by The Quaker Oracle | Nov 11, 2023 | Quakerism, Queries, Wisdom
Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the Earth.Psalm 46:11 In this modern world where our minds are going at 100 miles an hour, it’s too easy to go at such a fast pace that we forget to make room for God. We...
by The Quaker Oracle | Nov 8, 2023 | Quakerism, Queries
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.Ephesians 5:8 We have all dwelled in darkness. We have all found comfort in the darkness. The darkness is familiar. The darkness is cozy. The darkness is where we are at home...
by The Quaker Oracle | Sep 25, 2023 | Quakerism
A Quaker minister is someone in the Meeting who’s seen as having a special talent for ministry. How Quaker ministers look and what they do can be quite different between the various Quaker groups or yearly meetings. Some Quaker Meetings are programmed and these...
by The Quaker Oracle | Sep 13, 2023 | History, Notable People, Quakerism
Mary Dyer, a name now synonymous with religious freedom and the price of conscience, was a Quaker woman who, in the face of oppression, stood tall against the theocratic regime of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Executed in 1660 by the Puritans for her religious...
by The Quaker Oracle | Sep 11, 2023 | Podcast, Quakerism
Listen to this episode on The Podcast at the End of the Universe ••• Quakers, or the Religious Society of Friends, originated in the mid-17th century in England during a period of religious and political turmoil. The emergence can be seen as a reaction to the...