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Discipleship

Augustine & Disordered Loves

Originally published on Nick’s blog on April 11, 2019. At age 19, Augustine Aurelius—later to be known as Augustine of Hippo—read a dialogue by the…
Theology

Who Do You Say I Am?

We don’t do it right. We hear the stories our first time in Sunday school or youth group, and the way we picture it in…
Theology

How God’s Grace is Better than Christians think

Grace! This word is rich with meaning and oozing with significance. As Christians we love grace, and we should. It is God’s unmerited favor and…
Discipleship
Holiness = Doing Justice
Theology
The Early Church: The Danger Within
Discipleship
Gossip & The Gospel
Culture
Does God Punish The World With Pandemics & Natural Disasters? Part 2 Miniseries
Theology
The Gifts: Defined and Referenced
Theology
The Difference Between the Rapture and Christ’s Return
Culture

Injustice, Deconstruction, & El Roi

In the 2001 cult classic Zoolander, Will Farrell plays Mugatu, the movie’s antagonist. This evil villain of the fashion world, who intends to use male…
Culture

Year-End Review 2019!

Thank you for your support, prayers and encouragement in 2019. Here is a year-end review of CGN/ CalvaryChapel.com happenings! May the Lord bless this 2020…
Culture

The Link: Cool Christianity, CGN Church Relief Fund Update, School of Worship & More

"CGN Church Relief Fund Update"– Calvary Global Network"I can’t thank you enough, you and the CGN staff are a complete blessing, especially at this time.…
Culture
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & Serving Christ
Culture
Warnings About Progressive Christianity (Repost from Can I Say That?)
Culture
The Link: Kanye West, Are Christians Intolerant, Ecclesiology 101 & More
Culture
The Link: Political Correctness in the Church, Evangelism Formation, Finding God in A-Level Politics & More
Culture
Asbury – A Helpful Perspective From Gavin Ortlund
Culture
Is Your Culture Post-Christian or Pre-Revival?
Gospel

Persecution Will End

Kierkegaard, the Danish philosopher, once told a parable about a theater where a variety show was taking place. Each show was more exciting than the…
Gospel

How is CGN Fostering Missional Life and Ministry?

What is the role of mission and outreach in the life of a church, or in the life of a disciple of Jesus? Is engagement…
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…
Gospel
Mecca Moslems vs. Medina Moslems
Gospel
Isaiah 41: Easter and the World
Gospel
The Middle East and the Mission of God
Christian Living
Weapons of this Warfare: Facing the Strongholds of Social Media
Gospel
What Jesus Taught on the Way to Gethsemane
Gospel
I Am the Resurrection and the Life
Gospel

Three Thoughts on Effective Short Term Missions

I really like hot sauce. In fact, I recently tried to make my own. I went to the farmers market and bought some seedlings. I…
Ministry & Leadership

Women and Men: Roles and Responsibility in the Church

An ongoing matter of debate among Christians is over the issue of what the Bible says about the respective roles of men and women in…
Ministry & Leadership

Reaching Our Communities | Outreach & More!

Today on When She Leads, we talk through how to practically and effectively reach out to our communities. There are many outreach resources we can…
Ministry & Leadership
Your Lifeline in the Midst of the Junk of Life
Christian Living
Keeping the Main thing the Main Thing
Ministry & Leadership
Sailing into Stormy Seas
Ministry & Leadership
Similarities Between Esther and Local Churches
Christian Living
How to Rejoice Always in Ministry
Ministry & Leadership
Developing Doctrine Responsibly
Discipleship

Intentional Relational Leadership: How to Develop Leaders in Real Life

Editor’s Note: This is the first article of a series on how to develop disciples who will, in turn, make disciples of others. In addition,…
Discipleship

Good Friday: A Good Day for Bad People

Jesus was bludgeoned. He was betrayed, spit on, lied about and nailed to a piece of wood we call the cross. From the physical pain,…
Discipleship

The Gospel is a Bridge

On paper I don't have much in common with teenage skater boys. There's the age gap, the coordination gap, the culture gap...the list goes on.…
Discipleship
The Church & Victims of Depression
Discipleship
Augustine & Disordered Loves
Christian Living
Partaking of God’s Word but Spiritually Starving: The Criticality of Meditation
Discipleship
Standing Firm in a Hostile Culture
Discipleship
Recovering the Lost Art of Conversation
Discipleship
A Life Rearranged: An Important Lesson Learned in Nicaragua
Christian Living

How Placing Others First Brings Rest

My husband and I were all settled in our seats as our plane was boarding for a flight to Houston. Believe it or not, we…
Christian Living

Elizabeth Blackwell Part 2

Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910): It’s Part Two of the story of Elizabeth Blackwell! We continue with her amazing testimony of perseverance in the face of prejudice…
Christian Living

Saul, the Spear, and the Disarmed Rulers: a Literary Motif

And his spear was in his hand… (1 Sam. 19:9; 20:33; 22:6) Oftentimes in media, whether in film, television, music, or literature, a motif is…
Christian Living
Why I Am Thankful for My Experience with Panic Attacks Part 1
Christian Living
Finding Joy & Peace in Difficult Times
Christian Living
The Difference Between Imitating and Mimicking and Why It’s Important
Christian Living
Next Christmas
Christian Living
The Dangers of Obeying God Halfway
Christian Living
Fine Tuning for the New Year