Reposted by Silent JoyBCP Minus Context @bcpminuscontext.bsky.social · 28/09/2026if we die, we die 04918
Reposted by Silent JoyBCP Minus Context @bcpminuscontext.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Deacons by virtue of their order do not exercise 0205
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I went to see the End of Oak Street today. I didn't plan to but I just had to escape the heat. Fun film. Can't believe how many shots they used with split dioptre lens. Was that big in the 80s? 200
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Agnus Nitt, best character in the Discworld novels. A hill I will very much die on. 020
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Loving watching Spider-Nior - Nick Cage is great. Love that his spiderman learnt to be human again by watching films, and that's why he talks *like that* sometimes. I think its well worth watching the black and white version - why not commit to the bit. 030
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I love the local film society. I really do, but why do the majority of the films they show have to be so depressing? Give me some joy once in a while! 020
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 07/05/2026I'm off to participate in democracy! (and then grab some fruit pastles from the cornershop on the way back) 010
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Went to a local May fair to watch a friend Morris dance - ended up joining in for one dance. Then watched a wildly enthusiastic woman lead the Maypole with absolutely contagious joy. Also, I won two prizes at the tombola! A surprisingly traditional half-day out for me. 000
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Quakers are non‑creedal. Drawing what we believe from direct experience of God. Discerned together in community. Led by the Spirit who makes all things new. But a creed isn’t just any old statement of belief. It's an authoritative formula that defines what must be believed in a tradition. 100
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Very exciting moment while visiting a church this morning. The preacher brought a hardboiled and a raw egg for an illustration, she meant to throw the boiled one into the pews, chucked the wrong one, and the raw egg exploded over the bloke who caught it. At least I think it was the wrong egg... 110
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Every time I rewatch the Alec Guiness Smiley's People, I'm surprised that Patrick Stewart played Karla, for like, 15 secs of screen time at the end. Just plain forget. God, I love John Le Carre. 000
Reposted by Silent JoyFriends Journal @friendsjournal.org · 07/04/2026All bloody principles and practices, as to our own particulars, we utterly deny; with all outward wars and strife, and fightings with outward weapons, for any end, or under any pretense whatsoever; this is our testimony to the whole world. 02013
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 04/04/2026While buying petrol today (what a luxury!), I saw a chocolate Easter T-rex! Not sure the connection to Easter, but I love it. I suppose T-rexs are one type of dinosaur. Birds are decended from avian (another type of) dinosaus. Easter chicks are birds. Bish bash bosh, there's your connection. 130
Reposted by Silent JoyCentre for Autism and Theology @autismtheology.bsky.social · 03/04/2026This week's quote is from Dr Henna Cundill's new book, Praying by the Rules Order here: scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033... Register for book launch: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon... 021
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 03/04/2026I love the Maundy Thursday watch. I was there last night until just before midnight. It's this one moment in the year where my fractured faith life comes together. Something of church, something of Quakers - merging into one. 120
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 25/03/2026As Resident Evil Requiem has recently come out, of course, I'm playing RE4. I'm just not paying full price for any video game. I played RE4 when it first came out. But that was before I started really playing games and I was not good. I didn't get far but I vividly remember those first set pieces. 120
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026They’ve put a baker boy cap on Ozzy the Bull at Birmingham New Street Station. I wondered if I had just missed it before. Googled it when I got home, apparently it’s to promote Peaky Blinders. He’s far cooler (and sort of cute in a menacing way) when he’s moving with the glowing eyes. 040
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Found the perfect Christmas gift for Dad - guaranteed to cause absolute hysteria at family Christmas over games of crib. There’s a whole genre of these things… even scented candles... 120
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Re-reading #ProjectHailMary in preparation for the film coming out next year. Super hyped. It's very much a love letter to science teachers. I wonder whether they are going to change the stucture of the story - I'm not sure all those flashbacks will work in a film. 120
