Excerpts from Randall’s biography of Balch, “The Uncommon Bostonian.” Balch was a peace activist, founder of Women’s Int’l League for Peace & Freedom, and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946.
Alone on My Island
A Friend who was born in Greece and lived for many years in the USA later moved back to the town where he was born and describes here living among Greek Orthodox Christians.
Why I Deeply Love FWCC
The author tells about a time in her life when she had lost her faith in a God who would guide her life.
This I Have Longed For & Of a Growth in Grace Amidst Distressing Exercises of Spirit
Short writings by Mary and Isaac Penington describing their spiritual life in the 1600s. Pamphlet includes a 2-page biography of the Peningtons.
One Body with Many Parts
Talk given at FWCC 50th Anniversary. A South African Friend describes Quakerism in her country and what it was like for Black South Africans living under apartheid.
No Doubt
A Friend from Philadelphia YM whose daughter is disabled offers thoughts on seeing her daughter as a gift from God.
Connected to the Vine
Talk given at World Gathering of Young Friends in Britain in 2005; African-American Friend describes her spiritual journey through several different types of Christianity to end up as a Friend in Philadelphia YM.
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.
The Witness of Conservative Friends William and Frances Taber
A glimpse of the witness of Conservative Friends from the autobiographical perspective of the Tabers.
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.
