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Discipleship

Rightly Ordered Nostalgia: Celebrating the Past While Embracing the Future

In a small town in southeastern Idaho, a middle-aged man was sitting on his front porch talking and reminiscing about the past with his nephew.…

Brian KellyApril 14, 2023

Announcements

Calvary Chapel UK Pastors & Leaders Conference 2023

Calvary Global NetworkApril 12, 2023

Gospel Ministry & Leadership

Friends Not Foes

Treat those on Christ’s side as friends not foes, For he who is not against us is on our side. Mark 9:40 We…

Bruce ZacharyApril 12, 2023

Discipleship Theology

What Is Hatred For?

In C. S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy, there is a section where Ransom fights the Devil himself. There, in what is almost a throwaway line, we…

Riley TaylorApril 10, 2023

Gospel History & Holidays Theology

Three Reflections on the Power, Hope, and Triumph of Easter

As 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.…

Calvary ChapelApril 8, 2023

Gospel History & Holidays

WIN: Jesus is Victorious

Forty days ago, Christians gathered all over the world to lament our human frailty and the inevitability of our own deaths, crying out together, “From…

Brian "Char" BrodersenApril 7, 2023

Culture Gospel

Finding Community and Hope: The Spiritual Needs of Ukrainian Refugees

By 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…

Sharon MarkeyApril 5, 2023

Calvary Chapel Culture

A Few Thoughts on the Jesus Revolution Film

Jesus Revolution has taken Hollywood by storm. The Lionsgate production has broken box office records, becoming the company’s highest-grossing movie since 2019, at well above…

Brian BrodersenApril 3, 2023

Culture Theology

The Chosen vs. the Bible: A Closer Look at the Women with Jesus—What Were They Really Doing?

By Jeff E. Gipe, with contributions from Mary Pero. Like millions of others, I spent the month of February binge watching the latest season of…

Jeff GipeMarch 31, 2023

Discipleship

God Renews His People with the Word (Nehemiah 8)

So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could understand what they heard, on the first…

Nate HoldridgeMarch 27, 2023

Gospel Ministry & Leadership

Church Planting Like Skateboarding

In 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…

Mike DenteMarch 24, 2023

Announcements Ministry & Leadership News & Updates Podcasts

Announcement About CGN Media

Introducing CGN Media! We’re excited to announce an exciting change: CGN’s “GoodLion Podcast Network” is being re-branded as CGN Media, the new home for podcasts,…

Calvary Global NetworkMarch 23, 2023

Ministry & Leadership

10 Easter Tips for Pastors

My first Easter as pastor of Calvary Monterey, I preached from John 20, and someone put some flowers in front of the pulpit—and that was…

Nate HoldridgeMarch 20, 2023

Articles Discipleship Theology

When God Crushes Your Dreams … and Why It’s Good. (Lessons from Babel)

As humans, we all have dreams and aspirations. We want to build, create, and achieve great things. It's natural to desire success, recognition, and a…

Aaron SalvatoMarch 17, 2023

Articles Discipleship

Iron Sharpening Iron

One often-quoted Bible verse that speaks of the benefit of living in community with other believers comes from Proverbs: “As iron sharpens iron, so a person…

James TravisMarch 13, 2023