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The Christ Spirit and Forgiveness

In my religious tradition, that of the unprogrammed branch of the Religious Society of Friends, many feel comfortable because there…

Resurrection for the Second Half of Life

There is a time in our lives when the future holds so much promise and mystery that the thought of…

To See Jesus in Holy Land Travails

We traveled to Israel-Palestine at the end of September for three weeks to see the situation ourselves, to show our…

The Sign of Jonah and the Witness of Friends Today

Few people in any religious community will deny that our times require clear-eyed, honest diagnosis informed by the guidance of…

Away in a Manger: A Quaker Midrash

Since the time I was a small child I have loved the well-known story of the birth of Jesus, and…

Christmas Eve Comments: Why Egypt?

In November 2008, before our communal Christmas cards were displayed at Friends Homes at Guilford, our Art Gallery wall carried…

Green Jesus: The Meaning of Easter

My good friend Reverend Julia Jarvis, who officiated at the wedding of my wife and me and the baptism of…

Singing “Lord of the Dance?”: Reflections on Anti-Semitism and Loving One Another

An old controversy among Friends resurfaced this summer on the online Quaker Outreach Forum on Yahoo Groups. One member posted…

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…

Why I Am Not a Christian

I have attended Quaker meeting for over 40 years, and am a member of Rochester (N.Y.) Meeting, yet I do…

Wrestling with God

Jakob Freud was a devout Hassidic Jew, who participated in an education program led by Ludwig and Pheobus Phillipson. The…

Christ-Centeredness & Quaker Identity

I have a memory of a member of my monthly meeting responding to the news that some meetings have pastors,…
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