Spiritual Growth

Sitting Closer to the Front

I remember vividly the year I moved from my home near Cincinnati, Ohio, to New Jersey to start my career…

Being Still

"Be still and know that I am God." Ps. 46:10 A few hundred yards off the Appalachian Trail in Maine…

Writing Personal Queries

We Friends have queries instead of creeds. Creeds are statements of beliefs. Queries are questions asking to what degree we…

Learning to Love Paul Wolfowitz, and Other Impossible Tasks

My activities that Sunday morning were supposed to be Christmasy and result in life actually improving in some small way…

Paul: I Witness a Friend's Difficult Calling

I feel how Paul is connected solidly to the Root. I feel honored to have been witness to an important…

The Living Tithe

Still, I've made a step toward that goal by opening myself to transformation into someone who more deeply lives the…

Three Weddings, One Marriage

We did not set out to have three weddings. We were both married before and were in our 50s and…

Transitioning in the Light: A Quaker Community's Journey across the Gender Divide

I was feeling terribly alone on that cold February evening as I placed the call to Carole Hoage. Muscles knotted…

Hope: The Faith Basis For Our Peace Testimony

As we are gathered together in worship, I am reminded of the words from the prophet Zechariah who called God’s…

An Afternoon's Walk

After a period of rainy, dreary days, one of them Thanksgiving, where depressed, dark eyeballs were so tired that they…

Forgiveness: Giving Up All Hope for a Better Past

"There can be no peace without reconciliation, no reconciliation without forgiveness, and no forgiveness without giving up all hope for…

Holy Yielding: A Lesson from the Gathering

Last April, I was asked to lead a workshop for the Gathering this past summer. I had not planned on…
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