Bridges & Pathways to God: Stability & Community
Kristin (who administrates our blog and website, along with her husband Jason) and I (Ron, who has been writing these weekly posts) decided recently to ask several NCF-ers to write
Read MoreBridges & pathways to experiencing more of God: Nature, part III
In case you’ve missed my recent blog posts, here’s a quick recap of what I’ve been exploring: (1) I have suggested that claiming to see “evidences” for the reality of
Read MoreBridges and pathways to experiencing more of God: Nature, part II
As I mentioned in my previous post, I believe that God intentionally created the world so that the “no-risk proofs” we constantly attempt to manufacture are not really available. This
Read MoreBridges & pathways to experiencing more of God: Nature
For some, speaking of nature (or of “the creation” in Judeo-Christian language) as a bridge for God’s presence in our lives is so obvious it draws a “Well, duh!” response.
Read MoreBridges & Pathways to Experiencing More of God: The Parent/Child Relationship
God has provided many bridges/pathways in our lives, both to help us humans experience God’s real presence, and to allow us to be more empowered by that presence. In the
Read MoreGood News: Images of God’s Ongoing Salvation
My most recent post contained some of the key scriptural statements indicating that God believes that we are more salvageable than we usually think we are, and that this life
Read MoreGood News: God’s Purpose, Our Purpose
In my most recent blog posts, I have suggested that a good way to summarize what the New Testament writers see as “Good News” is this: God loves us so
Read MoreGood News: We Are More Salvageable Than We Think
In my most recent blog posts, I suggest that a good way to summarize what the New Testament writers see as “Good News” is this three-part statement: God loves us
Read MoreGood News: We Are More Broken Than We Think
In my most recent blog, I suggested that a good way to summarize what the New Testament writers see as “Good News” is: God loves us so much that God
Read MoreGood News: We Are More Valuable Than We Think
What is this “Good News,” which is supposed to be the reason many of us gather to worship and serve God together? I am certain that you can find far
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