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Milestones November 2014

Births, deaths, and weddings.

The Moralities of Food

Deep moral issues exist within the topic of food, whether we are talking about the devastation being laid on creation…

The Vital Need for Family Planning and Abortion Services

I am proud to belong to a religion that honors diversity. This seems to be a constant in Quakerism. Our…

A Brief Dance with Death

In October 2008 I had my first mammogram. The next day, I received a call. "There is an asymmetry on…

Thought for Food

As a part of the administrative team here at Friends Journal, I don’t always have the opportunity to read and…

As Some Lights Dim, Others Brighten

I’m three score and ten, and hope that fact, plus a half century of seeking, equips me for answering the…

Farm Share

Our farmer is sick. Community Supported Agriculture provides the relationship. You buy a share of a particular farm’s harvest at…

The Miracle of Death

On May 10, 2006, my wife and partner of a quarter century, Deborah "Misty" Gerner, who was under treatment for…

Divine Love in Action

I first met Michael Baldwin and Uriel Orellano when they attended a Couple Enrichment workshop led by my husband and…

Healthcare not Warfare

Dave pulled up to our "Eyes Wide Open—Ohio" exhibit at dawn on a Sunday morning. Dave, a Marine veteran of…

Listening to Lincoln

Let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the Nation’s wounds, to care for…

My Year of Cancer

At a recent gathering of Friends, the discussion leader asked us each to describe a joy we had brought with…
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