It may surprise you that international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are not viewed favorably here in East and Central Africa. This […]
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For the last 11 years, David Zarembka has been actively involved in peacemaking in Africa.
Posted in: FeaturesAmong Friends: Relating to Money
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
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.
Posted in: FeaturesReconsidering Financial Security
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.
Posted in: FeaturesFighting over Money
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.
Posted in: FeaturesThe Costs of the Quaker Faith
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]
Posted in: FeaturesMinistry and Money in the Experience of Earlier Friends
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.
Posted in: FeaturesMoney as a Proxy for the Gifts of Spirit
Between a Christian distrust of wealth and witnessing massive contemporary greed, it’s no wonder we react to money in emotional […]
Nadine Hoover, a member of Alfred (N.Y.) Meeting, travels under a minute from New York Yearly Meeting, ministering to Friends in the United States and to people in tsunami-and war-torn Aceh, Indonesia.
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May 2019
Student Voices
6th Annual Student Voices Project
Features
How I Found God in Competitive Sport by Jon Watts
The Hope for Collaboration over Competition by Mark Pratt‐Russum
The Invisible Damage of Competition by Mary Jo Klingel
Poetry
Always the Challenge to Be Patient by Charles Bunner
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