Spiritual Growth

Heaven and Hell

I was a relentlessly curious kid, so naturally I joined the crowd of children outside the open door of the… Charles David Kleymeyer

”But Who Is My Neighbor?

It was Wednesday night at the 2006 Friends General Conference Gathering in Tacoma, Washington. I had been spending the evening… Bob Schmitt

Comforting the Comforter

Meals on Wheels. Last delivery of the route. Molly. A lonely old widow. I wait patiently as she tells me… George Gjelfriend

My Guatemala Journal

Friday, August 11, 2006 —From Libertyville to Guatemala City My mission for this journey to Guatemala is to conduct community… Maurine Pyle

A Call to Spiritual Discipline

I was 16 years old when I attended meeting for worship for the first time. Also present were a woman… John Calvi

Fala Hates War

Pablo Picasso’s Peace Dove is tattooed on my right shoulder. I rarely get angry and almost never raise my voice.… Alex Hutter

The Nature of God

Where does the concept of God come from? We humans, as a sentient, introspective, inquisitive species, seek out answers to… Steve Angell

Recognizing that of God in each other

I was distressed by Marty Grundy’s review of Godless for God’s Sake (FJ Nov. 2006). I hear echoes of 1827… Susan Furry

Journeying in Darkness

When I was in the second grade I received a Bible, a gift from my Sunday school. In the New… Melody Brazo

Remembering Patricia

I met her at work, answered when she called our hotline and, later that day, welcomed her at our shelter… Janeal Ravndal

On the Significance of Benches

In the final worship at a recent session of Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative), I found myself reflecting on the keynote… Liz Oppenheimer

Misunderstanding Quaker Faith and Practice

You’ve probably heard a conversation like this between members and attenders of the modern, unprogrammed Religious Society of Friends: “What… Terry Wallace
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