Quake It Up

MASSIVE news! Quake It Up is now (slowly but surely) on Spotify! Eventually, all episodes will be on and I hope to continue to upload episodes to both platforms going forward! If you would like to subscribe and listen, here is the link! open.spotify.com/show/73TbZBK...

📣 New Video! Ever left worship feeling like everyone else is more spiritual than you? Quaker spirituality isn't a competition. In this video, I discuss how to stop comparing yourself to others and find your own path. 🕯️ youtu.be/trYw9cv4pm8 #quakers #quakerism #spiritualgrowth

Had a great time with @sjlingwood.bsky.social on a @woodbrooke.bsky.social course on how liberals could evangelise their faith. Obviously, a topic close to my heart. Was re-reading my notes this morning, I loved the message of being theologically modest but spiritually sure. Something to chew on. 🕯️

📣 New Video! Why do atheists become Quakers? What draws people who don't believe in God to a faith built around silent worship, equality and spiritual experience? Most importantly for Quakers, what does this say about Quakerism today? 🕯️ #quakerism #quakers #atheist youtu.be/o97yUHqXiqs

📣 New Video! Liberal Quakerism has changed dramatically throughout its existence. But has it really ended, and what is emerging in its place? I’ve been thinking about this one for a while. Let me know what you think! #quakers #quakerism #britishquakers #olivercromwell youtu.be/XlS4pFS7cHI

Who’s going to be the hero this time?

📣 New Video! Today, I am looking at the mistakes rookie Quakers often make, once meeting starts to become familiar and comfortable, how do we continue to grow in faith and challenge ourselves? youtu.be/o8ge88cpFKM #quakerism #quakers #britishquakers

📣 New Video! What did Samuel Pepys really think about the Quakers? From persecution and William Penn to some very strange rumours about strings around Quakers’ wrists… join me for a trip into Restoration England and Pepys’s diary! #quakers #britishquakers #quakerism youtu.be/DVtjOR_rhyw

I’m going to make a Quaker Worship Journal (QWJ ™️). It’s gonna get WILD. 🕯️

📣 New Video! In this one, I attempt to visit all EIGHT Quaker meetings in Cornwall in just ONE day! Summer traffic, sheep, rain, sunshine, bingo players and getting lost all stand in my way. Can I make it to all eight before the clock runs out? Come along for the road trip. youtu.be/msJPr40Xs8E

'Quakerism absorbed?... No!... There is room yet for the teaching of the Inward Light, for the witness of a living God, for the reinterpretation of the Christ in lives that shall convict the careless, [&] language that shall convince the doubting' (John Wilhelm Rowntree).

📣 New Video! Today, I am looking at what makes a Quaker. Most people come to Quakerism from outside the faith. So, are there signs that these people might become Quakers? What could they be? #quakers #quakerism #britishquakers youtu.be/FcuSyU2VLJM

📣 New Video! William Penn once called Quakerism 'Primitive Christianity Revived'. But was he right? Today, I look at what he meant, whether his argument is convincing and look at some of the similarities and differences between Quakerism and the Early Church. youtu.be/v0-tMIesu4M #quakerism

📣 New video! Can you be socially anxious and still be a Quaker? I’m exploring the positives and challenges of Quaker meetings for socially anxious people, with practical advice for taking that first step. #quakers #anxiety #quakerism #britishquakers youtu.be/yOKF4UIE51A

I really don’t get why people hate on Radio 3 Unwind. I literally love it all, it’s well thought through, provides a structure and playlists people want with a nice mixture of genres, hosts and natural sounds. A lot of love.

‘He [Eärendil] walked in the deserted ways of Tirion, and the dust upon his raiment and his shoes was a dust of diamonds, and he shone and glistened as he climbed the long white stairs.’ (Tolkien, The Silmarillion, p.248)

📣 New Video! What on earth was one of the most famous philosophers of all time doing spending time with the Quakers? What did he think of them? What would he make of us today? You guessed it, it's finally time for VOLTAIRE AND THE QUAKERS! #quakers #quakerism #voltaire youtu.be/z6hHoReQZ7Q

New Video! Can Quakerism thrive in the digital age? I sat down with JON WATTS, founder of QuakerSpeak and Thee Quaker, to talk about ministry, storytelling, social media, and what the future might hold for Quakerism online. Come join us! #quakers #quakerism #britishquakers youtu.be/r5toaO5PTGY

"The cross is an eternal reminder that evil always goes too far, and because it goes too far it contains within itself the seeds of its own destruction." Raphael Warnock

My most #yorkshire feeling ever: Upon beholding Notre Dame de Paris for the first time… “Yeah, but the York Minster is just better!” I still believe it. Happy Yorkshire Day to all who celebrate!

