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Between Sundays

by | Oct 10, 2026 | Between Sundays

How Is It with Your Soul? Can I be honest with you all?  Some days in this job, part of me wants to look over my shoulder for the grown-up in charge. I’m mostly joking, but it does still feel a little surreal to be here. This week I sat down to plan worship for Advent...

Between Sundays

by | Jul 6, 2026 | 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...

by | Apr 17, 2026 | Between Sundays

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

by | Mar 6, 2026 | 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...