Western Friend Podcast

Mary Klein
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Western Friend Podcast

Welcome to the Western Friend Podcast, an official publication of Quakers in Pacific, North Pacific, and Intermountain Yearly Meetings. Teaming up with partners like Jonathan Stoll and colin cole of Soul Force Ones, Western Friend Podcast explores questions of faith, purpose, and practice.(Visit Soul Force Ones at: https://www.soulforceones.com/) And grab your calendar! Follow this weblink to join a follow-up conversation about each podcast: https://westernfriend.org/western-friend-podcast

  1. 09/07/2024

    38. Brylie Oxley on Artificial Intelligence and Spiritual Technologies

    Brylie Oxley, Web Master for Western Friend for over a decade, joins host Jon Stoll and a live audience for a conversation on new technologies, artificial intelligence, and spirituality. Brylie also shares about a new tool that he developed, georgefox.chat, a chat bot primed and eager to discuss about Quakerism, George Fox, or any queries you may have. You can access the chatbot here: georgefox.chat You can read Brylie's article in the latest issue of Western Friend here. Explore past episodes of the Western Friend Podcast here.

    57 min

  2. 08/17/2024

    37. ,O’s Keynote Address at Pacific Yearly Meeting

    On Episode 37, you will here the keynote address from this year’s Pacific Yearly Meeting on the topic of “Transformation," facilitated by health and wholeness visionary ,O (See: listeningheartslove.org). A longtime Quaker, ,O is a member of Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, and leads Love and Respect Transform, a ministry that focuses on deepening our understanding and experience of alternatives to social and environmental violence by exploring the transformative power of love. We hope you enjoy this episode, and make sure to be on the lookout for new episodes of the Western Friend Podcast, released the first Saturday of every month.

    57 min

  3. 07/06/2024

    36. Barry Crossno’s keynote from Intermountain Yearly Meeting: "The Water We Swim In"

    This episode of the Western Friend podcast features the keynote address, given by Barry Crossno, General Secretary of Friends General Conference, at Intermountain Yearly Meeting on June 14, 2024. In his address, Barry discusses several challenges facing many monthly meetings, and some of the potential solutions that could help moving forward. He shares about his own journey to Quakerism, on matching the value system of today’s youth, surrendering to what the future holds, and much more.  You can find all of the past episodes of the Western Friend podcast wherever you listen, and be on the lookout for new episodes released the first Saturday of every month.

    49 min

  4. 06/01/2024

    35. Prison Ministry in Colorado

    Welcome to Episode 35, where the host of the Western Friend Podcast chats with Elaine Granata and David Poundstone about their work visiting and conversing with incarcerated folks. Both Elaine and David are members of Mountain View Friends Meeting in Denver, who spoke with us about their experiences visiting men in federal prisons through the Prisoner Visitation and Support (PVS) program. You can also read the articles they wrote for the May/June 2024 issue of Western Friend magazine below: A Certain Naïveté by Elaine Granata In the Twilight Zone by David Poundstone

    49 min

  5. 05/04/2024

    34. Sister Confianza del Señor - On Monastic Life and the Power of Prayer

    Welcome to episode 34 of the Western Friend Podcast, a joint production of Western Friend and the Soul Force Ones. On today’s episode, Mary Klein and Jon Stoll facilitate a conversation with Sister Confianza del Señor of the Amigas del Señor Methodist Monastery in Limón, Honduras. She shares about her calling to the monastic life, her interest in the Spanish language and her journey to Honduras, and her article “The Power of Prayer” in the latest issue of the Western Friend Magazine.

    54 min

  6. 04/06/2024

    33. Zae Illo - On the Laundry Ministry and Meeting People Where They're At

    On this episode of the Western Friend Podcast, Jon and the community speak with Zae Illo, a Master of Divinity from the Earlham School of Religion. He works as an operations manager for Youth Spirit Artworks, leads the Bible study and street outreach ministries at Glide Church, and recently began a biweekly laundry ministry at the San Francisco Friends Meeting.  You can find more at CyberGlow.org LINKS You can read his most recent article in the March 2024 issue of the Western Friend magazine, titled The Perplexity of Prayer HERE. To see all of his other articles in Western Friend, click HERE. For an archive of past Western Friend Podcast episodes, click HERE.To read more about the Soul Force Ones, click HERE.

    56 min

  7. 03/02/2024

    32. Nancy Marshall - Friendly Truth to Power

    Episode 32 of the Western Friend Podcast features a conversation with Nancy Marshall, a member of Phoenix Friends meeting and a retired attorney and former director of the Arizona Civil Liberties Union. On this episode, she discusses her recent article in Western Friend magazine, titled Friendly Truth to Power, and her most recently published book, A Dry Hate.

    48 min

  8. 02/17/2024

    31. Andrew Franklin - Quakers and Indigenous Peoples

    On episode 31 of the Western Friend Podcast, we’re joined by Andrew Franklin. Andrew attends Camas Friends, works for Goodwill Industries, and serves on the Equity and Inclusion Committee of Sierra Cascades Yearly Meeting of Friends. On this episode, he chats with us about: His article, Good Samaritan Mindset, in Western Friend’s latest issue His Quaker meeting's work towards reparations with an Indigenous communityCreating the beloved community that we want to be a part ofThe importance of seeing every person, not only those in our circleThe power of acting now, in the momentThank you for joining us this week, and don’t forget to listen to all of the amazing past episodes in our archive wherever you get your podcasts. Stay tuned for new episodes of the Western Friend Podcast released the first Saturday of every month.

    51 min
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Welcome to the Western Friend Podcast, an official publication of Quakers in Pacific, North Pacific, and Intermountain Yearly Meetings. Teaming up with partners like Jonathan Stoll and colin cole of Soul Force Ones, Western Friend Podcast explores questions of faith, purpose, and practice.(Visit Soul Force Ones at: https://www.soulforceones.com/) And grab your calendar! Follow this weblink to join a follow-up conversation about each podcast: https://westernfriend.org/western-friend-podcast

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  • Creator
    Mary Klein
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Western Friend Podcast
  • Show Website
    Western Friend Podcast

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