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Writing Opp: Humor in Religion (closed)

Magazine ISO legit funny Quaker joke, apply here. Martin Kelley

Unapproved Minutes from the Peaceable Kingdom

The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf…

Noah’s Problem

It rained last winter. A lot. It rained for 35 straight days. Then there was a sunny day. Then it…

Litter Picking

Okay, I’ll fess up. There’s no hiding it—all the gang members who hang out in our neighborhood park already know…

A Frog Fable

Frogs from near and far gather at the edge of Quaker Pond adjacent to the old meetinghouse, croaking loudly as…

The Great Leveling

The "Great Leveling" emerged from the oddest coalition of political representatives ever witnessed in this nation. As the abyss between…

Comforting the Comforter

Meals on Wheels. Last delivery of the route. Molly. A lonely old widow. I wait patiently as she tells me…

Genesis 1.0

In the beginning, it was a two-day job, three at the outside; but you know how it is with construction.…

Speaking into the Silence

 

An Iconoclast's View of Quaker Outreach

While I am honored to be giving the Rufus Jones lecture this evening, by choosing to invite me, Haverford College…

Threads in the Quaker Fabric

Cotton: The everyday Friend on working committees. The lifestyle is earthy, simple, and enduring. Polyester: This Friend is uncomfortable in…
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