Our Position on Calvary Chapel Costa MesaThere has been considerable discussion following Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa’s recent announcement that they ordain women to pastoral ministry. While this has ra...  Read More

There is a common assumption that a spiritually healthy church should run smoothly, that if the Holy Spirit is truly at work, problems will be few and solutions will come easily. The sixth chapter of ...  Read More

There is something remarkable about a person who has been arrested, threatened, and beaten for what they believe — and then walks right back out and keeps doing it anyway. No regrouping. No recalculat...  Read More

There is a moment in the book of Acts that stops readers cold. The early church is thriving. Thousands have come to faith. Believers are united, generous, and boldly proclaiming the risen Jesus. The H...  Read More

There is a moment most of us have faced at some point. You know what the right thing to do is, but doing it will cost you something. Maybe it is a conversation at work where everyone is going along wi...  Read More

There is a moment in Acts chapters 3 and 4 that captures something essential about what it means to follow Jesus in the real world. Not in a church building, not surrounded by fellow believers, but ou...  Read More

There are moments in the life of a church that stop you in your tracks. A person surrenders their life to Christ. Someone is baptized. A prayer that has been lifted up for years is finally answered. A...  Read More

Some beginnings carry more weight than others. The beginning of a friendship, a marriage, a family — these moments shape everything that follows, even when we do not fully recognize their significance...  Read More

Few questions persist in the Christian life more than this one: How do I know the will of God?It surfaces at every major crossroads. Which job should I take? Should I make this move? Is this the right...  Read More

The Church Is On Mission: What the Book of Acts Teaches Us About Living for Jesus TodayThere is a moment at the beginning of the book of Acts that is easy to overlook. Two angels appear to a group of ...  Read More

The word "church" carries a lot of weight. For some, it immediately conjures an image of a building with a steeple, stained glass windows, and a wooden cross out front. For others, it is a feeling, th...  Read More

There is something remarkable about endings. The way a great symphony concludes tells you everything about what the music was always trying to say. Every movement, every quiet passage, every dramatic ...  Read More