Systems and Processes Planters usually begin their planting journey with great intentions. Their strengths tend to be relationships and their passion is often looking toward weekend church gatherings. Starting a church is not easy, but it is often when the church has the most receptivity in the community. With certain exceptions churches will not maintain […]

Reversal Theory of Atonement Guest Theologian: William Higgins! My presentation is a modified version of the classic Christus Victor understanding of the atonement – the idea that Jesus conquers the powers that hold us captive, thus setting us free. My theory emphasizes the concept of reversal as this is articulated by Jesus as the way […]

Devotional Commentary of Ephesians by F.B. Meyer Studying the Book of Ephesians by certain recurring key words and phrases… Key Words #4: "Created In Him" CREATE is one of the great words of the Bible. It is its peculiar possession. Other religious books have their cosmogonies, and attempt to explain how all things came to […]

By Dr. John C. Maxwell NR Oprah Winfrey and Anderson Cooper are two of the most popular media personalities in America. Yet, their backgrounds hardly could be more dissimilar. Oprah was born to unmarried teenage parents in rural Mississippi. Anderson’s mother was fashionable railroad heiress, Gloria Vanderbilt, and his father was a successful writer/editor in […]