Once a month I meet with a group of women from the church for a study of scripture. This year we are examining the Ten Commandments in depth, and it has been an unexpectedly eye-popping experience. The Ten Commandments are viewed from a variety of perspectives. ...
A Fresh Grasp of the Gospel 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 March 1, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church [audio m4a="https://calvarypres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/March-1-2020-sermon.m4a"][/audio] Over the past two months we have been exploring what it might mean for us to have a fresh start to 2020. Not a “turn over a new leaf” kind of...
Last night my church hosted an Ash Wednesday soup supper followed by a Taize-styled worship service. Three of our “sister” churches joined us, as has become our tradition. It is a tradition I love, as the four churches get together annually over a meal and...
Fresh Church Acts 2:42-47 and 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 February 23, 2020 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church If you have children or grandchildren of a certain age, especially if they are boys, I likely don’t have to explain to you the fascination children have with bodily functions. Perhaps one...
Five years ago, my church was in desperate need of a website redesign. After what felt to me, a technology neophyte, like a long, involved process, the long-awaited update was ready to launch. As part of this process, I was strongly encouraged to begin blogging....
A Fresh Perspective Isaiah 55:6-9 and 2 Kings 6:8-23 February 16, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church From Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation for February 10, 2020: “The vast majority of people throughout history have been poor, disabled, or oppressed in some way (i.e., “on the bottom”) and would have read history in terms of a...
I have been surrounded by death this week. Okay, I know that is not the cheeriest of ways to begin a blog, but stay with me for a moment. Yesterday marked the third anniversary of my father’s death. Today would have been his 80th birthday, had...
We begin the season of Lent with a special Taizé service on Ash Wednesday (February 26). We are welcoming Mt.Vernon, Bush Hill, & Heritage Presbyterian Churches for a soup supper at 6:00 p.m.followed by a Taizé Service at 7:00. On Sunday, March 1 we...
A Fresh Mission Matthew 20:18-20 and 1 John 3:11, 16-18 February 9, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church How many of you are old enough—and you’re willing to admit—that you remember a heavy metal band from New Jersey called Twisted Sister? For the record, I never thought I’d use Twisted...
Life is loud. At least, that’s been my experience of it lately. It seems that I am surrounded by noise and more often than not, that noise is blaring at significant decibels. Streaming services, 24/7 news cycles, personal playlists, devices that ping, sing, and ring...