Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience. We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what […]
A note of encouragement from Pastor Tim: Dear friends, and people of Calvary Chapel,The Bible tells us, “how good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity” (Psalm 133:1). At the bedrock of our church is a total allegiance to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and to follow God’s instructions for us in the Bible. When the people of God are […]
In what ways or how does your leadership team create an environment in which people are trained, equipped, assigned duties, followed up, and sent out again? “It’s easy to mislabel equipping as delegating. But you can’t delegate a task to someone who hasn’t been equipped. They may not be as unwilling as they are untrained.” – Karl Vaters In Karl Vaters book ‘100 Days to […]
Dear Christian, When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources He will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit. Then Christ will make His home in your hearts as you trust in Him. Your roots will grow down into […]
As long as the conversation about systemic racism is taking place… Did you know Native Americans are more likely to be killed by police than blacks? Indigenous people are kidnapped more than any other race in America as well. I don’t post this for anyone to feel sorry for me or my Native American families but to make the point that All Lives Matter. It’s […]
David Dorn, a retired St. Louis police captain, was shot and killed the other night while trying to protect a local store from looters on Martin Luther King Drive. David had retired from the St. Louis Police Department in 2007 after 38 years on the job. He rose from rookie patrol officer in 1969 to captain. When he retired, he then became police chief in […]
Recently, another American man was killed, this time gunned down while standing outside the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Oakland, California. Dave Patrick Underwood isn’t a household name. His death didn’t make nearly as many headlines. But his life mattered, too, and his murder should displease every American. Underwood was a law enforcement officer in the Federal Protective Service. He and a colleague were […]