Rapped-Wrapped-Rapt
Many years ago, in a country far away, I spent one summer learning the difference between a pair, a pear and pare (plus a few other things). I learned they are homophones—words that sound the same but have different meanings.
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NHC Congregational Leadership
The Annual Family Celebration was Sunday, May 17, 2026. We're so thankful for God's work in and through our church family over the past year and look ahead with vision for the future. Members of the church family voted on this year's ministry...
Too Earthly-Minded to Be Any Heavenly Use?
You might know the original saying, “too heavenly-minded to be of any earthly use.” I changed it because the original seems to focus more on our earthly efforts than God’s grace in action.
Surrection—Insurrection—Resurrection
You know you are a word geek when the spell checker says a word is incorrect because it does not know it. But this is no typo. Surrection is a word used for the geological process of rising or upheaval that causes emergence, when things come out...
Fasting From Food—Feasting on God
Around this time last year we shared a time of fasting at NHC over the Lenten period to prepare us for Easter.