Visions Are for Today! by Roberts Liardon
Roberts Liardon tells us that when he was eight years old, my life was, he think, fairly ordinary in most respects. Eight-year-old boys are not consumed with jobs or making a car payment or planning their retirement fund. Instead, their days revolve around school, their friends and pets, their favorite sports and their families. My [...]
Penn’s Influence: The Birth of Pennsylvania by Roberts Liardon
Roberts Liardon tells us that William Penn, the famous Quaker leader who founded Pennsylvania, was now also in the picture, and he did all in his political power to get Fox released. Penn was a strong supporter of Fox. He was the son of Admiral Sir William Penn and had moved to Ireland to manage [...]
The Emblem of Unity: Marriage by Roberts Liardon
Roberts Liardon tells us that Margaret Fell was constantly involved with the many facets of the Quakers, and she and Fox met as regularly as possible. I stated before that the two had great admiration for one another. Margaret was now a widow, and Fox confided in his journal that, for some time, he had [...]
If All in England Had Been There by Roberts Liardon
Roberts Liardon tells us that before the judge returned home, Margaret had already invited Farnsworth and Nayler to Swarthmoor as guests. The children were excited about their guests, but the household was unsettled, waiting for the return of the judge. To the judge, it was always an exciting time to see those last few miles [...]