I’ve said that when I was Director of Quaker House (2001-2012) I had the best Quaker job there is. But I didn’t always feel that way. In fact, my initial stance was emphatically the opposite. Now that the job is open again, it’s worth describing how and why that changed for me. This is a … Continue reading Quaker House, 9-11 and Me: Arguing With God
Help Us Fill The Best Quaker Job There Is Are you worrying this week about Russia invading Ukraine and starting a European/NATO war? What about China vs. Taiwan (& the U. S.)? And/or the Uighurs? Then there’s the rise of authoritarianism in country after country that used to be at least sort of democratic? (Like … Continue reading Now — A Great Quaker Job Is Open
Christian Peacemakers Kidnapped in Baghdad When I saw that headline, John Stephens had already called me with the news: Quaker Tom Fox and three other members of the Christian peacemaker Teams’ group (CPT) in Baghdad had been kidnapped. John’s call came just after Thanksgiving, late November, 2005. I was driving south from New York City, … Continue reading Tom Fox & Thanksgiving Past: 2005
A Flashback to December 2021: The other day I went to lunch with my buddy Micah at my favorite diner, Elmo’s. It was busy & we talked & ate for a couple hours. At a nearby table, several Middle-aged folks were sitting with a much older woman. I didn’t “pay them any mind” until a … Continue reading Santa Went to Lunch in Durham . . .Not Making This Up
I’m So. Joe Biden loves Nantucket for Thanksgiving. Been going there for decades. He’s staying at some billionaire’s place. How do I know? Why, Politico tells me so. Doesn’t surprise me. I’ve stayed there a few times. Not in the billionaires’ section, of course; or with a security detail. But I loved it too, like … Continue reading Joe Biden’s Nantucket, And Mine