by cbaker | Dec 2, 2025 | Between Sundays, Pastor's Pondering
Welcoming Advent and a Shepherd Named “Bill” Friends, What a joy it was to step into the first week of Advent together. Lighting the candle of Hope always brings a sense of calm and possibility. It reminds us that God’s light often begins in small ways, a...
by cbaker | Nov 11, 2025 | Between Sundays
A Veterans Day Prayer Gracious and Holy God, we come before you with grateful hearts on this Veterans Day. We give thanks for the men and women who have served our nation with courage, discipline, and unwavering commitment. We acknowledge the weight of their...
by cbaker | Nov 4, 2025 | Between Sundays
Between Sundays: Light for the City, Hope for the Moment This week we step into Stewardship Month, a season to remember who we are, what we are called to, and how God invites us to respond with faith, generosity, and hope. And the reality is not lost on me,...
by cbaker | Oct 28, 2025 | Between Sundays
Between Sundays: Caring for One Another This past weekend was a beautiful one at Calvary. Laity Sunday filled our sanctuary with meaningful worship, heartfelt leadership, and the deep reminder that ministry is something we share together as the whole Body of...
by cbaker | Oct 14, 2025 | Between Sundays
Between Sundays – “Easter in October” Every year when Easter rolls around, we proclaim it with trumpets, lilies, and joyful shouts: “Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!” But what I love about the Easter story is that it doesn’t end with an empty tomb. It begins...
by cbaker | Sep 22, 2025 | Between Sundays
Between Sundays: The Stories Jesus Told This past Sunday we explored how Jesus often chose to teach in parables, short, simple stories that carry deep truths about God’s kingdom. Parables are not always easy to grasp on the first hearing; they ask us to listen...
