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Theology

Should Christians Divide Over End Times Prophecy?

What do the following four people have in common: C.H. Spurgeon, D.L. Moody, Martin Luther, and Jonathan Edwards? If you answered, “They were all great…
Christian Living

8 Principles For Reading The Bible Well (Proverbs 2)

(Proverbs 2:1-5, ESV) 1 My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom…
Theology

Soli Deo Gloria: Why We Live for the Glory of God

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on October 31, 2017 and is part five of a five-part series. 2023 marks the 506th anniversary. 2017…
Articles
The Availability of Revival
Theology
Drifting from Dispensationalism: Addressing the Factors
Gospel
Three Reflections on the Power, Hope, and Triumph of Easter
Theology
Evidence for the Resurrection: The Nature of Christ’s Resurrected Physical Body
Discipleship
The Blessings of the Exile
Ministry & Leadership
How is CGN Cultivating Church Planting?
Culture

Update on Hurricane Laura

Hurricane Laura slammed southern Louisiana early Thursday, August 27 as a Category 4 storm, one of the most powerful to strike the Gulf Coast in…
Culture

The Post-Roe Era Pastor: Why You Are Needed More Now Than Ever.

Where will women and men go when they can no longer run from their shame? Where will they find hope when the world seems to…
Culture

The Mayflower Pilgrims, Romanian Extension Site, Covenant Theology, & More

"The Mayflower Pilgrims—as Not Seen on TV"– Christianity Today"Pop culture has given us a distorted picture of the religious separatists who founded Plymouth Colony. Historian…
Culture
God’s Goodness in the Midst of COVID
Culture
Injustice, Deconstruction, & El Roi
Culture
Faith in a Level Zero Culture
Culture
Relief for fire victims in Paradise, CA
Culture
The Link: 9/11, Justice Without Christ, How to Rejoice in Ministry & More
Culture
A Call to Clean Hands and a Pure Heart: Amid COVID-19
Gospel

How the Gospel Heals Shame

Shame is an experience common to every person on the planet. Charles Darwin, in classic materialist fashion, defined shame primarily in terms of its physical…
Gospel

Unity Requires Conversation

A conversation with the right person at the right time can change everything. The other day I walked out of an interview gone wrong. Reeling…
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
Preaching the Gospel (to Myself)
Gospel
Peace on Earth
Gospel
The Essentials of Gospel Proclamation
Gospel
Persecution Will End
Gospel
Why Reaching the Lost Should Cost Us Everything
Culture
Rural America Matters Too
Christian Living

Keeping the Main thing the Main Thing

We were about six months into our church plant in Oregon, when I headed out one day to a nearby lake just to spend some…
Ministry & Leadership

Spirit-led Preaching in a Changing World: Upcoming Interactive Webinar

The world as we know it is always changing. We have all experienced that recently with the COVID-19 crisis. In order for us to preach…
Ministry & Leadership

Seven Lessons Learned About Preaching at Funerals

In my 18+ years of pastoring, I have officiated a lot of funerals. Each one is unique, with particular opportunities to minister to the remaining…
Christian Living
Gospel-Centered Life
Ministry & Leadership
Crafting the Sermon: 10-Minute Seminary: David Guzik on Sermon Prep
Ministry & Leadership
What Is the Calvary Chapel View of Church Leadership?
Ministry & Leadership
A Guide for Shepherds from the Apostle Peter
Ministry & Leadership
The Value of Church Planting Networks | Benji Horing & Casey Kendell
Ministry & Leadership
Reframing the Gospel for the Nations That are Now in Our Neighborhoods Part 2
Discipleship

Lessons in Leadership Part 1: Who is in Charge of Your Church?

All of us who occupy a pastoral leadership position in a church, will at some point in time be faced with a very critical question:…
Discipleship

How to Respond when You become a Public Piñata

Jesus said that the servant is not above the master, and if our Master is Jesus, then we should expect to be both criticized and…
Christian Living

A Fresh Approach to Daily Devotions

It may be necessary to vary daily devotionals to preempt the inevitable rut that ensues from a consistent routine. It’s important to maintain daily reading…
Christian Living
Overcoming Obstacles to Having Daily Devotions
Christian Living
Discipleship In Every Season
Discipleship
Four Adjectives of Discipleship
Discipleship
Sermon-Based Small Groups: Making Disciples in Small Groups with Expository Preaching
Discipleship
How to Turn a Church Visitor into a Disciple
Discipleship
Why I’m Called to Serve My City
Christian Living

Hannah More Part 1

Hannah More (1745-1833): Hannah More was so remarkable that she should be more well-known than she actually is...which is why we are taking two podcast…
Christian Living

Husband of the Year: What It Means to Be a Servant

I recently returned from a trip to Israel, where I led worship for a church tour! It was a super full trip, but always such…
Christian Living

Comforting Words to Share

This life will have unavoidable pain, sorrow and grief. In light of this universal truth, it is an interesting philosophical, ethical, moral, and existential matter…
Christian Living
Transcendent Beauty in a Beastly World
Christian Living
Outward Appearance
Christian Living
Ida Scudder Part 2
Christian Living
Isobel Kuhn: Women Worth Knowing
Christian Living
Aimee Semple McPherson Part 4
Christian Living
A Paradigm for Christian Education