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Theology

Sola Fide: Clarifying the Role of Faith in the Gift of Salvation

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on August 4, 2017 and is part two of a five-part series. More on the Five Sola Statements…
Theology

Disagreeing Agreeably About Soteriological Issues

Soteriology is a technical word in Christian theology describing how men and women gain salvation in Jesus Christ. Christians agree that Jesus is the Savior,…
Theology

Deconstructing Deconstructionist TikTok Videos – Part 1

If you’ve been anywhere near Christian social media circles, you’ve most likely heard about “deconstruction.” To “deconstruct” something is to seek to take something apart…
Theology
Thoughts on the Atoning Sacrifice of Christ
Ministry & Leadership
How is CGN Cultivating Church Planting?
Ministry & Leadership
What Does It Mean to Teach “the Whole Counsel of God”?
Theology
Understanding Cessationism: The Gifts of the Spirit & the Church Today
Articles
How Strongholds Threaten a Biblical Worldview
Theology
Reformation Day: Live Session with Lance Ralston
Culture

A Tribute to Billy Graham

When I awoke this morning and made my way downstairs, the first thing Cheryl said to me was that Billy Graham had passed away. I…
Christian Living

Estrangement is Rising in America: A Christian Response

On a recent Sunday morning, a woman in our congregation approached me with a prayer request. Her adult daughter had refused to visit home during…
Culture

The Link: Missions Conference Archives, Truth Over Power, Whataboutism & More

"2021 Missions Conference Archives"– Calvary Global Network & CCCM"We are excited to have the archives available from the 2021 Missions Conference! This year's conference was…
Culture
The World We Impart: Fostering Racial Reconciliation in Our Churches
Culture
The Link: King David Rare Discovery, Ministering in the Pandemic, Help with Sermon Prep & More
Culture
The Link: The Kalam Cosmological Argument, Sexual Schismatics, Missions Conference 2020 and more!
Culture
Bullied by Tolerance – When Every Truth but Yours is Allowed
Christian Living
Content In Christ Alone – Contentment In The Midst Of Quarantine (Pt 2)
Culture
CGN Leadership Statement on Racism
Gospel

A Secured Tomb Couldn’t Stop the Resurrected Christ

Many times during the years of His earthly ministry, Jesus promised that He would rise from the dead (John 2:18-22; Matthew 12:39-40; 16:21). His enemies…
Gospel

Friends Not Foes

  Treat those on Christ’s side as friends not foes, For he who is not against us is on our side. Mark 9:40   We…
Gospel

Contextualizing the Gospel: An Example Set by Jesus

In my last article, I wrote about how contextualization was not about the church becoming more worldly. We looked back at the creational mandate for…
Gospel
Three Reflections on the Power, Hope, and Triumph of Easter
Gospel
Why Was Good Friday So Good?
Gospel
What is CGN Doing to Help Churches in Practical Ways?
Gospel
What Exactly is Spiritual Thriving?
Gospel
Reframing the Gospel for the Nations in our Neighborhoods Part 3
Gospel
Practice Resurrection
Discipleship

Worship & Discipleship

Calvary Chapel Worship Leaders Conference | Multiply "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…” (Matthew 28:19a). The call for us to make disciples…
Ministry & Leadership

Biblical Femininity: God’s Unique Design for Women

What does it mean to be a woman? How can a girl know how to be a woman? We need not look far to understand…
Ministry & Leadership

What Does It Mean to Teach “the Whole Counsel of God”?

In Acts 20:26 Paul the Apostle tells the leaders of the Ephesian church that he innocent of their blood because, during his time in Ephesus,…
Ministry & Leadership
The Key to Understanding & Obeying God’s Commands
Ministry & Leadership
Five Ways to Build a Team If You Are Planting a Church Alone
Ministry & Leadership
Pastor, Are You Really Speaking the Language of Your Community
Ministry & Leadership
The Dangers of Consumer-driven Ministry
Discipleship
5 Preaching Tips from the Apostle Paul
Ministry & Leadership
The Importance of Vision Casting in Ministry
Discipleship

How Did I Become Spiritually Paralyzed?

I do suppose, and I pray my deduction is accurate, that you and I desire to live within the beautiful refreshment received through our personal…
Discipleship

Why We Dream Big

In the Christian life, there is a tenuous balance between confident faith and foolish promises. At times we are called to live with expectant hope…
Discipleship

Tonic Masculinity (Titus 2:2)

I'm sure you've heard the phrase "toxic masculinity." I think I understand—and even, to a degree, can sympathize with—the phrase. Terrible men have and do…
Culture
Church Van E04-Tony Clark Part 1
Discipleship
How to Respond when You become a Public Piñata
Discipleship
Are We Doing What God is Calling Us to Do?
Christian Living
Want To Be A Good Witness? Do Your Job Well.
Discipleship
How Firm a Foundation: The Life of Adoniram Judson
Discipleship
Sin and Sympathy: The Temptation of Jesus and Your Battle with Sin
Christian Living

Is Your Life Perishing Because You Have No Vision?

Recently, the hashtag "#goals" has been widely used on social media. If a person is scrolling through Instagram and sees a beautiful couple, they might…
Christian Living

“I Can’t Get No Satisfaction:” Consumerism for the Believer

In the West we live in a consumer culture. By nature we are consumers. Let me list just a few of the items we consume…
Christian Living

Why Do Spiritual Droughts Happen?

Back in the 80s, my buddies and I wanted to go on a mountain hike up to the top of Sandia Peak in Albuquerque, New…
Christian Living
Hannah, Sarah, and Hagar: A Brief Study in Character Analogy
Christian Living
Lessons on Compromise and Concession from Gibraltar
Christian Living
A Culture of Wannabes: Be Imitators of God
Christian Living
How Do You Handle Betrayal?
Christian Living
6 Gifts Every Kid Needs from Their Dad
Christian Living
From Anger to Grace: Following Jesus into Heart-Level Healing