Reposted by Silent JoyStuart Masters @stuartkmasters.bsky.social · 01/12/2025When Friends intentionally stop what they are doing, become quiet and still, and pay careful attention to the Holy Spirit within them, they are adopting an Advent practice, waiting in hopeful anticipation for Christ to be born within them. The Quaker Faith: Friends of Love and Truth, p.78. 065
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Yes, YouTube algorithm, this is exactly the kind of content I want to see. youtu.be/miFCWJDjL1wyoutu.beマリンバ3重奏「ぬいぐるみたちの天国と地獄」"Orpheus in the Underworld"Teddy bears Marimba trioYouTube video by 嶋崎雄斗 010
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 21/08/2025I'm currently reading John M. Hull's 'What Prevents Christian Adults from Learning?' This book is full of really insightful gems. In the wider quote, he suggests this means Christian learning often happens in rare moments of creativity, rather than through the week-by-week life of the church. 020
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 03/08/2025I woke up early this morning and couldn't get back to sleep. So went the the kitchen to get a glass of milk, looked out the window and saw Venus!! The 'morning star' indeed. Odd but wonderful to see a planet with the naked eye. 020
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 27/07/2025On a friend’s recommendation, I just watched Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) A lovely stop-motion film with such a charming story. The animation is utterly beautiful, it's intricate, flowing, full of expression down to the smallest facial movements #FilmSky #StopMotion #Cinema #KuboAndTheTwoStrings 141
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 27/07/2025New blog post - Faith in Questions: The Gift of Quaker Queries. Queries aren’t leading questions, they’re a spiritual practice grounded in the Quaker tradition of discernment. They invite reflection, listening, and faithful living. #Quakers #Quakerism #FaithAndPracticerootedandrestlessblog.substack.comFaith in Questions: The Gift of Quaker QueriesWhere I wax lyrical about the Quaker spiritual practice of queries. 163
Reposted by Silent JoyDaily Quaker Message @dailyquaker.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Discernment is a gift from God, not a personal achievement. The gift is not the result of training, technique, or analysis. Like other gifts of God, its origin is mysterious and gratuitous. — Patricia Loring, Quaker educator 021
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Is this really news? Because frankly, I'm confused all the time. 020
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 14/07/2025I went to see the 2024 film Touch at the cinema last week. And I'm still thinking about it. Here's a proper review if you're interested: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/touc... #FilmSky #Film #Cinema 250
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 14/07/2025My new blog is live: Walking the Wandering Way A reflection on labyrinths and the winding way of faith. The path isn’t always straight, but it leads to the Centre. Even when you feel furthest away, you might be closer than ever. Featuring wisdom from Thomas Kelly and two cats. ✝️ #Faith #Quakersrootedandrestlessblog.substack.comWalking the Wandering Way: A Labyrinth ReflectionThe first time I walked a labyrinth in prayer, I was stressed out. 031
Reposted by Silent JoyStuart Masters @stuartkmasters.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Gospel order is the order established by God that exists in every part of creation, transcending the chaos that seems so often prevalent. It is the right relationship of every part of creation, however small, to every other part and to the creator. Lloyd Lee Wilson 043
Reposted by Silent JoyLife and Power: Quaker Discernment on Abuse @lifeandpower.bsky.social · 02/07/2025〝Abuse represents not only a private tragedy, but a community failure.〞 — Jade Rockwell Read or listen to audio recording of "Wise as Serpents, Harmless as Doves: Spiritual Approach to Abuse Prevention in Friends Meetings" www.lifeandpowerquakerdiscernmentonabuse.com/resourceslifeandpowerquakerdiscernmentonabuse.comResources 032
Reposted by Silent JoyQuaker Advices and Queries @advicesandqueries.org · 01/07/2025Seek to lead others to Truth through love. Let us teach by being ourselves teachable. We are all humble learners in the school of Christ. — New England Yearly Meeting #2 021
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 27/06/2025A quote I love from Thomas Kelly's A Testament of Devotion. Whether we call it the Christ Within or the Spirit, the Light calls us to live more wholly, more lovingly, from the inside out. Returning again and again to that still centre, where love begins again. 021
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Went to see 28 Years Later today, really great. Still letting it simmer, and excited for the next one… but what was with those cartoonish spines? 020
