QuakerSpeak Podcast

How do Quakers “love thy neighbor”? For Michael Birkel, it meant crossing religious boundaries to have meaningful conversations with his Muslim neighbors. Watch the video! --> fdsj.nl/quran Support us on Patreon --> fdsj.nl/patreon2 Subscribe to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Music from this episode —> www.jonwattsmusic.com

How can Quakers play a role in racial healing? According to Sterling Duns, it’s going to take a lot of dreaming. Watch the video! --> fdsj.nl/racial-healing Support us on Patreon --> fdsj.nl/patreon2 Subscribe to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Music from this episode —> www.jonwattsmusic.com

As Quakers, we have a practice of regularly asking ourselves tough questions. As Doug Gwyn points out, it helps us to live more authentic and integrated lives. Watch the video! --> fdsj.nl/quaker-query Support us on Patreon --> fdsj.nl/patreon2 Subscribe to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Music from this episode —> www.jonwattsmusic.com

As a social worker, Melody George feels passionate about what she calls “mental diversity” in faith communities. How are Quakers in a unique position to build this diversity? Watch the video! --> http://fdsj.nl/mental-health Support us on Patreon --> fdsj.nl/patreon2 Subscribe to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Music from this episode —> www.jonwattsmusic.com

What is the Quaker approach to peace activism? For Anthony Manousos, it means that peace starts within. Watch the video! --> http://fdsj.nl/quaker-peace-activist Support us on Patreon --> fdsj.nl/patreon2 Subscribe to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Music from this episode —> www.jonwattsmusic.com

Quaker painter Adrian Martinez works in solitude yet craves the communal silence of Quaker worship. We talk with him about art, spirituality, and how a poor kid from D.C. wound up painting for U.S. presidents. Watch the video! --> http://fdsj.nl/quaker-painter Support us on Patreon --> fdsj.nl/patreon2 Subscribe to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Music from this episode —> www.jonwattsmusic.com

Why would you choose to be a Quaker? We asked 8 longtime Friends; we were blown away by their responses. Leave us a comment! --> http://fdsj.nl/why-quaker Support us on Patreon --> fdsj.nl/patreon2 Subscribe to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Music from this episode —> www.jonwattsmusic.com

What happens when you try to sit in silence for an hour? In this week’s QuakerSpeak podcast, seven Quakers offer stories about the challenge of being alone with one’s thoughts and the opportunity for grace and true communion on the other side. Full video and transcript --> http://fdsj.nl/quaker-worship-pt1 Support QuakerSpeak on Patreon! --> fdsj.nl/patreon2 Subscribe to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Get the DVD! --> www.QuakerSpeak.com/DVD QuakerSpeak is recorded and edited by Jon Watts —> www.jonwatts.com

Niyonu Spann, the Quaker founder of Beyond Diversity 101, talks about her idea of heaven and how she invites everyone (including white men) to fully bring it. Subscribe on iTunes --> fdsj.nl/QuakerSpeak-iTunes Full video and transcript --> http://fdsj.nl/niyonu-spann Support QuakerSpeak on Patreon! --> fdsj.nl/patreon2 Subscribe to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Get the DVD! --> www.QuakerSpeak.com/DVD QuakerSpeak is recorded and edited by Jon Watts —> www.jonwatts.com

What does it take to be a Quaker? The six Friends in this week’s video explain that it’s simple, yet potentially radical. Subscribe on iTunes --> fdsj.nl/QuakerSpeak-iTunes Full video and transcript --> http://fdsj.nl/monica-quaker Support QuakerSpeak on Patreon! --> fdsj.nl/patreon2 Subscribe to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Get the DVD! --> www.QuakerSpeak.com/DVD QuakerSpeak is recorded and edited by Jon Watts —> www.jonwatts.com

Many Quakers have experienced the public confusion between Quakers and the Amish. Max Carter clears it up, once and for all. Subscribe on iTunes --> fdsj.nl/QuakerSpeak-iTunes Full video and transcript --> http://fdsj.nl/max-carter-amish Support QuakerSpeak on Patreon! --> http://fdsj.nl/patreon2 Subscribe to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Get the DVD! --> www.QuakerSpeak.com/DVD QuakerSpeak is recorded and edited by Jon Watts —> www.jonwatts.com

How will we avoid succumbing to the crises facing us as humans and as residents of planet Earth? According to Marcelle Martin, a Quaker practice may hold the key. Subscribe on iTunes --> fdsj.nl/QuakerSpeak-iTunes Full video and transcript --> http://fdsj.nl/marcelle-martin Support QuakerSpeak with a subscription to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Get the DVD! --> www.QuakerSpeak.com/DVD QuakerSpeak is recorded and edited by Jon Watts —> www.jonwatts.com

This week on the Quaker Speak podcast: Noah Baker Merrill discusses sacramental living, Quaker Voluntary Service, and how our Quaker prophetic witness can transform the world. Subscribe on iTunes --> fdsj.nl/QuakerSpeak-iTunes Full video and transcript --> http://fdsj.nl/quakers-transform-world Support QuakerSpeak with a subscription to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Get the DVD! --> www.QuakerSpeak.com/DVD QuakerSpeak is recorded and edited by Jon Watts —> www.jonwatts.com

