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Christian Living

Hannah, Sarah, and Hagar: A Brief Study in Character Analogy

In any form of storytelling, authors frequently employ modes of comparison between characters. Sometimes characters complement one another, resembling each other’s traits, actions, or other…
Christian Living

Christmas: The Great Rescue Mission

For much of the culture at large, the true meaning of Christmas is almost totally lost. Most people think of Christmas sentimentally. A recent survey…
History & Holidays

What Mary Knew an Advent Meditation

This year I've thought a lot about this verse from Luke 2:19: "But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart." The…
Theology
Four Messy Essential Realities About Grace and Truth
Theology
Drifting from Dispensationalism: Addressing the Factors
Theology
Solus Christus: Why We Don’t Put Our Faith In Churches, Leaders Or Rituals
Christian Living
A Holiday to the Unknown God
Theology
Peccability VS Impeccability: Could Jesus Have Sinned?
Theology
Ordinology: What is Worship?
Culture

A Thousand Year Tug of War: The Marriage of Church and State

In many ways, the reign of Constantine over the Roman Empire was one of the most far reaching and influential in western history. One of…
Culture

Faith in a Level Zero Culture

As soon as the average person in the United Kingdom finds out I am a Christian, I battle their instant suspicion. Eyes narrow, voices change…
Culture

Third Wave Coffee, Hipster Culture & the Great Commission

Bon Iver is playing on the house speakers. I am sipping a cup of glorious, locally roasted, V-60 brewed coffee. All around me are men…
Culture
Is Anti-Zionism the New Anti-Semitism?
Culture
Why Juneteenth is Important for All Christians
Culture
Engaging with Real Deconstruction: A look at Exvangelical memes – With Dominic Done!
Culture
Pray for Florida
Culture
Natural Disaster Prayer Update
Culture
The Link: Cultural Engagement, Creation Fest UK Update, Conspiracy Theories & More!
Gospel

Don’t Underestimate the Power of the Gospel

The Gospel is the "good news" concerning who Christ is and what He has accomplished. It is the power of God to redeem sinful humanity,…
Gospel

Reframing the Gospel for the Nations That Are Now in Our Neighborhoods Part 1

By God's permission and design, people from around the world now live in my community and have become a part of my day to day…
Gospel

Contextualizing the Gospel: An Example Set by Jesus

In my last article, I wrote about how contextualization was not about the church becoming more worldly. We looked back at the creational mandate for…
Gospel
Three Signs of “Drive-By” Evangelism
Gospel
I Am the Resurrection and the Life
Culture
The Music of Hope and the Gospel
Gospel
Returning to the Gospel on Reformation Day
Gospel
How To Wreck a Sermon: 5 Simple Steps
Gospel
What Exactly is Spiritual Thriving?
Ministry & Leadership

The Success of Succession: When Church Leaders Are Pressed to Compromise

When Protestants broke with Rome in the 15th Century, Rome countered the Protestant departure with a claim to Apostolic succession: "Look," they said, "Our leaders…
Ministry & Leadership

What Does CGN Believe about Ecclesiology and Church Government?

What does CGN believe about the nature, purpose, and destiny of the church, both locally and globally? What constitutes a church, and what role do…
Ministry & Leadership

Turn your Eyes to Mexico: A Horizonte Ensenada Takeover Week

Welcome to the Horizonte Ensenada takeover week on CalvaryChapel.com! We are looking forward to seeing how the Spirit of the Lord is moving in Mexico!…
Ministry & Leadership
Sermon Notes: 10-Minute Seminary: David Guzik on Sermon Prep
Articles
Women’s Bible Study, Where Are You?
Ministry & Leadership
The 3 Basic Tasks of Pastoral Ministry
Ministry & Leadership
The Unique Command of the Great Commission: His Glory Among the Nations Part 2
Ministry & Leadership
The Need to Re:Engage in Church Planting
Ministry & Leadership
When Leaders Need Shepherding
Discipleship

When The Path Leads Through Pain

“My back is covered with cuts, as if a farmer had plowed long furrows” - (Psalm 129:3 NLT)“Be kind. Everyone you meet is carrying a…
Discipleship

Kay Smith — Woman of Influence

Kathy Gilbert has been involved with the Calvary Chapel movement for over 50 years. Having attended Woodstock in 1969 and identifying as an "Earth Mother,"…
Discipleship

Worship Leader Must Do’s

There are those who lead songs at church, and those who lead worship. There is a huge difference. Leading worship songs is something that somebody…
Discipleship
Belle Patrick: A Kind of Missionary
Discipleship
How to Defeat Four Giants of Terror
Discipleship
Why Is God Allowing Evil? Eight Principles to Consider During the Current Global Pandemic
Discipleship
Teach Me Your Way: Three Reminders that God Knows What is Best
Discipleship
Why We Dream Big
Discipleship
God Renews His People with the Word (Nehemiah 8)
Christian Living

Advent: Poverty and Glory

It’s amazing how different our modern Christmas is from what Mary and Joseph experienced. We have holiday sales, ugly sweater contests, family gatherings, Christmas lists,…
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

Travel: Good for the Soul?

Originally published in James Travis’ blog on July 29, 2023.   Living in Bahrain means that travel is an accepted part of life. We travel…
Christian Living
Growth is Always Happening
Christian Living
Christmas Episode–Joann Ogburn, Denise Carlsen & Charlotte Day
Christian Living
Christmas and the Incarnation of Christ
Christian Living
Discouragement and Bieber
Christian Living
Love and the New Humanism
Christian Living
Stop Quoting Bad Divorce Stats