As a small child, I was a member of a Baptist Church. When I became a young adult, I moved from a Baptist Church to the Church of God in Christ (COGIC). But no matter how hard I tried to study it, I couldn’t understand the teachings of their denomination; they just
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by Nathan Brasfield, Director of Youth and Community Ministries
It is circa 734 BCE. The one nation previously known as Israel remains tragically divided into two kingdoms. The southern kingdom known as Judah faces threats from both the northern kingdom known as Israel and the nation of Syria to join forces with them against a still larger threat
It’s December, and Advent, and the onrush toward Christmas, but luckily for me, I had some unread emails waiting for me after the Thanksgiving holiday. I say lucky, not because I (or any of us) love the pile of unread missives, another reminder that I must unsubscribe from a host of places, but
November may be my favorite month. I love autumn, with its cooler weather and the fall colors, and I adore Thanksgiving, with its focus on feast and family. I’m one of the few people who decorate the house with Thanksgiving decorations.
I decorate doors, windows, porch, and mantle with colorful leaves and turkeys of every type.
Identifying candidates to serve on the vestry, the governing board of the parish, is one of the most important tasks of our parish community. Members of the vestry act as agents of the parish in all matters involving parish property and assets, and assist the parish in its planning and leadership. A candidate for
A couple of weeks ago, as I was leaving my house to head to Calvary, a new thought flashed across my mind: Take your passport with you. I couldn’t explain why, but I obeyed that quiet inner nudge. Ever since then, I’ve packed my passport every morning, right alongside my laptop and my lunch. It’s become a
While growing up in the Episcopal Church, I came to value the comfort of its consistency and the beauty of its language. On summer mornings, I attended my grandparents’ small parish in Kings Mountain, NC. It was there that I felt most at home. The familiar hymns, gracious people, and scents
Calvary seniors Tom Crosby and Jack Peeples earned the rank of Eagle Scout in the summer of 2025, the culmination of an 11-year journey in scouting.
They joined Cub Scout Pack 34, housed at Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, as 1st graders in 2014. They crossed over into Troop 34 as 5th graders in 2019, where they advanced under the leadership
One of the richest moments of sabbatical serendipity happened on the fourth day of our walk in the Cotswolds. We stayed that night in the town of Broadway. Worn out as we were, I ended up reading the book on the nightstand well into the night, fascinated by the story of a furniture designer named