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Non-violence
Time to Mind the Light
Recently I’ve had ample opportunity to reflect on the difference one person can make. My daughter has just undergone necessary…
Can Love Really Overcome Violence and Hate? Reflections on the Friends Peace Testimony
Dear Friends, when you first invited me to speak on the Peace Testimony last summer, I was working at Friends…
Terrorism and the Practical Idealist
When I encountered Quakerism for the first time as a young man, I was struck by the sheer boldness of…
Queries for Activist-Minded Quakers
Queries: In contemplation on our inner guidance toward action, do we search the Bible and other sources of spiritual wisdom…
Courage and Compassion
It is a joy and a challenge, but also often a frustration, to prepare issues of Friends Journal months in…
The Challenge of Terror: A Traveling Essay
So here I am, a week late arriving home, stuck between Colombia, Guatemala, and Harrisonburg, Virginia, when our world changed.…
A Lesson from the Ashes
If every community had a young person who cared enough about his brothers and sisters who were hurting—and who started…
Nonviolence: The Law of Love
Mention the Middle East, the Congo, or Northern Ireland, and eyes roll, shoulders rise, and expressions of helplessness take over…
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