The Great Thing
I sat in that Pastors’ Conference and shamefully shrunk into my chair, feeling smaller and smaller as the speaker said, “Pastor, the greatest thing you […]
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Three Simple Observations and Truths
When I returned to my home culture after fifteen years overseas, I knew something was missing. At first, I couldn’t put my finger on it, but
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Sailing into Stormy Seas
The pre-tribulation rapture is a Calvary Chapel distinctive. But that doesn’t mean we expect things to be all roses before the Rapture. On the contrary,
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Three Simple Truths
When I returned to my home culture after fifteen years overseas, I knew something was missing. At first, I couldn’t put my finger on it, but
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The Man in the Middle
I want to be the Man at the Top. I want to be admired and adored, envied and emulated, respected and regaled. I want to
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Overlapping Storms
NOTE: This article, while dated in the issues dealt with, contains principles that apply far beyond its original publication. Names and issues change – the
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Nice Jesus
Why can’t Jesus be just a tad bit nicer? Here’s what I mean – In prayer and devotions before worship practice this last Sunday morning,
Three Priorities of a Pastor
I was recently asked what I would do if I were to plant or revitalize a church. I did not think long because I was
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Beware the Erosion
On March 5, 2021, Megan Basham wrote on Twitter: “In 2015, GracePointe Church in Nashville became one of the first large Evangelical churches to affirm
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Who’s In Charge of the Church? // The Solas – Part 8
This article is the eighth and last of a series on the “Solas” of the Protestant Reformation. They will post each Thursday here on The
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