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Theology

Four Messy Essential Realities About Grace and Truth

I’ve been a Calvary Chapel pastor for over a quarter century. In the last 25 plus years, I’ve personally observed Pastor Chuck embrace the desire…
Culture

Can I attend my LGBT friend’s wedding?

That is a question most pastors never dreamed they’d be asked. Yet in the past several months I have been asked that question three or…
Theology

The Bible Says It’s Sin

I watched a Christian being interviewed by a talk show host who is notorious for his antagonism toward those who believe in a biblical morality,…
Christian Living
Hannah, Sarah, and Hagar: A Brief Study in Character Analogy
Theology
The Hope of Israel
Theology
Worship: More Than A Song
Christian Living
The Real Saint Nick
Theology
The Balance Between the Spiritual & Physical World
Culture
The Dangers of Postmodernism
Culture

The Link: C.S. Lewis’ Last Written Word, Darwin Apostasy, Pro Skater Story & More

"C. S. Lewis’ Last Written Word: We Have No Right to Happiness"– The Gospel Coalition"The last written work that C. S. Lewis delivered before his…
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,…
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
Prudence Vs Fear: Living in an Age of Terrorism & Refugees
Culture
The Link: Anger at Archbishop Glenn, Missions 2020, The Most Important Pursuit of Young People & More!
Culture
5 Ways to Re-Center on Jesus When The World Seems Crazy
Culture
You Hear Their Cries: Reflections on September 11
Culture
#ccpc16 – Engaging the Culture with the Gospel
Culture
Modern Slavery & the Fight for Human Dignity
Culture

A Tribute to Billy Graham

When I awoke this morning and made my way downstairs, the first thing Cheryl said to me was that Billy Graham had passed away. I…
Gospel

Unity Requires Conversation

A conversation with the right person at the right time can change everything. The other day I walked out of an interview gone wrong. Reeling…
Gospel

From Waiting to Witnessing

In 1992, I sat in a classroom at the School of Ministry at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. Every Friday morning, Pastor Chuck Smith would walk…
Gospel
God and Social Justice
Gospel
Pierced by the Lord: Thoughts on Good Friday
Gospel
Why Reaching the Lost Should Cost Us Everything
Gospel
The Death of God
Gospel
The Bible is About Jesus
Gospel
Gospel-Based Differentiated Unity
Ministry & Leadership

The 3 Basic Tasks of Pastoral Ministry

“Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God…
Ministry & Leadership

Overcoming Moralism In The Church

Paul wrote something remarkable in 1 Corinthians 2:2: “For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified”. Paul used…
Ministry & Leadership

What Does Real Servant Leadership Look Like?

There’s a lot of talk in both the Evangelical church and increasingly in the secular business world about “servant leadership.” For many years at Calvary…
Ministry & Leadership
Spirit-led Preaching in a Changing World: Upcoming Interactive Webinar
Ministry & Leadership
The Need for Blessing Leaders
Christian Living
How to Rejoice Always in Ministry
Christian Living
God Equips You for Your Ministry: Welsh Missionary John Jenkins
Discipleship
Why I’m Called to Serve My City
Ministry & Leadership
Exposing Truth: Engaging a New Generation with the Need for Expository Teaching
Christian Living

The Word Made Flesh: How Scripture Anchored My Soul through Stormy Trials

Like most women, I have faced many difficult trials throughout my life. What has steadied me and brought me through with hope? The Word of…
Discipleship

The Power of Humility

When we were kids, we’d play would you rather. Would you rather is a game where you ask each other ridiculous questions and then take…
Discipleship

The James Ossuary: The Earliest Witness to Jesus and His Family?

One of the earliest and most important discoveries relating to the historicity of Jesus and members of his family is the limestone bone-box (called an…
Discipleship
Bridging the Generational Gap in Our Churches
Discipleship
Kay Smith — Woman of Influence
Discipleship
Soteriology in the Middle Part 2
Discipleship
Lessons in Leadership Part 1: Who is in Charge of Your Church?
Christian Living
How Elisabeth Elliot Helped Me Propose to My Wife
Christian Living
Five Suggestions for Effective Daily Devotions
Christian Living

The Church, the Culture and Corinth: Facing the Lack of Dignity in the 21st Century

The world is again in the grip of yet another realization that it's ways are bankrupt. The sexual revolution of the 60s has born more…
Christian Living

Amy Carmichael Part 1: Women Worth Knowing

Amy Carmichael (1867-1951): Today we will be talking about a woman who probably needs no introduction! Amy Carmichael was an Irish woman who ministered to…
Christian Living

For Everything There is a Season

The Bible tells us in Ecclesiastes that life is made up of seasons: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter…
Christian Living
Hope Hurts Sometimes
Christian Living
The Glory of Hardship
Christian Living
Grace Towards Those Who Don’t Seem to Deserve It
Christian Living
My Christmas Theology Was Formed by Bing Crosby
Christian Living
Should I Still Trust When Life is Unstable?
Christian Living
How Elisabeth Elliot Helped Me Propose to My Wife