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Everything is Connected (abridged)

• Authored by:
• Peterson Toscano

Excerpts from the keynote presentation to North Pacific Yearly Meeting; July 27, 2017; University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington

On Home (September 2017)

Of Quakers and Corporations

• Authored by:
• Bill Durland

George Fox and the early Quakers made their witnesses to authentic and original Christianity public by their testimonies. The English word, testimony, derives from the Latin word for “witness,” which is primarily an outward expression “to the whole world … actions and words, intended to proclaim, demonstrate and convince” (from The Quaker Peace Testimony, Friends House, London, 1993).

On Superiority (July 2013)

Talking Truth about Military Recruitment

• Authored by:
• Kate Connell

[Join Kate Connell online in November to talk about Truth in Military Recruitment. See https://westernfriend.org/event/truth-and-military-recruitment-nov-16]

On Cliques (September 2021)

Race and Faith (abridged)

• Authored by:
• José Santos Woss

[The following text was drawn from a complete manuscript of José Santos Woss’s keynote talk, which is published at: https://westernfriend.org/media/race-and-faith-unabridged]

On Cliques (September 2021)

Lives of Conscience

• Authored by:
• World War II Conscientious Objectors

Conversations with World War II Conscientious Objectors

On War (January 2013)

From Empire to Beloved Community - Unabridged

• Authored by:
• Steve Chase

From Empire to Beloved Community

On Love (September 2013)

Queer Quaker Kinship

• Authored by:
• Damon Motz-Storey

The first time I worshipped with the Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns (FLGBTQC), I experienced a profound sensation that spirit was moving in a way I had never felt before. I entered the room after navigating a sprawling and meticulous college campus in Greeley, Colorado, and encountered an energy that I could immediately tell was unique among spaces at that FGC Gathering. I don’t even remember any of the words spoken in ministry that day, but I do remember feeling that a weight had been lifted from my shoulders and I could breathe more freely.

On Home (September 2017)

The Revolution According to Mark

• Authored by:
• Paul Christiansen

Two years ago, I was one of those people who flinched every time I heard the word “Jesus.”  When I told this to my friend Joe Snyder, he said, “Read the Bible. That'll take care of that flinch.” And then he told me about Mark.

On Power (March 2013)

A Quaker Patriotism

• Authored by:
• Warren Ostrom

Find a lesson plan here, for using this article with children in First Day School.

On Patriotism (January 2014)

Simplicity and Our Complex Economy

• Authored by:
• Greg Regaignon

Simplicity runs in opposition to modern life.  Thousands of people, and potentially hundreds of companies, are involved in the production, distribution, and sale of something as simple as a pencil or a cup of coffee – to say nothing of a pair of sneakers, a movie, or a car, or providing a service like a mutual fund or a night in a hotel room. 

On Production (May 2014)