Calvary Bible Church

One of the interesting portions of sitting at the booth at the County Fair is watching people. Seeing how people approach booths. How people walk around booths. I would sit behind our booth and call out to whoever came by: Everything at this table is free! Some people would come and look. Others would…

When I was a kid, I really enjoyed watching animal judging, especially showmanship. I was fascinated by the intentional movements and actions of the kids, the way they were supposed to dress, the movements they made, the way they intentionally handled the animals and held the lead ropes. I never showed…

So, I went to Pensacola Christian College for my bachelor’s degree. Many of you have heard of this school, but many haven’t. I went there because it was a cheap Christian college. When I started, they charged $5000/yr for room, board, and tuition. When I left, they had increased it to about $6500, I…

Most months, I am able to meet with a group of pastors in the surrounding area, good, solid Bible-preaching pastors, and talk about life and ministry. Most of the time there is laughter. Sometimes, there is tears. I think each one of us has cried sometime during those meetings. Sometimes there is energy.…

Have you ever gotten up the guts to share with someone about Jesus and the door has been shut firmly in your face? Preacher school has lots of odd assignments. One of them was for evanglism class. We were to share the Gospel with 5 people over the course of the week. Well, I didn’t get around much. So,…

I hope that everyone had a great 4th of July. We got to celebrate the independence that we have, the ways that God has blessed us as a nation, and hopefully, we spent some time in prayer for our nation, that revival would come and that we would place our hope back in the God who created us, instead of…

I don’t think that I am odd in this. Maggie and I have been in knockout draw out fights. And when we are in the middle of of the conflict, one of us realizes that the only reason we are having this discussion is that we had a misunderstanding. Perhaps I said some that she didn’t understand. Or perhaps…

I’m about to spend two weeks at Camp Assurance, coming back on the weekend between for the church service and congregational meeting. I enjoy camp ministry. However, as I look ahead, I am faced with the fact that I am going to be really tired. And what am I going to do for rest. One of the top idols…

Mother’s Day is the hardest sermon in the year for me to prepare. It is my one chance to give a shot in the arm for mom’s everywhere that they get can get through another year. It is my one shot to urge them specifically to be godly. It is my one change to put my foot in my mouth and alienate over 50%…

I am grateful for the opportunity to attend the Small Town Pastor’s conference in Morton, IL. Every time I attend, I came away refreshed and exhausted. This was our 9th conference. And because of that, while the content was great, the best part was the community. Being with fellow men in the rural ministry…

He is risen! The celebration of Easter is a great time. Life has a few monumental times, where one goes through it and your life completely changes. Marriage. The birth of a child. Death of a parent, a spouse, a child. There a few times where life completely changes and you are never the same again.…

Social Media is a weird thing. For those of you who are not familiar with Social media, be grateful. For those of you who live on social media, I’m sorry. Maggie and I have begun removing ourselves from social media platforms, because we just can’t stomach it anymore. There is an interesting term used…

Two questions plagued the Jews when Jesus had his earthly ministry: Who is this man and who did he come for? Of course, these are the same questions that people wrestle with today. The Jews thought that Jesus was just a good teacher, if that. Perhaps he was just a misguided carpenter from Nazareth that…

Robert Frost wrote an amazing poem in 1916: the Road Not Taken. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps…

It’s one of the most famous concepts in the Bible. Though it’s fame is getting less and less as generation Z and Alpha are not being raised in a moral society. Most people have heard of the 10 commandments, though they may not be able to say one of the 10 commandments. Most people have heard of the cross,…

When I was about 7, my folks gave me a woodworking kit. I loved this. I made my mom a wooden planter, I made my sister a bench for her dolls, and I made myself a treasure box that had an actual lock on it. And for the next 11 years, I put my most prized possessions into this box, and I hid this box far…