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Christian Living

How to Trample Three Lies Screaming at You

My Mom didn’t ask my little brother anything, but he looked up at her and said: “I didn’t take any chocolate chip cookies, Mom.” The…

Shannon QuintanaAugust 3, 2016

Culture

Scarecrows in a Cucumber Field

I've been thinking, reading and studying quite a bit around the topic of idolatry lately. I know. Idolatry. It's not necessarily the word on the…

Sarah YardleyAugust 2, 2016

Ministry & Leadership

Four Revolutionary Ideas For a Revolutionary Church

Jesus’ life, ministry and teaching are profound and marvelous. They are full of life and intended to inspire a revolution. Jesus is not an anarchist,…

Bruce ZacharyJuly 27, 2016

Culture

#ccpc16 – Engaging the Culture with the Gospel

Starting from far left, Michael Smith, Tony Fornabaio, David Zamora, Thi'sl, Ray Dash, Pete Nelson, Phil Metzger participate in a panel discussion moderated by Brian…

Phil MetzgerJuly 21, 2016

Discipleship

The Paradox of Spiritual Sleepiness

There is something within us that knows we need sleep (I rub my red eyes and yawn as I write this), but we seem to…

Mike DenteJuly 14, 2016

Discipleship

Angels Landing

“Let’s go on a hike,” my husband said. “It’ll be fun,” he said. I was all-in, but I had no idea what I was really…

Shannon QuintanaJuly 13, 2016

Ministry & Leadership

Ten Ways the Word of God Wins Our Hearts

The Word of God is very precious to us. Within the Calvary Chapel movement, we have learned it from Genesis to Revelation, verse-by-verse, book-by-book. Throughout…

Sarah YardleyJuly 12, 2016

Christian Living

Who is the Hero of Your Sermon?

I remember as a young Christian reading through Isaiah and running into the passage where God says, “Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen,…

Benjamin MorrisonJuly 11, 2016

Theology

The Trinity and the Christian Life

"…And truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ" (1 John 1:3). In the last article, I spoke of how…

Keith FortenberryJuly 8, 2016

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,…

Matt KottmanJuly 7, 2016

Discipleship

Ten Things Every Calvary Kid Knows

I grew up as a Calvary kid. My first memories are losing my first tooth in the Tape Lending Library, rolling under the pews in…

Sarah YardleyJuly 6, 2016

Discipleship

Jesus Ministers to Us in Grace and Truth, Even When We Fail

“And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of…

Justin AlfredJune 30, 2016

Ministry & Leadership

True Measure of a Church

“The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of…

Bill WelshJune 29, 2016

Theology

The Transforming Truth and Grace of Jesus

The Apostle John wrote the words, “For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (John 1:17). The Apostle…

David GuzikJune 29, 2016

Ministry & Leadership

Four Ways to Maintain Grace and Truth in Ministry

“Give them a little grace, then make sure to give them some truth.” “Make sure you balance that truth out with some grace.” “Don’t show…

Nate HoldridgeJune 28, 2016