God’s Work; Our Joy
by Pastor Mike Middaugh I think that one of the most compelling and encouraging aspects of our faith is hearing stories about God’s continued work in the world. Sometimes this happens after a disaster...
View ArticlePraying for Those Who Are Not Yet Here
By Pastor Mike Middaugh “I have just passed on from believing in God to definitely believing in Christ – in Christianity. I will try to explain this another time. My long night talk with Dyson and...
View ArticleThe Great Commission in the 21st Century
by Pastor Mike My prayer for this new year is that Calvary would be a welcoming and open congregation ready to receive those in need of Christian community and the Gospel we believe. Just as...
View ArticleRacial Diversity and the Gospel
-by Pastor Mike Middaugh A recent study by LifeWay Research (which you can find here) shows that racial diversity within Christian churches is still more of a dream than a reality. In other words, we...
View ArticleWhy Humility is So Important
~by Pastor Mike Middaugh In late September I attended a conference in Texas. One of the main points I heard over and over again from various speakers doing ministry in a wide range of places, from New...
View ArticleHow (Not) to Fix the Church
~by Pastor Mike Middaugh There are a tremendous number of books and articles written today about how to make the Church better. In my daily reading of various blogs or online sources I am bound to...
View ArticleWorshiping Statistics
~by Pastor Mike Middaugh You have likely heard or read something about the recent Pew Research Center survey regarding “America’s Changing Religious Landscape.” It is easy to read a study like this one...
View ArticleGod of this City
~by Pastor Mike Middaugh Beginning with the Old Testament prophets, God’s future redeemed world is portrayed as a city. In Revelation 21-22 which points to the ultimate fulfillment of God’s creative...
View ArticleSundays for the City
From the beginning God has granted humankind the ability to create and build up, to design and develop order where none existed before. The result of this creative gift is what we know as culture,...
View Article“Leaf, by Niggle”
~by Pastor Mike Middaugh As we consider a call to care for the city, to seek justice, peace, and good for those therein, we may feel like our efforts, or even our prayers don’t make much difference. We...
View ArticleThings We are For and Not Against
Following up on our Sunday for the City services, I thought I would include today a short narrative and poem that I think is a beautiful expression of the type of reconcilition (and forgiveness) we are...
View ArticleIn the Key of A-phasia
~By Eric Delfino Aphasia is a communication disorder that results from damage to the parts of the brain that contain language (typically in the left half of the brain). Because of the stroke I went...
View ArticleBreakfast With Santa
Join us this Saturday for one of the most fun events of the year! Breakfast with Santa is an opportunity for a delicious breakfast, time with Santa, and a chance to give back by creating “Gifts of...
View ArticleBreakfast with Santa 2018
Join us on Saturday, December 8th for one of our most popular events of the year, Breakfast with Santa. Enter through the downstairs, rear door of the building to find a festive atmosphere, a warm,...
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