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Theology

An Excerpt from “Images & Idols: Creativity for the Christian Life”

**Free Chapter** Enjoy this free chapter from Humble Beast's latest book, Images & Idols: Creativity for the Christian Life, by Thomas Terry and J. Ryan…
Theology

The Inspiration of the Bible

What Is Inspiration?When we say the Bible is inspired we normally don't mean it in the same way we might say that Shakespeare was inspired…
Theology

Christ Above Psychology: Putting Social Science in Its Rightful Place

Critical Thinking Is Biblical The second missionary journey of Paul was catalyzed in part by the decision of the church in Israel to allow gentile…
Theology
Are the Dead Sea Scrolls Alive?
Christian Living
The Early Tree
Theology
Take a Hike – Journeying Through the Songs of Ascents
Theology
Relevance, Worldliness, and Contextualizing the Gospel
Theology
Sola Gratia: The Beauty & Sufficiency Of Grace In The Salvation Of Sinners
Gospel
Advent: The Holy Spirit
Culture

The Link: Kanye West, Are Christians Intolerant, Ecclesiology 101 & More

"Should The Church Embrace Kanye West?"– CalvaryChapel.com”By releasing this album, Kanye is presenting the most controversial subject ever to the world, the media and the…
Culture

Challenges with Medical Marijuana: Treatment of Pain or Excuse for Pleasure?

Evidence to support the medical benefits of smoking marijuana for the treatment of pain has become a challenge for many Christians. Our culture has made…
Culture

The Link: King David Rare Discovery, Ministering in the Pandemic, Help with Sermon Prep & More

"How Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa Is Ministering During the Pandemic"– Outreach Magazine "The church is finding ways to engage with its community during the pandemic."…
Culture
Hope in Troubling Times: Peace within the Global Pandemic
Culture
Notre Dame De Paris
Culture
Subversive Radicalism: Response to the London Attack
Culture
Gentleness in the Age of Outrage
Culture
War in Ukraine: A Year of Abiding Grace
Culture
Tim Keller, the War on Winsomeness, & Responding to the “Negative World.”
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

Editor's note: this article was written by Pastor Miles DeBenedictus as a response to a recent speech recorded by psychologist, professor, and public figure Jordan…
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
Evangelism for the Introvert
Gospel
Despising the Shame
Gospel
Seven Moments That Demonstrate Global Missions Matter
Gospel
Never Outgrow the Gospel
Gospel
Why Was Good Friday So Good?
Gospel
Friends Not Foes
Ministry & Leadership

Seeing God Move in Hungary and Serbia

Which would be worse... to stay and watch your country torn apart by war or to travel days on end through bitter cold to escape…
Ministry & Leadership

Four Ways to be Commissioned in the City

The CGN International Conference is focusing on this year's theme, "Commissioned: Urban Ministry in a Post-Everything World," on June 24-27, 2019. Visit cgn.calvarychapel.flywheelsites.com for more…
Ministry & Leadership

Is Women’s Ministry Necessary?

There is a growing controversy today with churches assessing whether or not to have a women's ministry. Is it mandated in scripture, always beneficial, or…
Gospel
Never Outgrow the Gospel
Ministry & Leadership
Advice for pastors and preachers on Easter sermons and more!
Christian Living
The Ultimate Missionary Care Package (Part 2 of 2)
Ministry & Leadership
What Every American Christian Should Be Doing for Donald Trump Today
Discipleship
Calvary Chapel Bible College Ireland
Ministry & Leadership
An Open Letter to Pastors and Ministry Leaders: Pastoring Contrasted with Being a Missionary
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

Three Reminders for Those Living a Public Lifestyle

I live a very public life. I post on three social media networks regularly (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram). I share what I am thinking, what daily…
Discipleship

CCBC Europe is Moving to Tbilisi, Georgia!

Calvary Chapel Bible College Europe is on the move! The Bible college originally began at the castle in Austria which was purchased by Calvary Chapel…
Discipleship
C.H. Spurgeon’s Seven Tips for Reading the Bible
Discipleship
Good Fear / Bad Fear — Understanding the Difference
Discipleship
Finding Strength in the Benevolent Gaze of God
Christian Living
The Power of God’s Word
Discipleship
How Did I Become Spiritually Paralyzed?
Discipleship
Soteriology in the Middle Part 2
Christian Living

Close Encounters of the Disastrous Kind

“The godly may fall seven times, but they will get up again.” -Proverbs 24:16 “If God is for us who can be against us?” -Romans…
Christian Living

The Lesson of the Potato Bug

This past spring, several friends and I started a community garden. Some of us had experience gardening, and some of us did not. I was…
Christian Living

Comfort Through the Hard Times: Lessons from the Church of Smyrna

Enjoy "A Letter to the Modern Church" by Pilgrim Benham in this series on the seven churches in Revelation. .... The theologian Michael Stipe (the…
Christian Living
Do No Harm – When People Reject Christ because of His People’s Actions
Christian Living
Gladys Aylward Part 2: Women Worth Knowing
Christian Living
What Worship Can Accomplish
Christian Living
Emma Revell Moody
Christian Living
3 Keys to Create Margin for What Matters Most
Christian Living
The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness