As someone who played Oregon Trail on school computers as a kid, this meme causes laughter and cringe simultaneously.

Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!

As someone who came to Quakerism from Catholicism, I often find myself missing the Eucharist, the artwork, the “smells and bells”… I’ll sometimes return to confession and Mass just to receive the Eucharist. Part of me accepts purely spiritual sacraments while another part wants something tangible.

We had a relatively spur-of-the-moment Called Meeting at the Meetinghouse today and, throughout it all, I couldn’t stop thinking of how grateful I was for everyone there - how much I loved them all. I truly would not be the same without the DSFM.

Truth.

“Between God and man stands no one - not God-man, not angel, not advocate. Nor is intercession or intervention required. As nothing comes between soul and body, father and child, potter and vessel, so nothing separates man from God, Soul of his soul, his Father and Fashioner.” - Milton Steinberg

Today, Israel has launched a full military takeover of Gaza City, escalating famine and genocide. We urge the U.S. and global community to act now to stop it and hold Israeli leaders accountable.

Wisdom from John Woolman!

Quaker rep on Jeopardy today! Got it immediately.

“Our real problem is the formation of the right spirit. No changes in the proportions of wealth and poverty would be adequate, though they might produce favouring conditions. No political reorganizations would work the miracle… (1/2)

Each day I receive a “Daily Quaker Message” via email and today’s message was this quote from Merton. I decided to add it to a picture I took here in Duluth last fall.

I don’t read much fiction, but I love the Quaker Midwife Mysteries! #currentlyreading

Today’s Daily Quaker Message speaks to my condition.

Attending the 2025 Stephen G. Cary Memorial Lecture at Pendle Hill, featuring my Friend Max Carter, via Zoom tonight. I only wish I could be there in person!

On this day in 1966, Star Trek first beamed into living rooms across America. None of us could have imagined then the journey it would set us on. And not just the cast and crew, but the millions of fans who would find hope, inspiration, and community in its vision of the future.

#currentlyreading I have two more Christian-themed books arriving tomorrow. Once I finish this one and those two, I think I might have to take an extended break from Christian books - and maybe even religious books in general. I’m starting to experience serious burnout.

As a socialist, I have serious issues with the Democratic Party, but I find myself continually grateful for my state’s Governor.

So I run a page on Facebook called “The Friendly Historian”, where I post about Quaker history and occasionally spirituality. I was thinking of changing my name on here to “The Friendly Historian” as well. What would y’all think of that?

Finally got a frame for my copy of “The Presence in the Midst” and put it on my wall!

Wore that hoodie I shared a couple days ago to a Gaza Vigil today!

Today's Daily Quaker Message. Read the full quote: dailyquaker.com

Another beautiful reading from “Daily Readings from Quaker Writings”.

Shoutout to my Friend Lloyd Lee Wilson! I first saw him in QuakerSpeak videos, then met with him when I visited NC in 2023. Since then, he has become a mentor on my spiritual journey - he’s always willing to email or meet via Zoom. I just felt called to express my gratitude for his council today.

This article is both depressing and fantastic.

Beautiful words from Thomas Kelly!

Fascinating overview of some of the differences between Joseph John Gurney and John Wilbur in “Portrait in Grey: A Short History of the Quakers” by John Punshon. I’ve always considered myself on the border between Hicksite and Wilburite. Meanwhile, I’ve never cared much for Gurney.

Really loved the episode of @theequaker.bsky.social about Benjamin Lay! Temps are finally starting to stay below 70 in Minnesota, so I’ll be able to break out this hoodie soon!

From “Portrait in Grey” by John Punshon This Friend speaks my mind.

“Rufus Jones was far more interested in incarnation than atonement, for he saw Christ as a revelation of a way of life rather than the key figure in some cosmic sacrificial drama that alters our lives over our heads.” - John Punshon, “Portrait in Grey” This summarizes my own views nicely.

Hello from Duluth-Superior Pride!

Jim Martin speaks to my condition. outreach.faith/2025/08/does...

100% of immigrants were created in the image of God.

Fantastic article in Friends Journal about Rufus Jones! I admit I’ve not read nearly as much by or about him as I should have. www.friendsjournal.org/a-fine-union...

“[Margaret Fell] waited for that of God to rise within her and bless her with that indescribable feeling of peace and light. But it was as if God, if He indeed dwelt within her, was as failing in strength as she.” - Jan de Hartog, “The Peaceable Kingdom” These lines speak to my recent condition.

Great video from @quakeitup.bsky.social! I admit, I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with George Fox. I love so much of his wisdom, but he also seemed like a bit of a self-assured annoyer, with his walking into steeplehouses and interrupting services. youtu.be/UPBva0LCoMc?...

I’m starting to remember why I deleted my original account and think that I made a mistake in returning to this app. I really do spend too much time on social media.

#currentlyreading A novelization of the origins of Quakerism in England and the “Holy Experiment” in Pennsylvania.

Those in power have diluted the Gospel throughout history, turning Jesus into some law-abiding capitalist who was totally fine with power and wealth. Whether the Catholic Bishops, the Southern Baptist Convention, or the Quorum of the Twelve, the Gospel has been so sanitized.

Fantastic article by Jim Fussell in the August 2025 issue of Friends Journal! 5/5 stars.

I’m #currentlyrereading “Primitive Quakerism Revived” by Paul Buckley and this text is just 🔥🔥🔥

I was uncertain about this book when I first bought it - I’m not usually a fan of graphic novels - but it was fantastic! It truly showed Benjamin’s ardor as well as the hateful responses he received from fellow Friends.

This Friend speaks my mind.

If anyone here is also on Facebook, I’ve started a page for Quaker history. I’ll share stories, facts, and random anecdotes from the history of the RSF as I feel led. Feel free to follow! www.facebook.com/share/p/1BHb...

"You will say, Christ saith this, and the apostles say this; but what canst thou say? Art thou a child of Light and hast walked in the Light, and what thou speakest, is it inwardly from God?" — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #2

The stories we tell matter. I know this not from watching but from memory. I was just a child, held behind barbed wire in a U.S. internment camp, when an atomic bomb obliterated Hiroshima—killing members of my family.

Everyone in the world needs to practice an hour of waiting worship simultaneously. Maybe if we had more silence, stillness, and opportunity to consider life, things wouldn’t be so crazy.

When I returned to Christianity after 12 years, I needed a more structured and tangible faith, so I converted to Catholicism. However, over time, that need waned and I realized I experienced Christ’s presence just as much in the Silence as I did in the Eucharist. (Text in image by Brent Bill)

Our life is love, and peace, and tenderness; and bearing one with another, and forgiving one another, and not laying accusations one against another; but praying one for another, and helping one another up with a tender hand. Isaac Penington, 1667

I’ve finished rereading “The Dispossessed”! That book is absolutely incredible, but it always takes something of an emotional toll on me. Now I need a break from fiction, but have no unread nonfiction books in my library. So this is what I’m #currentlyREreading

People who oppose welfare programs, claiming they believe in “small government”, while supporting our nearly $1 trillion military budget are absolutely laughable.