Chapter from Kelly’s book “The Eternal Promise,” about early Friends, particularly George Fox, and the vision they had about spiritual insights coming directly from God.
Learning to Go in Peace
Keynote talk at sessions of Philadelphia YM in 2008, by pastor from Northwest YM, exploring the peace testimony and its Biblical basis and how we can live it in the 21st century.
Practicing the Gospel of Hope in the Nuclear Age
A Friend from New York YM sees the film “Gandhi” and makes observations about efforts to transform the world using violent and nonviolent means; he includes examples from the Bible, Quaker history, and other sources.
You Are Your Brother’s Keeper—The Divine Imperative
Keynote talk given at FUM Triennial sometime in the early 1980s. Pastor from Kenya urges us to live with integrity and peace, rather than becoming enmeshed in materialistic things.
Wrestling with the Peace Testimony: In Spirit and in Truth
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.
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.
Friends’ Peace Witness in a Time of Crisis: A Report from the FWCC Conference…
Summary of the final panel discussion from the Friends World Committee for Consultation Peace Conference of 2003.
The Cool Green Hills of Earth
“Sermon preached at Mohawk Mountain House in New Paltz, NY.” Friend from New England YM pleads for human beings to show respect for God and the planet and to live more ecologically centered lives.
Answering the Love of God: Living Our Testimonies
Keynote speech by a Kenyan Friend at 1997 FWCC Triennial in Birmingham, England. If we truly accept God’s love, then we must use the spirit of love to help our fellow human beings.
Nonviolent Resistance: The Third Way
Article originally in Yes! Magazine with title, “Can Love Save the World?” Thoughts on pacifism after Sept. 11, 2001, from a Christian perspective.
