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Theology

Are the Dead Sea Scrolls Alive?

Dominick Hernández will be a workshop speaker at the 2017 CCCM Pastors & Leaders Conference on June 26-29. For more information, please visit the website.…
History & Holidays

Why Jesus Came to Us – An Advent Meditation

“And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.” (1 John 3:5)With Advent, we think…
Theology

The God I Won’t Believe In: Facing Nine Common Barriers To Embracing Christianity

In 2019, I posted a poll online asking people to anonymously answer this question: How would you complete the sentence, “I could never believe in…
Christian Living
Advent: Jesus Our Salvation
Christian Living
A Holiday to the Unknown God
Discipleship
Gossip & The Gospel
Culture
Young People, Postmodernism, and How It Closes Their Eyes to Truth
Theology
What is Faith?
Christian Living
5 Reasons We Need the Old Testament
Culture

Support for Chabad Synagogue

Saturday, April 27, a tragic shooting occurred at Chabad Synagogue in Poway, California, —just a few miles down the road from our church, Maranatha Chapel.…
Culture

Christianity & Culture Series: Classical Music and Christianity

"I know that the most joy in my life has come to me from my violin." – Albert Einstein Essay dedicated toKatie KeenRoyal College of…
Culture

Warnings About Progressive Christianity (Repost from Can I Say That?)

Aaron gets invited to come onto Brenna Blain's podcast "Can I Say That?", a podcast that tackles tough topics around Christianity and faith. In the…
Culture
The Link: Political Endgame, Junk DNA, Thanksgiving & More
Culture
Robin Williams and Secret Suffering
Culture
When Stars Fade: Kobe Bryant and the Gospel
Culture
The Post-Roe Era Pastor: Why You Are Needed More Now Than Ever.
Culture
May the Fourth Be With You
Culture
Working Through The Issues: More Thoughts On Attending an LGBT Friend’s Wedding
Gospel

Preaching the Gospel (to Myself)

Over and over again, I discover how easy it is to say the right things, yet how often I must be reminded to live them.…
Gospel

The Real Meaning of Palm Sunday

This article originally appeared on calvarychapel.flywheelsites.com on April 13, 2014. When Jesus came into Jerusalem on what we call Palm Sunday, you could say that…
Culture

Tim Keller, the War on Winsomeness, & Responding to the “Negative World.”

To listen to the podcast episode, click the player below. Aaron Salvato writes: “Many Christians now sense the world has shifted. While culture was once…
Gospel
Why Was Good Friday So Good?
Gospel
Thoughts on The Power of the Gospel
Gospel
Mecca Moslems vs. Medina Moslems
Gospel
Meditations on Good Friday
Gospel
Pierced by the Lord: Thoughts on Good Friday
Gospel
Church Planting Like Skateboarding
Ministry & Leadership

Critical Elements of Biblical Preaching Part 3

Recently I wrote a short piece describing what I believe is an important part of being a good expository preacher or teacher - the ability…
Gospel

Church Planting Like Skateboarding

In the Protestant West, we’ve come to see church planting as a mainstream activity for Christians. But I wonder. As we enter an area with…
Ministry & Leadership

When She Leads – A Podcast for Women in Ministry

LEADING PEOPLE TO EVANGELIZE (Released February 15, 2022) Do you have the gift of evangelism? In this episode, we talk through our experiences with sharing…
Ministry & Leadership
50 Healthy Church Leader Tips
Ministry & Leadership
6 Lessons I’ve Learned About Small Group Ministry
Articles
5 Reasons Why You Should Plant With CGN’s Cultivate
Ministry & Leadership
Every Sermon Should Have A Purpose And A Point
Christian Living
Keeping the Main thing the Main Thing
Ministry & Leadership
Rethinking Discipleship: One Woman’s Perspective
Discipleship

C.H. Spurgeon’s Seven Tips for Reading the Bible

Most believers understand reading the Bible each day would be a great benefit to their walk with the Lord, and yet only a small portion…
Discipleship

Kay Smith — Woman of Influence

Kathy Gilbert has been involved with the Calvary Chapel movement for over 50 years. Having attended Woodstock in 1969 and identifying as an "Earth Mother,"…
Discipleship

Pastoral Ministry: The Balance Between Study & Family

There is a time for study. It’s one of the benefits of pastoring or teaching the Bible in any capacity. My favorite part has always…
Discipleship
Generational Sin?
Discipleship
Sermon-Based Small Groups: Making Disciples in Small Groups with Expository Preaching
Discipleship
Act as if God Exists
Christian Living
How Elisabeth Elliot Helped Me Propose to My Wife
Discipleship
Youth Ministry
Discipleship
The Blessings of the Exile
Christian Living

Hannah, Sarah, and Hagar: A Brief Study in Character Analogy

In any form of storytelling, authors frequently employ modes of comparison between characters. Sometimes characters complement one another, resembling each other’s traits, actions, or other…
Christian Living

Jesus is the Truly Precious Treasure

We all have our treasures, even pastors — those small things we hold dear. There are memories of seeing the Lord move, lives turned around,…
Christian Living

Looking to Jesus — Part 2 of 2

Editor’s Note: Click here to access Part 1 of this article, published on October 29, 2024. 3. We look to Jesus because he looked ahead…
Christian Living
Weapons of this Warfare: Facing the Strongholds of Social Media
Christian Living
What Worship Can Accomplish
Christian Living
Praise is Easy. Worship is Not: The Magis’ Example of True Worship
Christian Living
Five Suggestions for Effective Daily Devotions
Christian Living
Why Do Spiritual Droughts Happen?
Bible Study
Seams Between the Psalms