Pastor's Blog

Sep
21

What is truly important to you?

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The other night in youth group the following question was asked:  “How can I stay strong for God when I’m around non-Christians and how can I stay close to God with a busy schedule?”  This is a great question because it is something that anyone who claims to follow Christ will ... Continue

Sep
15

would we rather be comfortable or biblical?

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This morning John, Brad, Carl, and I met together in John’s office to pray for Calvary Bible Church like we do almost every morning.  Before we began that time of prayer we were just talking about different things going on.  While we were talking an interesting subject came up.  I don’t need to ... Continue

Sep
9

Is your idea of worship limited to you?

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When I was still in Omaha I went to the Rock and Worship Roadshow. I was standing there in a crowd of thousands singing all the songs at the top of my lungs. The style of music that I was singing and praising God to was my kind of style, ... Continue

Sep
8

Yours or someone elses

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When it comes to what you believe, whose faith do you hold to?  Are you dependent on what your parents taught you?  Do you follow closely to a specific speaker or author or musician, living on their every word?  Are the only things you know how to talk about concerning ... Continue

Aug
30

Where’s yours?

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As an American it is very easy to get comfortable with the whole “American Dream”.  We’ve been a very comfortable and secure country for a long time, and that has caused us to get used to being like that.  What is dangerous about that is the fact that when things ... Continue

Aug
15

A Lost Art

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Last summer at High School Camp we went to a water park for a day. The camp rule was that at the water park girls need to wear a one piece, or wear a dark shirt over a two piece. One of the girls there began complaining about this rule. ... Continue

Jul
13

A truly successful life

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“I’m not afraid of failure, I’m afraid of being successful at things that don’t matter.” That is a quote from Ron Brown, and it is one of my favorites.  Such a short simple statement, but so much truth and impact in that statement.  It is one of my favorite quotes because ... Continue

Apr
28

“It’s supposed to be nice this weekend…”

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The last couple days have been pretty nasty in New Hampshire as far as the weather goes - especially for late April! It's not supposed to snow in late April - not even in New England! And of course, as New Englanders do, everyone is talking about how bad the ... Continue