More Than Flowers “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” – Romans 2:10 Calvin Crest is home to many incredible stories of transformation, rebirth, and love. Not only is it a place where God’s love is shown and given freely, but it is also a place where many couples have […]
Leadership & Change It’s been too long… …since I’ve sat down to share a few words from the heart. I have been thinking much lately about how it was five years ago now I had just accepted this position at Calvin Crest. There was such a clear sense of God’s leading us here, and He
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Last weekend, sixteen women gathered for the first annual Advent Retreat of Silence at Calvin Crest. With sixty-degree temperatures, the participants…
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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…
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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…
