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Beggars to God

By Mark Judkins Helpsmeet on January 1, 2009

I scarcely see beggars near my home in the United States, but they can be found almost everywhere in Rwanda. […]

Mark Judkins Helpsmeet, a member of Eau Claire (Wis.) Meeting, was among the founders of Friendly FolkDancers in 1986. He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo, West Africa, 1977-79. He has been creating Quaker-supported radio programs since 2005; see http://www.NorthernSpiritRadio,org.

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Sitting Allowances

By David Zarembka on January 1, 2009

It may surprise you that international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are not viewed favorably here in East and Central Africa. This […]

For the last 11 years, David Zarembka has been actively involved in peacemaking in Africa.

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Among Friends: Relating to Money

By Susan Corson-Finnerty on July 1, 2006

Friends and Money: This topic could be more controversial, more sensitive to many Friends than discussions about politics, racism, religion, […]

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Our Money and Our Lives

By Carolyn Hilles on July 1, 2006

Money is a hard thing for Quakers to talk about. That’s my experience, at least—whether it be in conversations with […]

Carolyn Hilles is a member of Beacon Hill Meeting in Boston, Mass.

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Reconsidering Financial Security

By Joanna Hoyt on July 1, 2006

Friends speak of living in faithfulness to God, of letting our outward lives be wholly patterned by obedience to the […]

Joanna Hoyt, a member of Portland (Maine) Meeting, is currently living in upstate New York. She is listed as "an isolated Friend" within Farmington-Scipio Regional Meeting. She participates in a Meeting for Faithfulness, a group of Friends in western New York who gather monthly, or as able, for extended worship focused on faithfulness to the Spirit's leading in their lives.

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Fighting over Money

By Ron McDonald on July 1, 2006

Have you noticed that most fights involve triangles—two people or groups and a sticky issue? The sticky issue is often […]

Ron McDonald, a member of Memphis (Tenn.) Meeting, is a pastoral counselor and the author of a new book, The Spirituality of Community Life: When We Come 'Round Right.

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Living with Beggars

By Anna Redsand on July 1, 2006

The man walking toward me grinned broadly from several feet away, and at first I thought he was being friendly. […]

Anna Redsand is especially interested in writing about social justice issues. She teaches high-risk high school students in Albuquerque, N.Mex., and has also spent many years as a psychotherapist and counselor. Her young adult biography, Viktor Frankl: A Life Worth Living, will be released by Clarion Books in December 2006, and her book reviews have appeared in Third Coast magazine. She has a meditation practice that draws on several traditions.

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The Costs of the Quaker Faith

By Glenn L. Reinhart on July 1, 2006

Benjamin Franklin once said, “Rather go to bed without dinner than to rise in debt.” This might be difficult advice […]

Glenn L. Reinhart is a member of Manhattan Meeting in New York, N.Y. To join a Quaker Finance Discussion Group and to download free Quaker financial data and a monthly meeting expense planning tool, please send an e-mail message to David Clements at [email protected]

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Ministry and Money in the Experience of Earlier Friends

By Marty Grundy on July 1, 2006

The connection between money and ministry is such a hot‐button issue for many unprogrammed Friends. It might be useful to […]

Marty Grundy is a member of Cleveland Meeting, Lake Erie Yearly Meeting. She is a former clerk of Friends General Conference's Traveling Ministries Committee.

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The Right Use of Money

By David H. Ciscel on July 1, 2006

Money has always caused Christians—and modern Quakers—a host of problems. We all know some version of the injunction from Paul: […]

David H. Ciscel, a member of Memphis (Tenn.) Meeting, is a professor of Economics at University of Memphis.

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