2.19.26 Hey, Calvary Fremont – Here’s how to turn friends into enemies. Two days ago I blogged about how our culture has ideologically fragmented into various tribes that battle one another for cultural dominance. But the thing is – the greater the cultural fragmentation, the smaller the fragments. Here’s what I mean. The ushers get… Read More »

1.17.26 Hey, Calvary Fremont – I was at a local ministerial luncheon the other day and a young pastor asked me how long I’ve been pastoring in Fremont. I told him that I planted Calvary Fremont 29 years ago. He wanted to know how things have changed since the church was planted. I told him… Read More »

2.12.26 Hey, Calvary Fremont – The clouds are gathering and the skies are growing darker. The roll of distant thunder and faint flashes of lightning can be heard and seen. The forecast is foreboding – an atmospheric river unlike any other is headed our way Four times in Psalm 13 the Psalmist cries out –… Read More »

2.10.26 Hey, Calvary Fremont – A few days ago I wrote that Israel is not more or less moral than any other nation on earth. To paint Israel darker than all other nations is intellectual dishonesty and self-deception. I received this response from a fellow pastor: “I’m in this “Israel” debate with beloved family members… Read More »

2.7.26 Hey, Calvary Fremont – It is no Herculean task to support the State of Israel and disagree with how she is conducting the war against Hamas. Evangelicals can support the State of Israel while at the same time question her political decisions and military strategy. Disapproval of how Israel is conducting the war does… Read More »

2.6.26 Hey, Calvary Fremont – I am on two radio stations and when I happen to be in the car when my program airs, I listen in. I really don’t know why I do – it’s a torturous affair. I repeat myself way too often; I say the same thing over and over; I notice… Read More »

2.2.26 Hey, Calvary Fremont – Down the path I ran from Jesus He the Savior close behind Darting into dark and shadows Never shaking Love divine Into darkness through the shadows Hiding in denial’s sway Running from pursuing Mercy No more than a step away Twisting turning panting sweating Stealing looks behind my back There… Read More »

1.29.26 Hey, Calvary Fremont – Deep down we know that God really isn’t in control. Our country, our way of life, all the things we have worked so hard for over the generations are unravelling. It’s all been for nothing. It’s all falling apart at the seams. I’d have a few nasty things to say… Read More »

1.28.26 Hey, Calvary Fremont – Much public discourse has become dis-coarse. As I read various posts on social media, I feel like a piece of sandpaper is vigorously scrubbing my soul – it is a jarring experience. It doesn’t sand off the rough edges; it only leaves wounds and bruises. It appears that many think… Read More »

1.26.26 Hey, Calvary Fremont – Spoiler alert! This may slay one of your sacred cows in that it turns a well-known Scripture passage on its head. You’ve seen it in beautifully framed, high resolution photographs, painted in breath taking detail and scope, and printed on cards innumerable. Psalm 121:1 reads, “I will lift up my… Read More »