(Message given November 30, 2014 at Newberg Friends Church) Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you! As when fire sets twigs ablaze and causes water to boil, come down to make your name known to …
Read MoreSoil, Seeds, and Harvest
(Our Thanksgiving service for Newberg Friends Church was at Bauman Auditorium on the George Fox University campus on November 23, 2014. We love sharing community with fresh pressed apple cider and pumpkin donuts, and then worshiping all together instead of in separate services. This year, …
Read MoreSeek God’s Kingdom First
(Message given at Newberg Friends Church on November 16, 2014) In today’s section from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us not to worry about what we will eat, drink or wear. But watching tv this week, I discovered a whole new way to …
Read MoreTreasures in Heaven
(Message given at Newberg Friends Church on November 9, 2014) ‘Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not …
Read MoreDoors, Judgment, Love
(I had the opportunity to speak in chapel at George Fox University as part of Quaker Focus Week, on November 4, 2014) Have you ever had a recurring nightmare? I had one for years as a kid, and I hated it. Every time, I’d be walking …
Read MoreLiving out Love
(Message given at Newberg Friends Church on October 5, 2014) At our best, we know, receive and live in the love God has for us. At our best, we’re confident in who we are as people loved by God, and so love tumbles out of …
Read MoreChanging in the Spirit
(Message given at Newberg Friends Church on September 28, 2014) “Changing in the Spirit.” So essential to our vision! We have a problem though. A conflict. A paradox. On the one hand, I never, ever want to lose sight of how important and inspiring and …
Read MoreListening to Christ
(Message given at Newberg Friends Church on September 21, 2014) “This is no imaginary freak of the brain. The Lord has laid upon me the arduous work of selecting a suitable location for the commencement of a settlement of Friends in Oregon.” (Diary of William …
Read MoreA Growing Community
(Message given at Newberg Friends Church on September 14, 2014) “A growing community.” What does that look like? Why is this an important part of our vision for our church? It’s impossible for me to underestimate how important community and friendships and relationships have meant …
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