When these four Earlham College students were standing in line for hot dogs, one of them cracked a joke about something being a "Quaker Problem". Little did they know it would become a full-on international meme within the course of weeks. Subscribe on iTunes --> fdsj.nl/QuakerSpeak-iTunes Full video and transcript --> http://fdsj.nl/quaker-meme Support QuakerSpeak with a subscription to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Get the DVD! --> www.QuakerSpeak.com/DVD QuakerSpeak is recorded and edited by Jon Watts —> www.jonwatts.com

Victoria Greene’s son Emir was killed in 1997, one of countless victims society ignores. Now her ministry is to support families of murder victims and bring attention to the fact that every murder is real. Subscribe on iTunes --> fdsj.nl/QuakerSpeak-iTunes Full video and transcript --> http://fdsj.nl/victoria-greene Support QuakerSpeak with a subscription to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Get the DVD! --> www.QuakerSpeak.com/DVD QuakerSpeak is recorded and edited by Jon Watts —> www.jonwatts.com

Eden Grace explains how the sacred discernment of seemingly trivial decisions can transform the world. Subscribe on iTunes --> fdsj.nl/QuakerSpeak-iTunes Full video and transcript --> http://fdsj.nl/quaker-decision-making Support QuakerSpeak with a subscription to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Get the DVD! --> www.QuakerSpeak.com/DVD QuakerSpeak is recorded and edited by Jon Watts —> www.jonwatts.com

Quakers threw out everything they saw as “empty forms” in the church of their day, including communion and baptism. Earlham School of Religion professor Michael Birkel explains why. Subscribe on iTunes --> fdsj.nl/QuakerSpeak-iTunes Full video and transcript --> http://fdsj.nl/quakers-dont-take-communion Support QuakerSpeak with a subscription to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Get the DVD! --> www.QuakerSpeak.com/DVD QuakerSpeak is recorded and edited by Jon Watts —> www.jonwatts.com

Quakers say that “God dwells within everyone.” What does it look like to take that seriously? Subscribe on iTunes --> fdsj.nl/QuakerSpeak-iTunes Full video and transcript --> http://fdsj.nl/im-always-at-quaker-meeting Support QuakerSpeak with a subscription to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Get the DVD! --> www.QuakerSpeak.com/DVD QuakerSpeak is recorded and edited by Jon Watts —> www.jonwatts.com

How do Quakers read the Bible? While there may be many approaches, they all share a common thread, as Paul Buckley explains. Subscribe on iTunes --> fdsj.nl/QuakerSpeak-iTunes Full video and transcript --> http://fdsj.nl/quakers-bible Support QuakerSpeak with a subscription to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Get the DVD! --> www.QuakerSpeak.com/DVD QuakerSpeak is directed by Jon Watts —> www.jonwatts.com

“The Quaker testimony on equality began in worship, and it began with the experience that women were called by the Spirit of God to speak in the ministry.” Subscribe on iTunes --> fdsj.nl/QuakerSpeak-iTunes Full video and transcript --> http://fdsj.nl/quaker-women-in-ministry Support QuakerSpeak with a subscription to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe QuakerSpeak is directed by Jon Watts —> www.jonwatts.com

Justimore discusses being a Gay Christian Pastor in Kenya, homosexuality in Africa, and coming out as gay in Kenya. Subscribe on iTunes --> fdsj.nl/QuakerSpeak-iTunes Full video and transcript --> http://fdsj.nl/coming-out-in-kenya Support QuakerSpeak with a subscription to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe QuakerSpeak is directed by Jon Watts —> www.jonwatts.com

The act of creating music from Quaker spiritual writings helped Paulette Meier through a difficult time in her life. These songs are unlike anything you’ve ever heard. Subscribe on iTunes --> fdsj.nl/QuakerSpeak-iTunes Full video and transcript --> http://fdsj.nl/quaker-faith-song Support QuakerSpeak with a subscription to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe QuakerSpeak is directed by Jon Watts —> www.jonwatts.com

Why are Quakers pacifists? We talked with George Lakey about Quakers’ call to struggle, the myth that violence works, and how that’s all changing. Subscribe on iTunes --> http://fdsj.nl/QuakerSpeak-iTunes Full video and transcript --> http://fdsj.nl/18VVc87 Support QuakerSpeak with a subscription to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe QuakerSpeak is directed by Jon Watts —> www.jonwatts.com

We asked a diverse group of Friends what they find most valuable about silence in Meeting for Worship. This is what they said. Subscribe on iTunes --> fdsj.nl/QuakerSpeak-iTunes Full video and transcript --> http://fdsj.nl/quakers-and-silence Support QuakerSpeak with a subscription to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe QuakerSpeak is directed by Jon Watts —> www.jonwatts.com