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  • What Do Quakers Believe?
    • Do Quakers believe in God?
    • Are Quakers Christian?
    • Do Quakers believe in Heaven?
    • Can I be a Quaker and still follow my earlier religious traditions?
    • Do Quakers celebrate Christmas and Easter?
    • What do Quakers mean by the “Inner Light”?
  • How Do Quakers Worship?
    • Will I be welcome at a Quaker meeting?
    • How can I become a Quaker?
    • What is a Quaker meeting for business?
  • How Do Quakers Live?
    • Are Quakers LGBTQ+ affirming?
    • How do Quakers practice simplicity?
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Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column Uncategorized

They Who Have Come Out of the Great Ordeal

God gave George Fox a message, and a mission. Ron Hogan
Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column Uncategorized

By God’s Mercy We Are Engaged in this Ministry

Pope Francis reminded Quakers that we can find "friends of the truth" in any religious community. Ron Hogan
Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column Uncategorized

The Stone That the Builders Rejected

Some of us may know the sting of rejection from our churches of origin.  Ron Hogan
Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column Uncategorized

Then the Lord God Will Wipe Away the Tears from All Faces

Will we accept our invitation to the banquet in Zion? Ron Hogan
Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column Uncategorized

If These Were Silent, The Stones Would Shout Out

The crowds thrilled to see Jesus—but their excitement was born of their keenly felt desire for a liberator. Ron Hogan
Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column Uncategorized

I Press On Toward the Heavenly Call

Fox's "desires after the Lord grew stronger... and of Christ alone, without the help of any man, book, or writing.” Ron Hogan
Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column Uncategorized

Do Not Be Like a Horse or a Mule

We should walk the path of righteousness willingly, confident that God has our back with every step. Ron Hogan
Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column Uncategorized

Who Am I That I Should Go to Pharaoh?

Moses didn’t much like his chances when God told him to take on Pharaoh and the Egyptian kingdom. Ron Hogan
Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column Uncategorized

Get Away from Here, for Herod Wants to Kill You

Herod saw in Jesus a challenge to the power he had secured for himself by collaborating with the Roman Empire. Ron Hogan
Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column Uncategorized

See, Now Is the Acceptable Time

If we lean into the day of salvation, God will give us the strength to push forward. Ron Hogan
Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column Uncategorized

And They Were Terrified as They Entered the Cloud

If any of us had been through what Peter experienced, we'd likely scramble to make sense of it, too. Ron Hogan
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You Did Not Choose Me, But I Chose You

James Nayler “did exceedingly rejoice” when God spoke to him—and yet he still wavered, despite God's promise. Ron Hogan
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