Dear Friends, … Wow! What a night last Thursday! Before an overflow crowd in Harvard Square, CMM celebrated 45 years of living out the vision of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.I was so excited and humbled as
My recent trip to Jordan was sponsored by the Jordanian Tourism Board (JTB). JTB sponsors several publicity tours each year in order to entice readers and followers of its tour members to travel to Jordan and help its economy.
By Rachel Stacy … It’s been over a week since I’ve last posted. My Lenten project had to be put on hold while I finished out my travels through Jordan. For those of you who have not been following my posts on Friends Journal’s website, I was traveling for the…
John Marsh writes: … Welcome to QUF and to Friends! I became a Quaker in the late 60s and shortly thereafter began sitting zazen at the Zen Center on Mount Baldy. This eventually yielded to Theravadan practice with Rodney Smith and to Zen…
By Anthony Manousos … I couldn’t resist this pun (and for those of you who are addicted to punning, I recommend John Pollock’s excellent new book, “The Pun Also Rises”). Paul Lockey, a Buddhist newcomer to Quakerism, just wrote about the affinities…
A discussion of Quaker blogging and Universalism would not be complete without mentioning quakerquaker.org for its Universalist discussion group (see http://www.quakerquaker.org/group/universalism). Quakerquaker.org deserves not only mention but commendation for being the nexus…
In response to Steve Davison’s statement: “I know that Universalists have abandoned the divine source for Quaker faith and practice and relocated that source in the individual, so your post faithfully represents the Universalist leading on this matter,“ Charley…
Rachel Findley, a Northern California Friend, wrote in response to the question: “Would John Woolman be a blogger?” … John Woolman was a serious communicator. He wrote pamphlets, letters, and a journal. He traveled widely in North America and England, speaking with…
In response to the question—“Is blogging Quakerly?”—Steven Davison, a member of Yardley (PA) Friends, wrote this entry, using as an example the 18th century American Quaker John Woolman, known for his opposition to slavery, concern for the poor, and…
