We have a great team at Calvary – people who work hard during the week and spend their evenings and weekends serving the church. This is countercultural comfort (see this recent sermon for a context on that): people from all walks of life, who are sometimes exhausted from their day jobs, donate even more...
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Countercultural Comfort
Last Sunday’s sermon continued to challenge us about the nature and adventure of church. We’re going through a four-part series called “Uncomfortable – The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community” and we’ve been saying that our culture is a culture of comfort: we’re encouraged to do what we want, when we...
Uncomfortable People
Last Sunday’s sermon continued to challenge us about the nature and adventure of church. We’re going through a four-part series called “Uncomfortable – The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community” and we’ve been saying that our culture is a culture of comfort: we’re encouraged to do what we want, when we want, with whomever...
Uncomfortable Cross
In last Sunday’s sermon we continued our four-part series called “Uncomfortable – The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community”. Our culture is a culture of comfort. We’re encouraged to do what we want, when we want, with whomever we want. If something is uncomfortable, we want to avoid it at all costs. However,...