I’m moving this week. Some of you have gone through the headache of moving in the last few months (Zach and Liz, Courtney and Sarah, Leah, Eva), and I now empathize with you in taking on a task that at first seems trivial, but in actuality is rather enormous.
I’m quite amazed at how much STUFF [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Eric’s Observations
Posted in Uncategorized on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
AIDS Walk–next Saturday, October 4
Posted in Uncategorized on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Help Calvary show its support for the DC community and Whitman Walker Clinic by participating in AIDS Walk DC 2008! The Walk is next Saturday, October 4, and our team will meet at Calvary at 8 am. To help us reach our goal of 10 walkers and $2500, please consider registering or donating on our [...]
Community
Posted in Uncategorized on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What a week – this past Sunday (September 21) we celebrated and recognized all of the people that make Calvary such a special faith community. Members that joined in 1958 – celebrating a half century of membership, members that joined in 2008, members that have been members for more than 50 years, members that teach [...]
Al Jeter’s Corner
Posted in Uncategorized on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Al Jeter is the building supervisor at Calvary. He grew up at Calvary and is now a member at First Baptist Church of Laurel, Maryland.
In Matthew 10, verses 34-39, Jesus tells us that we will not have peace, as man defines it, here on earth rather the opposite. We will have hard times especially in [...]
Pastor Edgar: The Joy of Service
Posted in Uncategorized on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Several years ago my wife Amparo and I spoke of wanting to provide for women who are overweight a program of holistic health. With support from the Alliance of Baptists, Festival Church and Calvary Baptist Church, this year that desire became a reality. During the months of July and August we offered 16 two-hour sessions, [...]
Talk With the Preacher
Posted in Uncategorized on September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In December of 2005 I heard about this new thing–a blog–and tentatively decided to try my hand at blogging. I called the blog “Talk With the Preacher” because I wanted it to be a place where conversations could start, and where people could see that talking with the preacher was not as painful as it [...]