On behalf of the Elders, Brad Kelley provides a reflection on a Daily Bible Reading entry and gives us reasons why we should be reading our Bibles. Join our CBC plan if you need the accountability. It's never too late to start. ...
We're looking for a Family Pastor to oversee and shape the children, youth, and college ministries here at Calvary....
On Christmas Day, let's remember what this Christmas season is really all about. Pastor Jay wrote a devotional for us....
When we find ourselves asking, "Where's the hope this Christmas?" We can look to what God promises us in Scripture through Immanuel. Read this short excerpt from the December 11th sermon from Pastor Jay. It's been transcribed and edited for clarity for those who might find it useful. In this sermon, Jay referenced an article that's been linked here for your edification....
How to live a life that is faithful to our calling as followers of Jesus Christ......
Reaching the World with the Written Word God has been blessing the work through New Tribes Mission for about 75 years which has been noted and continues to be celebrated around the world. I feel unbelievably blessed to have had a part in helping with the work in the Sinasina language group in Papua New Guinea for many years, which I've also continued off and on in between...
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Spring Update "Be patient as you wait for the Lord's return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near." James 5:7-8 (NLT) We long for the Lord's return, yet we look eagerly for His harvest in the mean...
Keep Reading March Update We thank God always for you. In all our prayers for you, we always pray with joy." Phil. 1:3-4 HOME AND FAMILY This year started out on a difficult note with several challenges to our house. We're so thankful God has given this home to us and we seek to share it with many through our hospitality opportunities. This has been a bit of a challenge recently due...
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March Update from the Philippines Teaching the Heart as well as the Head In our preaching program, we spend focused time discipling our students in an effort to help develop their character. This time has proven very valuable as we challenge our students to allow God's Word to transform their hearts and not just inform their heads. It's not enough to simply understand th...
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February and March Updates Conferences for Spiritual Encouragement and Growth Greetings! In February and March some important events took place in my spiritual life. At this time, I had a break in my ministry. I dipped myself into the Word and I tested my heart before God. I attended two conferences that were held in America at Word of Grace Church in Vancouver and Grace...
Keep Reading September 2016 Ministry Report September marks the beginning of the school year, returning back to ministry, and planning for the next year. A few interesting things happened in our lives during this month. Fellowship with Visiting Ministers First of all, we had a family visit us from Tajikistan. A minister came to town for medical treatments for his two year old daught...
Keep Reading October 2016 Know the Truth and Preach the Truth Children of Believers "Children of believers" is a category of people who do not always understand their personal belief and regeneration well. They are full of knowing the Truth (if their parents filled them with it), but their faith means the same to them as their family tradition. The belief of their parents does not al...
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November 2016 UCLA Fall Retreat Stillness. Not a word commonly used to describe a typical UCLA college experience, but for one weekend, we as a Cru community gathered for just that. It was the Saturday of our annual Fall Retreat, and in the midst of an October heat wave, our staff and students were grateful for cooler mountain temperatures and a respite from the rush of ...
Keep Reading September 2016 Ministry Update South East Asia Summit On October 4-7, we were blessed to take part in hosting this year's TMAI Summit in the Philippines. Representatives from the TMAI training centers in the Asian Pacific region, along with TMS graduates in the area, all met in Manila to strategize on how to best train up men in our region to handle God's Word. Our frie...
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Manila Mission Trip Reflections from Tina Carns In October, I joined Tim on my first trip to Asia. Basically, all I knew about Manila was that the city is crowded and that the people are delightful. Both turned out to be true. But what I didn't realize was how crowded and how delightful. The size of the Philippines is the same size as the state of Arizona only with 102 mi...
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