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We wanted to share with you a few resources we have available regarding Oprah Winfrey, as well as our current broadcast schedule for both the podcast and our YouTube Channel.

Bob DeWaay wrote an article and did a seminar regarding Oprah's mysticism and pop spirituality in 2009. We believe these resources are just as relevant now as they were when they were first published.

The article, "Oprah Winfrey Promotes Pantheist Eckhart Tolle," is available here: http://cicministry.org/commentary/issue114.htm.

What sort of god needs to read a book or go to a seminar to discover his own identity? According to Oprah Winfrey and Eckhart Tolle, millions of such deities find it necessary to act on that need to awaken to their own godhood. These are human beings who lack a sense of consciousness of their divinity, and Oprah and Tolle have set out to remedy that situation.
Oprah entices visitors to her Web site with this quote: "Are you ready to be awakened? Millions have experienced Oprah and Eckhart's 'A New Earth classes.'" The subtitle to Eckhart's "A New Earth" is "Awakening to Your Life's Purpose." Under Oprah's influence, millions are being led away from rational, revealed truth, such as is found in the Bible, to a new state of consciousness under the guise of being awakened. They are being awakened to their own state of cosmic deity that supposedly has been hidden from them by ego and forms appearing to be "real" but are actually illusory.

Read more here: http://cicministry.org/commentary/issue114.htm.
Or download the PDF: http://cicministry.org/commentary/issue114.pdf

Bob DeWaay spoke about Oprah at Faith at Risk 5. The message was titled "Oprah's Dangerous Pop Spirituality and Eastern Mysticism." You can view the video here : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0F09550025C88867

Latest Podcast:
Our current podcast series is teaching verse-by-verse through Hebrews and will take us most of the way through 2018. You can hear the current programs here: http://cicministry.org/radio.php

Latest YouTube Series:
Systematic Theology

What is theology? Why should we study it? How should we study it? What is the difference between systematic theology and biblical theology?
Systematic Theology is the discipline of organizing or “systematizing” theological thought. Systematic theology should be ultimately biblical in nature but also take into account the history of biblical and theological interpretation. Systematic theology accurately represents what the Scriptures declare through proper hermeneutics.

This course, taught by Pastor Ryan Habbena, will take you through the basics of Systematic Theology. Bob DeWaay also interacts with the class.
You can download the handouts here: http://cicministry.org/theology.htm
And view the classes here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo0AzOKW0rg&list=PLPbjAWANmURpJG2u4dHeTNKEhQLK5JP3w