Walking Wet: Dangerous Waters & God’s Deliverance Joshua 3:7-17 and Psalm 69:1-3, 13-18 October 20, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church This morning we return to our Walking Wet series. We started this series by looking at the story of creation when the chaotic waters became birthing waters at...
In case you haven’t heard, the Washington Nationals are heading to the World Series! After an electric, improbable, thrilling run through the postseason, our local Boys of Summer are going where Washington baseball has not been in 86 years. It sure has been a fun...
Sunday, October 6, 2019 World Communion Sunday [audio m4a="https://calvarypres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Oct-6-2019-sermon.m4a"][/audio]...
Calvary Presbyterian Church, Alexandria, VA Luke 16:19-31 September 29, 2019 [audio m4a="https://calvarypres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Sept-29-2019-sermon.m4a"][/audio] Once upon a time there was a rich man – the most powerful man in the world, some said –who lived in a fine white mansion with manicured lawns. Kings, queens, presidents, prime ministers regularly joined him...
Repost: While Pastor Michelle is taking a much-needed study leave, we are reposting some of her greatest hits! This has not been a particularly spectacular year for autumn. Whether it was too much rain for too long, or too much heat in to October, or something...
Part of living out your faith with your children is equipping them to take communion with you. On Sunday we are offering a parent/child communion class for kids and their parents. But we also pray that their instruction does not end there. We all need reminders of...
While Pastor Michelle is away on a much-deserved study break, we are reposting some of the "best of" her amazing writings. Not infrequently in my faith journey, I find that I am in need of a “traveling companion.” A couple of weeks ago I began reading...
Walking Wet: Thirst & Longing When Water is Absent Exodus 17:1-7 and Psalm 42:1-2 September 22, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church [audio m4a="https://calvarypres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/9-22-19-sermon.m4a"][/audio] In the first two weeks of our Walking Wet series, we have looked at the watery chaos from which creation was birthed and at the life-giving...
O God, I want so to belong; teach me to accept. I want to be close; teach me to reach out. I want a place where I am welcome; teach me to open my arms. I want mercy; teach me to forgive. I want beauty; teach me honesty. I want peace; show me the eye of...
Walking Wet: The Life-Giving Waters of Baptism Matthew 3:1-6, 13-17 September 15, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church What comes to mind when I say the word “baptism”? Baptism is practiced by all Christian churches, but we practice it in such different ways and for different reasons and under different...