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A Friend’s Testimony on Domestic Violence?
We are called upon to love the loveless and the unlovable, to reach out to the racists and the torturers,…
Time to Lay Down William Penn’s Sword
The story of William Penn and his sword is deeply embedded in Quaker mythology; so deeply, it seems, that it…
Quaker Spiritual Disciplines for Hard Times
an the spiritual disciplines of early Friends help us through hard times in the 21st century? The very question of…
Mickey Edgerton
Muriel (Mickey) Wesner Edgerton is openly self-effacing. Punctuated by her distinctive giggle, she characterizes herself as a "blabbermouth," an "extrovert,"…
A Quaker Feminist’s Perspective on Transsexual Concerns
From the January 2002 issue of Friends Journal What moves me, a biological woman who is happy with my lot,…
Dulany Ogden Bennett
With William Penn, 300 years ago, Dulany Ogden Bennett’s ancestors came to what is now Chester County, in suburban Philadelphia.…
Tom Ewell
Tom Ewell may be one of the few Friends whose clearness committee didn’t clear him on the first try! He…
The Miracle of Forgiveness: A Journey of the Heart
Seeds, whether planted by the human hand or sown by the wind, endure. Covered by earth they rest unseen, waiting…
‘The Power,’ Quaking, and the Rediscovery of Primitive Quakerism
"The Power of the Lord," or just simply, "The Power," was a very important concept to the early Quakers, but…
Arlene Kelly
One of the difficult issues for Quakers is leadership. Somehow we know we need leaders, yet we are all supposed…
On Seeking Membership (and Other Things)
After seven years of regular attendance at University Friends Meeting, Seattle, I decided to seek membership in the Religious Society…
Spiritual Materialism
A Quality of loss Affecting our Content As Trade had suddenly encroached Upon a Sacrament. —Emily Dickinson Not long ago,…
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