The closing prayer from our 90th birthday celebration service this morning was based on Psalm 145. This acrostic psalm, meaning each stanza starts with a
On Sunday, we discovered the way to avoid selling our inheritance for a bowl of soup is to “be thankful” (Hebrews 12:28). I gave you
We have been talking a lot about Grace Beyond at Calvary this year as we continue to seek the Lord regarding his plan for our
Happy Mother’s Day! Here is the video from the service for you to enjoy again. All is well, Jim and Lisa
On Sunday we were reminded through the amazing testimony of our friends Josh and Shelly Buck about God’s grace to us. Jim’s summarized both their
This statue stands in the courtyard of the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu (or “cock’s crow”), which was built on the site of
This Sunday, the choir sang the song Your Grace Finds Me by Matt Redman. If you felt the song was as beautiful as I did,
Our topic in church this week was hospitality. Peter’s main idea behind his encouragement to practice hospitality is the emphasis on welcoming strangers into your
In the sermon this week, I referenced an article in the Grand Rapids Press about Sarah Farkas, a courageous woman from Zeeland, Mich., who donated one
This morning, I referenced Charles Spurgeon’s love of Psalm 91 because of how the Lord used it to comfort him during a cholera epidemic. In
If you have additional questions from the sermon this morning about identifying the root of sin in your life, consider reading Glittering Vices: A New
In the service this morning, we talked about the importance of honestly identifying sin in our lives and hating the sin. But, God doesn’t leave
The following AP picture of this year’s Indiana vs. Louisville college baseball game is an unexpected humbling for someone (can you find it?)…hopefully our “humblings” aren’t as
If you are looking for a summer book to read and are interested in a book to go along with our study of the Psalms and 2
From the sermon on Sunday, following are the words of love and healing that Jesus was speaking to the “Tamars” of our congregation. Jesus says, My dear child. I am so
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