Spiritual perspectives on life and death, with references to Jesus, by a Friend from Philadelphia YM.
William Penn and the Poetry of Sorrow
An essay on grief as expressed by Penn. Written by a Friend who was chosen to become the tutor of the crown prince of Japan, the now-emperor Akihito.
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.
Crystals and the Breath of God
Astronomer recalls with awe a spectacular natural event that happened when he was a schoolboy.
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.
The Crone
One of the author’s series of stories about women who knew Jesus; this one fantasizes that the woman who anointed Jesus in Mark ch. 14 could also be the midwife who had delivered him in Bethlehem.
The Mother of the Sons of Zebedee
One of the author’s series of stories about women who knew Jesus; this one fantasizes that the mother of the disciples James and John became a faithful Christian along with her sons.
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.
A Call to Quakers for Stepped-up Evangelism
Talk given at FUM Triennial in Kenya in 2002. Kenyan Friend’s perspective on mission work, appreciating how some Christians have brought a message of peace.
What Jesus Means to Me: Jesus the Liberator
Backhouse Lecture to Australia YM in 1981. British Friend describes how the life and message of Jesus has influenced his work for peace and justice, mainly through work with the UN.
