Theology

One Quaker's Response to the Pope

Paul Anderson of Evangelical Friends International, Northwest Yearly Meeting, and George Fox University has shared with me his long contribution…

One Response after Another

I appreciate Newton Garver’s review of my response to the Vatican, and I am also grateful for being welcomed by…

The poetry of God

I greatly appreciated the wide variety of perspectives in your March issue on the nature of the Divine. As a…

Thinking Again about God

Near the beginning of meeting one morning a Friend spoke, saying that despite continuing efforts, she was still not able…

Genesis 1.0

In the beginning, it was a two-day job, three at the outside; but you know how it is with construction.…

Living with Beggars

The man walking toward me grinned broadly from several feet away, and at first I thought he was being friendly.…

Ministry and Money in the Experience of Earlier Friends

The connection between money and ministry is such a hot-button issue for many unprogrammed Friends. It might be useful to…

Money as a Proxy for the Gifts of Spirit

Between a Christian distrust of wealth and witnessing massive contemporary greed, it’s no wonder we react to money in emotional…

Quaker Money, Old Money, and White Privilege

“As a birthright Friend, she really knew her antiques.” This comment opened a testimony to the life of a beloved…

What is Truth?

An early Christian bishop and martyr was offered the choice of escaping a fairly horrific death if he would deny…

Wait and Watch: Meeting for Worship as Spiritual Practice

When I first began attending meeting for worship I did not know what to expect. I knew that Quaker meetings…

Zen and the Quakers: A Meditation

At Friendship Meeting in Greensboro, N.C., a few years ago, our Friend DeWitt Barnett told of the time he was…
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