People are discovering the power of active nonviolence,ā began seasoned peace activist and Friend David Hartsough at the start of [ā¦]
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A Global Nonviolent Peaceforce
Amber Gravett, Elizabeth Markham, Nicole Perry, Juliana Rosati, and Molly Wilson were interns for Friends Journal during summer 2002.
Posted in: FeaturesWind and Sun
I was listening in on a heated eāmail interchange about the American Friends Service Committeeās Afghan blanket project. Someone was [ā¦]
Pamela Haines, a member of Central Philadelphia (Pa.) Meeting, gives her attention to families, economic justice, right sharing, and urban greening.
Posted in: FeaturesCan 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 [ā¦]
Mary Lord is a member of Adelphi (Md.) Meeting. This address was delivered to the annual meeting of Friends World Committee for Consultation, Section of the Americas, in Philadelphia, Pa., on Friday, March 15, 2002.
Posted in: FeaturesTerrorism and the Practical Idealist
When I encountered Quakerism for the first time as a young man, I was struck by the sheer boldness of [ā¦]
George Lakey is a member of Central Philadelphia (Pa.) Meeting, under whose care he is performing a ministry of nonviolence. He is director of Training for Change (http://www.trainingforchange.org) and is coauthor of Grassroots and Nonprofit Leadership: A Guide for Organizations in Changing Times. © 2002 George Lakey
Posted in: FeaturesQueries for ActivistāMinded Quakers
Queries: In contemplation on our inner guidance toward action, do we search the Bible and other sources of spiritual wisdom [ā¦]
David Trumper, a member of Valley Meeting in Wayne, Pa., is a retired technology equities analyst and technical writer.
Posted in: FeaturesCourage and Compassion
It is a joy and a challenge, but also often a frustration, to prepare issues of Friends Journal months in [ā¦]
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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 [ā¦]
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May 2020: Friends Face a Pandemic / Thin Spaces
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A Quaker Retirement Community Faces the Pandemic by Nancy Thomas
Worshiping Online with Friends by Katie Breslin
Communing Together Virtually by Greg Woods
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Seventh Annual Student Voices Project
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God in the ATM by Kat Griffith
Two Meditations on the Intrusion of the Divine into My Daily Life by John Andrew Gallery
A Parallel Universe by Jennifer Kavanagh
Channeling Agape for Those on Their Final Journey by Diane DāAngelo
Grounded in God by Michael Wajda
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(Two Poems for Saint ThĆ©rĆØse of Lisieux) by Sarah Law
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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. [ā¦]