Travel

Engaging with a Monthly Meeting about Ministry

What does it mean to be called to public ministry within the Religious Society of Friends? What does it mean…

Gaining a New Perspective

This past Christmas, my younger son, Matthew, traveled to Ecuador to enjoy visiting a Latin American country and to celebrate…

FWCC and Affluent and Impoverished Friends

The October issue on the 70th anniversary of Friends World Committee for Consultation was a wonderful celebration of how Friends…

Mary Fisher: Maidservant Turned Prophet

When Friends in Moscow recently designed a postcard to share the message of Quakerism, the 17th-century Quaker they chose to…

Juarez Reflections

The three empty bird cages are stacked forlornly against the wall of the house on the small concrete paved patio,…

My Guatemala Journal

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

Post-Katrina Reflections

It is difficult to know where to begin; the catastrophe is of huge proportions and ranges from the most intimate…

Traveling with the Friends Directory

We planned our drive from California to the 2006 FGC Gathering carefully, arranging to meet our daughter and son-in-law at…

Quakerism for One

"Mariah, come to the office! You have a letter!" My boss was as shocked and excited as I was. It…

''Visitation and Hospitality among Friends

After I returned home from Continuing Committee of Illinois Yearly Meeting in the winter months of early 1999, my mind…