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
Transforming the Visible: A Contemplative Among Activists
Canadian Friend in the UK who cannot do social action because of illness reminds us of the need to keep prayer and spiritual balance as the grounding of all of our action.
Darkness Is as Light with Thee
An Australian Friend living in the UK became blind and describes how his faith sustains him through the experience.
What Can Love Do?
Story of Hector and Susie Black’s decision to speak against the death penalty for the murderer of their daughter.
In Prison–Yet Free
A German Friend who was imprisoned by the Nazis for not cooperating with their hateful laws describes how the women in her prison tried to encourage each other and be kind.
Kicked by God
Korean Friend describes his life and his conversion to Christianity and then Quakerism.
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.
On the Way to Harmony: The Spiritual Disciplines of a Christian Reconciling Ministry
Keynote Address to FWCC-SOA Annual Meeting, Greensboro, 2001. Friend from New England YM describes her work with the World Council of Churches, seeking common ground with other Christians from around the world.
Instruments of Peace and Love in the Hands of God
Chapter from book “Walk Worthy of Your Calling.” Cuban pastor’s short history of what life was like in Cuba YM in the 1960s and 70s and how he came to the ministry.
