Articles

Theology

How Being “Saved by Jesus” May Mean More than You Think

When the Great Schism took place in 1054, splitting the Church into East and West, the debate wasn’t just over who ought to lead the…

Lance RalstonMay 11, 2016

Culture

Bullied by Tolerance – When Every Truth but Yours is Allowed

Why do I feel bullied by tolerance? I thought the concept was to allow dialogue between opposing viewpoints, but it seems to me that the…

Mike DenteMay 9, 2016

Discipleship

The Making of a Miracle & the Myth of Super-Saints

When I was growing up, I read missionary biographies often.I read about Hudson Taylor, shocking the other missionaries in his eastern costumes. I discovered Gladys…

Sarah YardleyMay 2, 2016

Ministry & Leadership

5 Effective Tactics for Reproducing Leaders

"Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay…

Bruce ZacharyApril 29, 2016

Ministry & Leadership

6 Steps for Successfully Following Christ

“You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold…

Jim GallagherApril 28, 2016

Discipleship

7 Reasons You Don’t Want to Skip Church on Sunday

I am a huge football fan (of course, here in England, I have to refer to it as American football). You never know what is…

Matt KottmanApril 27, 2016

Ministry & Leadership

Why Jesus Commands Us to Do the Impossible

I recently found myself reading Luke 9:10-17 again. It tells of when Jesus miraculously fed 5,000 men with five loaves of bread and two fish.…

John HwangApril 26, 2016

Christian Living

Seeds of Hope in the Tragedies of Life

The lowly dandelion has always been one of my favorite flowers.While I can’t bring a bouquet of them inside and place them in a vase,…

Shannon QuintanaApril 25, 2016

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…

Lance RalstonApril 22, 2016

Culture

Beyond the American Dream

“When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion, we were like those who dream.” Psalm 126:1“O happy day … when Jesus washed my sins…

Bill WelshApril 21, 2016

Culture

Modern Slavery & the Fight for Human Dignity

In 2015, Europe experienced a massive migration crisis.Hundreds of thousands of people made the heart-breaking decision to leave their lives and homes and run to…

Phil MetzgerApril 20, 2016

History & Holidays

Liturgy, History & the Earliest Church with David Guzik and Lance Ralston

A January, 2014, an article in “The American Conservative” described why some Millennials are leaving Evangelical churches to join more liturgical denominations like Anglican, Orthodox…