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Knowing and Sharing Our Faith and Its Historical Influence
Why isn’t there a cross?" asks a young boy, visiting with his 5th grade class from North Carolina. "Where does…
Paulette Meier
The Friends of Truth: A Case for Reclaiming Our Earlier Name
Though most Friends have forgotten it (or never heard it in the first place), the Friends of Truth was our…
Robert Griswold
A Perspective on the Quaker Sweat Lodge
I am responding to Chuck Fager’s recent letter on Friends General Conference and the Quaker Sweat Lodge ("Finding a Way…
Bruce Birchard
Whose DNA Is It Anyway?
What if your girlfriend asked you to take a DNA test before you got engaged? Or your employer wanted a…
Margery Post Abbott
The Aspirations of Andean Quakers
Yes, there are Quakers in the Andes—lots of them. And, yes, they have aspirations. Working with them, as a Quaker…
Newton Garver
On the Significance of Benches
In the final worship at a recent session of Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative), I found myself reflecting on the keynote…
Liz Oppenheimer
QUNO: Supporting Multilateralism
The Quaker United Nations Office, located in New York and Geneva, represents Quakers at the United Nations and other intergovernmental…
Laurel Townhead
Misunderstanding Quaker Faith and Practice
You’ve probably heard a conversation like this between members and attenders of the modern, unprogrammed Religious Society of Friends: “What…
Terry Wallace
A Quaker Speaks from the Black Experience
The history, role, and involvement of African Americans in the Religious Society of Friends have been subjects of long-standing interest…
James Fletcher
Questions for Quakers about Cars
On a cold, rainy day in Maine around Thanksgiving 2005, I got rid of my car. Bright yellow maple leaves…
Benjamin J. Vail
Things I Ponder while Sitting in Meeting
Nearly every Sunday morning we have visitors to our Quaker meeting for worship. They enter the front door tentatively, peering…
Philip H. Gulley
Challenging Certainty
I believe that Friends are called to reflect anew on our relationship with animals. This concern dates back at least…
Scott Simon
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