Talk given at FWCC Peace Conference in NC, 2003; Canadian Friend offers insights on the so-called “War on Terror” from one of the neighbors of the USA.
On Listening: To God and to Each Other
Talk given by Friend from Philadelphia YM at a spiritual retreat in 1983. Thoughts on listening to the voice of God in our hearts and in those around us.
On Confirming the Deepest Thing in Another
Friend from Philadelphia YM offers thoughts on how Quaker schools can be spiritually centered, and what such centering is, with examples from Christianity and other religions.
To Make Us Whole and Free: A Memorial Tribute
Four excerpts from the writings of a British Friend who moved to India and worked with the Gandhian movement. The titles are “Discipline,” “Sharing Our Faith,” “Growing Into Saints,” and “Judgment–A Quaker View.”
The Witness of Conservative Friends William and Frances Taber
A glimpse of the witness of Conservative Friends from the autobiographical perspective of the Tabers.
Resurrect My Voice
Poems by the Evangelical Friends missionary, some in the form of prayers for guidance and insight into what God’s will is for her life.
Learning to Learn: The Journey of a Cross-Cultural Public Friend
Chapter from book “Walk Worthy of Your Calling.” Friend from Northwest Y.M. describes her missionary work in Bolivia, with vivid descriptions of initial culture shock and slowly getting to feel at home.
Reflections of Light: Quaker Poets of Today*
Contemporary poetry by two Friends
Open Worship
Pamphlet prepared for pastoral Friends of Reedwood Friends Church, Northwest YM, about how Friends in silent meetings stay spiritually centered with listening hearts to hear the messages of others and decide when they have received a message that needs to be shared.
In Deed and Word: Excerpts from ‘The Vocation of Witness’ in The Company of the Committed
A chapter from his book. Professor from Earlham School of Religion and Indiana YM urges us to boldly declare our Christian faith and let our lives show it.