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Palm Sunday is the story of a King who arrived. Not just a King for a nation, not just a King for history, but a…
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Palm Sunday is the story of a King who arrived. Not just a King for a nation, not just a King for history, but a…
Read articlePersia in Prophecy As the Middle East conflict has heated up once again, many people are asking whether this is a fulfillment of Bible prophecy….
Read articleIn 1992, I sat in a classroom at the School of Ministry at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. Every Friday morning, Pastor Chuck Smith would walk…
Read articleThis article was supposed to be about John Chrysostom and the historical roots of expositional preaching. It is not. It did not take me long…
Read articleLocated in Western Ukraine, the city of Ternopil has been mostly untouched by the Russian invasion. In the midst of the chaos of war, Ternopil has been a safe haven. It is here that the music ministry of…
Read articleThe phone rang at 2am again. I knew who it was before answering. In recent weeks, Anita (not her real name) often called in the…
Read articleAs the joyful spirit of Easter envelops our hearts and minds, we’re thrilled to present an article that embodies the essence of this sacred holiday. In celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we’ve curated and compiled some…
Read articleForty days ago, Christians gathered all over the world to lament our human frailty and the inevitability of our own deaths, crying out together, “From the dust we came, to the dust we shall return.” But today, today…
Read articleBy Sharon Markey, with Olya Syniuk as co-author You never get used to war. Over a year has passed since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The news cycle may have moved on, but the war…
Read articleIn the Protestant West, we’ve come to see church planting as a mainstream activity for Christians. But I wonder. As we enter an area with…
Read articleIn the 2001 cult classic Zoolander, Will Farrell plays Mugatu, the movie’s antagonist. This evil villain of the fashion world, who intends to use male…
Read articleHosted by Brian Kelly, this podcast will feature insightful and inspiring conversations with experienced church planters, leaders, and pastors from around the Calvary Chapel movement and beyond. Our goal is to provide encouragement, guidance, and support to those…
Read articlePart 3 of 3 * This article is adapted from a series of papers written for Western Seminary. To recap the previous articles in this…
Read article“Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth, peace to men on whom God’s favor rests.” (Luke 2:14). There is still quite a bit…
Read articleOn 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 and was instantly made aware of the horrible news of another mass shooting…
Read articleWhen Christ called the church of Ephesus back to its first love, he called all of us back to ours (Revelation 2:4-5). Years of church services and small groups, decades of ministry and study, if we aren’t careful,…
Read articleI’ll never forget what was said that evening; irritating experiences are funny like that. I was co-pastoring a small church plant in Seattle, Washington. On Sunday nights, a group of key leaders gathered to go over Tim Keller’s…
Read articleA conversation with the right person at the right time can change everything. The other day I walked out of an interview gone wrong. Reeling from embarrassment over circumstances entirely out of my control, I reached out to…
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