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 21/06/2025I just re-read The Tombs of Atuan, and wow. You remember how good Le Guin is but then you dive back in and rediscover it all over again. The way she gets inside a character’s head and lets you truly see them. The way she writes places, bringing them to life like characters. Just wonderful. #Earthsea 110
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 16/06/2025New blog: what if the Genesis creation stories were told not in words but in thread? Threads Through Creation is a textile art exhibition I stumbled into by accident—then made a pilgrimage to see again Here’s part 1, where I share what moved me, what surprised me and why I think it’s worth seeing.open.substack.comTheology in Thread (Part 1): Visiting Threads Through the BibleA joy-filled review of Jacqui Parkinson’s textile art. 110
Reposted by Silent JoyDaily Quaker Message @dailyquaker.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Today's Daily Quaker Message. Read the full quote: dailyquaker.com 021
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Are gillet's back in fashion? There are just so many men in blue puffy gillet's on my train. Don't your arms get cold? 010
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 31/05/2025What do Quaker Meeting, the Rosary, and the Daily Office have in common? They are little sabbaths. In my latest blog, I explore how these prayer practices offer time to God - inviting rest, resistance, and trust. #Quakers #Rosary #DailyPrayer #Prayer #SabbathRestrootlessandrestless.substack.comLittle Sabbaths: Prayer practices that invite us to live by grace, not by the grindWhat do Quaker Meeting, the Rosary, and the Daily Office have in common? 031
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Today is Ascension Day. I love it! An underrated gem in the church calendar. The Ascension speaks deeply to the Kingdom, Church, Trinity, and our relationship with Jesus - both eternally and in the here-and-now. 🖼️Peter Rogers - The ascension, 1963. #FeastOfTheAscension (1/2) 210
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Joyful moment of the day: walking past the Nigerian Embassy and seeing their traffic cone match their flags. Green-white-green. Intentional? Who knows. 010
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! 😭💔😵 #WheelOfTime #WoT #Cancelled www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/t...radiotimes.comThe Wheel of Time cancelled by Prime Video after three seasons – why won't season 4 happen?Time out. 110
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 04/05/2025It was wonderful to start the day with Quaker worship, followed by lunch with an old friend. But by afternoon, with pollen thick in the air, it's a relief to come back to a room where the air filter has been running on max for the better part of five hours. Respite. Glorious respite. 020
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Faith isn’t just trust—it’s a relationship held together by Jesus. 🔆What if salvation isn’t just about our belief but Christ’s own faithfulness too? 🔆Exploring Paul, Galatians, and the deep relational nature of faith 🔆New blog: Faith Isn’t a Seatbelt #theology #paul #galatians #faithfulness #faith✝️open.substack.comFaith Isn’t a SeatbeltPaul and the Faithfulness of Christ 120
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 01/05/2025I still can't get my family to believe - let alone do - what I learnt living in the south of France: To cool the house down, keep the windows shut when it's hotter outside. And remember: light is heat. Keep curtains or shutters closed on the sunny side. It's not counterintuitive - it's just physics. 020
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Blast! I have lost my Kindle somewhere. While she had a good innings, she still had some life left, so very frustrating. I might have left it on the train, damn. 010
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Re-reading Asimov’s Foundation trilogy—funny how different scientific disciplines play out: 1st Foundation—scientists, traders, empire-builders: future science, same job, better tools 2nd Foundation—psychologists: hidden architects of history, nearly psychic, shaping fate #Spoilers #FoundationSeries 030
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 20/04/2025There’s something a little abrupt about Easter. In Holy Week, you journey with Christ to the cross—slowly, deliberately, with space to breathe. Then suddenly: BANG. Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Alleluia. And yes, resurrection is joyful—but in the Gospels, it’s not so sudden....✝️ 130
Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.social · 19/04/2025There's something a little symbolic about a rosary breaking on Holy Saturday. It was the first one I ever bought - bit of a cheap one because I wasn't sure I wanted to commit to the practice. I found all the pieces (it's a smaller Anglican Rosary ✝️), so I can mend it. 060
