Lifestyles

Simplicity: A Testimony?

For some time, I have been puzzled about the Friends Testimony on Simplicity. The use of the word "simplicity" as… Caroline Lanker

Beginning Where We Are

Years ago my husband, Adam, was the national organizer for the Shakertown Pledge. Drafted during the 1970s by a group… Susan Corson-Finnerty

Meeting God Halfway

One Way to Engage in a Quaker Witness on Economic Justice and Ecological Concern I invite you to consider a… Gray Cox

Simplicity with Children

Did you know that a number of over-the-counter children’s vitamins contain aspartame, an artificial sweetener that has been known to… Heather Riley

Wait on the Lord

A Friend remarked in meeting that he felt uncomfortable with the notion that, in the immortal words of John Milton,… Jim Whitmoyer

Some Thoughts on Mystical Experiences

Yesterday I went for a walk by the lake, and I had a mystical experience—that’s what I am calling it… Amy Kesegich

Living on a Finite Earth

Continue to contaminate your bed, and you will one night suffocate in your own waste. —Letter to President Pierce, attributed… Richard Grossman

Living Lightly in New Zealand

We do not own the world, and its riches are not ours to dispose of at will. Show a loving… Viola Palmer

Lighting the Path of Seven Generations

But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will tell you;… David Abazs

Four Directions from Manhattan

A couple of months ago while crossing 23rd Street on my way to Madison Square Park, I realized that in… Janet Soderberg

What is the Meaning of a Toad?

What is the meaning of a toad? In elementary school I write a one-page report on toads. I draw a… Mac F. Given

Who, After All, is a Caring Friend?

As I walked through the living room this morning, three colorful balloons and a bouquet of daffodils reminded me of… Gilbert L. Johnston
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