Pursuing Life

Doubt isn’t something we talk about much—but it’s something most of us feel. Whether your faith feels steady or uncertain, you may have found yourself asking: Is doubt a sin? Maybe you’ve been told that real faith...

Some questions sit just under the surface—easy to ignore, but hard to shake. Whether you’ve followed Jesus for years or you’re unsure what you believe, you may have wondered: Can God really be trusted? Maybe you’ve...

Sometimes the most important questions are the ones we’re afraid to ask. Whether you consider yourself a Christian or you’re skeptical about faith, you’ve probably wondered: Is Jesus really the only way to heaven? Or...

Christmas may be over, but why we celebrate is true all year! We read about the heavenly host joining the angels to rejoice as they announce the coming of the Messiah. But do we stop long enough to consider what it...

When we encounter genealogies in the Bible, it’s easy to glaze over long columns of difficult-to-pronounce names. But today, Pastor David Harrop is explaining why the genealogy of Jesus brings so much depth to the...

Listen in as Tammy McDaniel reflects on Like 2:19—what it must have felt like to ponder and meditate on the miraculous things God was doing, while still sitting in so many unknowns. Read Luke 2

Join host, Monica Kirsch, and Director of K-4 Ministries, Kylie Martin, as they reflect on what the announcement of the coming of Christ must have felt like after 400 years of perceived silence. Passages referenced in...

Is what you’re feeling guilt—or shame? In this episode, Pastoral Counselors, George May & Chris Torchia, unpack how these emotions shape our lives, relationships, and healing, and share tools for moving from paralyzing...

Each of us has likely experienced loss in one way or another. The process of grieving those losses looks different for everyone, but what remains true is that God promises to walk through those valleys of grief with us...

Today, Pastor George May, Chris Torchia, and Greg Schmalhofer are unpacking the struggle with addiction. Whether you or someone you know wrestles with addiction, or you’ve ever found yourself turning to unhealthy coping...

Since childhood, Mike has struggled with anxiety and depression. Throughout the years, that struggle has presented itself in different ways, and he has walked through both good seasons and hard seasons. When Mike...

Caryl Roper is Calvary’s newest Pastoral Counseling Associate. While she’s new to the team, she has been working in private practice for many years and has been a longtime member of the church. Caryl is typically the...

After relocating from Boston to Lancaster in 2024, Jason Smith joined Calvary’s staff as a Worship Associate, primarily focusing on our environments for youth and young adults. Today he’s not only sharing his story of...

Jeremy and Svatia Mueller are Global Partners serving in the Czech Republic. As a young adult, Jeremy went on several short-term trips to Czech, and it was there that he met Svatia, who is a native. After marrying and...

Joel & Rachel Shelley are Calvary Global Partners serving with Word of Life in the Philippines. Their focus is on camp ministry, where they seek to introduce people to Jesus and disciple the next generation of...