12.31.24 Hey, Calvary Fremont – As a pastor, I can predict which 1st time visitors won’t be returning the following week. Of course, there are those visiting from out of town. There are those who attend just one time because a family member or co-worker is getting baptized that morning. But then there are those… Read More »

12.30.24 Hey, Calvary Fremont – Our Sabbath isn’t Saturday or Sunday – or any other day. Our Sabbath is Jesus Christ. Our Sabbath isn’t a day – it’s a Person! My day of rest isn’t Saturday. My day of rest isn’t Sunday. Christ is my rest. I rest in Christ. Therefore, I rest on Sunday,… Read More »

12.24.24 Hey, Calvary Fremont – This just in: Bishops within the Church of England have raised concerns that certain Christmas carols might be “problematic” because of their explicit references to Jesus as the “true Messiah.” The Birmingham Diocese recently communicated to its clergy the need to reassess the language used in hymns to create an… Read More »

12.18.24 Hey, Calvary Fremont – If Jordan Peterson were a Christian pastor, he would be labeled the most insidious false teacher of our day. Every YouTube discernment ministry would daily loop up their Peterson sound bytes and then fire away. But Dr. Peterson is a secular psychologist with a great interest in understanding the existential… Read More »

12.5.24 Hey, Calvary Fremont – I want to be the Man at the Top. I want to be admired and adored, envied and emulated, respected and regaled. I want to be the first entry in the search results, the guest on every podcast, the main speaker at every conference. “God, I want to be the… Read More »

11.26.24 Hey, Calvary Fremont – I received this question on Sunday: WHY ARE THERE SO MANY PLANETS (MILLIONS) JUST SITTING THERE? I asked BING AI: How many planets are there in the universe? The response – it’s estimated that there are around 100 to 400 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy alone. If we… Read More »

11.9.24  Hey, Calvary Fremont –  The election of Donald Trump and the Republican platform highlights the commonsense notion that existential concerns rank higher than ideological concerns with the voters. Existential means that which relates to and is concerned with existence. How this plays out is that an overwhelming number of people are more concerned with… Read More »

11.4.24  Hey, Calvary Fremont –  What do you call a baby that is born not gasping for breath and grasping for the breast? Stillborn. A stillborn is a baby born without signs of life. What do you call a “Christian” who has no appetite for the presence of God or the peace of Christ or… Read More »

10.30.24 Hey, Calvary Fremont – I was so excited when I heard the Amazon Prime truck coming down the driveway. I had ordered the brand new, Fast-Learning, Rubberized-Plastic Model #233 AI Wife – and Prime was walking her down the aisle – right to me! The bells and whistles on this gal put her head… Read More »

10.21.24  Hey, Calvary Fremont –  I don’t know exactly when it happened, but America has driven herself off the cliff. We have ignored all the speed limit signs, lane markings, posted warnings, and the erected barriers. We have launched ourselves into the midair of national freefall. Here is one indication…  #1 We are no longer… Read More »