Another banner day at Men’s Fraternity today. Despite the fact that they insist on starting at 6:15–in the morning!–I am always glad that I drag my bed-head out the door to go. Today’s lesson was not new information. It might be that I need a regular reminder of what matters, Read more…
sometimes you have to do some deconstruction. In order to create the dream you see in your heart/head, you might have to rip out the existing version of reality. Case in point: Calvary recently rented a storefront on the corner of Fraser & Calder Way. We have been trying to Read more…
By the time I got home from lifegroup Wednesday night (have I told you about my wonderful lifegroup?) I had 5 offers for help with transportation–everything from a tiny car (we could strap our kids to the roof) to a ginormous 15 passenger van. Before I got to the office Read more…
I spent the day watching videos. And I got paid for it! Now before you get all up in arms thinking that I’m drawing a paycheck off your tithe money by wasting the day buried in the labyrinth that is YouTube, I was actually diving in to some great teaching Read more…
One of my top strengths, at least according to George Gallup, is CONNECTEDNESS. George and his buddies would say that “People strong in the Connectedness theme have faith in the links between all things. They believe there are few coincidences and that almost every event has a reason.” Case in Read more…
I knew that I was missing lifegroup, but tonight was a stunning reminder to me of how good and necessary community is. I believe that I may have mentioned something about the world’s greatest lifegroup before. After a summer affected by vacations and graduations, internships and relocations, after a month Read more…
If you’re like me you have a stack of books waiting to be read, taunting you from your nightstand, mocking you from the bookshelf of doom, talking about you behind your back as you leave the bathroom… Let ’em go. If you haven’t read them by now, it’s too late. Read more…
What do you call it when lots of similar things line up? You know, when one after another, people present you with the same kind of thought or idea, or opportunity after opportunity seem to roll across your desk/screen/phone? I’m not talking weak sauce, like you heard an ad for Read more…
I guess the key is how I handle mine. I want to face mine with hope, faith, intentionality, positivity, and determination. I’m pretty sure that I’d be farther along if I could get my head around: 1. God uses adversity to shape my character. 2. The difficulty I’m facing might Read more…
Our Pastor has been preaching through a series about the family for a few weeks now. Dan titled the series “Family Secrets,” which made most of us on staff think “ooh, time to drag out the skeletons from the family closets!” But in reality, Dan’s talking about the secrets to Read more…