During Lent five years ago, our lives and world were jarred in ways we may not yet comprehend. Five years may be too soon to grasp how the COVID-19 pandemic has made us a changed people. We may never fully understand the subtle and not-so-subtle ways our lives have been transformed by what we went
by Nathan Brasfield, Director of Youth and Community Ministries
About fifteen minutes before the start of Youth Formation this past Sunday morning, I was alone in the new High School room on the fourth floor, unwrapping a new ottoman that had been delivered. From the few pieces laid out on the floor, I assumed that the only steps needed
Four years ago, almost to the day, I blogged HERE (Is “blog” still a verb in 2025?) about the day I learned to hang a door. The person who taught me was my one-time boss, a carpenter/contractor named Dave Lillich. This weekend, Ardelle and I will be away from Calvary because
I was sitting in the nave at church this past Tuesday during that period we call “Silence in the City,” when I heard the story of Elijah meeting God. You’ve probably heard the story from 1 Kings – Elijah is told to go stand on the mountain, for the Lord is about to pass by.
Can we keep talking about the renovations at Calvary, or are you a little tired of construction updates? How about the response to the renovations? As I write this, my shoulders are still sore from moving couches into place as part of a blizzard of activity over the last few days, and I
by the Rev. Mimsy Jones
‘Who is Marcus Borg?’ I asked my Calvary colleague, the Rev. Gay Rahn, as we looked over the list of Lenten Preaching Series (LPS) preachers for 1999. “He’s a leading theologian in historical Jesus scholarship,” she said. “It’s a real coup that he’s coming to Calvary; don’t miss him.”
‘I have given you as a covenant to the people,
a light to the nations,
to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
from the prison those who sit in darkness.’ (Isaiah 42:6b-7)
One day, I got a call from Mark, the volunteer coordinator for the jail at 201 Poplar. He asked me
by Kristin Lensch, Organist-Choirmaster
My high school IB English teacher, Arzelee Drown, was that teacher. The one that you credit for helping you learn to love learning and with whom you are still in contact. We read so much wonderful stuff in those two years; Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Thoreau’s Walden, Kazantzakis’s Zorba the Greek, and Paton’s Cry, the beloved country, were
by the Rev. Scott Walters
I’ve had mercy on my mind. It’s such an important word and practice for Christians and for Jews. A Hebrew prophet named Micah, who lived about seven centuries before the birth of Jesus, spoke memorably of mercy. “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act
In the coming days and weeks, many events will grab our attention—both news of the day and reminders of our deep histories. We will inaugurate a new administration and retell the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. Over and over again, we’ll hear cliches and bromides that try to make fresh