DeLand Quakers

05/31/2026

Some of these explanations are really funny.

It all started with a fox. No, an actual fox. One got loose in a steeplehouse during a service, cleared everybody out, and the vicar called in a fox catcher. When the fox catcher noticed how peaceful it was in the silent church, she had an idea....

Put your own cockamamie Quaker origin story in the comments!

05/31/2026

05/28/2026

New from FCNL's Priya Moran in Inkstick Media.

Violence + suffering are on the rise around the 🌍 as a result of Trump's cruel, senseless aid cuts.

As Congress makes spending decisions for the next fiscal year, it now has a choice: cement these harms, or get back to saving lives.

"The lives, dignity, and security of millions are at stake. Every life matters, and every dollar counts."

Photo by StephenLukeEdD.

05/28/2026

"Remember," Jesus tells his disciples, at the end of Matthew's gospel, "I am with you always, to the end of the age.” We often trace Quaker spirituality back to the moment when George Fox heard the voice that informed him "there is one, even Christ Jesus, who can speak to your condition."

Do Friends today believe these promises?

https://quaker.org/2026/05/25/i-am-with-you-always/

05/26/2026

Quaker spirituality is a living tradition.

05/25/2026

We support Neighborhood Center of West Volusia! They do exceptional work to help our homeless community and others in need.

💙 We’re excited to share that more than $700,000 has been awarded to 23 local nonprofits through the 2026–2028 Community Impact Grant cycle!

Made possible by local donors and guided by the Community Impact Cabinet, these grants will support programs focused on:
✨ Healthy Community
✨ Youth Opportunity
✨ Financial Security
✨ Community Resiliency

Thank you to our donors, volunteers, and nonprofit partners for helping create lasting impact across Volusia and Flagler counties. Congratulations to all recipients! 🎉

Learn more here: https://connectvfc.org/our-impact/grant-seekers/

05/24/2026

Stillness returns what the world scatters. ✨🌿

Stillness is not an absence but a returning, a soft‑footed presence that gathers what has drifted from your center. When you meet it with open listening, Spirit can place quiet gifts in your hands that only silence knows how to carry.

✨Invitation: What part of you is ready to be returned by stillness?

This journey invites you to sit in the hush long enough to notice what Spirit is placing back into your keeping.

Text on Image: “Stillness is a quiet visitor who returns the parts of you that wandered too far. In its presence, you remember the old ways of listening, the ways that let Spirit slip small gifts into your waiting hands. And when you rise from stillness, you carry something newly gathered, something that knows its way home.”

© DailyShaman/CM 2026

“DailyShaman” reflects a way of living, not a title claimed; walking between worlds to offer an inclusive, modern spiritual experience.

05/24/2026

​Stuart Masters highlights some personal reflections from his recent Swarthmore lecture, showing how themes from Quaker history continue to appear today.

05/23/2026

Congress is getting closer and closer to passing an Iran War Powers Resolution.

But why does it matter if Pres. Trump will just veto it?

FCNL's Hassan El-Tayab breaks down why these votes are crucial for peace -- even in ways we can't always immediately see. ⬇️

https://www.fcnl.org/updates/2026-05/why-do-we-keep-pushing-war-powers-resolution