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History & Holidays

Yom Kippur — The Day of Atonement

Editor’s Note: This year, Yom Kippur begins at sunset on Friday, October 11th, and ends at nightfall on Saturday, October 12th. The Day of Atonement,…
Christian Living

8 Principles For Reading The Bible Well (Proverbs 2)

(Proverbs 2:1-5, ESV) 1 My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom…
Theology

ECCLESIOLOGY 101: Praying Alone & Praying Together Part 2

In our last installment of Ecclesiology 101, we began to look at how the local church lives and breathes in relationship to prayer. We laid…
Theology
Should Christians Divide Over End Times Prophecy?
Theology
The God I Won’t Believe In: Facing Nine Common Barriers To Embracing Christianity
Theology
The Early Church: The Danger Within
Theology
Solus Christus: Why We Don’t Put Our Faith In Churches, Leaders Or Rituals
Articles
Fundamentalists, Progressives, and Theological Method
Culture
Young People, Postmodernism, and How It Closes Their Eyes to Truth
Culture

The Link: Prayer Around the World, How Pastors Handle Ungathered Worship, Preaching to an Empty Room & More

"How Are Pastors Handling Ungathered Worship?"– Christianity Today"Six church leaders share about their adaptations, innovations, and frustrations as they respond to COVID-19." "Prayer Around the…
Culture

Doubt and Faith of Our Time

Sometimes we think that only Christians doubt, but that is not the case. If you abandoned your faith today and became an atheist, do you…
Culture

Ad Astra: A Film Review

Ad Astra is a great film. It is not a teenager-targeted blockbuster space film that relies more on explosions, locker room humor, and sex appeal…
Christian Living
Fear, Faith & The Coronavirus
Culture
A Response To Jordan Peterson from a Protestant Christian Pastor
Culture
Hope Through the Flame: Facing the Southern California Fires
Culture
How to Help Victims of Sex Trafficking
Culture
Seeing, Hearing, Caring: Finding Jesus Standing With The Hurting
Culture
Violence and Peace: A Biblical Perspective on Civil Demonstrations
Culture

Seeing, Hearing, Caring: Finding Jesus Standing With The Hurting

On Sunday morning, June 12, 2016, while on a trip to Seattle for a friend’s wedding, I woke up, grabbed my phone, opened up Facebook…
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

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
Why Reaching the Lost Should Cost Us Everything
Gospel
Don’t Underestimate the Power of the Gospel
Gospel
Gospel-Based Differentiated Unity
Gospel
Advent: The Son
Culture
Finding Community and Hope: The Spiritual Needs of Ukrainian Refugees
Gospel
Friends Not Foes
Ministry & Leadership

How I Develop Church Leaders

“I’m going to use all my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it.” - LeBron James A tool to…
Ministry & Leadership

When She leads Podcast – Developing or Revamping a Women’s Ministry

In these episodes, we talk through the processes and nuances of developing and bringing new life into a women's ministry. In light of the COVID-19…
Ministry & Leadership

10 Minute Seminary: Principles for Healthy Pastoral Transitions

“Being able to always be looking for guys who God has called to lead and invest in them." Clay Worrell provides an approach on pastoral…
Ministry & Leadership
The Value of Church Planting Networks | Benji Horing & Casey Kendell
Ministry & Leadership
Three Benefits of Seeing Christ in the Old Testament
Ministry & Leadership
The 3 Basic Tasks of Pastoral Ministry
Ministry & Leadership
Critical Elements of Biblical Preaching – pt1
Discipleship
5 Preaching Tips from the Apostle Paul
Ministry & Leadership
Defining the Role of Marriage as a Pastor
Discipleship

Augustine & Disordered Loves

Originally published on Nick’s blog on April 11, 2019. At age 19, Augustine Aurelius—later to be known as Augustine of Hippo—read a dialogue by the…
Discipleship

The Value of Being with God Before Doing His Work

Have you ever noticed that we all have a tendency to fixate on what skills someone has? Think about it. If you are skilled at…
Christian Living

I Don’t Need You

It was time to make lunch, and a happy two-year-old stood on the stool beside me at the kitchen counter, gibbering away. “What’s this?” he…
Christian Living
Discipleship In Every Season
Culture
War in Ukraine: A Year of Abiding Grace
Discipleship
Recovering the Lost Art of Conversation
Discipleship
To The Christian Who Has Lost Their Passion – Resist Apathy pt3
Discipleship
A Case for Leadership Coaching
Discipleship
Jesus Is Your Lord and Savior, but Is He Your Teacher?
Christian Living

The Key to Endure Through Pain

"I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning..All this has come against me” (Genesis 37:35, 42:36).The pain was immense.No man should’ve ever had…
Christian Living

Frances Ridley Havergal

Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879): Sometimes the most significant fruit in our lives is borne out of seasons of hardship and suffering. Such was the case…
Christian Living

Jesus Offers A Greater Rest

I came to faith at the College and Career study at Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa. The pastor was sharing an overview of the Book…
Christian Living
Hannah More Part 1
Christian Living
I Break Everything – Getting Put Back Together After Falling Apart
Christian Living
Keep It Simple: Taking the Complicated Out of Christianity
Christian Living
Love is Still Supreme
Bible Study
An Introduction to Eternity Now: Discovering Eternal Life with Daily Readings through Philippians by Bradley Hall
Christian Living
Comfort Through the Hard Times: Lessons from the Church of Smyrna