Embracing God's Gentle Love
It is easy to be hard on ourselves and hard on other people, but what if we practiced gentleness? And what if we believed that God’s posture toward us is gentle?That’s the message that Quaker pastor H...
7 Elo 202430min
A Quaker Road Trip: Touring the Quaker Scenic Byway
Thousands of Quakers left the American South in the 1800s because of their anti-slavery beliefs. And many of those Friends settled in Ohio. On today’s episode, local historian Christine Snyder takes u...
31 Heinä 202436min
Michael Birkel on Quakers, Mysticism, and Reading the Bible
As a professor at Earlham College, Michael Birkel was known for his dynamic and thoughtful teaching style. As an author, he is known for capturing Quaker theology and practice in an accessible way. To...
18 Heinä 202436min
What Do Quakers Believe?
Unlike most Christian traditions, Quakers intentionally have no creed and so, of course, the question they get asked the most is: What do Quakers believe? There are no easy answers, but we’ve posed th...
10 Heinä 202437min
Quakers in China
We don’t hear much about Quakers in China, but from the very early days of the faith, Friends felt called to go to the Far East. On today’s episode, we explore the history of Quaker missionaries in Ch...
3 Heinä 202439min
Swimming With Spirit: Growing Out Of A Colonial Mindset
On today’s vocal ministry episode, Quaker pastor Mark Pratt-Russum shares a message inspired by a recent trip to Hawaii in which he was confronted with the uncomfortable marriage of Christianity and c...
12 Kesä 202433min
The Making of Monopoly: How Quakers Shaped the World's Most Popular Board Game
Monopoly is a game of wealth and property…or is there more to it? In this episode, we explore the twisty history of the world’s most popular board game, from its anti-capitalist origins to the Quakers...
5 Kesä 202428min
Can Somebody Say Amen?: Inside A Quaker Church In Kenya
This week we’re sharing our first international vocal ministry episode by taking you inside a Kenyan service! While visiting Kisumu, Kenya, our colleague, Hannah Mayer got to visit Friends Church Many...
22 Touko 202443min
