On a recent trip to Cuba, our tour group was told repeatedly that Cubans aren’t much interested in religion. While this may not be true, it caused me to reflect: …
Faith & Science in Managing Relationships
It is hard to help those who “won’t help themselves.” It’s even harder when we are supposed to regard others as not having “a disability” or “handicap”; when we are …
Revised Israel-Palestine Resolution
Congregations have been invited to offer feedback on the draft revision of the Israel-Palestine resolution that was tabled at the 2015 Mennonite Church USA Convention. NSMC plans to share thoughts …
Refugee Resettlement Project Update
Nine people from our church attended the information meeting Monday, December 12. That was terrific! They are receiving more in-depth information, which will soon be available to everyone via a …
Christmas Eve Service
On Christmas Eve, NSMC will gather at Chuck’s house at 5:00pm for nativity readings followed by potluck. Please RSVP directly to Chuck if you plan to attend. Because both Christmas …
Spirit of Service
Recently I welcomed a family of 5 to stay over at my house. They found me through Mennonite Your Way, an association of volunteers willing to host travellers one or …
New Sermon Recordings
Two new sermon recordings have been added to our YouTube channel. The first one is Ric Hudgens’ message on November 20 entitled “What Did Bonhoeffer See?”. November 20 recording The …
Freedom Quilts
On Tuesday nights this fall I’ve been teaching a class at North Park Theological Seminary on racial justice and reconciliation. I just finished grading final papers late last night. The …
Words to Practice Together
During a recent visit by our Illinois Mennonite Conference minister, Michael Danner asked NSMC if we remembered his eight words from last year. Perhaps others were like me, who remembered …
December 10 Men’s Breakfast
The men of NSMC are invited to attend a breakfast this Saturday, December 10, 8:00am, at Liberty Restaurant in Libertyville. Google map for Liberty Restaurant
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