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Discipleship

Wake Up To The Story – Resisting Apathy pt.1

Part one of a new series by GoodLion Ministries called "Resisting Apathy". Aaron and Brian speak into the problem of apathy in the Christian life,…
Christian Living

Advent: Hope in the In-Between

Advent Shows Us How to Wait with Expectancy Sunday, December 3rd, marks week one of Advent, which is all about hope. Hope often looks like…
Theology

The “Good People” Myth

Protectionism is a word used to describe an economic policy of restraining trade between countries. It is a policy advocated by those who believe that…
History & Holidays
A Christian Perspective on Purim
Articles
The Availability of Revival
Theology
Resources for Seeing Christ in the Old Testament
Podcasts
Can Wrath Be Redemptive? | Tough Questions For The Current Crisis Miniseries P3
Theology
7 Reasons Jesus had to Die
Theology
Personal Eschatology: What Happens When I Die?
Culture

The Link: CGN Partnerships, Upcoming Conferences, Unbelievable Panel & More

CGN Partnerships Joshua Project "Joshua Project highlights the ethnic people groups of the world with the least followers of Jesus Christ." Western Seminary "The CGN/Western…
Culture

Pelagian Racism Part 2: Will Preaching the Gospel Fix Systemic Racism?

In my previous article, I laid out how the concept of systemic racism is a consequence not of “cultural Marxism,” but of the biblical understanding…
Culture

Brooding Over Charlottesville

“With all thy getting, get understanding” (Proverbs 4:7).Last Saturday, smartphones around the world buzzed and brimmed with newsflashes surrounding all that unfolded at a white…
Culture
The World We Impart: Fostering Racial Reconciliation in Our Churches
Culture
Should the Church Embrace Kanye West?
Culture
Pray for Texas
Culture
The Early Church: Catering to the Culture?
Christian Living
Vincent under the Starry Night of His Calling
Culture
Working Through The Issues: More Thoughts On Attending an LGBT Friend’s Wedding
Gospel

Thoughts on The Power of the Gospel

2018 CGN Pastors & Leaders Conference Archives Though I’ve been a Calvary Chapel pastor for nearly five years, this year will be my first time…
Gospel

Reframing the Gospel for the Nations in Our Neighborhoods

When Jesus told Mary that He wasn't inclined to intervene to rescue the honor and reputation of a family that was about to suffer the…
Gospel

Meditations on Good Friday

“Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day” (1 Corinthians 15:3-5). Good…
Gospel
Three Signs of “Drive-By” Evangelism
Culture
A Response To Jordan Peterson from a Protestant Christian Pastor
Gospel
Isaiah 41: Easter and the World
Gospel
Pierced by the Lord: Thoughts on Good Friday
Gospel
Three Thoughts on Effective Short Term Missions
Culture
A Conversation on Class, Culture, the Gospel, and Race
Articles

5 Reasons Why You Should Plant With CGN’s Cultivate

I’ve been a Calvary Chapel pastor for over 30 years, a Calvary church planter for over 25 years, a disciple of Pastor Chuck Smith, and…
Ministry & Leadership

5 Effective Tactics for Reproducing Leaders

"Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay…
Ministry & Leadership

Expositors Collective: Sample of a Christ-Centered Sermon

Recently, I was honored to take part in the Expositors Collective, a seminar designed to train and mentor young preachers in the skill of expository…
Discipleship
A Calvary Chapel Perspective on Preaching
Discipleship
Worship & Discipleship
Gospel
The Bible is About Jesus
Gospel
Contextualizing the Gospel: An Example Set by Jesus
Discipleship
Kay Smith — Woman of Influence
Ministry & Leadership
How to Give an Altar Call Part 1
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

Declaring His Glory Among the Nations: How Are We Doing? Part 1

According to Acts 1:3, from resurrection Sunday until He ascended to heaven, Jesus spent a total of 40 days with the apostles and disciples. Although…
Christian Living

A Time of Lament

We find ourselves living at a time of great fear, sorrow and disappointment. Many of us are faced with dilemmas that we never expected, like…
Discipleship
A Whole Person (Psalm 8)
Discipleship
God Renews His People with the Word (Nehemiah 8)
Discipleship
Embracing Obscurity
Discipleship
Women Called by God: Madeleine Barot from the WWII French Resistance
Discipleship
Generational Sin?
Discipleship
The Paradox of Spiritual Sleepiness
Christian Living

Herzl, Dreyfus, and Antisemitism Today

There’s been much written and discussed in the past few months about antisemitism. On the day I sat down to write this, in the news,…
Christian Living

The Key to Keeping Your Focus on Christ at Christmas

I don’t know about you, but it takes a concerted effort on my part every December to keep my focus on the true meaning of…
Christian Living

Lessons on Compromise and Concession from Gibraltar

Wars have been fought for almost every reason: land, resources, honor, greed, politics, religion...They are costly in human lives and for local economies. At times,…
Christian Living
Resources To Help Pastors and Leaders Shepherd People Through Doubt and Deconstruction
Christian Living
Do No Harm – When People Reject Christ because of His People’s Actions
Christian Living
For Everything There is a Season
Christian Living
The Reformation Through Jewish Eyes
Christian Living
Husband of the Year: What It Means to Be a Servant
Christian Living
Where Love is Infinite & Need is Fulfilled