Nature

Making Peace with Mother Earth

She has sheltered us all our lives. She is the source of our sustenance. She is steadfast and unwavering though… Fran Palmeri

Zeri: A Philosophy and Methodology to Reinvent the World

Many Friends have become increasingly concerned that our current economic system is not sustainable. Clearly, a perpetual growth economy is… Hollister Knowlton

Mushrooms and Poems

I don’t know if it was because the season had been unusually wet, or if it was just the time… Lynn Martin

On Falling in Love with a Weed at Pendle Hill: A Letter to My Wife, Kathleen

Dear One, Today a flower caught my eye—a little yellow flower that grows everywhere here at Pendle Hill in the… Anthony Manousos

Noah’s Problem

It rained last winter. A lot. It rained for 35 straight days. Then there was a sunny day. Then it… David H. Albert

Friends’ Witness on Population and Overconsumption

Many Friends today are expanding their witness for equality and justice by focusing on rapid population growth and over-consumption as… Louis Cox and Ruth Swennerfelt

Opening to the Spirit in Creation

I see myself within the Quaker Universalist tradition, which affirms that there are many paths to Truth, and that no… Bill Cahalan

Surviving Winter

When I woke up one morning last winter, it was five degrees. The cold was paralyzing. At 6:30 am, an… Elizabeth Claggett-Borne

Quakerism, Community, and Katrina

I am compelled to speak to the meaning of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. It warns: discard the "ownership society"—the… Nancy Milio

Tree Trust

I’m sitting under the dense canopy of a Mexican elderberry tree. There are two such trees in the front yard… Alicia Adams

Are Animals Our Neighbors?

Taking the View From Below Nutrition expert and activist Neal Barnard once made a presentation to elementary school students. As… Gracia Fay Ellwood

Freedom and Power

It was the day after a heavy spring rain when I ventured out to take a walk in Wildwood, a… Ruth A. Wilson
Load More