Benjamin Morrison – Calvary Chapel

Gospel

How the Gospel Heals Shame

Shame is an experience common to every person on the planet. Charles Darwin, in classic materialist fashion, defined shame primarily in terms of its physical…

Benjamin MorrisonApril 24, 2023

Culture Current Events Podcasts

Ministering in Ukraine During the War: How God is Working & How to Pray

Benjamin Morrison is a missionary in Ukraine and the pastor of Calvary Chapel Svitlovodsk in Central Ukraine. Ben is also a leader with City to…

Benjamin MorrisonFebruary 17, 2023

Podcasts

Pastoring In A Ukrainian War Zone – Benjamin Morrison (Season 7 Finale)

With war raging between Russia and Ukraine, we wanted to take a moment and connect with a pastor in the thick of it. Friend of…

Benjamin MorrisonMarch 30, 2022

Culture

Bomb Shelter Ministry in My Ukrainian Town

Thanks to air raid sirens, neighbors and refugees are hearing more about the gospel than ever. We are now a full week into open war…

Benjamin MorrisonMarch 4, 2022

Culture

Prayer & Support for Ukraine

Wars and Weddings This morning I woke up feeling like a truck had run over me. The warnings the night before that our dam might…

Benjamin MorrisonFebruary 26, 2022

Culture Podcasts

Questions About Systemic Racism, With Benjamin Morrison

On this week's episode, Aaron sits down with Pastor Benjamin Morrison to discuss two articles he wrote for CalvaryChapel.com about the issue of systemic racism.…

Benjamin MorrisonJanuary 27, 2021

Culture

Pelagian Racism Part 2: Will Preaching the Gospel Fix Systemic Racism?

In my previous article, I laid out how the concept of systemic racism is a consequence not of “cultural Marxism,” but of the biblical understanding…

Benjamin MorrisonJuly 16, 2020

Culture

Pelagian Racism: A Lesson from Church History

“I don’t hate black people, so I’m not part of the problem. Racism is bad, but it’s an individual sin that some people commit. I’m…

Benjamin MorrisonJuly 1, 2020

Theology

A Look at Authorial Intent in the Bible

There’s a joke that Christians here in Ukraine like to tell. One day, a pastor goes to visit a class in the children’s ministry at…

Benjamin MorrisonJune 4, 2019

Discipleship

The Role of the Gospel in the Believer’s Life

After the sermon, a man came up to let me know he wasn’t happy with what he had heard. He didn’t put it quite that…

Benjamin MorrisonNovember 1, 2017

Christian Living

Who is the Hero of Your Sermon?

I remember as a young Christian reading through Isaiah and running into the passage where God says, “Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen,…

Benjamin MorrisonJuly 11, 2016

Christian Living

Washing Feet and Loving Others

"Owe no one anything except to love one another." Paul gives us this pithy commandment in Romans 13. But if we’re honest, we might be…

Benjamin MorrisonJuly 24, 2014

Christian Living

Four Principles for Christian Unity

Sometimes it seems like Christians have a particular knack for looking down on and judging one another. Often this has to do with differences in…

Benjamin MorrisonApril 2, 2014