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Theology

Sola Gratia: The Beauty & Sufficiency Of Grace In The Salvation Of Sinners

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on September 7, 2017 and is part three of a five-part series. 2023 marks the 506th anniversary. Soon…
Theology

Relevance, Worldliness, and Contextualizing the Gospel

Contextualization or relevance? Are they the same thing, or is there really a difference? Theologically speaking, there is, but they aren’t in opposition. Maybe they’re…
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
Thoughts on the Atoning Sacrifice of Christ
Theology
Jesus & Cultural Relativism
Theology
The Early Church: The Danger Within
Theology
Reformation Day: Live Session with Lance Ralston
History & Holidays
Passover and the Cup of Redemption: A Journey from Slavery to Freedom
Theology
ECCLESIOLOGY 101: How the Local Church Lives and Breathes–Praying Alone & Praying Together
Culture

The Link: Missions 2020 Archives, Mental Health for Pastors, Sexual Revolution Worldview & More

"Save the Date: The Calvary Chapel/CGN International Conference"– Calvary Global Network"We are excited to announce the dates for the Calvary Chapel CGN International Conference! We…
Culture

The Link: Outgrowing God, Human Values, Priestly Blessing & More

"Richard Dawkins’s Latest Case for Outgrowing God"– The Gospel Coalition"'I finally gave up on God when I was 15,' Richard Dawkins writes in his latest…
Culture

Hope for the Tainted Heart

The seed of every sin known to man is in my heart. Robert Murray McCheyne The Holy Spirit never enters a man, then lets him…
Culture
Christ in Yom Kippur Part 2
Culture
The Link: The Kalam Cosmological Argument, Sexual Schismatics, Missions Conference 2020 and more!
Culture
The Link: Only One Hope for Racial Injustice, Tony Evans Testimony, Conversation on Race & More
Culture
A Conversation on Class, Culture, the Gospel, and Race
Culture
The Link: Conference Archives, the Gospel of Caesar, Scientific Authoritarianism & More
Culture
Faith and Politics: A Historical Perspective – Part 3
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…
Gospel

What Exactly is Spiritual Thriving?

Everyone is focused on improving themselves during the COVID-19 crisis, but how does that work spiritually? Most people think of adding a lot of spiritual…
Gospel

Peace on Earth

“Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth, peace to men on whom God's favor rests.” (Luke 2:14). There is still quite a bit…
Gospel
The Essentials of Gospel Proclamation
Gospel
How the Gospel Heals Shame
Gospel
The Real Meaning of Palm Sunday
Gospel
A Box with a Lid: The Shared Fate of John Chrysostom and the Gospel
Culture
The Music of Hope and the Gospel
Gospel
Women Called by God: Helen Roseveare
Ministry & Leadership

Quickly building websites for Churches

Free? Yes, building a free website for your church is quite simple. So, dismiss the argument that you are a luddite and brush the dust…
Ministry & Leadership

Four Ways to Maintain Grace and Truth in Ministry

“Give them a little grace, then make sure to give them some truth.” “Make sure you balance that truth out with some grace.” “Don’t show…
Ministry & Leadership

Three Thoughts on Moral Failure

Clay Worrell will be leading a workshop at the 2017 CCCM Pastors & Leaders Conference happening June 26-29!I received news that yet another pastor friend…
Christian Living
Arise, Go, and Prepare
Discipleship
Kay Smith — Woman of Influence
Ministry & Leadership
What Every American Christian Should Be Doing for Donald Trump Today
Ministry & Leadership
Three Keys to Effectively Launching Your Church Plant
Ministry & Leadership
Highs and Lows of Christian Ministry
Christian Living
Three Key Steps in the ART of Letting God Lead
Discipleship

What Is Hatred For?

In C. S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy, there is a section where Ransom fights the Devil himself. There, in what is almost a throwaway line, we…
Discipleship

Why You Should Not Take Offense

“Good morning America! What are we offended by today?!”, read a meme that came through my social media feed a couple of weeks ago. It…
Discipleship

The Early Church: Trial by Fire

When Jesus ascended into heaven after His resurrection, He told His disciples, “You shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and…
Christian Living
The Holy Spirit & Intentionality in Discipleship
Discipleship
Weak Men Weak Excuses
Discipleship
Ten Things Every Calvary Kid Knows
Discipleship
Lessons I Learned from Marilyn’s Cancer
Discipleship
Worship & Discipleship
Discipleship
Good Fear/Bad Fear – Understanding the Difference
Christian Living

A Secret to Not Fear

"Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love" (1 Corinthians…
Christian Living

Digital Distractions: What Can We Do?

In my last post, I discussed the damage digital distractions can inflict on our lives if we don’t find a healthy balance. Not only are…
Christian Living

How to Keep New Year’s Resolutions

When we come to the beginning of the new year, many of us think about making new resolutions, setting fresh goals, like going to the…
Christian Living
Harriet Beecher Stowe: Women Worth Knowing
Christian Living
3 Keys to Create Margin for What Matters Most
Christian Living
5 Practical Ways to Battle Sin
Christian Living
Praise is Easy. Worship is Not: The Magis’ Example of True Worship
Christian Living
Finding Joy & Peace in Difficult Times
Christian Living
Acts 17, William Shatner, and the Fingerprints of God