Thanking would lose meaning if we thanked for everything.Thanking another person involves a value judgement: there mustbe something worthy of thanks…. When the believer thanksGod for his creation, it seems to be a thanksgiving for his life asa whole, for everything, including the good and evil withinhis life, since despite such evil, thanking God is […]
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Native American Heritage Month and Rancocas Friends
Presentation for the Community of a Lenni-Lenape Speaker visiting from Oklahoma Delaware Lenape Peoples
Lenape Speaker John Thomas talking at Rancocas Friends Meeting 5pm on November 20th
Rancocas Friends Meeting will be having a guest Speaker, John Thomas, who is a native Lenape on November 20th at Rancocas Friends Meeting, 210 Main Street, Rancocas, NJ, 08073. Mr. Thomas is a native Lenape, and his topic is the Lenape Way of Life. It starts at 5:00 and ends at around 7:00. Most Lenape […]
On Norman Morrison’s B’earthday
Fire of the Heart: Norman Morrison’s Legacy in Viet Nam and at Home By Anne Morrison Welsh “Fire of the Heart: Norman Morrison’s Legacy in Vietnam and at Home” is available as a Pendle Hill Pamphlet #381 (2005) Resources: On the next 1st Day. On Any Day. On the Sabbath. On Norman Morrison, or Aaron […]
“Silly” Perspective: Restorative Justice in Contradictions
In the context of current political landscapes, where a Trump-Vance presidential ticket may confront a multi-racial alliance of Democrats led by the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, it is crucial to maintain a focus on principles.
What will you do to Celebrate World Quaker Day on October 6? Join FWCC global worship
We are inviting Friends to read and share the epistle and the tapestry from the World Plenary with your local Friends community. You may also visit a Quaker meeting or church that is different from yours and read and discuss the epistle, and/or the tapestry document with that community. If you need help finding a […]
Hisham Awartani is Palestinian American: Grew up in Ramallah; came to the USA after Friends’ School
May 28, 2024 Hisham Awartani joins Brown University students presenting divestment proposal to board members The mood at the hill was celebratory after the students presented their divestment proposal, but Awartani was already focused on the next step in the process: the full university board vote on the students’ divestment measure in the fall. (Olivia […]
Reparations: As Shared by Friends of Color
The problem is not the question about reparations itself rather it’s the limits of my imagination.
Remembering & Celebrating Fire Inside II:
What some have done to protest the arms race all over the world;” Resistance in the face of war and their personal experiences in actions.
Crosswicks at the Crossroads – Take a drive back into history on Crosswicks 250th anniversary
Quaker settlement Crosswicks endured numerous occupations. Come! Visit lands, ports, roads and farms with us.
The Crosswicks Meetinghouse bore witness to at least one skirmish during the American Revolution. As you stand here today, it’s important to remember the rich history that unfolded in this very place!
