Quaker Media for the 21st Centuryhttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mmcbwnbijd2dToday’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe20 May 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcbwnbijd2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mm7rgbsihp2aQuaker author, speaker, and teacher Parker Palmer joins us to explore the tension between the world's demands for success, and our soul’s need for integrity. He invites us to let go of forced outcomes and instead live with simple faithfulness to our unique gifts. https://quakerpodcast.com/quaker-author-parker-palmer-on-how-to-let-your-life-speak/19 May 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7rgbsihp2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mm5avq7pg524Hobart Quaker Meeting in Tasmania is the oldest meeting in Australia. English Friends James Backhouse and George Washington Walker arrived in Hobart in 1832, holding the first meeting for worship soon after and formally establishing the meeting the following year.18 May 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5avq7pg524https://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mm2culzl3q24Today’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe17 May 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2culzl3q24https://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mlxsg22qt72pToday’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe16 May 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxsg22qt72phttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mlvpgaizhu2pWhen the meeting for business devolves....15 May 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvpgaizhu2phttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mlqonxkjeq2pThis month our daily devotional email, the Daily Quaker Message, has a quote a day for parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, teachers, members of worshipping communities – anyone who spends time with children. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe13 May 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqonxkjeq2phttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mlo5xo3s4a2lDiscover how Friends Fiduciary is taking a seat at the shareholder's table, using Quaker values to persuade global brands to put humanity over quick profits. https://quakerpodcast.com/how-to-invest-like-a-quaker/12 May 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo5xo3s4a2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mllnq72gdj2lIt’s wedding season! Have you ever been to a wedding where the couple marries themselves? Here's what to expect at a Quaker wedding.11 May 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllnq72gdj2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mlgmmywrpf24Today’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe09 May 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgmmywrpf24https://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mle46yozcq2yHappy Mother’s Day to Elizabeth Hooton, who “mothered” a young George Fox. He was 22 and she was 47 when he came to the door of her farmhouse to share his experiences of faith. She became his first convert and his mentor, helping him find his voice in the early days of the Quaker movement.08 May 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle46yozcq2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3ml73hvhixx2yToday’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe06 May 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml73hvhixx2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3ml4kr4x3n724This week on the podcast, Quaker minister and scientist Brian Drayton joins us to explore how we can engage in the deep spiritual formation required to respond faithfully to the climate crisis. https://quakerpodcast.com/brian-drayton-on-a-quaker-approach-to-the-climate-crisis/05 May 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4kr4x3n724https://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3ml22ggu3uz2aGary Kurtz, producer of the Star Wars movies “A New Hope” and “The Empire Strikes Back”, has been called the “father of the Force.” Over the course of many late-night conversations with George Lucas, the two determined that in Star Wars, the Force would be... (cont. in thread)04 May 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml22ggu3uz2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mkx4d3g2ds2aToday’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe03 May 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkx4d3g2ds2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mkulupdhye2aToday’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe02 May 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkulupdhye2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mksivdpld62oJeremiah Dixon was an English Quaker surveyor and astronomer. He was written out of Raby Meeting in Durham in 1760 at the age of 27 with this minute: “Jery Dixon, son of George and Mary Dixon of Cockfield disowned for drinking to excess.” (Continued in the thread...)01 May 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksivdpld62ohttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mknhuqtgig24Today’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe When I go up to kiss my sleeping children and linger with them, in quietness and love, that is prayer. Citation: Anne Hosking, 1984 Member of South Wales Area Meeting29 Apr 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknhuqtgig24https://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mklapwiqvf2dThis is a great article about how Quakers in Monteverde, Costa Rica are supporting families deported there by the US. Zack Jackson recently did a more in-depth interview with one of the migrants on Thee Quaker Podcast. You can listen to it here. https://quakerpodcast.com/mobilizing-quakers-for-immigration-justice-with-afsc/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/world/americas/trump-deportees-costa-rica.html?unlocked_article_code=1.d1A.287o.rsgN8Bh6X7n-&smid=nytcore-ios-share&fbclid=IwY2xjawRd0_5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEemc4hfgtqdCmwFVz3uLZfCmvGOpYVMZhPDLHOvoExDmJQfFRWr4C2zxzYhPU_aem_MuHQriVT2cT0m13hcjoObQ28 Apr 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklapwiqvf2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mkihaw3owj2yCanada is the second largest country in the world by area, but is home to just 1,000 Quakers. How did they get there, and how do they stay organized across all that space?27 Apr 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkihaw3owj2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mkfj36mgqj2aToday’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe26 Apr 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfj36mgqj2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mkcymjhbss2aI am called into this moment, and I don’t know what I’m called to do, but the notion that there is a great need and the world is depending on us is something I feel in my bones. Citation: Annika Fjelstad, 2026 Quaker educator and activist25 Apr 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcymjhbss2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mkavqdgmnk24A Quaker riddle: I reformed where sorrow filled the air, In prison cells of deep despair. With Quaker faith and steadfast care, I brought new hope to women there. Who am I?24 Apr 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkavqdgmnk24https://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mk3utve4vm2dToday’s Daily Quaker Message. DailyQuaker.com/subscribe Hope has nothing to do with what you think is going to happen, and everything to do with where you point your life, sometimes in spite of the odds, rather than because of them. Citation: David LaMotte, 2025 Quaker musician and author22 Apr 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3utve4vm2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mjwtvnnomk2dIs this the most remote Quaker meeting in the world? See if you can guess where it is… (I’ll put the answer in the comments tomorrow!)20 Apr 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwtvnnomk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mjtvu6v37w2aToday’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe19 Apr 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtvu6v37w2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mjrfe4ohjf2xToday’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe18 Apr 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrfe4ohjf2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mjpcjzrw2s2p“I know Martin Luther hated Indulgences, so no maple syrup. Am I doing this right?”17 Apr 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpcjzrw2s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mjkbjsdl4s27Today’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe15 Apr 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkbjsdl4s27https://bsky.app/profile/theequaker.bsky.social/post/3mjfam4wezx27Do Quakers pay taxes? Most Quakers pay their taxes just like everyone else. But some Friends feel led by conscience to refuse to pay taxes because some of that money funds war, state violence, environmental damage, and other harms.13 Apr 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:vxsu6i2o7hvip4hjqhk2cslg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfam4wezx27