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The Wandering Leadings of the Spirit
A great swoop over my head, and a steady beat of wings. Suddenly a dark shape banks, turns, and disappears…
The Iraq War and its Implications for Quakers
Every day, the war in Iraq gets more deadly and less defensible. Regardless of what the U.S. government says, the…
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…
Christmas 1944
The small photo shows three children smiling, each clutching a book, waving to someone behind a third-story window. It is…
The Power of a Snowflake
Whenever your efforts to make the world a better place seem to be completely unproductive, futile, and hopeless, think of…
Spiritual Direction as a Resource for Friends
Friends come to their meetings out of some kind of spiritual hunger—a desire for belonging and encouragement in making the…
Thoughts about God
The psalmist asks God, "What is man that Thou art mindful of him?" My text is the reverse, asking, "What…
On Answering Terror: Responses to War and Peace after 9/11/01
Answering Terror is an anthology of articles and reflections, largely drawn from Friends Journal, that deal with Quaker reactions to…
Activism from a Place of Peace
There are two ways to be an activist: from a place of pain—anger, self-righteousness, blame, or despair—or from a place…
Challenging Certainty
I believe that Friends are called to reflect anew on our relationship with animals. This concern dates back at least…
''What Was Special about This Year's FGC Gathering
What an incredible week we had at the Friends General Conference Gathering! Sixteen hundred Friends gathered near Tacoma, Washington, for…
Negative vs. Positive Rules
I’m at Friends General Conference Junior Gathering, serving as support staff with kids entering third and fourth grades. Some members…
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