Sunday, April 12, 2020 The other day I received an advertisement for a new book. The author was warning people about the ways online interaction falls short of true Christian fellowship. Of course, the book and advertisement were put together months ago. Neither the author nor the publisher anticipated
Continue readingSunday, March 22, 2020 I have always taught that the church is not a building but a group of people. The Coronavirus pandemic is testing whether we genuinely believe that. We cannot meet in our building, or gather anywhere as a large group for at least three weeks. Thanks to
Continue readingMonday, March 16, 2020 As you know, our nation, state, and communities have been adjusting to the Coronavirus spread. We are going to be adjusting too. We are cancelling our Wednesday meeting, as well as Sunday school, this week. As for next week and beyond, I will update you as we get closer.
Continue readingBaptism can be a touchy subject. For centuries, Christians have debated what baptism really amounts to (salvation, conversion, professing faith, joining the church, or receiving the Holy Spirit), when someone should be baptized (in infancy, immediately after professing faith in Christ, or after reaching a certain level of spiritual maturity),
Continue readingBuying a Bible can be confusing. Bookstores offer several different translations in countless formats. Why are there so many options? How do you make a choice? Here are a few thoughts to help. One reason for the variety is that the Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew and Aramaic
Continue readingPlan to join us as we begin a new eight-week Growth Group session in our Sunday morning adult class on Sunday February 2. We meet for prayer at 9 a.m. and then divide up into men’s and women’s groups for a time of interactive Bible study. We will go through
Continue readingWe encourage everyone in our church family to serve in some capacity on Sunday mornings. Click here to complete our sign-up form for the Sunday morning roles that need to be filled here at Calvary East in January and February. The different roles are listed by start time. Below you will
Continue readingWhat can turn a struggling church around? What can help a church which has sold out to the culture; which is riven by division; which is dominated by me-first materialism; and which is uncertain about the gospel itself? “Be on your guard”, wrote one church planter to just such a
Continue readingAnd he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” Luke 9:23 ESV I am always thinking ahead—anticipating, planning, speculating. But these annual reports are good, because they force me to look back over the past
Continue readingThe gospel is good news. It is the message of forgiveness and eternal salvation that Jesus purchased by his death. Spiritual life begins when we believe it, but we do not then leave it behind. Jesus wants it to become the burning passion of our hearts. In Luke 14-19, Jesus
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