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.
John Woolman, Quaker Saint
Talk given to a class on Quakerism in 1980; short biography of John Woolman with emphasis on his work for social justice and peaceful relations between white Americans, African Americans, and Native Americans/Indians.
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.
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.
Why Do You Still Read That Old Thing?
Bible study given at Pendle Hill in 1996. Friend from North Carolina YM (Conservative) tells what the Bible means to him and how it is relevant to his work to make the world a better place at the end of the 20th century.
Encounter with the Taproot
Plenary address to Lake Erie YM in 1997. Friend from North Carolina YM (Conservative) offers perspectives from the Bible and Quaker history on the nature of God and the best way for human beings to express the divine will in our lives.
Conversations on the True Harmony of Mankind and How It May Be Promoted
One of Woolman’s last writings; fantasy conversations between a “laborer” and other men who are rich, mostly demonstrating the testimonies of simplicity and living with integrity.
Self-Giving Love
Talk given at World Conference of Friends in The Netherlands in 1991. Japanese Friend gives example of how we can live in Christian-type “self-giving love.”
