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Staying Aligned with Our Values
As I write, I’ve just returned from the Friends General Conference Gathering in Amherst, Massachusetts, where, among other things, I…
Police Power for Peace
Pacifists like me, many of whom are Friends, have made accommodation to the police function and criminal justice system. We…
Favorite Writings on Simplicity
Pure Land Buddhists are devoted to the Amida Buddha, who in his compassion for the difficulties people face in achieving…
Flood
Every sandcastle requires a second hole. Not the moat’s descriptive circle, but a mining hole, dug off to the side.…
New Seekers and the Welcoming Community
Seekers" is what Quakers have always been. We have a rich history of seeking God (the Divine, the Light); seeking…
Newness to Quakerism
Is it only the newcomer among us who needs the welcoming and orientation within our meetings? Doesn’t any Quaker experience…
FGC Services for Orienting New Friends
Friends General Conference offers many programs and services helpful for meetings in welcoming and orienting new Friends. Here are a…
Inquirers' Weekend at Pendle Hill
A Friends meeting community has so much to offer: rich silence in an era of noise, deep worship growing from…
Some Thoughts on Membership
Membership issues are one of those items that Ministry and Counsel keeps putting off discussing. There are many issues surrounding…
Reclaiming Baptism
Nothing becomes a cliché faster than the truth. An insightful or witty person will find a new turn of phrase…
On Seeking Membership (and Other Things)
After seven years of regular attendance at University Friends Meeting, Seattle, I decided to seek membership in the Religious Society…
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