Sabbath
As the end of my first year on staff at New Covenant approaches, I have been reflecting on the routines and habits that I have developed during this time. Many
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Since we recently introduced an online giving option, it seemed appropriate to take a moment to reflect on our overall approach to giving at NCF: If you’ve been around
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On the tables at the back of our sanctuary, there are small baskets alongside the communion trays and offering boxes that are simply labeled “Prayers”. Each week after service, when
Read MoreWhat Four Months as a Pastor Have Taught Me
I hope you are all able to recognize the irony in the title of this post, especially in succession to Ron’s ten-part series (which, if you haven’t done so already,
Read MoreWhat 40 years as a pastor have taught me: Love is our story (part X)
A member of our leadership team asked me recently, when you say that you are sometimes disappointed in yourself and/or in New Covenant, what are you referring to? That was
Read MoreWhat 40 years as a pastor have taught me: The scriptures should be approached with active listening & humility (part IX)
Many years of pastoring have taught me many things about the Bible that God and God’s people have saved for us through the centuries and millennia. In the past two
Read MoreWhat 40 years as a pastor have taught me: The scriptures are a gift meant for community (part VIII)
The Bible is an invaluable gift in my personal relationship with God. More importantly, it is a gift that has allowed a community of faith to be sustained for two millennium
Read MoreWhat 40 years as a pastor have taught me: The scriptures are a gift, but not a wooden box (part VIII)
I love the Bible. I love reading the Bible, and I love reading the writings of those who speak intelligently and passionately about the Bible. I love it so much
Read MoreWhat 40 years as a pastor have taught me: Labels may be helpful, but more often they are damaging (part VII)
In order to live with all of the data that comes into our lives, we humans must categorize and organize. We can’t fully avoid it. This involves naming –people, groups,
Read MoreWhat 40 years as a pastor have taught me: The Church—can’t live with it, can’t live without it (part VI)
My connection to church began when my parents went to the church building daily to pray for me when I was still a fetus in my mother’s womb and my
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