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Are You Able to Drink the Cup That I Drink?

Jesus wouldn’t cut James and John any deals, and Quakers don’t have any short cuts, either. Ron Hogan

Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column

The Word of God Is Living and Active

Do we believe in continued revelation as intensely as Friends did in the time of George Fox and James Nayler? Ron Hogan

Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column

As for Me, I Walk in My Integrity

James Nayler's provocative re-enactment of Palm Sunday, and his scapegoating by Puritans and Quakers alike. Ron Hogan

Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column

Would That All the Lord’s People Were Prophets

We might say the principle of continued revelation practically calls for every Friend to embrace the prophetic imagination. Ron Hogan

Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column

With Joy and Gladness They Are Led Along

To fully honor Margaret Fell, we should look beyond the mere existence of her ministry and delve into its substance. Ron Hogan

Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column

The Lord God Has Given Me a Trained Tongue

The earliest Friends had a model for ministry, in the voices of the prophets recorded in the Hebrew Bible. Ron Hogan

Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column

Be Doers of the Word

Quakers can’t just SAY we believe in simplicity and peace. We have to actively commit to a simple, peaceful life. Ron Hogan

Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column

The Eye Is the Lamp of the Body

What happens when you don’t believe that Spirit will see you through the hard times? Ron Hogan

Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column

This Teaching Is Difficult; Who Can Accept It?

Some may find “the work of God” much harder than others—especially when we’re called to apply it consistently to everyone. Ron Hogan

Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column

I Sought the Lord, and He Answered Me

I’ve taken inspiration from the pattern and example Mary established with her faithfulness, especially her willingness to “magnify the Lord." Ron Hogan

Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column

Let Us (Not) Set Up Three Tents

We never know when or where the cloud of revelation will come and overshadow us. Ron Hogan

Look to the Light: A Quaker.org column

Filled with All the Fullness of God

Whenever Quakers in my (liberal, unprogrammed) meeting call me a “Christ-centered Friend,” I have to smile. Ron Hogan

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