Three words describe our themes for Advent this year, our way of preparing for Christmas at Newberg Friends: give, stop, celebrate. Today, we looked carefully at “give”, and I felt God’s leading as I prepared and as I shared this.

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It’s been a busy week! Sorry for neglecting the blog. I really am trying to get back in the swing of regular posting.
Last week, we finished our look at our vision statement as a church. I’ll be honest: I never felt like I got out what I was trying to say. This is pretty much [...]

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This past Sunday had several things which I’ve been reflecting on, some that directly pertain to the discussion going on in the comments of my last post.
I adapted this message from one I gave in chapel at George Fox in September (completely separate from Quaker Heritage week). Heavily adapted; by second and third service, [...]

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Preparing for this message was a really good experience. It’s actually the last time I’ve preached; I’ve had several weeks not preaching for a variety of reasons, and it’s been good to give some time to other things, and to hear from others. I’m looking forward to worship tomorrow, and sharing what God’s been putting [...]

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One of my favorite bible passages about listening to Christ is Acts 8, with Philip and the Ethiopian. That served as the focus for worship on September 30. Here you go…

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On September 23, we tackled community for the last time. It was also our first “Yearly Meeting Sunday”, a day where all the meetings in Northwest Yearly Meeting focused on our connection with each other. We faced east, west, and north, praying for the meetings in our area.
Here’s what I shared…

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On September 16, we took our second look at “A Growing Community.” This is one where my notes in the introduction are a little sketchy. To fill you in a little, I told a story about a time when my family was at the beach and saw this guy flying one of those two handed [...]

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Back on September 9, fresh from returning from India, I began speaking about our community’s vision statement. We want to be
A Growing Community
Listening to Christ
Changing in the Spirit
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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 [...]

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…tomorrow. Lists. Packing. Praying. Wondering. Imagining. Medicating.
If I’m able, I’ll try to post occasionally here on our trip to India. If not, look for a full measure of posts when I return.

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