Chris Castaldo Logo ice blue wide copy
  • Articles
  • Books
  • Speaking
  • About
  • Articles
  • Books
  • Speaking
  • About

This Political Moment

Last month I was in Grand Rapids performing the funeral of a young father. It was a heart-wrenching service that led me to ponder

Read More

The Legacy of Packer

Timothy George ed. J. I. Packer and the Evangelical Future: The Impact of His Life and Thought. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2009. 253 pp.

Read More

Worshiping with the Church Fathers

Christopher A. Hall. Worshiping with the Church Fathers. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2009. 280 pages. Christopher A. Hall. Worshiping with the Church Fathers. Downers

Read More

Handling the Biblical Text

Robert L. Plummer. 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible. Ed. Benjamin L. Merkle. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2010. 347 pages. There is a certain irony

Read More

God’s Lyrics

Douglas Sean O’Donnell. God’s Lyrics: Rediscovering Worship Through Old Testament Songs. Phillipsburg: P&R Publishing Company, 2010. 240 pages. “Let me write the songs of a

Read More

To Change the World

James Davison Hunter. To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, & Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.

Read More

The Gospel According to La Bohème

You’ll probably not be surprised to hear that I have a particular passion for Italian art and artists, even though I make no claim

Read More

Getting the Reformation Wrong

James R. Payton Jr. Getting the Reformation Wrong: Correcting Some Misunderstandings, (IVP, 2010), 272 pages. Of the books I’ve read this year, Getting the

Read More

The Art of Dying

Rob Moll. The Art of Dying: Living Fully into the Life to Come. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2009. 192 pages. “For Christians in most

Read More

The Priority of Prayer

Adoniram Judson was among the first missionaries that American Baptists sent overseas. During a long career in Burma, he became noted for his commitment

Read More

George Floyd Asphyxia ad Mortem

We’ve seen the gut-wrenching footage. Hands cuffed behind his back, Mr. George Floyd on his face, oppressed by the unjust knee of cruelty that

Read More

When We Preach Jesus

It was among the best pieces of advice I’ve ever received. Following a lesson on Matthew 2 in which I explained the redemptive-historical significance

Read More

Freedom from Anxiety

The daily tallies of infection and death from COVID-19 assault our hearts and minds. Rather than calm us, the syncopating admonitions to wash our

Read More

Preparing for the Awakening

The COVID-19 crisis has brought much of American life to a grinding halt. Gone and nearly forgotten as we shelter in place are heretofore

Read More

The Word in the World

J. C. Ryle (1816-1900) was a persistent advocate of Scripture reading and faithful preaching. As Bishop of Liverpool, he did all in his power to

Read More

Power to Save

Like Ezekiel, we step into the suffering of humanity with eyes wide open, but we don’t stop there. We believe that bones can live.

Read More
« Previous Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 Page5 Page6 … Page69 Next »
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.

  • Home
  • Articles
  • Books
  • Speaking
  • About Chris
  • Home
  • Articles
  • Books
  • Speaking
  • About Chris
  • chris@chriscastaldo.com