The Price of Shalom – Ephesians 2:16-18
The Price of Shalom[1] Ephesians 2:16-18 The previous essay focused on Ephesians 2:14, 15, and Paul’s emphasis on peace (shalom). Paul continues that emphasis in 2:16-18 by focusing on reconciliation....
The Simple Life: Pastor Janice Marshburn
If Pastor Janice Marshburn could use one word to describe her life, it would be “simple.” This simple life is one that many people would recognize, and others might dream...
He Is Our Shalom – Ephesians 2:14, 15
In 1984 the Marantha! Singers released He Is Our Peace, based on Ephesians 2:14 and 1 Peter 5:7.[1] I suspect some of you are humming it even now! It’s a...
Nearer, My God, to Thee – Ephesians 2:13
Those of you of a certain age reading this post likely recognize the title of this essay. It’s also the title of an English hymn composed in 1841, one that...
New Partnership for IPHC Archives: Oklahoma Historical Society
IPHC Archives is continually working to preserve this great denomination’s more than 100 years of history. This effort, currently headed by Dr. Kristen Welch and Rev. Cherie McDade, lends itself...
Pastor Mike Dodson: Dreams Drawn on a Napkin
Thirty-six years ago, as Mike Dodson was flying on a plane, he had a vision of an octagonal church building and several other buildings surrounding it on a property that...