Author name: gmarshall

As I write this, I am sitting in my car alongside Calvin Crest Road listening to chainsaws cutting up the ginormous tree laying across the road…

A few months ago, I saw a shirt in a little shop in Cambria, and I instantly knew I wanted to buy it. It had the simple statement “Remember your why” across…

It is hard to believe that we are already into our second week of summer! O Week was rich and full of training and worship and laughter. We probably say…

In the wee hours of the morning on Easter Sunday, I sat outside on my deck waiting for the sun to rise. (This is not because I am super spiritual or even…

Six weeks after the Mono wind tore through Calvin Crest, the recovery effort is well underway. God has been so gracious to us to provide incredible…

At the start of every year, I invite God to give me a word for that year. In 2019, as we were moving across the country to California, the word was…

As we wrap up 2020, there are five things we’d like to share with you… also check out 2020 by the numbers, and hear from people whose lives have been…

Last weekend, sixteen women gathered for the first annual Advent Retreat of Silence at Calvin Crest. With sixty-degree temperatures, the participants…

The feeling of gratitude is a shy bird. Chasing it does no good. Genuine gratitude can never be forced. Trying hard to feel gratitude is like trying…

Recently, I learned of a fantastic devotional app called Lectio365, developed by the founders of the 24/7 Prayer Movement. I can’t recommend it enough…

Recently, I have been listening to old talks given by theologian and author Dallas Willard. Some of them date back to the 80’s and 90’s, and despite the…

In the beginning of August, our leadership team was able to live stream the Global Leadership Summit. For 25 years, God has used at least one…