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Dear Reader For years firms have used the word Quaker to indicate honesty and integrity in business. As we enter into the 21st century, is the name Quaker still equated with integrity in the same way? What are your thoughts? This month three writers share their experience of Friendly integrity. Oliver Kisaka addresses the issue of integrity related to the African Quaker church. Gary Fisher looks at the challenges to integrity in the workplace and Chester Cheeseman addresses teen peer pressure and integrity. An excerpt from a new British book formulates business Advices and Queries for both employers and employees. Continuing on the practical side are several "Ideas That Work" including a free software program written by Dan Cooperstock of Toronto Friends that tracks donors, issues receipts and even mail-merges. Inspirational articles by John Myers (Hands), Ray Armstrong (Honor vs. Respect), and Tim Basford (God's Heart) help us grow closer to God through Christ. And check out our new Quaker cartoonist from Evanston Friends, Joel Erkenswick, with his offering of "Waiting at the Light." Let us maintain integrity in word and deed. Holding to the simplicity of truth, let us keep free of oaths. Remember how widespread and diverse are the temptations to grow rich at the expense of others, and how apparently harmless indulgence often leads by degrees to wrong-doing. Let us avoid and discourage every kind of betting and gambling and commercial speculations of a gambling character. (New England Yearly Meeting Advices) Blessings in Christ, Trish Edwards-Konic

COVER STORIES 10 Integrity Oliver Kisaka Simiyu Exploring the foundation of integrity, Oliver Kisaka then applies it to Kenyan Quaker church life. 12 Integrity: What Would You Do? Gary Fisher Using a business situation as a starting point, Gary Fisher ends with a mathematical equation of integrity. 14 Good Business: Ethics at Work The Quakers and Business Group Six sample Advices and Queries are excerpted from the book--a must have for every Friend! 16 Demonstrating Integrity Through Accountability Chester Cheeseman III Considering peer pressure on teens, 16-year-old Chester Cheeseman won a contest with this essay.   FEATURES 4 Valiant for Truth 4 News from Friends United Meeting 7 News 17 Bible Study Jan Hodson 18 Salt and Light Bruce Bishop 19 Ideas That Work 21 Turning Points Ray Armstrong 22 Reviews 26 Passages 28 Classifieds 29 God's Heart Tim Basford 30 Meeting Directory 34 Viewpoints 35 The Back Bench Tom Mullen

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