January 1, 2023 Reading the Bible can be challenging if you approach it like a normal book, starting with page 1 and reading cover to cover. Genesis and the first part of Exodus goes okay, but you get bogged down when you hit the descriptions of the Tabernacle and all
Continue readingDo you ever feel as if you are being swallowed up by the world’s darkness? How do you respond? As Matthew’s nation faced oppression from the Roman Empire, he chose to work for the enemy, collecting taxes from his countrymen and probably taking an extra cut for himself. He would
Continue readingTo our Volunteers and Guests: Thanks for making our 2022 Indoor Trick-r-Treating such a great event! Click here to view our pictures
Continue readingAs we see the darkness of the world, many of us as are tempted to complain and grumble. Some seek comfort in considering how much worse things could be. Others choose to ignore the negative and focus exclusively on the positive, particularly as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches. But the knowledge
Continue readingOn Sunday, October 2, we will begin a new session of men’s and women’s growth groups in our 9 a.m. adult class studying the Apostle Paul’s letter to Titus. Study guides are available free for participants. ___________________ From the back cover of the study guide: We all want to live
Continue readingFor many of us, keeping up with the news is like an addiction. We have an insatiable craving to know what is happening in the world. But the things we learn leave us feeling confused, worried, depressed, or angry. Where is God in all of this? God’s people have always
Continue readingOn Sunday, February 6 we will kick off a 16-week session of men’s and women’s Growth Groups focusing on John 13-21. We will meet together as a large group on Sundays at 9 a.m. in our church fellowship room to pray together before splitting up. Study guides will be available
Continue readingAs we begin a new year of worshiping together at Calvary East, we have installed a new art display on the front wall of our sanctuary. It represents the blessing of obedience. This is the focus of my new series on the Ten Commandments titled, “The Boundaries We Need.”
Continue readingHalloween is all about candy, and tonight we will probably hand out around 10,000 pieces. Whether tart, chocolatey, or nutty, they are all sugary sweet. It’s fun to indulge ourselves once in a while. But that sugar rush doesn’t last long, and if that’s all that you ever eat, you
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