Summer 2008
By Dave Cotner War is difficult to describe. The first thing one realizes upon arrival in a combat zone is that war is nothing like the movies or television shows in America. There is no background music, and the story is not over in 120 minutes. War is marked by days...
Pray for PASSION (pt. 7)
In the last article of our Pray for Passion series, we discussed the importance of an invitation. Anyone who’s ever decided to follow Jesus was invited to do so. It’s worth mentioning however that when Jesus invited people to follow Him in the Scriptures, the...
The Great Commission: Depth, Diversity, and the Divine Promise (pt 2)
By Bud Houston This is the second part of a two part series looking at the diversity, depth, and divine promise of the Great Commission. In part one, several Great Commission passages were listed in chronological order. It was observed that it was given in an...
The Game of “Reaction” VS The Game of “Proactive”: How One Local Church Opted For A New Game Plan Amidst Growing Political & Cultural Unrest
By David Cotner As a local church pastor, the whole of 2020 had me playing the game of “Reaction”. Are you familiar with this frustrating game? The rules of this game go something like this: 1) Disaster or crisis strikes, and 2) As a Christian leader, you are to react...