One rarely knows what is good for us and what is bad. Therefore if we knowingly put ourselves in the hands of Almighty, whatever happens must be deemed good. And I try literally to follow that precept.
Gandhi, "Letter to Francesca Standenath", April 1947

Category Archives: Call to Action

"Finding Christ in the Quaker Church"
Hrm...

I’ve been asked to contribute to an anthology about “Finding Christ in the Quaker Church”. If you, dear reader, know me well, then I’d be curious to hear what you think I might particularly be able to highlight or contribute to that conversation. If you, dear reader, do not know me well, then I’d be [...]

Got a question?
"Ask a Quaker..."

I have been appreciating Rachel Held Evans’ series where she finds people of different traditions and asks them questions. Being the kind of person who always wants to contribute back, I offered to do an “Ask a Quaker”, and she agreed! The way it works is that you ask questions in her comment field today, [...]

9/11 —
Is It the Tenth Anniversary, or the Hundred and Fifth?

Each year, when 9/11 rolls around, we are given a choice between two 9/11s. One is a 9/11 which is borne on and fuels hatred and division in our world. The hatred and division of September 11th expressed itself by transforming planes full of innocent people into missiles of war. Airplanes, instruments of peace and [...]