Here you will find an archive of personal thots from our pastoral staff, NSF congregational letters, informative documents about our locations, and resources to help with current study topics.  Click on a link below to read more.

thots

On eldering

 

Congregational Letters

(The most recent letter is found at the top of this list.) 

On change

On rest and the holidays

On applying our philosophy of ministry 

On enjoying jesus 

On nsf's financial priorities 

On generosity 

On moving together in mission

On parish oversight

• The Ministry of Thomas Chalmers

On communion

On organic mission

On incarnational mission

On nominating elders & deacons

On overseeing our fellowship (part 2)

On overseeing our fellowship (part 1)

On being the church

On 2 locations

 

Informative documents

On nsf buildings

 

Resource Help

On seeing the Bible as the gospel story:

 

God's Big Picture, Vanghn Roberts

Jesus Storybook Bible, Sally Lloyd-Jones

 

The Big Picture Story Bible, David Helm

 

On being the church in community:

Total Church, Tim Chester & Steve Timmis

On personal gospel application:

How People Change, Timothy Lane & Paul Tripp

 

On thinking through pace of family life, rest and Sabbath:

Making Room for Life, Randy Frazee

Sabbath: The Ancient Practices, Dan Allender, Bob Abernethy, & William Boles

 

 On parenting young children:

Shepherding Your Child's Heart, Tedd Tripp

 

On parenting adolescents:

Age of Opportunity, Paul Tripp

 

On grace:

Grow in Grace, Sinclair B. Ferguson

 

On union with Christ:

The Christian Life: A Doctrinal Introduction, Sinclair B. Ferguson