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.
Crystals and the Breath of God
Astronomer recalls with awe a spectacular natural event that happened when he was a schoolboy.
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.
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.
In Quietness and Confidence
Friend from Philadelphia YM offers thoughts on centering down spiritually and learnng to pray.
