The musings of a husband and wife on coffee and the Kingdom of God.
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Grab a cup of coffee—or your favorite "morning go juice"—and pull up a chair. In this episode of Kingdom and Coffee , we are sitting with a powerful (and surprisingly challenging) message from Pastor Cal titled "The Slow Work of Formation." We live in a world optimized for speed—where AI writes our policies, and entertainment is always on demand. But when it comes to following Jesus in real life,…
This week on Kingdom and Coffee , we’re sitting with Pastor Cal’s message from the series Following Jesus in Real Life , focusing on the famous story of the Good Samaritan in Luke ten verse twenty-five through thirty-seven .We often treat the priest and the Levite in this story as the villains, but Pastor Cal offers a different perspective: what if the real villain is actually urgency ?. We’re…
Welcome to Kingdom and Coffee , where we grab today’s flavor of the day and look back at this week’s message from Pastor Calvary Callender at Lantana Community Church. In a world obsessed with "Instagram-worthy" moments and "firework" displays of faith, it’s easy to feel like our ordinary lives don’t count for much in the Kingdom of God. But what if the real work of discipleship isn't happening on…
This isn't a lecture or a formal study—it’s a warm, unhurried conversation between friends sitting across from each other at a café. Each week, we unpack the teachings of Pastor Cal (Dr. Calvary Callender) to help us process, apply, and carry the message into the texture of our everyday lives. Our Core Lens: We believe the Kingdom of God isn't just something for "designated spiritual spaces." It’s…
Grab your morning go juice and join us at the table for a new episode of Kingdom and Coffee . This week, we are sitting with a powerful message from Pastor Bruno Ponce at Lantana Community Church titled "The Road Back to YOU" . In this episode, we unpack the story of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus from Luke 24:13-35 . We’re looking at what it means to follow Jesus in real life, especially…
In this opening message of the summer series, "Following Jesus in Real Life," Pastor Calvary Callender challenges the idea that discipleship only happens during special seasons, spiritual retreats, or when our schedules finally clear up. Instead, he highlights how discipleship happens in the ordinary , such as a commute, a workday, or an exhausted Monday night. Drawing from Luke chapter 5 verses 1…
In this final installment of our five-week series on discipleship, Pastor Calvary Callender tackles perhaps the most challenging aspect of being formed into the image of Christ: forgiveness and releasing the emotional debts others owe us . We often live with a natural instinct for retaliation , which shows up in "socially acceptable" ways like resentment, coldness, or keeping a meticulous ledger…
What does love do with what it has? Join Pastor Calvary Callender for the fourth week of a series on justice and spiritual formation at Lantana Community Church . In this message, titled "Love That Gives," we explore the radical generosity of the early church as described in Acts 4:32-35 , where "no one claimed that any of their possessions was their own".Pastor Cal challenges the idea that…
In a world that is increasingly "good at rushing to judgment," how do we embody the love of Jesus when situations aren't cut and dry? In this episode, Pastor Calvary Callender continues our series on discipleship by diving into one of the most dramatic and high-tension encounters in the New Testament: the woman caught in adultery in John 8:2-11 . Set against the backdrop of the Feast of…
Grab a cuppa and join us at the table for this week’s episode of Kingdom and Coffee . We are reflecting on a powerful message from Pastor Calvary Callender about a love that refuses to stay at a distance. Drawing from Mark 2:1-12 , we explore the story of the friends who were so determined to get their paralyzed companion to Jesus that they literally tore an opening in the roof to lower him down.…
