by Minga Claggett-Borne | Sep 20, 2018 | Israel-Palestine Unveiled, Palestine-Israel Homeland 2018
September 20, 2018 Where is the land of milk and honey? Is the Fertile Crescent the beginning of civilization? The Middle East is a crossroads of Asia, Europe and Africa, why is the US military so entangled there? The land caressing the Jordan and Euphrates rivers is...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | Jun 21, 2018 | Quakers in the Field
June 14, 2018 Quakers have joined in the Poor People’s Campaign (PPC) for these last two months. Every Monday for 5 weeks, we have gathered near Boston Common. Yes, Friends were ruffled and hot. Yes, Friends raised their voices against the liars and gluttons in our...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | May 14, 2018 | Inspiration from Sages
The world is sweet and dripping with Spring. Holy abundance has sprung underfoot. My heart quickens at the sweet flute of finches, the hum of the first bees at the cherry blossoms. Wasps, lizards, chipmunks and coyotes learn to adapt to this explosion of Spring. And...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | Apr 16, 2018 | Light In Action
A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death. —Martin Luther King, Jr. How can I remove myself from the war economy? Jesus’ message is to drop the sword and find...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | Apr 12, 2018 | Quakers in the Field
Quaker Worship Feb 25, 2018 — Spoken Ministry I asked the Holy One for water, and I was given ice. I asked the Holy One for warmth, and I was given the embers of a dying fire. I asked the Holy One for truth, and I was given an ancient poem. In my confusion, I asked...