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Archive for May, 2007

Bible Drill Wednesday: Salt

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

By Brandt Siegel
“I’ll bet I can hold it longer than you can,” I challenged my friend on one of the long nights when the staff put the college paper together. It was a (dorky) contest: my friend and I drank an equal but excessive amount of water and waited to see who had to [...]

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Weekend Summary - May 12-13, 2007

Monday, May 14th, 2007

The Nationals found a winning streak while we had another great weekend at NCC. Happy Mothers’ Day! Here’s what happened…
WORSHIP
(Union Station)

Marvelous Light by Charlie Hall
Our Love is Loud by David Crowder
Open the Eyes of My Heart by Paul Baloche
Evermore by Joel Houston

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bible Study Methods - Thursday, May 17, Ebenezers, 7pm - Click here for more [...]

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Google Search of the Week

Friday, May 11th, 2007

We’ve started a new feature on zonegathering called “Google Search of the Week.” We have a little stats program on zonegathering to give us some general idea of where our readers are coming from, and one interesting stat it gives us is google search information. If someone lands on our page because google sent them [...]

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Community: An Introduction

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

Community is one of those words that often flies around among those of us comprising the church. Everyone can come up with a kind of definition for it- everyone tries to cultivate it- to some extent everyone longs for it; yet it is one of the most complex issues that we face, not [...]

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New Arrival: Giovanny Warren Borja

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

We are proud to welcome the newest member of the NCC family: Giovanny Warren Borja! Giovanny was born on Tuesday morning to his proud parents Dairo and Christina.
The little guy was so anxious to hang out with all of us that he came a little early, but we’re all excited for the whole Borja family! [...]

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By Wakenda Tremmel
Last week I promised a presentation of one Biblical story through the lens of a Fairy Tale. To some this may seem familiar, but to those for whom it is not, I beg your patience and forgiveness for generalization of certain themes. This is one way to share and to [...]

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Book Review: The Great Omission

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

The Great Omission
By Dallas Willard, Harper San Francisco, 2006
Reviewed by Mike Godzwa
Dallas Willard is my hero! Apart from those who penned the Bible, he’s done more to bring me closer to Jesus than any other author. Ask anyone I know, when it comes to recommending Christian books, I’ll always slip in one from [...]

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