Blogs

Simple living is something BFJN has been talking about for decades now. It is one of the four areas of focus of our Lazarus at the Gate...

I recently finished reading  The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer (highly recommend). The challenging insights in his...

our lives do not have room for anything short of what enables us to live the way God intends . . What is your identity rooted in?...

How much is enough? How much is enough? 7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners...

In my last blog, we explored how wealth creates a gap in compassion between us and people who have less than we do. Now we will explore...

This blog is about Thanksgiving. No, not about the history of the American holiday which is complicated and fraught. It is just about the...

There are countless dimensions of the environmental movement. This makes getting started and finding your place within it challenging. ...

As evidenced in my previous blog, there is a climate crisis happening around us. And, from the plastic waste to the fumes emitted from...

Earlier this month we were so grateful to be able to gather with some new and old friends to hear from a wonderful panel on what it looks...

I have been reflecting recently on some of Jesus’ last words in the Parable of the Rich Fool–  Rich toward God . He uses these words to...

Tis the season . . . As we begin the advent season the world around us seems determined to make us think about everything but the coming...