Weekly Messages
The Journey to Oneness (7): Prepare for the Great Unraveling!
If the death to ego-as-self is an inevitable part of the spiritual journey, is there a way we could work with it, instead of resisting it when it comes? I think so. Have a listen. Doug
NRCC Spring 2013 Community Meeting
Doug Hammack, George Fuller and Scott Shackleton give us some insight into where we are currently and where we plan to be going as a community.
Becoming a Community That Follows Jesus More Closely – Scott Shackleton
by Scott Shackleton We have a primarily Caucasian middle-class perspective at NRCC. This greatly influences our perception of what it means to follow Jesus. Many of us were taught that if we followed "the rules" and did enough of the "right things" it would make Jesus...
Enneagram Personality Type 1 – The Perfectionist – Robin Camu
by Robin Camu This is a summary of the characteristics of the Enneagram Type 1 personality (The Perfectionist) from our Wednesday night discussions. Type 1 Brief Summary: (from http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/typeone.asp) Ones are conscientious and ethical, with a...
The Journey to Oneness (6): Joseph’s Technicolor Ego
On the journey to oneness, we've seen three movements we go through. Today we tell the story of Joseph through the lens of these three way-stations on the journey. Have a listen, Doug
Enneagram Personality Type 9 – The Peacemaker – Robin Camu
by Robin Camu This is a summary of the characteristics of the Enneagram Type 9 personality (The Peacemaker) from our Wednesday night discussions. The next one is the last one. Join us! Type 9 Brief Summary: (from http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/typenine.asp) Nines...
The Journey to Oneness (5): Death to the Ego-Self
My friend lost his son to leukemia. People said something died in him when that happened. They were right. Have a listen, Doug
Enneagram Personality Type 8 – The Challenger – Robin Camu
by Robin Camu This is a summary of the characteristics of the Enneagram Type 8 personality (The Challenger) from our Wednesday night discussions. Join us for the next one! Type 8 Brief Summary: (from https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-8) Eights are...
The Journey to Oneness (4): Even More on the Healthy Ego-Self
This is our last week on stage 1 of the journey to oneness. In this lesson we talk about some of the texture of the life required to develop the interior fortitude we need in the further reaches of the journey. More on the curriculum of virtue, and the demands of...
Enneagram Personality Type 7 – The Enthusiast – Robin Camu
by Robin Camu This is a summary of the characteristics of the Enneagram Type 7 personality (The Enthusiast) from our Wednesday night discussions. Join us for the next one! Type 7 Brief Summary: (from http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/typeseven.asp) Sevens are...
The Journey to Oneness (3): More on the Healthy Ego-Self
There's more to say about the first way-station on our journey to oneness. We Americans have a certain disdain for tradition; "the way it's always done." This has made us who we are and has many, many benefits. But every gift has a dark side. Have a listen, Doug...
Enneagram Personality Type 6 – The Loyalist – Robin Camu
by Robin Camu This is a summary of the characteristics of the Enneagram Type 6 personality (The Loyalist) from our Wednesday night discussions. Join us for the next one! Type 6 Brief Summary: (from http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/typesix.asp) The committed,...
The Journey to Oneness (2): A Healthy Ego-Self
"False-Self." We use that term a lot at NRCC. It has to do with making the negative effects of framing the ego as the self. Self, it turns out, is too expansive a reality to be contained in the thoughts we think, the feelings we have, the personalities we were born...
Enneagram Personality Type 5 – The Investigator – Robin Camu
by Robin Camu This is a summary of the characteristics of the Enneagram Type 5 personality (The Investigator) from our Wednesday night discussions. Join us for the next one! Type Five in Brief (from http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/typefive.asp) Fives are alert,...
The Journey to Oneness (1): Everything is Connected
Jesus was hard to understand. So hard, it got him killed. Let's be real... he was kind of weird: - speak to the mountain, and you can put it in the sea - love the people who hurt you - and so forth So what's a follower of Jesus to do? Have a listen, Doug...
Enneagram Personality Type 4 – The Individualist – Robin Camu
by Robin Camu This is a summary of the characteristics of the Enneagram Type 4 personality (The Individualist) from our Wednesday night discussions. Join us for the next one!
"A Hoary Head:" Navigating the Announcements at NRCC
When I was a kid, I got rewards for memorizing the ancient proverbs. Here's one that is still stuck in my head... A hoary head is a crown of glory, if it is found on a man or woman who has walked the way of righteousness. I didn't know what "hoary" meant. (That...
Enneagram Personality Type 3 – The Achiever – Robin Camu
by Robin Camu This is a summary of the characteristics of the Enneagram Type 3 personality (The Achiever) from our Wednesday night discussions. Join us for the next one!
Enneagram Workshop: Part 2 – Robin Camu
by Robin Camu Following up on last week's lesson, how can we use the Enneagram for spiritual and emotional healing? John 5:1-18 gives us background on the 4 criteria Jesus employed for healing: being willing to own our own brokenness being willing to give up our...
Enneagram Personality Type 2 – The Helper – Robin Camu
by Robin Camu This is a summary of the characteristics of the Enneagram Type 2 personality (The Helper/Giver) from our Wednesday night discussions. Join us for the next one! Type Two in Brief (from http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/typetwo.asp) Twos are empathetic,...
Enneagram Workshop: Part 1 – Robin Camu
by Robin Camu The Enneagram is a scholarly study of personality types across time and cultures. There are 9 basic personality types, each with ts own virtues, vices, motivations, interaction styles and challenges. We each carry all of these 9 personality types, but we...
New Year 2013
Today we prepare ourselves for a new year. Have a listen, Doug
Advent 2012 – Week 4
The Psalms tell us to lift up our eyes... to see with an elevated vision. This is exactly what Advent invites us to do. In this lesson, I'll recognize that it's tough in our culture, to make December a month of vision-elevating. But, I'll suggest some ways to be...
Advent 2012 – Week 3
On Friday, 20 children were murdered in their school and 6 adults who tried to protect them. Can we celebrate this season's focus on "hope" when something like that happens? We'll see. I have a few remarks to make, but most of this morning's lesson will be...