Whew! What a fun and full weekend… Friday night I had wedding rehearsal #1, followed by an evening of prayer and worship with some guys around a campfire at a cabin in the woods. The rehearsal was sweet, and the time of P&W was absolutely powerful! Saturday was wedding #1 Read more…
A few weeks back Calvary dedicated some Sunday morning time to our yearly survey, asking questions about spiritual practice and health, spiritual disciplines and growth. We’re trying to track trends, to see if we’re growing as a church. Most of the time when churches want to see how they’re doing Read more…
Sometimes I’m tempted to think so, that surface-y stuff is enough to get through the day, that looking the part or knowing the right things to say or having the right gear will carry the moment. But deep down, I know that it’s about CHARACTER. There have been lots of Read more…
Our church has been working through Henry Blackaby’s Experiencing God. Pastor Dan’s been preaching up a storm and our lifegroups have been using the workbook to dig deeper, to dive in, to apply it to our lives. That sounds great on the surface, and usually works for me until Wednesday. Read more…
When we do Highlight/Lowlight, it can be a little hectic. There are usually 9 of us around the table. The odds of something being spilled/launched/dropped/choked upon are fairly good. The chance of someone’s highlight or lowlight prompting a trip down a rabbit trail is fairly high. Kim called an audible Read more…
My brother was a booty-kickin’ drummer in high school–I’m pretty sure he can still throw it down if he needs to! So I’ve always had a thing for drumlines. While I’m rhythmically challenged, I certainly enjoy those who can get their hands and feet all moving in different directions with Read more…
Have you ever read something and wanted to share it with everyone you know? I have. So click here and read this article. As the father, especially with a son soon headed off to face life outside the house, this hit home. I want to do everything that I can Read more…
What’s your favorite church holiday? Most of us land on Easter or Christmas, and that makes sense, you know, since Jesus is a pretty big deal to us. But are those actual holidays? When you have a holiday from school, that means that school is cancelled, right? But a church Read more…
I have a friend in the Dominican Republic named Miguel. He moved his family to the beautiful island a few years ago, following the call of God to go make disciples of every nation. I’m sure that some people called him crazy. Most of the general public have never entertained Read more…
6:15 comes early. (I was going to write something about the time change, but I’ll just throw it out there–I’m not a fan of 6:15. At least not the one that comes first in the day. The second one is fine, because I’m usually putting food in my face around Read more…