John Soper
John Soper is the pastor of Ridgeway Alliance Church in White Plains, N.Y.
Lost People Matter to God
July 2009
Alliance Life
Jesus’ primary mission was, in His own words, “to seek and to save what was lost” (Luke 19:10). It is […]
Jesus Christ, Our Coming King
May 2009
Alliance Life
Sometime near the end of his life, Anthony Ashley Cooper, the seventh Earl of Shaftesbury, is reputed to have said: […]
Jesus Christ Our Healer
April 2009
Alliance Life
The frantic phone call came at dinner time. “Could you meet us at the hospital? Our daughter had a seizure, […]
Jesus Christ Our Sanctifier
March 2009
Alliance Life
The great distinctive of The Christian and Missionary Alliance is its laser-sharp focus on Jesus Christ as expressed in the […]
Jesus Christ Our Savior
February 2009
Alliance Life
For many years I have watched with amusement as parents determine the names that their children will bear. In some […]
It's All about Jesus
January 2009
Alliance Life
Long before I ever dreamed of becoming a pastor (or even of being a Christian), I took a class in […]
Apart from Me You Can Do Nothing
February 2008
Alliance Life
“But why don’t miracles like that happen in our church?” As a young boy in Sunday school, I had just […]
Prayers at Christmas
December 2007
Alliance Life
As I meditated again on the familiar Christmas story this year, I found myself drawn to two of the “other” […]
Trust and Obey
October 2007
Alliance Life
Alliance leadership has identified seven core values that guide the C&MA. The fourth—“Knowing and obeying God’s Word is fundamental to […]
“You Show Them”
August 2007
Alliance Life
You show them. I did not hear an audible voice, but there was absolutely no doubt that God had spoken […]