The author tells about a time in her life when she had lost her faith in a God who would guide her life.
A Treasure the World Knows Not Of
Excerpts from “Some Fruits of Solitude” and two other works by Penn, one being advice on spiritually centered family life.
Be Prepared to Give Reasons for the Hope That Is Within You
Talk given at North Pacific YM sessions in 2002 by the pastor of Freedom Friends Church in Salem OR. Lessons from the life of Peter and his efforts to express his faith in Jesus Christ.
Religious Social Concern: A Quaker View
Friend from Iowa Conservative and Pacific Y.M.s describes the Christian spiritual basis of his concerns for peace and justice.
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.
Friends’ Struggles Through the Years
Part of panel at 2003 Friends World Committee for Consultation Peace Conference, about the spiritual basis of the Friends’ peace testimony.
Military Service and Conscientious Objection
Friend from Baltimore YM and the Center on Conscience and War in Washington describes what conscientious objection to war is and gives a historical perspective extending into the 21st century.
An Orientation to Prophecy
Talk given at FWCC Triennial in Ireland, 2007; a British Friend calls for more prophetic ministry among Friends in the 21st century.
Quaker Contributions for the New Millenium
Quaker Lecture at Western YM, Aug. 1999. Dean of Earlham School of Religion gives thoughts on what Quakers have to offer the world as it enters the third millennium after Christ.
Islam from a Quaker Perspective
Friend from Pacific YM describes how he reached out a hand of peace to Muslims in his community after the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