📣 New Video! Today, I'm taking a closer look at hyphenated Quakers. From Quaker Buddhists to Quaker Catholics, why do some Friends embrace more than one faith tradition? #quakerism #quakers #britishquakers youtu.be/K4GvD2llhC8

'Today Christ is born in me, in each of his people, and in us all together. The star never leaves the sky, the song of the angels is never stilled, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men"; shepherds and wise men never cease to adore' (Paul Thompson) #QuakerWisdom

📣 New Video! Today, we explore 5 lessons from the Early Quakers for troubled times. They lived through civil war, persecution and plague, yet found hope and resilience. Perhaps their wisdom still has something to teach us today... #quakers #quakerism #britishquakers www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEBW...

Very excited to have interviewed one of the ‘Movers and Shakers amongst the Quakers’ yesterday! Who do you reckon it was? Video coming soon! youtu.be/9mNcM5Ou7d0?...

The first complete draft of Our Quaker way will be available to Friends at the next Yearly Meeting session in November. Explore the opportunities Woodbrooke and Quakers in Britain are offering to help Friends read, reflect and respond to the draft. Visit www.woodbrooke.org.uk/rrr to find out more

📣 New Video! Imagine it's the year 2326. How would the Quakers of the future talk about our era of Quakerism? Would we be seen as pioneers of spiritual boldness and acceptance, or as a people who missed great opportunities or who were too slow to act against growing crises? youtu.be/1VagFsoXrqQ

“Fear me, Doctor, I’ve killed hundreds of Time Lords” “Fear me, I killed all of them” “Don’t blink” @cosmichope.bsky.social @martinurschel.bsky.social Can these Doctor Who one liners be beaten?

Margaret Cotton's The Radiance of Grace is a compelling and deeply researched historical novel that focuses on the struggles and tribulations of three women in Puritan Massachusetts—the Quaker martyr Mary Dyer and her spiritual mentors, Anne Hutchinson and Katherine Scott.

📣 New Video! Today, I share some practical dos and don'ts of a Quaker Meeting for Worship to help newcomers (and perhaps even seasoned Quakers) get the most from Meeting for Worship. #quakers #quakerism #britishquakers youtu.be/P9UTuqUK034

📣 New Video! I talk a lot about how to give vocal ministry, but how do you listen to the Divine? How do we listen to other people’s ministry? What do we do if we disagree with what someone’s saying? Let’s discuss! #quakerism #quakers #britishquakers youtu.be/WU0Ws2wPDEo

📣 New Video! Today, I go through what you should (and what you shouldn't!) bring to a Quaker meeting for worship! Did I miss any out? Any hard disagrees? #quakerism #britishquakers #quakers youtu.be/uy8aRJ1fJTs

📣 New Video! Today, I talk all about my experience of EVENSONG. I talk about my initial misgivings and what I learnt about ways of experiencing the Divine and listening for the still small voice, even amongst all the singing! #quakers #britishquakers #quakerism #evensong youtu.be/As9_nvbibaU

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📣 New Video! Today, I am looking at why Quakers go to Meeting. What draws people to come together in Quaker worship? Is it the stillness, the community, or to encounter the Divine? Why do you go to Quaker Meeting? #quakers #quakerism #britishquakers youtu.be/MinSRNA_W6M

@cosmichope.bsky.social making so much more sense than me on this! 🙏

If Quakers believe there is “that of God in everyone”, why do so many meetings look and think so similarly? In my latest video, I explore why diversity isn't a challenge to Quakerism... it may be essential to it. #quakers #quakerism #britishquakers youtu.be/YWEKCmPSUWg

I’m going to be doing a video where I go to all EIGHT Cornish Quaker meetings in ONE day. Easy, you say? Mate, have you ever been to Cornwall? I’ll be doing it in the summer as well, so…

Just voted for the Small Tortoiseshell for Britain’s Favourite Butterfly!