QuakerSpeak Podcast

How do you know if members of your family were Quakers? Here’s how to research your Quaker ancestry. Watch the video! --> https://fdsj.nl/quaker-ancestry Support us on Patreon --> fdsj.nl/patreon2 Subscribe to Friends Journal —> fdsj.nl/FJ-Subscribe Music from this episode —> www.jonwattsmusic.com

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