Calvary Church

I’m honestly excited about our upcoming BBQ & Water Baptism on August 10th.  Think about it – the smell of the grill on a summer day, old friends and new friends catching up on life, kids playing in the pool screaming with delight.  At the center of it all – friends and family celebrating what God is doing in people’s lives through one of the oldest traditions of …(Read More)

It was great to see so many people here at Calvary this past Sunday morning!  If you missed part 2 of our series “God’s Green Earth” you can listen to it online on our media page.  Here are some of the practical ways you can value humanity in your everyday life – at home, in your community and globally. 1.  Look someone in the eye and say “hello” …(Read More)

During this week’s Mother’s Day sermon, I referred to Erik Erikson, a developmental psychologist, whose study of the developmental stages of human life is widely recognized. Erikson viewed a person’s life span as passing through eight stages, with each stage having a major “developmental task” to be successfully learned. The developmental task to be learned at each stage prepares the person for learning the next stage successfully. Failing …(Read More)

A few years back I was in a transition period of life.  That interim time between ministry positions led me to a job at a local high school.  Although I enjoy working with students, this job was different.  I was working with student who had been separated from regular classes due to behavioral problems.  Needless to say, the classroom environment was hostile.  With a week of being their …(Read More)

Jill and I spent last week in Seattle with our son, Jimmy, and daughter-in-law, Rachel. We had a great time, and what a beautiful place. It is scenic, artistic, and filled with coffee shops. Jimmy and Rachel took us to some great places. Jill and I had our first Vietnamese food. It was great! We attended a huge cathedral on Sunday night and listened to fifteen “monks” who …(Read More)

If you ever thought that life could take you on a wild ride then you’ll want to read this story.  Let me introduce you to the Morice family.  They are great people with huge hearts - hearts so big that they’ve stretched all the way across the ocean.  A few years ago they began taking a journey and now that journey has brought them to China where they …(Read More)