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...
Fresh Courage Joshua 1:1-9 February 2, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church [audio m4a="https://calvarypres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2_24_20-sermon.m4a"][/audio] Fresh courage. That is our topic this morning, a timely topic, I would suggest since I wonder if anyone would dispute that in our lives, in the church and in our world, we are in desperate need...
A couple of weeks ago, a friend gave me a book by Richard Rohr entitled, Breathing Under Water, and it has become my spiritual “traveling companion” for the first part of 2020. Especially as we approach Lent in a month, if you are looking for...
A Fresh Word 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 and Hebrews 4:12-13 January 26, 2020 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Over the past three weeks, our Fresh sermon series has led us to consider a fresh start, fresh worship, and last week, thanks to Sheila Arnold’s storytelling, a fresh peace. Today, we...
So, how is your year going so far? Is it the perfectly wonderful year you imagined on New Year’s Day? New Year’s Day. Just three short weeks ago, yet it feels like a universe away. Already my year has been visited by death, failure,...
Sheila Arnold, Inspirational Speaking and Storytelling Calvary Presbyterian Church Sun., Jan. 19, 2020 “Fresh Peace” “I Have a Dream” read by Gabriel Applause and what do those words make you think** Newspaper headlines the day after “I have a dream” WP: 200,000 Jam Mall in Mammoth Rally In Solemn, Orderly Plea...
One of the truths regarding religious faith is that it is full of paradox. At least, it is intended to be paradoxical. I sometimes wonder whether much of the turmoil we are experiencing in our world is related to the fact that we’ve lost...
Fresh Worship John 4:21-24 and Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 January 12, 2020 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church [audio m4a="https://calvarypres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1-12-20-Sermon.m4a"][/audio] Last week we started a new sermon series called Fresh by focusing on how following Jesus offers us a fresh start. Without Jesus, we’re left with only our own strength and effort,...
As many people did, I traveled to be with family over the recent holidays. As is typical for us, we spent much of the week in Arkansas gathered in my mom’s kitchen, having wonderful conversations over meals and working jigsaw puzzles. We also took long...