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Let your life speak louder than your words.

God speaks in whispers. Learn to listen.

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Simplicity isn't about having less, but appreciating more.

I'm really impressed with the @nostrudel web app. I switch between Primal, Iris, Coracle, and noStrudel in a single night, with noStrudel quickly becoming my go to.

In the silence, we find our loudest truths.

9 Core Quaker Beliefs by Arthur Larrabee 1. There is a living, dynamic spiritual presence (God) that is both within us and outside of us. 2. There is that of God (the divine) in everyone. All life is sacred and interconnected. 3. Each person can directly experience God without intermediaries. 4. Our understanding of God grows in community. Coming together brings diverse experiences of the divine. 5. The Bible is an important spiritual resource. The life and teachings of Jesus are relevant today. 6. God's revelation continues beyond the Bible. God reveals truth to people in all times. 7. Truth comes from many sources. Diverse spiritual truths enrich our experience. 8. Inward experience of God leads to outward expressions of faithful living, witness and action. 9. Modeling God's presence through our lives is more important than espousing beliefs. "Let your life speak." #Quaker

The Apostles' Creed, a common statement of belief for Christians, leaps from "born of the virgin Mary" to "suffered under Pontius Pilate," skipping Jesus' entire ministry. I've often wondered why people sidestep the Sermon on the Mount with elaborate justifications to avoid its demands. Too many see it as Faith OR Works. For me, it's BOTH.

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Governments claim expertise on the economy, but their policies widen inequality. Bitcoin returns control to the people.

Getting a nice thunderstorm with a gentle rain. Time for bed. gn

Fidele Nsengiyumva tirelessly advocated for HIV/AIDS awareness in the Evangelical Friends Church in Rwanda. After returning as a refugee in 2002 and learning he and his wife were HIV-positive, Fidele transformed personal turmoil into embodying hope. He spearheaded INACOS (Initiative of the Friends Fighting HIV/AIDS), supporting religious leaders affected by HIV/AIDS. As Co-Clerk of the FWCC HIV/AIDS committee, he drove adoption of resolutions promoting education, understanding, and inclusivity within Friends. Fidele's legacy of compassion and activism continued until his passing in 2012. #Quaker https://www.quakersintheworld.org/quakers-in-action/155/Fidele-Nsengiyumva

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A new issue of Quaker Studies is out... Volume 29 • Issue 1 • 2024 • Summer 2024 Contents -- Editorial (Rhiannon Grant) -- ‘So Prays the Muse Unus’d to Artful Song’: Female Friends and Eighteenth-Century Poetry (Elizabeth Bouldin) -- The Ends of Relief: British Quakers and the First World War in Vienna (Tammy Proctor) -- The Religious Society of Friends and the Campaign Against Compulsory Military Training in New Zealand 1909 -1914 (Martin Crick) -- George Fox the Younger: an early Quaker conservative? (Euan McArthur) -- Research note: Two Early Quaker Pamphlets from the East of England (Euan McArthur) -- Research note: Region, Gender and Family, Print Culture, and Radical Puritanism: A Conversation between Stephen Angell and Euan McArthur (Euan McArthur and Stephen Angell) -- Research note: Giles Firmin’s Quaker Library (Stephen Angell) -- Book review: Kacey Dowd Tillman, Stripped and Script: Loyalist Women Writers of the American Revolution Stripped and Script: Loyalist Women Writers of the American Revolution (Katy Telling) -- Book review: Rachel Cope and Zachary McLeod Hutchins (eds), The Writings of Elizabeth Webb: A Quaker Missionary in America, 1697-1726 (Rosalind Johnson) -- Book review: Carolina Fernandez Rodriguez, American Quaker Romances: Building the Myth of the White Christian Nation (Erin Bell and Erin Bell) -- Book review: Sally Jeffery, Dissenting Printers: The Intractable Men and Women of a Seventeenth-Century Quaker Press (Rosalind Johnson)

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Nick Szabo's essay "Shelling Out: The Origins of Money". The origins of money trace back to ancient collectibles, which played a crucial role in human evolution and cooperation. Key points: -- Collectibles: precursors of money, enabled early human cooperation -- Properties: secure, hard to forge, easily measurable -- Lowered costs in wealth transfers (inheritance, marriage, tribute) -- Homo sapiens increased carrying capacity 10x over Neanderthals -- Enabled food sharing between tribes -- Used in dispute resolution and tribute payments -- Flints may have been first collectibles -- Attributes shared with precious metals and reserve commodities -- Implemented proto-money functions purer than in prehistory -- Modern collecting instincts may be evolutionary remnants -- First secure forms of embodied value different from utility -- Forerunners of today's money -- Evolution chain: Collectibles --> Standardized jewelry --> Precious metal coins --> Paper money --> Bitcoin

Shelling Out: The Origins of Money | Satoshi Nakamoto Institute

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John Woolman's "A Plea for the Poor" (1763) remains a powerful critique of wealth and inequality. Key points: -- Wealth for its own sake hinders virtue -- Large possessions in selfish hands lead to oppression -- All people have a right to earth's sustenance -- Criticizes exploitation of workers and animals -- Questions morality of inherited wealth and large landholdings -- Advocates for education prioritizing spiritual growth over worldly success -- Calls for fair compensation to enslaved people and descendants -- Encourages simpler living and just economic practices Woolman challenges us to examine how our economic choices impact others and align with spiritual values. His words echo through time, urging us to create a more equitable society guided by universal love. #Quaker

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Didn't know the markets had a rough day until I checked nostr a few hours after the close. Still not sure I care.