RISE Against Domestic Violence
Dear Friends, Last year, Christy and I led the inaugural RISE Against Domestic Violence Campaign for Family Services. We raised over $60,000 and brought 180 new donors to Family Services. With this […]
Journeying with Jesus
Karl Barth, the famous Swiss theologian once said “Take your Bible and take your newspaper, and read both. But interpret newspapers from your Bible.” Perhaps if Barth was with us […]
“From the Heart”
Despite the pandemic causing our normal rapid pace of activities to slow down…time has still managed to fly by. It’s September already, and I’m left wondering where time has gone! […]
It’s A Grand Life – Well, Aren’t You Crafty?!
Here we are in September, and nothing much has changed. We are still dealing with a virus which has upended our normal way of life. We have very limited social […]
TV Show Finales We Can’t Forget
Novelist James Clavell once said, “All stories have a beginning, a middle, and an ending, and if they’re any good, the ending is a beginning.” Stories are all around us. […]
A New Milestone: Home Alone
It begins with a separation by walls inside the home and later extends to the outdoors. Communication is still present, “I will be outdoors working in the garden.” And then, […]
Sick Dog? Ask These Questions!
Only through expressive body language can your beloved four-legged friend explain discomfort. Long stares or the absence of an ordinarily affectionate dog leads to worry. In wanting to ensure good […]
Calvary Introduces Will Toburen Senior Pastor
In the fall of 2019, Calvary Baptist Church commissioned a Pastor Search Team to lead the search for its next Senior Pastor. For 10 months this team worked diligently and […]
Resolving Teen Phone Addiction
Pride and humor are reactions by parents and onlookers to a toddler who can scroll through and change websites on an iPad without any guidance. At the age of eight, […]
Vitamin N: Kids and the Need for Nature!
Once upon a time, kids and dirt and exploration went hand-in-hand. The image almost sounds like a familiar fairy tale. City and country children had one commonality; they both preferred […]