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Differences along the Path towards Equal Marriage
When seeking inclusivity in marriage minutes, it is tempting to focus on similarities between same-sex and opposite-sex couples. There are…
Two Moms Are Better than One
Finally, the conductor collected our train tickets. "Good. Everyone’s straight now," he said. "I’m not," replied my mother. The conductor…
When My Meeting Had My Back
Bitter laughter isn’t my usual response when I look into my new issue of Friends Journal, but a few years…
The Miracle of Death
On May 10, 2006, my wife and partner of a quarter century, Deborah "Misty" Gerner, who was under treatment for…
Divine Love in Action
I first met Michael Baldwin and Uriel Orellano when they attended a Couple Enrichment workshop led by my husband and…
FGC's Couple Enrichment Program
Friends General Conference’s Couple Enrichment Program is a ministry of couples who, recognizing the divine center of committed relationships, support…
Clearness Committees at the Crossroads of Our Working Lives
The fork in the road—it’s an experience that affects many of us at one time or another in the course…
Gifts of Eldering
I had planned this year to take a break from FGC Gathering. Polly, my partner of 27 years, couldn’t come…
Sharing about Personal Faith
My first FWCC experience was the 1999 Section of the Americas Annual Meeting in Whittier, California. The theological and cultural…
Facilitating Interreligious Weddings
Since the fall of 1989, I have been involved as a kind of facilitator for three weddings, held in the…
On Listening
When I ask you to listen to me and you start by giving advice, you have not done what I…
Love and Accountability
I started thinking about issues of responsibility for people with progressive, long-term disabilities because of my friend Teddie. (For Teddie…
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