Lessons from 1842, when Indi­ana Friends were torn between anti­slav­ery and partisanship.

I’m start­ing to won­der if it’s time to revis­it that 19th cen­tu­ry advice, and step back. I’ve seen too much of the cor­rupt­ing influ­ence of par­ti­san­ship. I’ve seen too many argu­ments from peo­ple who know bet­ter about which peo­ple are not real­ly peo­ple. I’ve too many friends who have become polit­i­cal argu­ments which do not respect their humanity.

1842: The cost of compromise 

Reflec­tions on Eli­jah and Levi Cof­fin after read­ing Eli­jah Coffin’s “Life with Reminiscence”

Michael’s ‘Deep Thoughts’