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During my daily silent worship, an inspiration came to me and I want to share it with all of you. It is a message to any torturer, a plea that they may see the Light.

TO A TORTURER
Oh, Brother, how is it possible that you could commit the atrocity of torturing someone, another human being, just like you who like you has made mistakes, big or small? You are neither j...

If, as unprogrammed Friends, we are ALL ministers, what are the forms that our ministry might take? Are there forms of ministry we don’t recognize that are essential to creating the beloved community and growing closer to the Divine? We sometimes act as if vocal ministry is the “real” measure of a meeting. I have been in Ministry and Counsel meetings discussing how to get mor...

What forms do intentional/religious communities take? What is the intention to the gathering? Do we gather for community or for service? These kinds of questions have and will be continually asked and acted upon. A look at four of the intentional/religious communities that gather at 1272 Delaware can perhaps shine a light upon some of these questions.