Communication from Thomas Milburn, Senior Pastor

Wisdom Lived

Friends, I wanted to give you a quick update on what's coming up over the next few weeks. In just two Sundays, we'll wrap up our summer series, “A Better Way,” as we've been walking through the wisdom literature of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and more. My hope is that...

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Loving Relationships

Hey friends, I hope that you are having a great summer. One of the marks of discipleship is loving relationships. Jesus actually says that by this mark, by this discipline, by this expression, the world is going to know that you follow me. The way in which you love...

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A Better Way

How can you take metal and allow it to be rigid enough that you might build a skyscraper and yet flexible enough that the skyscraper will not fall when the ground shakes in an earthquake? How can you take a 100,000 tons of that same metal and allow it to float? How...

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Learning How to Pray

In this special 200th episode of The Weekly, we celebrate the journey of Calvary Bible Church’s podcast—from its beginnings during COVID to today—and reflect on what we’ve learned along the way. But more than just looking back, this episode turns toward something...

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Begin Again

The Gospel of John is finished — seven months, 21 chapters, and one question still left unanswered: what happened to Peter? In this episode, host Jay Ewing and Senior Pastor Thomas Milburn wrap up their journey through John with a close look at John 21, where Jesus...

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Where I Cast My Anchor

What did John Knox ask to have read to him on his deathbed? John 17 — because it was there, he said, that he first cast his anchor. In this Holy Week episode of The Weekly, host Jay Ewing sits down with Senior Pastor Thomas Milburn to unpack Jesus's priestly prayer in...

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Ash Wednesday

The purpose of preparation is for presence, that you would be able to be present and experience the joy, the celebration of the event. Historically, the season of preparation before Easter begins about 40 days before our celebration that we would be reminded of our...

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Happy New Year

Happy Wednesday, friends. This is our final midweek update of 2025. This is going to conclude our Christmas season and our whole year together. I hope that over the last month, you have been engaging with us around the names of Jesus, especially the word Emmanuel, God...

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The Hope of Advent

What do the names of Jesus actually tell us about who He is—and why does that matter at Christmas? In this episode of The Weekly, Jay Ewing is joined by Thomas to reflect on Advent, Isaiah 9:6, and the powerful titles given to Jesus: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,...

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Happy Thanksgiving

Friends, we hope that you are gearing up for a great Thanksgiving tomorrow. When we think of you, we give thanks to God. When Paul writes to a church in Thessalonica, he opens up his letter with a an act of gratitude where he says, "We give thanks to God always for...

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