One gray morning in early February, a small group of Friends was finding its way to an encounter with 70 [âŚ]
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FWCC and Affluent and Impoverished Friends
The October issue on the 70th anniversary of Friends World Committee for Consultation was a wonderful celebration of how Friends [âŚ]
Newton Garver is a member of Buffalo (N.Y.) Meeting.
Posted in: FeaturesAll Friendsâ Conference of 1920
Before the 1937 Friends World Conference, Friends from throughout the world and across the various branches of the Religious Society [âŚ]
Elizabeth Cazden is a member of Concord (N.H.) Meeting. Her Quaker history research includes Friends in Cuba, independent liberal meetings, and Quaker slave-owners in Rhode Island; see http://www.betsycazden.com.
Posted in: FeaturesA Snapshot of Friends in the Americas
Are Friends growing or shrinking? The answer, of course, is, âIt all dependsââon where, over what time, and by how [âŚ]
Margaret Fraser, executive secretary of FWCC Section of the Americas, is a member of Swarthmore (Pa.) Meeting.
Posted in: FeaturesThe Meaning of Disagreements
My first FWCC event was a dinner somewhere near Boston during the 1987 50th Anniversary Campaign. I donât recall what [âŚ]
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A View of FWCC from the Southern Tip of Africa
I have tried hard to share the joy of FWCC happenings with my monthly and yearly meetings, but neither spoken [âŚ]
Bridget Nomonde Scoble is a member of Cape Western Monthly Meeting in South Africa.
Posted in: FeaturesQuilts in Burundi: The Unending God Story Goes On
For many years my personal ministry has been to make quilts for people in hard placesâdivorce, terminal illness, or depression. [âŚ]
Carolann Palmer is a member of North Seattle (Wash.) Friends Church. She and Patty Federighi, also of the church, are recipients of Susan Bax grants for women traveling in the ministry, administered by FWCC.
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April 2019
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Fox News: George Fox Speaking by Donald W. McCormick
Laughing for the Wary by Howard R. Macy
Finding Lightness in the Light by Kerry OâRegan
Satire, Peace, and the Mennonite Tradition by Andrew J. Bergman
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Reflections on the World Since 9/11
That morning I helped my youngest child get off to school. I straightened our nowâquiet kitchen, then sat at my [âŚ]
Helena Cobban is a member of Charlottesville (Va.) Meeting. She is a "Friend in Washington" with Friends Committee on National Legislation, and has recently written a book on U.S. foreign policy after George W. Bush's presidency, due out in early 2008. Details of her work are available at her blog http://www.justworldnews.org.
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