Keynote address at FWCC-SOA Annual Meeting in 2003, soon after the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and the start of the Iraq war. Friends pastor from FUM describes growing up in Richmond IN and facing stressful situations as a young Friend, and proceeds into lessons about peace for the 21st century.
The Roots of Peace in Conflict
Conflict provides opportuntity for learning. Friends might think of themselves as being in a lifelong training process for creative conflict management.
How I survived my Halo
A Friend tells how she drew on both religious and psychological resources after major surgery and a lengthy hospital stay.
On Prayer for Others-and Ourselves (and) Walking with God
Two articles from Friends Journal; (1) Thoughts about intercessory prayer; (2) thoughts about the nature of the Divine or God and what it means when we pray to that being.
Identity, Authority and Community: The Experience of Two Friends at the Woodbrooke Consultation on Identity, Authority and Community
Article from Friends Journal & Quaker Life, from talk at Willamette QM of North Pacific YM, report back from Woodbrooke consultation before FWCC Triennial of 1997–exploration of “What Is a Friend?”
Mysticism and Activism: Learning from John Woolman
Michener Lecture to Southeastern YM.Earlham professor describes John Woolman’s prophetic ministry in the 1700s.
Remembering Agnes: A lesson in Nonviolence
Quaker historian and author recounts a remarkable experience she had while working in a mental hospital with her husband, who was a conscientious objector during the Second World War.
Belief Into Action
Historian from Philadelphia YM tells about Quakers witnessing for peace through the centuries, describing both spiritual and political aspects.
Drawing on Sources Eternal
Lectures given on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Religious Society of Friends in 1947
Simple Riches: Reflections on the Work of the Quaker Parent
Michener Lecture to Southeastern YM, 1995; A married couple from Philadelphia YM share about their family’s life living the testimony of simplicity. The husband grew up Roman Catholic and used to be a monk.
