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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?
    • Why are Quakers pacifists?
    • What do Quakers mean by integrity?
    • How do Quakers live in community?
    • How do Quakers practice equality and equity?
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George Fox

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I Mourn, and Horror Has Seized Me

Or, as Robert Alter vividly translates Jeremiah 8:21, “I plunge in doom, desolation has gripped me.” Ron Hogan
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Abraham Looked Forward to the City That Has Foundations

Abraham humbled himself and became obedient to the point not only of his own death, but to Isaac’s as well. Ron Hogan
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He Disarmed the Rulers and Authorities

As Paul saw it, Jesus didn’t just offer some new ideas, he rendered all other philosophies of life powerless. Ron Hogan
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Your Peace Will Rest on That Person

Jesus gave his first followers clear instructions on how to move through the world. Ron Hogan
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All of Them Were Filled with the Holy Spirit

Pentecost isn't just about a roomful of spiritual revolutionaries who had a mystical experience. Ron Hogan
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See, the Home of God Is Among Mortals

Like John the Revelator, George Fox realized Spirit has already come to guide us to the kingdom of the heavens. Ron Hogan
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They Who Have Come Out of the Great Ordeal

God gave George Fox a message, and a mission. Ron Hogan
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A People Who Are Zealous for Good Deeds

When you look around your meetinghouse, do you see a people zealous for good deeds?  Ron Hogan
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Guide Our Feet into the Way of Peace

I know I don’t always live up to the peace testimony, though I wish I could. Ron Hogan
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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
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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
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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
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