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 patterns and habits to really hear the voice of the Spirit. […]

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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 than forgiveness, but also the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. I […]

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Go. See. U23D!!!!
Do not pass go, do not collect $200. If you can’t go tomorrow, go during the Super Bowl. Just go.
Layers upon layers of immersive, perfected bliss. Poignant, powerful songs. Unmatched musicianship. Bono is a passionate performer without peer. Multi-layered message, conveyed beautifully, sonically, visually, spatially, dramatically, technically. I’ve not been a U2 groupie […]

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Thank you.
Thanks for all your thoughts, e-mails, and prayers. Today was a good day. In each service, it seemed we became a gathered meeting. God’s presence was with us, and this was a very good experience for me. I think, as Robin wrote in the comments, that I probably have more to write. But I […]

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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, as you’ll realize when you see [CLICK] appearing all through […]

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I believe I got to the place that I was faithful in what I shared today for our meeting at NFC.
Sharing it here is difficult, because when I think of you who comment the most, I realize that I would begin and move through a discussion of hell from a much different starting place than […]

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So I’m finding myself getting perversely excited about this scary series we’re beginning in worship at NFC.
We’re going to tackle some of the controversial and difficult topics that don’t get talked about much, because we disagree with each other in so many ways. I get nervous when I think of posting these on the blog, […]

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For our final Advent theme, we wanted to celebrate the coming of the Christ child!
This was one of those weeks where praying and preparing what God wanted me to say was actually incredibly helpful to me, personally. The discipline of celebrating when I didn’t feel like it was very important for me! Here’s what […]

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Steve Fawver has done a great job leading us through Advent at NFC. He’s coordinated efforts with lots of people, and helped with our themes for the year. I’m grateful.
Yesterday’s theme was “Stop”, and here’s what I shared.

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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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