July/Aug 2016

Editorial

A City on a Hill

You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. —Matthew 5:14, ESV In […] more

Wonder-working Power

By Terry Wardle

After His Resurrection, Jesus stepped through a locked door to have an important conversation with His disciples. Once they settled … more
The Mark of a Great Church

By Tim Crouch

Missiologist David Bosch once wrote, “If the Church is ‘in Christ,’ she is involved in mission. Her whole existence then […] more
An Unlikely Partnership

By Ricardo Volcy

When I came to plant a church in Allison Hill, a neighborhood in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, I had a lot of […] more
Generous Generation

By Chris Hruska

During a lunch of Jimmy John’s sandwiches on a Sunday afternoon in 2011, my best friend invited me to do […] more
Why Plant Another Church?

By Dave Reynolds

My wife, Elena, and I have been in church planting for 25 years. We recently attended the 25-year celebration of […] more
Wildest Dreams

By Andrew Kerr

At Alliance Council 2015, President John Stumbo announced the establishment of the Dream Incentive Grant. This $150,000 grant seeks to … more
Seven Most Interesting Lies from Bad Church Statistics

By Warren Bird

I recently took a survey that made this amazing claim: “Given that over 95 percent of people in the United […] more
Rightful Owner

By Merilyn Lauffer

Editor’s note: Friends of the C&MA in Jerusalem celebrated the completion of 125 years of ministry in the Holy Land […] more
The Tozer Anthology

By A. W. Tozer

To the absence of the Spirit may be traced that vague sense of unreality which almost everywhere invests religion in […] more
A New Power

By Alliance Life Staff

A farming town of about 5,000 people is nestled in a West African country’s southernmost region. The area is known for its cotton and … more
Prayer is Primary

By Alliance workers around the world

Bosnia As the refugee crisis in Europe continues, we are thankful for colleagues and local believers who choose to get […] more
With the Lord

By Alliance Life Staff

Editor’s Note: The obituaries of Ruth Noelle Rosebery Herber and Diane Lea (Sands) Carlson appear below. It has been years […] more
A New Kind of Local Church

By Gary Tangeman

Community Bible Church (Alliance) in Santa Ana, California, was being relaunched through Fresh Start Churches when I became its lead … more
Alliance Church Shelters Homeless

By Emmy Houk

Ormond Beach (Florida) Alliance Church has doubled as a homeless shelter since 2008. Pastor Doug Hautz began this ministry partly […] more