In 1982 the contradiction of “praying for peace and paying for war” overwhelmed us. We needed to try to live […]
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Simplicity in Avoiding War Taxes
Harrison and Marilyn Roper were members of Haverford (Pa.) Meeting for 18 years, up to the 1980s, and since then have been members of Houlton-Woodstock Worship Group, New Brunswick Monthly Meeting, Canadian Yearly Meeting.
Posted in: FeaturesThe 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 […]
Shane Claiborne, a self-described "hellfire and damnation preacher, writer, and circus performer," is a founding partner of The Simple Way, a faith community in inner-city Philadelphia that has been a model for radical faith communities around the world.
Posted in: FeaturesBehind the Budget: Are We Stuck with This High Risk Monetary System?
What Kind of Resource is Money? The subject here is money and how to use it responsibly. We all know […]
Keith Helmuth, a member of New Brunswick Monthly Meeting in Canada, is a founding member of Quaker Institute for the Future and secretary of the Board.
Posted in: FeaturesLiving in Right Relationship: How Does Spirit Call Us?
Wings of Joy Since I was a child, I have found immense and unending joy in this miraculous creation that […]
Hollister Knowlton, a member of Chestnut Hill Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa., is clerk of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Earthcare Working Group, a member of the Policy Committee of Friends Committee for National Legislation, and immediate past clerk of Quaker Earthcare Witness.
Posted in: FeaturesSexual Ethics: What Is Our Goal?
As I understand it, the central Quaker commitment is to listen to the Spirit’s promptings and act faithfully in accordance […]
Joanna Hoyt, a member of Portland (Maine) Meeting, has worked and worshiped for the last eight years at St. Francis Farm, a community in upstate New York that practices an alternative to the consumer culture through prayer, sustainable agriculture/forestry, and presence and assistance to neighbors.
Posted in: FeaturesTransitioning in the Light: A Quaker Community’s Journey across the Gender Divide
I was feeling terribly alone on that cold February evening as I placed the call to Carole Hoage. Muscles knotted […]
Chloe Schwenke, a member of Adelphi (Md.) Meeting, is an ethicist and international development consultant. She is the author of Reclaiming Value in International Development: The Moral Divisions of Development Policy and Practice in Poor Countries. Her website is http://www.developmentvalues.net.
Posted in: FeaturesBuilding Community, One Meal at a Time
My family and I eat locally grown food three meals a day, every day. My neighbor and her family do […]
Virginia Lockett is a member of Virginia Beach (Va.) Meeting. She currently resides in Da Nang, Vietnam, where she is the founder and president of the charitable organization Steady Footsteps, Inc. (see http://www.steadyfootsteps.org).
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June/July 2020: Membership and Friends
Features
An Awkward Pause by Debbie B. Ramsey
Transcending Geography by An interview with Francisco Burgos and Traci Hjelt Sullivan
Spiritual Practices for the Pandemic by Mathilda Navias
Membership and Friends
Growing Roots from a Distance by Nikki Holland
Drawing Circles, Not Lines by Sarah Katreen Hoggatt
Lapsed, Released, Let Go, Discontinued by Carolyn Hilles‐Pilant
With Just the Door Ajar by Caroline Morris
Are You Playing Your Religion‐games by Quaker Rules? by Rhiannon Grant
Poetry
Mixed Flock by Ann McNeal
How to Attend a Quaker Meeting for the First Time by Inez Schaechterle
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