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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Who’s going to be the hero this time?

Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

📣 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! #quakerism #quakers #britishquakers youtu.be/XlS4pFS7cHI

Ollie looking confused. Text reads: What happened?

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

📣 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

Ollie inside a meetinghouse. Text reads “I’ve been there”

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

📣 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

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Text reads ‘He wrote what?’

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Would the UK under Burnham be interested in that? @cosmichope.bsky.social

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

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

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

📣 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

Left, Ollie driving looking fretful.
Right, John Speed’s map of Cornwall
Text reads, One day. Every meeting!

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Ben Wood @cosmichope.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

'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).

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

📣 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

Ollie looking quizzically. Text reads ‘What, a Quaker?’

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Mark D Russ @markdruss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Today I passed my PhD viva with minor corrections. I had the honour of being supervised by Michael Burdett and Patrice Haynes (pictured) and Ben Wood, and the honour of being examined by Rachel Muers and Selina Stone. I'm elated , relieved, and exhausted. #PhDsky

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Yes, Russ!! VERY happy for you, you deserve it!!

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Fantastic to see a spike in interest in this video when my cat invades the shot… a good audience I have.

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

📣 New Video! Today, we're exploring one of my favourite Quaker episodes in history, the meeting of Sultan Mehmed IV with Mary Fisher, a Quaker from Selby in Yorkshire. How on earth did this situation come about? What did they talk about? Let's find out! #quakerism youtu.be/AOHqcLOmzOQ

Ollie and Mary Fisher on either side with the Hagia Sophia in background. Text reads Why did she go?

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Oh good, I’m reading it now, actually.

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I hope both Jones and Rowntree would be proud of my response.

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

OMG Someone has FINALLY asked the question I was made to answer…

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

📣 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

YouTube Thumbnail. Ollie in the middle looking unsure, pictures of Early Church Fathers on left, picture of early Quaker meeting on right. Text reads: The Same?

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Sweet. If you get the same edition I got, it’s annoyingly sized. But it’s so full of zingers you just won’t care…

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

But where’s the Rowntree?? THAT’S where the fame and fortune is!!

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

📣 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

Thumbnail for new YouTube video. Ollie in foreground looking pensive with a Quaker meeting worshipping in background. Text reads ‘Struggling at the door?’

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Cold, clear Quake It Up bait. Touché, Wood

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

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.

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

‘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)

Sandy beach with broken shells forming white streaks

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

📣 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

YouTube thumbnail showing Ollie and Voltaire. Text reads: ‘Why the Quakers?’

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

That means a lot, thanks Friend!

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

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

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When Quakerism Met The Internet w/ Jon Watts

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Stuart Masters @stuartkmasters.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

"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

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Now you’re just spoiling me…

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Wait Lammas AND Yorkshire Day… how are you holding up??

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Makes this Yorkshireman proud to see.

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

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!

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

📣 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

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Ben Wood @cosmichope.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

'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

The silhouette of the Magi and their camels following a star.

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

📣 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...

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5 Lessons from the Early Quakers for Troubled Times

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

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?...

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Who Are The Movers And Shakers Amongst The Quakers Today?

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Woodbrooke @woodbrooke.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

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

Our Quaker way
Read. Reflect. Respond.

The first complete draft of Our Quaker Way will be available to Friends in November 2026.

Woodbrooke is working alongside the Book of Discipline Revision Committee and Quakers in Britain to support Friends across Britain in engaging with the draft. Together, we're creating opportunities to read, reflect and respond before Yearly Meeting in July 2027.

You'll be able to access a wide range of resources and opportunities, including online materials and events, courses, in-person and online gatherings and Woodbrooke Where You Are workshops for Quaker communities.

Britain Yearly Meeting
and Woodbrooke
working in partnership

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

📣 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

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How Will Future Quakers Remember Us?

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

“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?

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David Tennant's Iconic Don't Blink

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Friends Journal @friendsjournal.org · 14/07/2026

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.

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REVIEWED:The Radiance of Grace

Discover Mary Dyer, Anne Hutchinson, and Katherine Scott and their courageous fight for religious freedom in colonial New England in this book review.

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Rufus Jones was a bit of a fan.

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This is still one of my favourite Quaker encounters… though Peter the Great chatting theology with William Penn in Dutch might just beat it for its sheer unlikelihood…

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Every now and then, I fear I will run out of video ideas for Quake It Up…then I remember, I always have the gem of when Voltaire met the Quakers… Got Lettres sur les anglais BEGGING to be read. FOUR letters he gives to Quakers. FOUR… Anglicanism only gets one.

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

📣 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

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Visiting A Quaker Meeting? Here's What to Do (and What Not to Do)

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Quake It Up @quakeitup.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

📣 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

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Listening Deeply: The Most Overlooked Quaker Practice?

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