Delighted to Be Invited—Acts 10, Part II
Scot McKnight pointed out in his essay “Church in the Present Tense” that every sermon recorded in Acts, no matter how different the setting and audience, still includes the same
Read MoreDelighted to be Invited—Acts 2, Part I
I recently read an article in “Church in the Present Tense” by Scot McKnight, who led a seminar for New Covenant a few months ago. In his article, Scot suggested
Read MoreA love for Lent
One of our sisters shared this personal story during our worship service last Sunday. She agreed to allow me to post it as long as I didn’t use her name.
Read MoreSacraments as God’s Pathway
I confess that I am not, by nature, very sacramental or liturgical. Even taking seriously the repetitive nature of the Jewish and Christian calendar has been a continuing learning experience
Read MoreDelighted to be Invited: Acts 17, part III
In my first post meditating on Acts 17, I attempted to illustrate how difficult it is to fit Paul’s theology into our modern matrix of liberal-moderate-conservative. To be more direct,
Read MoreHow Broad & Deep is God’s Love: Acts 17, Part II
Meditating on the content of Acts 17 is a very thought provoking endeavor—one that can be very heart challenging, as well. I (Pastor Ron) have personally found spending time with
Read MoreThoughts on Acts 17, Part I
The next few blog posts will include some reflections on the theological implications of Paul’s sermon in Acts 17, including a guest post from Elaine Mustain. Today, I will share
Read MoreWhat Kind of God?
What kind of God prepares and plans for years to make God’s next major step in history—and then asks a teenage mother and her baby to carry it forward? In
Read MoreBridges & Pathways to Experiencing More of God: Nature, Part V
This will be my last post in the current series challenging us to see more of God’s presence and empowering in our interactions with the creation. In wrapping these thoughts
Read MoreThe God of the Bible is More Inclusive Than We Might Think
Kristin (who administrates our blog and website along with her husband) and I (Ron who has been writing these weekly blogs) decided recently to ask several NCF-ers to write guest
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