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Gospel

Advent: The Son

Part 2 of 3 * This article is adapted from a series of papers written for Western Seminary. Continuing this three-part celebration of Advent, this…
Theology

A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE ON PURIM

Imagine a holiday in which kids dress up, wander around the neighborhood in costumes, make joyous noise, and receive sweets from all over the place.…
Theology

The Early Church: The Danger Within

Christians often say that whenever a great work of God or a move of the Holy Spirit is taking place, there are sure to be…
Podcasts
The Cup Of Wrath – Understanding God’s Justice And Mercy
Ministry & Leadership
What Does It Mean to Teach “the Whole Counsel of God”?
Theology
ECCLESIOLOGY 101: How the Local Church Lives and Breathes Led by the Spirit Part 2
Theology
The Difference Between the Rapture and Christ’s Return
Christian Living
A Reminder of Grace on a Sunny Day
Theology
ECCLESIOLOGY 101: Praying Alone & Praying Together Part 2
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

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

Government Intimidation of Pastors in Houston Texas? A Christian Response

Today I woke up to find a Fox News Opinion piece by Todd Starnes explaining that a group of pastors in Houston, TX have had…
Culture
Five Ways to Protest Like a Christian
Culture
Pray for Florida
Culture
Remember
Culture
Norman Leo Geisler July 21, 1932 – July 1, 2019
Culture
Ukraine: Resilience, Resolve and Refuge – A Testimony from Tanya Kotelenets
Culture
The Link: Update on Hurricane Laura, The First Great Awakening, A Rush of Hope & More
Gospel

Despising the Shame

This article originally appeared on calvarychapel.flywheelsites.com on April 14, 2017. “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us that we might…
Gospel

The King’s Crown

Good Friday is the day on which some 2,000 years ago Jesus of Nazareth was nailed to a Roman cross just outside the walls of…
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
Why Was Good Friday So Good?
Gospel
Proclaiming the Gospel According to Charles Spurgeon
Gospel
How is CGN Fostering Missional Life and Ministry?
Gospel
A Secured Tomb Couldn’t Stop the Resurrected Christ
Gospel
Isaiah 41: Easter and the World
Gospel
Persecution Will End
Ministry & Leadership

Pastor, Are You Really Speaking the Language of Your Community

Words are powerful. They give meaning and value and relay a variety of information and ideas to the listener. Words are the building blocks of…
Ministry & Leadership

Why Jesus Commands Us to Do the Impossible

I recently found myself reading Luke 9:10-17 again. It tells of when Jesus miraculously fed 5,000 men with five loaves of bread and two fish.…
Ministry & Leadership

Just Be You as You Share Scripture

The Expositors Collective Seminar will be held on April 5-6 at Maranatha Chapel in San Diego. Visit expositorscollective.com for more information. This seminar seeks to…
Ministry & Leadership
How to Triple Your Church Leadership in a Year
Ministry & Leadership
Is There Life AFTER Vocational Ministry?
Ministry & Leadership
Reframing the Gospel for the Nations That are Now in Our Neighborhoods Part 2
Gospel
Three Thoughts on Effective Short Term Missions
Ministry & Leadership
Things That Matter: The Pastor as a Contender
Ministry & Leadership
Similarities Between Esther and Local Churches
Discipleship

The Cure to Stop Feeling Guilty

“You Lord are good, and ready to forgive” (Psalm 86:5). “Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more”(John 8:11).The Bible has one dominant…
Discipleship

Do You Understand That We Are the Bride?

Recently, I wrote articles about being servants and being sons. The vastness of our relationship with God is beyond human ability to describe. Thus we…
Discipleship

Vocation and Calling According to the Reformers

One question I am sometimes asked is how a person can know what their “calling” in life is. Some of the Protestant Reformers had a…
Discipleship
Good Friday
Discipleship
What Happened in 2020 Has Served to Advance the Gospel
Discipleship
Kay Smith — Woman of Influence
Discipleship
Bridge Building + Creating a Disciple-Making Culture
Announcements
Why I Need CGN and the Connect Team
Discipleship
How to Win in Spiritual Warfare
Christian Living

Don’t Give into the Stronghold of Fear and Uncertainty

If there's one thing I've learned living in a massive city like Paris, it's that distraction is often times an attractive means to hide uncertainty.…
Christian Living

Partaking of God’s Word but Spiritually Starving: The Criticality of Meditation

In principle, we agree with the psalmist when he writes, "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands…
Christian Living

Four Thoughts on How Our Spiritual Life and Family Life Must Intersect

“Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build” (Psalm 127:1)."The wise man built his house upon the rock, and the rain…
Christian Living
Four Promises of God for the Suffering Christian
Christian Living
The Ultimate Missionary Care Package (Part 2 of 2)
Christian Living
How to Stay Free in Christ
Christian Living
Real Christians Can’t Watch the Oscars…or Can They?
Christian Living
Vincent under the Starry Night of His Calling
Christian Living
Example of God’s Constant Presence From 1870 Paris