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Reflections on the World Since 9/11
That morning I helped my youngest child get off to school. I straightened our now-quiet kitchen, then sat at my…
Unpalatable Truths
I thought I knew the costs of war. They had fueled my outrage over the arrogance, the ignorance, and the…
Living Outside the Box
Sometimes in meeting for worship we are knocked off our comfortable seats by revelations arising from messages from without and…
Thoughts on the Peace Testimony
I have been struggling with what to say about the Peace Testimony for several weeks now. Every time I think…
Children, War, Play, Violence (and Barbies)
When I started out on the adventure of parenting, I assumed that I was too smart and enlightened to have…
Who is really to blame?
I am sure I am not the only Friend who listened to the reports of the massacre at Virginia Tech…
American Friends Service Committee after 90 Years
We seek to know where the Spirit is calling us to be in a particular place and time. —Quaker aphorism…
Love in the Face of Violence
Twenty-some years ago, Ron and I sold everything we owned and flew off to Africa. We landed in Southern Sudan…
My Guatemala Journal
Friday, August 11, 2006 —From Libertyville to Guatemala City My mission for this journey to Guatemala is to conduct community…
Managing Conflict and Natural Resources through Good Clerking: The Legacy of Gilbert F. White
Gilbert Fowler White, one of the world’s foremost geographers and a member of the Religious Society of Friends, died in…
The Liberation of Nathan Swift
On an April day in 1839, a young Quaker farmer was out with his plowhorse working the family fields in…
U.S. Conscientious Objectors in World War II
World War II was a very important period in the history of U.S. conscientious objectors. When the draft was activated,…
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