time, with cakes and…

''Visitation and Hospitality among Friends

After I returned home from Continuing Committee of Illinois Yearly Meeting in the winter months of early 1999, my mind…

Liberal Quaker Journal Publishing to 1955

One of the reasons that historians like Quakers, and why historians have given Quakers attention out of all proportion to…

Christmas – Every Day or Never?

No doubt an old-fashioned Quaker Christmas was a cozy time according to some traditions or records or family memories, but…
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