As we begin that study, it is wise to acknowledge the challenges in studying this book of the Bible. The challenge comes from the very different ways the book has been understood by the Church over th...  Read More

This is a documentary from Pastor Lance about his trip to Saudi Arabia, investigating the possible location of the actual Mount Sinai. He includes an intensive Bible study as well as a tour of the Exo...  Read More

A few well-known Church leaders are mobilizing their churches by saying followers of Jesus must boycott LGBTQIA+ affirming businesses. ...How we ought to live today - that is, in what is likely to be ...  Read More

In Part 1 of Last Days Living we considered if we are indeed living in the “Last Days.” In Part 2 we will look at how Jesus’ Followers ought to live in the days of a world growing increasingly hostile...  Read More

A Follow-up study on the Palm Sunday Message "The Very Day" at Calvary Chapel Oxnard, April 2, 2023...  Read More

...with roughly 1% truly believing in a flat earth, any large church will have a number of people who adhere to this, and because it can be so terribly divisive, the following is our response....  Read More

Calvary Chapel Oxnard affirms the deity of Christ as an essential, non–negotiable article of The Faith, as does every other Calvary Chapel in our movement. We will never compromise on this. The proper...  Read More

This is a follow up from our study in Acts 17, from July 3, 2022. Several of our folks were asking for more information on Prophecy regarding Jesus from the Old Testament. What a joy it is to unpack t...  Read More

On Wednesday, October 27th, CCO had the third of our BASICS Series. The topic was Gender. After the first two sessions established the theological and philosophical foundation for the series, it was t...  Read More

I’ve been asked repeatedly by church members on whether or not they ought to get the COVID-19 vaccination. What follows is an attempt to help people decide what course to take. I want to be clear at t...  Read More

It was from a college philosopher professor many years ago I first heard of the divorce between faith and reason. While standing in the doorway of the class, smoking a cigarette, sipping a cup of coff...  Read More

Building on the momentum of Part One, we now consider how the Judeo-Christian Worldview helped shape the modern world.As is well-documented in numerous works, it was the blending of the Judeo-Christia...  Read More

I’ve grown increasingly concerned by the inroads the Progressive Left has made into the Evangelical church, especially among young adults. The purpose of this essay is to challenge the idea of the Pro...  Read More

Christmas TraditionsA Biblical Perspective on the Celebration of the Birth of ChristEach year many Christians are faced with the decision of what to do about the holidays. Should they celebrate with e...  Read More

IntroductionWhile elections are important and Christians ought to be good stewards with their citizenship, being educated on the candidates and propositions, then voting with Biblical values, we mustn...  Read More

[The following is taken from Barclay's commentary on 1 and 2 Corinthians, with editing]There was a letter which preceded 1 Corinthians. According to the Revised Standard Version, in 1 Corinthians 5:9 ...  Read More

Scripture Isn’t A Wax NoseIn 1511, Erasmus warned of scholars who treated Scripture as though it was made of wax, something to be shaped into a form appealing to them. Five hundred years later, people...  Read More

Since unifying love is a distinguishing mark of Jesus’ followers, we can expect the adversary to oppose it....  Read More

Luther’s MomentThree and a half years after nailing his ninety-five points of theological departure from Rome, it was Martin Luther’s moment to stand. He stood before the greatest of Europe’s rulers. ...  Read More

We need to take a closer look at what Paul says in Romans 13 and the way the Church has historically understood it before appealing to it as justification for complying with the stay-at-home orders an...  Read More

On Thursday, October 10th in what was billed as CNN’s Equality Town Hall, then-presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke suggested churches and other non-profit organizations ought to lose their tax-exempt...  Read More

There’s a saying, “Can’t see the forest for the trees.” It means an abundance of details can obscure the larger picture they’re all a part of. Such is the case with current events. We’re inundated wit...  Read More

Politics has become the religion of a growing segment of the population.The most rapidly growing demographic in America’s religious landscape is “Nones”; people who identify as holding no religious fa...  Read More

In December of 2016, I wrote a blog post expressing my perspective on the then-recent sundering of the Calvary Chapel movement into CCA and CGN. Many pastors and members of various Calvary Chapel chur...  Read More