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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.…
Christian Living

Saul, the Spear, and the Disarmed Rulers: a Literary Motif

And his spear was in his hand… (1 Sam. 19:9; 20:33; 22:6) Oftentimes in media, whether in film, television, music, or literature, a motif is…
Culture

The War on Beth Moore: What Really Shapes Our View of Women Bible Teachers?

A few years ago, I ran afoul of some pastors in my tribe for allowing a woman to teach to an audience of both women…
Theology
Real Hope When Everything Seems Broken
Culture
Warnings About Progressive Christianity (Repost from Can I Say That?)
Theology
Is Belief in a Literal Resurrection of Christ Really Important
Theology
When We Like God, But Don’t Know Jesus
Theology
The Balance Between the Spiritual & Physical World
Christian Living
5 Reasons We Need the Old Testament
Culture

The Link: Google Searches for Prayer, Church Response to the Virus, Bart Ehrman & More

"Rhythms for Life: Google Searches for Prayer, Facing our Fears and How Jesus Taught us to Pray"– Reality Church London"Why are people searching the internet…
Culture

The Link: Only One Hope for Racial Injustice, Tony Evans Testimony, Conversation on Race & More

"Prayer for Tim Keller"– CalvaryChapel.com"Seven years ago, my family and I moved from Southern California, where I was a pastor at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa,…
Culture

Support for Chabad Synagogue

Saturday, April 27, a tragic shooting occurred at Chabad Synagogue in Poway, California, —just a few miles down the road from our church, Maranatha Chapel.…
Culture
Pelagian Racism: A Lesson from Church History
Culture
The Link: C.S. Lewis on Coronavirus, Essential Church, The Person of Jesus & More
Culture
Are Christian Refugees Here to Provide Guidance for the American Church?
Culture
The Chosen vs. the Bible: A Closer Look at the Women with Jesus—What Were They Really Doing?
Culture
Privilege, Oppression, Intersectionality and the Church, Cancel Culture, Elisabeth Elliot and More
Culture
Tom Brady’s Example of Understanding Our Deepest Purpose Part 1
Gospel

Gospel-Based Differentiated Unity

I recently went on a missions trip to help out near the Ukrainian border of Poland. Though brief, my experience was life-enriching. It also brought…
Gospel

Knowing God

Originally published on Feb 17, 2014   "What were we made for? What aim should we set ourselves in life? What is the best thing…
Gospel

What Exactly is Spiritual Thriving?

Everyone is focused on improving themselves during the COVID-19 crisis, but how does that work spiritually? Most people think of adding a lot of spiritual…
Gospel
Advent: The Holy Spirit
Gospel
Why Was Good Friday So Good?
Discipleship
The Church & Victims of Depression
Gospel
This is the Way: The Mandalorian and Ancient Creedal Christianity
Gospel
Advent: The Son
Gospel
The Middle East and the Mission of God
Discipleship

Are Church Members Scenery, Machinery or PEOPLE?

A number of years ago, an anthropologist from Poland, Alicja Iwanska, conducted a study among farmers in the Northwest section of the United States. One…
Ministry & Leadership

Crafting the Sermon: 10-Minute Seminary: David Guzik on Sermon Prep

|10-Minute Seminary: David Guzik on Sermon Prep| Crafting the Sermon: That is the second key component with sermon prep. “We are not composers; we're conductors.”…
Announcements

Conference Conversations: “Spiritual Health for Spiritual Leadership” (Roundtable)

Upcoming Training Track: “Spiritual Health for Spiritual Leadership" Leaders, more than ever we need to lean on each other through these intense and chaotic times…
Ministry & Leadership
Calvary Chapel CGN International Conference
Gospel
The Gospel in HD: Transformation We Can See
Ministry & Leadership
How I Develop Church Leaders
Ministry & Leadership
Q&A Interview with Pam Markey of CCBC Europe
Christian Living
Real Hope for the Depressed Soul – Part 3
Ministry & Leadership
Respect and Young Pastors
Discipleship

Worship & Discipleship

Calvary Chapel Worship Leaders Conference | Multiply "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…” (Matthew 28:19a). The call for us to make disciples…
Discipleship

The What and Why of Discipleship

Brian and Aaron discuss discipleship. What is discipleship? Why do we do it? Why is it important? What are ways we misunderstand it? All these…
Discipleship

Embracing Obscurity

Can you name the twelve Apostles? Go ahead, give it a try! No, Mark and Luke don’t count. Certainly, you named Peter, James and John,…
Christian Living
How Elisabeth Elliot Helped Me Propose to My Wife
Discipleship
How William Carey Expected Great Things From God
Christian Living
Ten Helpful Tips for Fruitful Daily Worship
Discipleship
Sermon-Based Small Groups: Making Disciples in Small Groups with Expository Preaching
Discipleship
How to Respond to Distraction as a Pastoral Leader
Christian Living
Want To Be A Good Witness? Do Your Job Well.
Christian Living

In the Secret Place with Christ: Going Back to Our Gospel Roots

What a year it's been! 2020 has felt to me as if the whole world has been shaken - a global pandemic, lockdowns and restrictions,…
Christian Living

The Way We Worship

One of the key components of a Christian church is worship. Visit any church in your town this Sunday morning and you’ll experience some form…
Christian Living

Florence Nightingale Part 2

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910): We continue today with Part Two of the story of Florence Nightingale, the “Lady with the Lamp” whose medical work among the…
Christian Living
Hope Hurts Sometimes
Christian Living
Having Begun in the Spirit
Christian Living
The Charity Winter Needs
Christian Living
Jesus, Prayer, and You
Christian Living
Home for Christmas: Pondering the Gospel this Advent Season
Christian Living
How To Love Difficult People