Jesus

Are We Christian?

In his book Why Friends are Friends, Jack Willcuts claims that the first thing to say about us Quakers is… Newton Garver

Homosexuality and the Bible: One Quaker's Response to the Pope

"Speaking on Monday, Pope Benedict said that saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behavior was as important as protecting the… Steve Chase

The Radical Nonviolent Witness of Jesus

Our world has never been more in need of courageous and creative alternatives to violence and injustice. Street crime, police… Ched Myers

Whose Image Is on the Coin? A Jewish Perspective on Abrahamic Wisdoms

I begin with a renewed version of the blessing traditionally offered before learning Torah—sharing wisdom—together: Blessed are you the breath… Arthur Waskow

An Easter Epiphany

Good Friday morning wading on the beach, Gulf waves are formidable. After several days of a very high wind, shells… Iris C. Ingram

My Year of Cancer

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

I Am Who I Am

[Moses] came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame… Merry Stanford

Three Quakers and Jesus: Excerpts From a Quaker Quest Session

At the Friends General Conference Gathering in Johnstown last June, Mary Jo Clogg and Elaine Crauderueff facilitated a weeklong Quaker… Christina Repoley

My Journey among Friends

I found the Religious Society of Friends when I was in middle school. An unpopular, misunderstood, "sensitive" child, I didn’t… Kevin-Douglas G. Olive

What is a Peace Church?

What does it mean to be a peace church in 2008? As a member of the Religious Society of Friends,… Tom Ewell

Jesus: What Does He Matter?

Jesus’ name is not commonly spoken among unprogrammed, liberal Friends (at least not those I am familiar with), and it… Mary Kay Glazer

The Need for Radical Acceptance

I’m a 26-year-old African American Quaker. There are parts of my life that seem typical to the lives of young… Tai Amri Spann-Wilson
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