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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…
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…
A Quaker Speaks from the Black Experience
The history, role, and involvement of African Americans in the Religious Society of Friends have been subjects of long-standing interest…
The Iraq War and its Implications for Quakers
Every day, the war in Iraq gets more deadly and less defensible. Regardless of what the U.S. government says, the…
Questions for Quakers about Cars
On a cold, rainy day in Maine around Thanksgiving 2005, I got rid of my car. Bright yellow maple leaves…
Things I Ponder while Sitting in Meeting
Nearly every Sunday morning we have visitors to our Quaker meeting for worship. They enter the front door tentatively, peering…
Christmas 1944
The small photo shows three children smiling, each clutching a book, waving to someone behind a third-story window. It is…
Spiritual Direction as a Resource for Friends
Friends come to their meetings out of some kind of spiritual hunger—a desire for belonging and encouragement in making the…
Thoughts about God
The psalmist asks God, "What is man that Thou art mindful of him?" My text is the reverse, asking, "What…
An Inspiring Issue
When we editors decided upon the theme for this issue, "What Are Friends Called to Today?," I had a feeling…
The Temptation to Do Something: A Quietist Perspective
Many people think that Quietists were people who liked quiet, and that the Quietist period in Quaker history was so…
Friendly Vocations
What does it mean to live vocationally? Living out of a sense of calling is radically different from other motivations.…
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