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Happy Birthday, Mercer Street Friends

Mercer Street Friends (MSF) in Trenton, New Jersey, turned 50 in 2008, a milestone that for people typically marks a… Andrea Lehman

The Peace Testimony and Armed Forces Emergency Services

It’s 3:45 am when my pager wakes me. I speak to a man who is quite upset: his sister has… Stasa Morgan-Appel

Gifts of Eldering

I had planned this year to take a break from FGC Gathering. Polly, my partner of 27 years, couldn’t come… Wendy C. Sanford

Unpalatable Truths

I thought I knew the costs of war. They had fueled my outrage over the arrogance, the ignorance, and the… Burton Housman

Questions to Ask Military Recruiters and Yourself

Have you, a friend, or a family member ever wondered if the military was the best option for a job… Don Lathrop

Threshold Choirs

Five years ago, after attending a workshop by Richard Lee on Meetings for Healing, I started a Meeting for Healing… Melody Johnson

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

Meeting for Soup

I rarely help out with First-day school, but they needed a substitute one Sunday, so I volunteered. In the days… Eileen Flanagan

Love and Accountability

I started thinking about issues of responsibility for people with progressive, long-term disabilities because of my friend Teddie. (For Teddie… Diane Pasta

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… Patty Levering

Challenging Certainty

I believe that Friends are called to reflect anew on our relationship with animals. This concern dates back at least… Scott Simon

Living Our Convictions

Faithfulness The first call is to God, to faithfulness. Out of faithfulness rises the call to live in peace. In… Nadine Hoover
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