The Curious Life of Benjamin Lay – The Quaker Comet [SSL 287]

Today a true tale. One of intrigue, outrage, and progress that’s been lost to history.

This goes back more than 340 + years. Let me tell you how the tiny but mighty Quaker, Benjamin Lay, with his moral compass intact in a time of rampant suffering through international kidnapping, human trafficking, illegal bondage, and forced labor, used outrageous acts of protest and gave momentum to the abolitionist movement long before the British colonies of America declared independence.

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The Inner Instructor; Thomas R. Kelly SSL268

Today, is a selected excerpt from a devotional classic from Quaker Thomas R. Kelly from the section entitled the Inner Light. This is a excellent book to add to your library.

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Listening to Ourselves SSL 262

Today, you’ll hear an episode recorded ahead of time in January. I knew I’d be releasing it in February or March.


I’m taking a break from the normal pressures of the podcast and life in the States and I’m spending time volunteering in Puerto Rico where I was born. You can get some photo updates on my Instagram @lisacolondelay and special access on as a substack subscriber to information and images others can’t get in on as my way of saying “thank you for your help”




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Eps 216: What Makes You Come Alive (Howard Thurman); guest, Lerita Coleman Brown

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Testimony of Simplicity; from Quaker Thomas R. Kelly [SSL153]

Today, I read and reflect on an excerpt on simplicity and the presence of God from the little gem of a book called A Testament of Devotion by Thomas R. Kelly a Quaker mentored by Rufus Jones (both of these Quaker men greatly influenced the spirituality of one of my favorite spiritual teachers, Dr Howard Thurman.)

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