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Spiritual Growth
A Testimony on the Effects of Combat from a United States Army Officer
I cannot tell you much about the Peace Testimony of Friends; I have only read about it in books. I…
Restorative Practices as Practical Peacemaking
A restorative and holistic approach to peacemaking is urgently needed in a world where violence is an integral part of…
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…
The Divine Palette
An old and dear Friend died this week. And it made me think, once iagain, about the Light Within. My…
Home Training
Mama sometimes stayed home from church on Sunday, saying, "I can worship God just fine right here in the kitchen…
A Dog's Buddha Nature
In the fall of 1968 I had moved away from a disbanding communal living situation on New York’s Long Island,…
The Terrorist's Stories
I was talking to my boys, Gurney and Ammon, about religious conviction and the choice of community of spirit, while…
Vibrant Meetings Grow the Religious Society of Friends
In 2007, Friends World Committee for Consultation reported 35,413 unprogrammed Friends, about one-tenth of 1 percent of the U.S. population.…
Jesus: What Does He Matter?
Jesus’ name is not commonly spoken among unprogrammed, liberal Friends (at least not those I am familiar with), and it…
Pile It On! Stuff and a Spiritual Journey
Sometimes a strong image will appear to me during meeting for worship. About two years ago I had a very…
On Falling in Love with a Weed at Pendle Hill: A Letter to My Wife, Kathleen
Dear One, Today a flower caught my eye—a little yellow flower that grows everywhere here at Pendle Hill in the…
Reflections from Death Row
How long have you been on Texas death row? I committed this crime in August 1991. I wasn’t a suspect…
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