Theology

Why Do The Unbelievers Rage?

We are witnessing another of the fierce assaults on religion and on theism that have recurred in the modern era.…

At the Movies: Reflections on the Testimony of Honesty/Integrity

In 1952, Ernesto Guevara de la Serna set off on a journey with his friend Alberto Granado. They traveled by…

Active Nonviolence and the Nickel Mines Tragedy

In his very thoughtful article about the Nickel Mines tragedy, "Forgiveness: An Amish Lesson for the Rest of Us?" (FJ…

Quaking with Confidence

  I’d like to clear up right away a question that seems to crop up repeatedly at these more public…

Addressing the Differences Among Friends

The painting Fierce Feathers, by James Doyle Penrose, is an iconic Quaker painting. It is set in the state of…

Chronicle of a Journey: Central America, 2008

On Paying Attention

Pray also for me, so that when I speak, a message may be given to me to make known with…

At the Gathering: A Lesson on Invisibility

Although I have less to report about the 2009 summer Gathering than I would prefer, due to another long week…

Long-Distance Relationships, Or, The Message I Didn't Give in Chapel Hill

Mary introduced us by email. By the time we met in person, Nora and I had pleasantly corresponded by email…

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…

Meeting the Seventh-day Adventists

Five years ago, a spiritual friend and I visited a couple of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) churches, where Adventism piqued my…
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