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(Ps. 27:4), One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in His temple. The Hebrew word for inquire here means, “to make inquiry; to seek out an answer.” A word that I like to use to describe this is “interact.” David is saying that he wants to dwell with God so that he can have his mind blown by God’s beauty AND to interact with Him in that place of intimate ... Read More

Beholding the Beauty of the Lord (Ps. 27:4) One thing I ask of the Lord, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple. Have you ever peered over a high mountain edge or a great canyon? Have you ever stared at a sunset on the sea? Have you ever admired the topside of the clouds from an airplane window? Seeing such beaty with our own eyes produces a sense of awe and wonder in our ... Read More

A People of One Thing (Ps. 27:4) One thing I ask of the Lord, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple. This Psalm is attributed to King David. Although scholars are not in agreement as to when the psalm was written, it is likely that David was at least middle-aged if not even towards the end of his life. Here we have a great king -- a man of unimaginable wealth, a national hero, ... Read More

Calvary, we are a people who fast and pray in response to the leadership of the Lord Jesus Christ. God gives us spiritual practices which help us to become more aware of the God who is with us, to practice authenticity with the Lord and others, and to help us align with the ways of Jesus. In this blog, I want to cast vision for our upcoming 21-Day First Love Fast for January 3 – 23. Our theme for this fast is One Thing I Desire. I want to help equip us to fast and pray. And, I want to help ... Read More

This morning I wanted to share with you from my spiritual journal. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Dear Lord: My heart is full this morning of the goodness of God. I am so, so grateful. Lord, thank you for your Word and for revealing yourself and your ways to us through the Scripture. Giving thanks honors God and prepares the way for God to do more in our lives. He who sacrifices thank offerings honors me, and he prepares the way so that I may show him the salvation of ... Read More

Friends:Thank you for how you responded to the Lord regarding Forging Our Future: 2021 Fundraising and Pledge Campaign. We are Forging Our Future with God, in God, and through God, and we are Forging Our Future together as the community of his presence. Forging Our Future is done together– with God and with each other. Let’s celebrate what the Lord did through your responses. As of 11'21'21, pledges reached $150,909, which is 94.3% of our $160,000 goal. The ... Read More

Calvary Family Devotion The Gospel of Matthew and the Advent Season November 28 – December 24, 2021 (Click here for a PDF version of this blog and reading plan.) During the Christmas season, we want to continue realign with the ways and words of Jesus. Together, we will seek to connect with the Lord and to hear what God is saying through The Gospel of Matthew. We will also read and reflect upon other verses associated with the First and Second Coming of Christ. Our salvation is ... Read More

In the early days of this pandemic, few of us personally knew of someone who contracted COVID-19. Now, I would surmise that most of us know someone in our sphere of influence who has tested positive for the coronavirus. During June of 2020, I worked with the Staff and Elders to determine our procedure if someone in attendance at Calvary tested positive for COVID-19. Obviously, we are in a learning process. This article contains our best thinking at this time. We continue to learn, grow, and ... Read More

Calvary members, you are invited to join us in the process of nominating new deacons to serve here at Calvary. We are blessed to have amazing servant leaders at Calvary. So, I want to invite you to participate in our Deacon Selection Process. We are looking to add 4 to 5 new deacons. Our current deacons are Magan Yarbrough (Chairman), Shannon Birdwell, Tom Petry, Jane Winne, Al Nash, Evelyn Owens, and Jim Edwards. And, I want to remind you about the people that serve on our Elder ... Read More

Friends:Thank you for how you have responded to the Lord regarding Forging Our Future: 2021 Fundraising and Pledge Campaign. We are Forging Our Future with God, in God, and through God, and we are Forging Our Future together as the community of his presence. Forging Our Future is done together-- with God and with each other. Let’s celebrate what the Lord has done so far through your responses. As of 10'27'21, pledges have reached $139,852, which is 87% of our $160,000 goal. The total gifts ... Read More