Peace

Courage and Compassion

It is a joy and a challenge, but also often a frustration, to prepare issues of Friends Journal months in…

Peace Is Patriotic

So we're at war.

Advent: Darkness, Waiting, Light, and Hope

Last year, as Advent approached, it was the beginning of a very difficult time for me and my family. The…

Reflections on the Events of September 11

I am grateful for the opportunity to speak with you at what is so clearly an urgent time. With your…

An Open Letter from an Israeli Quaker

Here in the Middle East we do indeed have a sad situation, with grievances on both sides. I and many—if…

No Creed Is Not the Same as No Theology

A Short Course on the Theology of Friends It has long interested me that members of unprogrammed meetings of the…

Working for Peace

Perhaps one of the most difficult dilemmas presented by our Quaker testimonies is the tension between seeking to address that…

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…

Dilemmas of Our Peace Testimony

The history of the Quaker Peace Testimony is full of dilemmas and never a simple doctrine. Indeed, it seems to…

Seeking Justice – Praying for Peace

And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him. Then the Lord…
Reflection

A Psalm for New Year’s Day

New Year’s is a holy day when we celebrate the gift of time, the primeval gift, the majestic gift from… Wallace T. Collett