Forum, April 2023
Friends and the liturgical seasons I cannot tell you how much I appreciate “Lent with the Episcopalians” by Margaret Kelso (FJ Feb.). My childhood included those same stories, but I never even began...
View ArticleForum, May 2023
Doomy headlines I take strong issue with the title and caption used for the article by Friend Anita Bushell (“Zoom Spells Doom and Gloom”) in the March 2023 issue. Neither the title nor subtitle (“The...
View ArticleForum, June-July 2023
Choosing in a sea of abundance Thanks to Deborah B. Ramsey for sharing the beauty and traditions of her family (“Soul Food Reimagined,” FJ May). I am sure any food choice she shares in the warmth and...
View ArticleForum, August 2023
Honesty in politics “Honesty above all” is missing in modern-day political activities (“Why We Need More Quakers in Politics” by Carl Abbott and Margery Post Abbott, FJ June-July). Honesty should be...
View ArticleForum, September 2023
Changing meeting memberships Andy Stanton-Henry’s “Three Common Fallacies of Quaker Leadership” (FJ June-July) is a great article, informative and helpful. I recommend its wise words for every meeting...
View ArticleForum, October 2023
Shaping our meetings, nurturing our journeys Thanks to Olivia Chalkley for writing “Young Adults Want What Early Friends Had” (FJ Sept.). At my first Friends General Conference Gathering, I took a...
View ArticleForum, November 2023
Hearing and feeling God’s voice Thank you for Andy Stanton-Henry’s “All the Way Back to George Fox” (FJ Oct.). Quakerism was a charismatic movement of the Spirit when it began, and it has lost a great...
View ArticleForum, December 2023
More than words How can we Quakers turn our words of concern and care for one another and our fellow beings into more than words? Holding one another, Quaker or not, “in the Light,” is a hopeful...
View ArticleForum, January 2024
Constant search for God in all situations Thanks to Steve Chase for sharing his traumatic experience in the West Bank and word of U.S. Quakers’ increasing efforts to work for peace (“Speaking Up for...
View ArticleForum, February 2024
Plagiarism The poetry publishing world has been in an uproar in recent weeks over the revelation that a serial plagiarist named John Kucera (aka John Siepke) has had stolen poems published in a number...
View ArticleForum, March 2024
Joy, curiosity, and gladness My favorite part of “Welcoming Joy and Spirit through Accessibility” (by Brittany Koresch with editorial support from Angie Miller, FJ Feb.) is their centering of joy! The...
View ArticleForum, April 2024
Praying for results Peter Blood-Patterson’s article on holding in the Light (“We Are All Held in Love,” FJ Mar.) really spoke to me. I have always felt that praying for a particular result was risky....
View Article
