Entries from October 2007

William Hobson’s vision

Date October 8, 2007

One of the really cool things I’ve discovered over the last few years is the early history of Newberg Friends Church. I’ve been compelled to learn about William Hobson, who came to tiny, frontier Newberg to create a Quaker community. His vision, though, was huge…it refused to be separated into church/secular, but saw all of [...]

Catch up

Date October 2, 2007

Well, with the death of my computer and a heavy work load, the blog has suffered recently. Right now I’m with our team of pastors and other staff at the coast for our annual retreat. It’s been good for us to laugh and cry and get to know each other more deeply, good to sing [...]