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The Ministry of Prison Visitation
The first time I visited the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, one of the prisoners asked me why I…
Rwanda: Escaping the Victim-Abuser-Rescuer Triangle
There is that of God in each of us. This is a fundamental tenet of Quaker faith. But perhaps there…
The Quaker Peace Testimony, Economics, and the Common Good
Quakerism and Economics of the Common Good English Quaker John Bellers (1654- 1725) was the first social thinker to advance…
A Challenge to Friends
Susan Corson-Finnerty is away, which gives me the welcome task of preparing this column. For us at Friends Journal, November…
Earthcare from the Cubicle
Easing your Workplace into Sustainable Practices One Monday morning, red wiggler worms greeted my co-worker from the coffee machine. And…
Naming Our Own Radical Faith
In the Gospel of Matthew, in the record of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches his disciples, saying, "Blessed…
What is a Peace Church?
What does it mean to be a peace church in 2008? As a member of the Religious Society of Friends,…
The Gift of the House of the Peaceable Kin-dom
In my youth I was a comic book geek. Occasionally one might hear me cheekily go off about their ability…
The Power of Fearful Faithfulness: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy For Friends
In March, I received an invitation to this summer’s Friends General Conference Gathering in Johnstown, Pa. Pulling the flyer from…
From Surplus to Big Plus
Every so often, many of us are lucky enough to be at the right place at the right time to…
Quaker Relief during the Spanish Civil War
One gray morning in early February, a small group of Friends was finding its way to an encounter with 70…
Bearing Witness with Their Lives
We have an occasional department in Friends Journal called "Witness," in which reports and reflections on individual actions taken are…
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