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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…
Theology

The Trinity and the Christian Life

"…And truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ" (1 John 1:3). In the last article, I spoke of how…
Christian Living

Advent: Jesus Our Salvation

The Nativity Is Not Naïveté Christmas has always been one of my favorite holidays. It’s more than the songs, the city lights, or the food.…
Theology
Christ Above Psychology: Putting Social Science in Its Rightful Place
Theology
Unity is Rare: Psalm 133
History & Holidays
Why Jesus Came to Us – An Advent Meditation
Gospel
6 Reasons Why I Believe Jesus is God
Theology
What is Over-Realized Eschatology?
Ministry & Leadership
How is CGN Cultivating Church Planting?
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…
Christian Living

Contentment In The Midst Of Quarantine – Part 1

How can followers of Jesus practice contentment while living in this discouraging moment of COVID-19? Aaron and Brian discuss the vices of discontentment and comparison…
Culture

Social Distancing: Staying Apart, But Staying Connected

As much of the world is now on lockdown, meaning that voluntary physical distancing became physical distancing through a government order, I wanted us as…
Culture
The Link: Parenting in a Pandemic, Gospel and Ethnic Unity, Religious Liberty & More
Culture
The Link: Ravi Zacharias, Equality Act, Ancient Creedal Christianity & More
Culture
Is the Church a Victim of Success, Deconstruction Stories, the Gospel in All Scripture & More
Culture
What Has Changed: The Convenient Contradiction of Modern Society
Culture
Amanda Berry Smith
Culture
Unexpected Lessons from Jesus & the Church in the UK
Gospel

The Death of God

Perhaps many of you have, at some point in your lives, heard the famous quote by Fredrick Nietzsche: “God is dead; we have killed him.”…
Gospel

WIN: Jesus is Victorious

Forty days ago, Christians gathered all over the world to lament our human frailty and the inevitability of our own deaths, crying out together, “From…
Gospel

What is CGN Doing to Help Churches in Practical Ways?

What is CGN doing to help churches in practical ways, including finances, pastoral coaching, and other resources? In this episode, I speak with Kellen Criswell…
Gospel
Reframing the Gospel for the Nations That Are Now in Our Neighborhoods Part 1
Culture
Injustice, Deconstruction, & El Roi
Gospel
Reframing the Gospel for the Nations in our Neighborhoods Part 3
Gospel
The Gospel – How You Say it, Matters
Culture
A Tribute to Billy Graham
Gospel
God and Social Justice
Ministry & Leadership

Where He Leads, He Guides: An Unending Story

Two and a half years ago, I was sitting in a church service at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. It was an ordinary Wednesday night, and…
Ministry & Leadership

Where are the Heroes for the Next Generation?

"...O My people! Those who lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths” (Isaiah 3:12).Isaiah was warning of coming judgment.…
Ministry & Leadership

The Reason God Can Use You

“… I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power” (Ephesians…
Ministry & Leadership
4 Ways Life-change Can Be Good…even if it hurts
Ministry & Leadership
The Key to Understanding & Obeying God’s Commands
Ministry & Leadership
Co-laborers or Competition? Calvary Chapel & Other Church Planting Movements
Ministry & Leadership
The Story of Horizonte Ensenada
Discipleship
How to Respond to Distraction as a Pastoral Leader
Christian Living
Marriage in the COVID-19 Age
Discipleship

How to Win in Spiritual Warfare

The TrialsWhen we think of spiritual warfare, we think of trials. But getting rid of trials is not the victory. The true victory consists of…
Discipleship

7 Reasons You Don’t Want to Skip Church on Sunday

I am a huge football fan (of course, here in England, I have to refer to it as American football). You never know what is…
Christian Living

Real Hope for the Depressed Soul – Part 3

This is part 3 of a 3 part series. You can find part 1 and part 2 here: Part 1 Part 2 (Originally published on…
Discipleship
Do You Understand That We Are the Bride?
Discipleship
Take Courage: A Meditation on Acts 23:11
Discipleship
Vocation and Calling According to the Reformers
Discipleship
The Gift of the Presence We Don’t Deserve
Discipleship
Soteriology in the Middle Part 2
Discipleship
The Paradox of Spiritual Sleepiness
Christian Living

God’s Right To Change The Plan

People generally want to feel in control. We work, think, and plan to map out where our lives are going. But sometimes, it feels like…
Christian Living

Where Strength is Found

“And they said to him, ‘Thus says Hezekiah: “This day is a day of trouble, and rebuke, and blasphemy; for the children have come to…
Christian Living

A Dangerous Liturgy: How Pornography Deforms Us

When we think about the effects of pornography, we generally stop once we’ve defined it as morally wrong. We rarely take time to think about…
Christian Living
Advent: Hope in the In-Between
Christian Living
Florence Nightingale Part 2
Christian Living
Five Ways a Church Becomes Tolerant: The Church of Thyatira
Christian Living
Why Do We Suffer?
Christian Living
How Do You Measure The Success Of A Worship Service?
Christian Living
Imperfect Mama, Perfect Savior