Calvary Church

I'm back to work today after spending some much needed time with my family in Texas. I sure wasn’t expecting winter’s latest sleight of hand trick when we landed in Chicago yesterday! Another blustery snowstorm after a stretch of mild,...

This time of year gets me excited about all the great things that are coming at Calvary. We have awesome events going on all year (Sunday worship, anyone?!), but emerging from the cold cocoon of winter into the promise of spring and the upcoming...

My wife and I are all in. We live to see lives changed forever in Valparaiso and the world. A few days ago, we saw the smiling faces of children in Mitaboni, Kenya, and we were again reminded what a powerful difference our church is making. How does...

We are on the go here in Kenya! Today we are visiting with our kids at the Mitaboni children’s home. And we’ll catch up with the guys on the Sevenglory worship team trip this evening. Follow the Calvary Global Outreach Facebook page this week for...

Recently my wife Lyn and I, along with our three boys, had the privilege to travel to Kenya to visit our church partners, Nairobi Chapel, and to serve with Kids Alive International. My wife and I are so thankful for Kids Alive and the work they do,...

We're on a mission at Calvary Church: we want to change lives forever with the gospel of Jesus Christ. As C. S. Lewis put it, "The church exists for nothing else but to draw people into Christ, to make them little Christs." We see this happening...

There is such a thing as a good problem, and we are having one at Calvary. The last two Sundays we have been out of room at both the 9:45a and 11:15a services. Sometimes we are even out of room in the overflow areas. We are trying to find a way to...

I was “suffering” for the Lord in Southern California last weekend, but when I listened to the sermon online, I got excited. Pastor Lionel spoke from Galatians 6 about Calvary being a place that restores people. It’s not about getting people to...

I am thankful for new beginnings and I'm ready for a new year. My wife and I are praying big in 2017 for our family, our friends, and the church community we serve. We pray together every morning over coffee and we always end our prayers with the...

On the day before Christmas, more than 2,200 people crowded into four worship services for our largest Christmas Eve gathering ever! With four full services—some with standing room only—the day exceeded our expectations in the best way possible....