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Christian Living

The Real Saint Nick

“And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” — Isaiah 9:6b Every Christmas, it seems like Santa Claus…
Theology

Unicorns, Lucky Charms & False Prophecy

A few years ago, I had an opportunity to counsel a friend who had received an alleged prophetic word. The prophecy was comically out of…
Theology

The Post-Apostolic Myth

The argument that the miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit ceased when the canon of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament was completed is…
Theology
Did Jesus Cast Aside His Deity In The Incarnation?
Podcasts
Crying Out To The Father – A study of God’s Fatherhood
Theology
Comedic Reversal in Paul’s Conversion
Theology
What is the Trinity?
Christian Living
Jesus Offers A Greater Rest
Theology
Relevance, Worldliness, and Contextualizing the Gospel
Culture

The Link: True Sexual Revolution, Mother of Modern Evangelicalism, Story of the Bible & More

"The True Sexual Revolution" – Living Out"The true sexual revolution took place in the 50s and 60s, not the 1950s and 1960s. It was in…
Culture

The Link: C.S. Lewis’ Last Written Word, Darwin Apostasy, Pro Skater Story & More

"C. S. Lewis’ Last Written Word: We Have No Right to Happiness"– The Gospel Coalition"The last written work that C. S. Lewis delivered before his…
Culture

Beyond the American Dream

“When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion, we were like those who dream.” Psalm 126:1“O happy day … when Jesus washed my sins…
Culture
Marty Sampson And The Frailty Of False Faith
Culture
Pray for California
Culture
The War on Beth Moore: What Really Shapes Our View of Women Bible Teachers?
Culture
Hope in Troubling Times: Peace within the Global Pandemic
Culture
Government Intimidation of Pastors in Houston Texas? A Christian Response
Culture
Tom Brady’s Example of Understanding Our Deepest Purpose Part 1
Gospel

Why Reaching the Lost Should Cost Us Everything

He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires…
Gospel

Isaiah 41: Easter and the World

As Easter approaches, it makes me consider the way people think about Jesus in the world I live in. I live in Cork, Ireland. Ireland…
Gospel

Why The Gospel Is Central

In past years there has been a re-emphasis and refocus on the centrality of the gospel. It's easy to notice how many organizations, books, conferences…
Gospel
What is CGN Doing to Help Churches in Practical Ways?
Culture
A Conversation on Class, Culture, the Gospel, and Race
Discipleship
The Church & Victims of Depression
Gospel
What Jesus Taught on the Way to Gethsemane
Gospel
What is “Gospel-Centered Renewal” and What Does It Mean for Life and Ministry?
Gospel
From Waiting to Witnessing
Gospel

Women Called by God: Helen Roseveare

Missionaries are sometimes called a rare breed. They leave home, integrate into a foreign culture and bring a foreign concept (the Gospel) to people who…
Ministry & Leadership

50 Healthy Church Leader Tips

The following are a few suggestions that may (or may not) work for you. I have tried every one of them and can attest to…
Discipleship

Does Love-Fueled Ministry Exist?

My start in ministry was unexpected. I'm the son of a church-planting pastor. My childhood memories consist of awkward church people, financial struggles and a…
Ministry & Leadership
Calvary Chapel University Admissions
Ministry & Leadership
What Does It Mean to Teach “the Whole Counsel of God”?
Ministry & Leadership
6 Steps for Successfully Following Christ
Ministry & Leadership
The Key to Understanding & Obeying God’s Commands
Christian Living
Preaching for a Price: The High Cost of Tainted Motives
Ministry & Leadership
How to Triple Your Church Leadership in a Year
Bible Study

Paul AND Timothy — Philippians 1:1

Paul AND Timothy. It is such a simple phrase — but it is loaded with the complicated and messy backstory of how the Gospel got…
Discipleship

Treasures from a Life Lived Under God’s Word

I grew up at Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa under the teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith. I didn’t realize at the time how fortunate I…
Discipleship

Four Protections Against Temptation

“And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted…
Christian Living
The Holy Spirit & Intentionality in Discipleship
Christian Living
How Elisabeth Elliot Helped Me Propose to My Wife
Discipleship
To The Christian Who Has Lost Their Passion – Resist Apathy pt3
Christian Living
The Power and Role of Just One Color—Part 3
Announcements
Why I Need CGN and the Connect Team
Discipleship
Rightly Ordered Nostalgia: Celebrating the Past While Embracing the Future
Christian Living

Allow Yourself to Heal

Have you ever been broken, in body or in soul, and prayed earnestly for healing and not received the answer you hoped for? This past…
Christian Living

The Ultimate Missionary Care Package (Part 1 of a Series)

This topic requires me to put all my cards on the table right from the get-go. I am a missionary. I have been living outside…
Christian Living

Transcendent Beauty in a Beastly World

In the movie Beauty and the Beast, we see how looking beyond an outward beastly appearance to the beauty within can be a positively transformative…
Christian Living
The Glory of Hardship
Christian Living
Discouragement and Bieber
Christian Living
There’s No Place Like a Godly Home
Christian Living
A Father’s Love: Drawing Near to God in a Distant World
Christian Living
Returning to Give Thanks: Learning from the Grateful Leper
Christian Living
Advent: Poverty and Glory