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Theology

ECCLESIOLOGY 101: How the Local Church Lives and Breathes–Praying Alone & Praying Together

In this installment of Ecclesiology 101, we’re going to look at how the local church lives and breathes in relationship to prayer.* Let’s start with…
Christian Living

The Early Tree

For the past couple of years, Christmas trees seem to be appearing earlier and earlier. Not in the shops that want you to buy their…
Christian Living

5 Reasons We Need the Old Testament

It seems that no matter how much nuanced hinting or explicit declaration happens in churches, people still stumble over the question of “Do we need…
Theology
How God’s Grace is Better than Christians think
Culture
Warnings About Progressive Christianity (Repost from Can I Say That?)
Theology
The Balance Between the Spiritual & Physical World
Christian Living
Exchanging Heaven for Here
Podcasts
What Do CGN Leaders Believe About the End Times?
Theology
For the Card-carrying New Calvinist
Culture

Praying With People Online: Key Lessons I’ve Learned

Every day for the past year (since March of 2020) I have thought about what is meant when we say a "healthy church" while leading…
Culture

Prayer & Support for Ukraine

Wars and Weddings This morning I woke up feeling like a truck had run over me. The warnings the night before that our dam might…
Culture

The Link: MLK, The Gospel and 2020, Flesh vs Spirit & More!

"Martin Luther King and His Partner in the Cause"– Desiring God"Behind a microphone and standing in front of a crowd, Martin Luther King Jr.’s gifts…
Culture
A Window in Time: Israel’s 70th Anniversary
Culture
Is Our Gospel too American?
Culture
Thanksgiving: A Time to Feel; a Time to Heal
Culture
Injustice, Deconstruction, & El Roi
Culture
Gathering Together Again: Best Practices for the Church Re-opening
Culture
The Link: Aaron Campbell Conversation, Preach in Biblical Fullness, God’s Plan for the Ages & More
Gospel

Returning to the Gospel on Reformation Day

Have you ever noticed that our society celebrates everything? In September alone, we celebrated "Random Acts of Poetry Day" (September 6), "Video Games Day" (September…
Culture

Seeing, Hearing, Caring: Finding Jesus Standing With The Hurting

On Sunday morning, June 12, 2016, while on a trip to Seattle for a friend’s wedding, I woke up, grabbed my phone, opened up Facebook…
Articles

The Man Of War

Exodus 12:1-3 When Christ called the church of Ephesus back to its first love, he called all of us back to ours (Revelation 2:4-5). Years…
Culture
A Response To Jordan Peterson from a Protestant Christian Pastor
Gospel
Peace on Earth
Gospel
The Gospel in HD: Transformation We Can See
Gospel
To Kill or to Crown Jesus?
Gospel
Reframing the Gospel for the Nations That Are Now in Our Neighborhoods Part 1
Culture
A Tribute to Billy Graham
Ministry & Leadership

Co-laborers or Competition? Calvary Chapel & Other Church Planting Movements

Like it or not, when something you’ve done for a long time becomes the mainstream, you are not viewed as the trendsetter, but just another…
Ministry & Leadership

Prophetic Gifting, Proper Grammar & Possible Tattoos with Sam Storms

Sam Storms is a veteran preacher, author and seminary professor with nearly five decadesof ministry experience in thisinterview (originally released in April of 2022)He emphasizes…
Gospel

The Bible is About Jesus

Pilgrim Benham is a contributor of the Expositors Collective, a growing network of pastors, leaders and laypeople, which exists to equip, encourage and mentor the…
Ministry & Leadership
The Importance of Vision Casting in Ministry
Ministry & Leadership
Further Thoughts on Women in Ministry
Ministry & Leadership
The Call to be a Pastor’s Wife
Gospel
Seven Moments That Demonstrate Global Missions Matter
Ministry & Leadership
CGN – Leading During Covid-19
Ministry & Leadership
Three Benefits of Seeing Christ in the Old Testament
Discipleship

Relevance, Methods, and the Gospel

When I am forced to think about the idea of relevance, I always find my mind drawn back to one pivotal passage in Paul’s first…
Discipleship

Let’s Talk About Your Marriage

I’m concerned about your marriage. I’m not suggesting that anything is wrong with it, but I do know that sometimes marriage issues sneak up on…
Discipleship

The Gift of the Presence We Don’t Deserve

My wife and I aren’t fancy people. We don’t like to dress up, feel odd in upscale restaurants, and generally prefer dates where comfy pants…
Discipleship
Four Reasons to Love God and Your Neighbor
Discipleship
Are We Doing What God is Calling Us to Do?
Discipleship
To The Christian Who Has Lost Their Passion – Resist Apathy pt3
Discipleship
Act as if God Exists
Discipleship
Psalm 134: Making the Choice to Rejoice
Discipleship
How Vigilant Are You with the Company You Keep?
Christian Living

Would We Call Moses a Team Player Today?

Moses is such an incredible person to look at in the scriptures that though I lack commonality with him, I find myself drawn to his…
Christian Living

Eternity is Closer Than We Might Think

As I’ve been teaching through Revelation this year at church, a thought has echoed in my heart: eternity is closer than we might think. By…
Christian Living

The Church, the Culture and Corinth: Facing the Lack of Dignity in the 21st Century

The world is again in the grip of yet another realization that it's ways are bankrupt. The sexual revolution of the 60s has born more…
Christian Living
A Time of Lament
Christian Living
Don’t Stop Crying Out to God
Christian Living
A Father’s Love: Drawing Near to God in a Distant World
Christian Living
The Glory of Hardship
Christian Living
Why Christians Should be Related to the World
Christian Living
A Culture of Wannabes: Be Imitators of God