Challenged to Rise
Perhaps you remember Laura and Anders Wennstrom, or would like a personal viewpoint of NCFers who live 2 blocks from where George Floyd was murdered. Experience their family Benediction from this Sunday, and
Read MoreWhose Property?
Planning a garden next to the house, on the sunny side, where the water was easily accessible. For me, the east side next to the chain link fence. This spring
Read MoreEnough for Today
Hanging out with the birds by the brook. Sounds pretty good actually. At least for a while. I’ve been fantasizing about a cabin in the woods. Some solitude. Elijah needed
Read MoreHasten the Day
Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be? 2 Peter 3:11a (CEB) I hadn’t planned to march. My Black Lives Matter shirt was in the dirty
Read MoreKnowing, and Not Knowing
The extent to which I never imagined, or possibly anticipated, the life I am currently living boggles my mind. And the brain strain of trying to comprehend the variables and
Read MoreHow do they do it?
Music moves us to dance, and allows us to cry. It opens the doors of our minds and hearts, preparing us for prayer and inviting us to worship. As each
Read MoreHighs & Lows
The pendulum swings widely in the course of a single day. Tender, beautiful moments to savor with deep gratitude. The sun shines gloriously. Spring has sprung. Lilacs are blooming and
Read MoreFriends of the Earth
As NCF pursues adding solar panels to the roof, Joyce Mast reflects on how this integrates into her life of loving the earth. May your love for creation also continue
Read MoreWaiting
On the morning of his fourth birthday, our little one woke asking for The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The next day was Sunday again. The caterpillar ate through one nice green leaf,
Read MoreCelebrating Donna
Renée asked me if I would write something personal for the pastor’s note—something I have been thinking about recently. I have been thinking a lot during this strange self-isolating era.
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