Between Sundays

The Joash Chest Over the next two weeks we’ll celebrate two baptisms, and on Sunday, November 22, Consecration Sunday, we’ll receive new members and bring our commitment cards for 2027 forward to the Joash Chest. If you’ve ever wondered where that name comes from, the...

Between Sundays

Between Sundays A year ago this week, I was the newcomer. I did not know your names. A few of you liked to quiz me on them, and I will admit, I am still learning. Still learning names, still learning faces, still learning the stories and the lives behind them. What I...

Between Sundays Many of you know that before I came to Calvary, before I found my footing as a pastor, I found it somewhere else entirely, in a room full of teenagers. Since 1994, as a college student who volunteered with my home church in Alexandria, VA, youth...

Between Sundays

Between Sundays: The Power of Friendship This week I had the gift of a little time away to visit my daughter during her spring break as her lacrosse team traveled for a few out-of-conference games. There is something special about standing on the sidelines or...