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Calvary United Church of Christ

A WORD (OR TWO) FROM PASTOR STEVE

When I came to Calvary in 1999, I told the congregation that someday we would stop using paper for newsletters and deliver it by email and by posting it on…
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Daily Thoughts

How Should Christians Respond? Part 3 – LGBQ People

As you can see, I left the T out because I included that yesterday in my consideration about gender. I…

How Should Christians Respond? Part 2 – Gender Equality

From a common-sense perspective, I have difficulty understanding how anyone can believe – at least in this century – that…

How Should Christians Respond?

It seems to be a never-ending conversation – when is it appropriate for people of faith to speak out on…

Pushing Back

Last night I was privileged to attend a presentation by Dr. Chuck Barbera, the CEO and Executive Director of Reading…

No Rhyme or Reason

This time a year ago I was going through a pretty nasty health problem; I got pneumonia, which I often…

Picking and Choosing

One of my ongoing conversations with Christians is about whether we take the Bible seriously or literally, and I am…

The gospel of Hate

I have a friend who is a pastor in a church I occasionally attend. She has done an amazing job…

Is it 1850 Again?

For 10 years I have been comparing the growing MAGA movement with the birth of Nazi Germany, and while I…

Arresting Babies

Yesterday, we all learned about a 5-year-old boy – Liam Conejo Ramos – who was placed in detention. He is…

Serving Two Masters

For years I have been telling people that most faith communities – yes, most – are places of inequality. Many…

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