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The Uninvited Guest (Part 2 of a Series)

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A Better Way Than Condemning

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When it comes to theological method, that is, how we connect the truths of God’s word with the problems of human life, neither fundamentalism nor…
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I recently talked with a good friend and the conversation turned to (among many things) the topic of gossip. It went something like this: Person…
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Marriage by Design: Understanding the Bible’s Perspective on Homosexuality

Issues related to homosexuality have become primary in the conversation and witness of the Christian church. Countless books, debates, and even denominational factions have sprung…
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As a Calvary Chapel, our family of churches was at the center of the Jesus Revolution of the late 1960s and 1970s, the last great…
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