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Seven Questions to Ask on Reformation Sunday

1. Ad Fontes. Do we read the Bible as often as we read books about the Bible? 2. Sola Scriptura. Is Scripture the supreme authority to

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Clowns for Christ: The Joy of Realizing You’re Not a Lion Tamer

When I was about three, I saw a time-accelerated film sequence on television featuring a clown applying his makeup. The clip started with a

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When Down Is Up: The Counterintuitive Direction of God’s Blessing

The days before I knew Christ as Savior were memorable, to say the least. A near miss with death got me on the road,

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Blessed Are the Persecuted … Right?

Jesus’ Beatitude about persecution has a special resonance in Punjab, Pakistan, right now. Earlier this month, Muslim mobs attacked and burned 26 churches, accusing

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What Is God Doing in the World?

When we pray for God’s kingdom to come “on earth as it is in heaven” (Matt. 6:10), we sometimes imagine it full of power

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Why Mourners Are Promised Comfort 

When I visited baby Iris, I was greeted by her daddy, a young man whose wedding I had officiated. He escorted me to the

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The Upside Down Kingdom

My new book, The Upside Down Kingdom: Wisdom for Life from the Beatitudes launches this week. Thanks to Crossway Publishers for the magnificent job

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The Upside Down Kingdom: A Preaching Series

This month we begin a new preaching series at New Covenant Church, “The Upside Down Kingdom,” an examination of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount

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What I Did (and What God Did) in Europe

“Grateful” is a word that is thrown around pretty frequently in church circles—and not without reason. We Christians have an immeasurable number of reasons

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Guilt’s Hellish Scream

In the years leading to World War I, frustration mounted in Europe. Despite the optimism of the Industrial Revolution’s technological development, many sensed something

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Celebrate and Beware of ‘Church Tradition’: A Lesson from 16th-Century Italy

I once visited a friend’s Plymouth Brethren assembly. On the marquee outside it said, “No creed but the Bible.” Upon entering, however, I was

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Ministry in Italy

Join us as Pastor Chris teaches at the Rome Scholars and Leaders Network conference, speaks at the men’s conference in Poggio Ubertini, preaches at

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Catholic OR Protestant? The Story of Contarini and the Reformation

What is the fundamental difference between Roman Catholic and evangelical Protestant faith? The story of Cardinal Gasparo Contarini at Regensburg illustrates the answer. Trained

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Why Read Peter Martyr Vermigli?

Confronted by the persecution, force, and cruelty of this world, Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499–1562, urged Christians to recognize two realities: their identity in Christ

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Sixteenth Century Renewal Today

Politicians and religious leaders are an ongoing source of frustration, an experience that is familiar to every age. This was especially true in the

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Experiencing the Resurrection

“Christ the Lord is risen!” Christians down through the ages have affirmed during Easter. “He has risen indeed.” But we are called not simply

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Chris Castaldo

Chris Castaldo is the Lead Pastor at New Covenant Church in Naperville, Illinois, and is a fellow at the Center for Pastor Theologians. Whether it’s through his writing, speaking, or his bi-weekly Vlog, "A Brief Word from Pastor Chris," he desires to see the gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed and lives transformed for the glory of God.

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