Category: NFC

The biggest “sting” of the conspiracy is to fight back against the power of consumerism and worship God fully. One way to do that is to spend less on Christmas gifts…not just because it’s a good or prudent thing to do, but as a way …

I’m really excited that we’ve joined the Advent Conspiracy full force at NFC this year. This seems right in so many ways, and the feedback we’re getting from folks is great. If you haven’t heard about it, please do follow the link and learn about …

Newberg Friends is an interesting Friends meeting. We have many, many committed Quakers; and we have many committed Christians from other backgrounds. I’ve been feeling nudged more in the last couple of years to talk more about our specific core values as Friends, and yet …

Back on October 26, we were still working through the book of Galatians on Sunday mornings. In chapters 4 and 5, joy becomes a strong theme of Paul’s. Here’s what I shared that day.

This past Sunday, on our journey through Galatians, it seemed right to deal with the diversity of human creation and the unity Christ brings, destroying every barrier we seem to want to place between each other. I asked Joel Perez, from George Fox University, to …

Before I post what I shared last Sunday in worship, I feel like I owe a little bit of an explanation about why it’s been so long between postings of messages. During our corporate fast this summer, our big goal was to set aside normal …

I’ve gotten behind on posting what I’ve been speaking in worship lately. For Easter, I wanted to clearly present the good news of Jesus, that it is for everyone without boundaries. I also wanted to expand our understanding of the good news to include more …

This series has been good for me, but it makes worship seem a little odd. Especially today. This is not like anything I’ve done before, but I think it’s what I’m supposed to be doing right now. I ended up using quite a few visuals, …