What Can Love Do?

Story of Hector and Susie Black’s decision to speak against the death penalty for the murderer of their daughter.

Conversations from the Heartland

Friends Journal article: Midwestern “liberal-type” Friend who home schools her children describes her communication with other home-schooling mothers who are fundamentalist Christians, and efforts to find common spiritual ground.

Teach Me Your Way, Oh Lord

Bible study presented at Sunday morning worship at the 21st Triennial of FWCC in New Zealand; looking for lessons in the Bible on how to be faithful witnesses to our faith in the 21st century.

Righteousness & Self-Righteousness

Talk by Friend from Ohio Valley YM to North Pacific YM in 1994. A meditation on righteousness, and how many religious people confuse it with self-righteousness; we all need to be more loving in our spiritual life and witness.

A Blessed Exchange

Friend from Mid-America YM and the Friends of Jesus Ministries in Kansas describes how she stays spiritually centered while she does her work.

God’s Presence in Trauma

Article from Quaker Life. Friends pastor from Indiana YM who works with prisoners describes when her home was invaded by an escaped prisoner and how she stayed spiritually centered.

A Quaker Declaration of War

Adaptation of talk given at Illinois YM in July, 2003; Quaker peace worker urges Friends to speak out more strongly for justice and peace in the world.