Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church is a
Christ-centered, discerning, inter-generational community of Friends,
committed to discipleship and outreach to impact society locally and globally.
As I was growing up among Friends in my church in Bolivia, I heard that the patriarch Abram had walked with God. I was struck by the idea of walking with God. My ten-year-old mind wondered i... Read more
Nakba Day May 15 is observed by Palestinians as Nakba Day. Nakba is the Arabic word for catastrophe. The catastrophe that is observed is the partition of Palestinian land into two parts: 55%... Read more
Last week I brought my parents to visit the Discipling for Development (D for D) community of Musovu, in the Bugesera area of Rwanda. Hal and Nancy Thomas enjoyed hearing of the progress hap... Read more
I’ve been thinking about evil, and I see from the online social networks that I’m not alone. The latest crimes from Boston, Baghdad, and Tripoli are fresh evidence (as if we needed it!... Read more
A Reasonable Approach to War If some worthy person in a far off country is willing to die for his/her country and/or faith, then the least I can do is be willing to kill him/her (for the sak... Read more
The tragedy this week at the Boston Marathon reminds me of the need for faith communities across our nation to be places where people find hope in a culture of fear. There is something very... Read more
I am celebrating Easter this year in Kigali, Rwanda. I have been thinking all this week about how the gospel of peace, the result of the resurrection of Jesus, crosses boundaries. I have bee... Read more
We all bring something of ourselves to the table when we have a discussion. Perhaps it is positive and we are ready for God to speak to us through others. Perhaps it is negative and the disc... Read more
This Peace Month, as we approach the birthday of one of my heroes, Martin Luther King, Jr., I wanted to share this quote I recently came across from Parker Palmer: The insight at the heart o... Read more
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