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Christian Living

From Anger to Grace: Following Jesus into Heart-Level Healing

Maintaining good relationships is a priority for us in ministry. Our vocation is peculiar in that we work with people, and that gets messy. Like…

Mike DenteAugust 19, 2025

History & Holidays

Christus Victor and the New Creation

Christus Victor is the term used by many of the early church theologians—Irenaeus, Athanasius, Chrysostom, Augustine, Gregory, et al., to express the biblical teaching that…

Brian BrodersenApril 15, 2025

Gospel

How the Gospel Heals Shame

Shame is an experience common to every person on the planet. Charles Darwin, in classic materialist fashion, defined shame primarily in terms of its physical…

Benjamin MorrisonApril 24, 2023

Gospel

Thoughts on The Power of the Gospel

2018 CGN Pastors & Leaders Conference Archives Though I’ve been a Calvary Chapel pastor for nearly five years, this year will be my first time…

Terry CokenourJune 19, 2018

Christian Living

Has a Piece of Sin Latched Onto You?

You don't exactly plan to be living in luxury on a mission trip, but you do hope to at least get a good night's sleep.…

Shannon QuintanaAugust 8, 2017

Christian Living

“Sinner” is No Longer Your True Identity

At the beginning of every year, every season of life, or every day, we can say, "We have not been this way before." A new…

Ray BentleyJuly 21, 2017

Theology

7 Reasons Jesus Couldn’t Stay Dead

The Bible tells us that Jesus of Nazareth rose from the dead on the Sunday after Passover. The risen Jesus met with and spoke with…

David GuzikMarch 24, 2016

Gospel

Preaching the Gospel (to Myself)

Over and over again, I discover how easy it is to say the right things, yet how often I must be reminded to live them.…

Sarah YardleyMarch 11, 2016

Christian Living

5 Practical Ways to Battle Sin

Christians are free from sin’s rule, but not from its attempts to regain control. The battle that exists inside all of us, between sin and…

John HwangFebruary 23, 2016

Theology

Finite sins and eternal punishment

"Do you think finite sins deserve eternal punishment? How can that be fair?" It's a common question we may hear when we're seeking to understand…

Brian WeedFebruary 17, 2014