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eLetter
A Reflection on Black History Month
In recent weeks at IBC, we’ve been discussing the importance of wrestling with our own personal past—our life story—to better understand our present and God’s intentions for our future. This is a vitally important part of our ongoing spiritual growth and development. God has made us who we are through the formative experiences and relationships of our lives: though our heritage, our heroes, our high points, and our hard times.
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Chatter
A Vision For Worship
I grew up nearby in Carrollton, as a part of the Assemblies of God Church, which is a branch of the Pentecostal tradition. After college, I decided to pursue music instead of going into fulltime ministry.
Chatter
Here’s A Treat For You
May and June bring some wonderful things: weddings, graduations, the end of school. And then the not-so-wonderful heat comes rolling in you wish you had an ice cream truck following you wherever you go.
Chatter
Dying to Be Understood
What death am I being asked to die?
In the book of John, Jesus gives Peter a gift we all want at times: the gift of knowing how our story ends.
Faith & Belief
A Pentecost Primer
Pentecost Sunday is a celebration of the birth of the Church, made up of people from many different nations the world over.
eLetter
Hope-Shaped Creatures
Presbyterian minister and author Timothy Keller has written, “Human beings are hope-shaped creatures. The way you live now is completely controlled by what you believe about your future.”
eLetter
The Best Seat in the House
I love getting good seats — courstide, ringside, box seats, on the glass. When you have good seats the action seems faster, the music sounds better, the actors’ faces are more expressive. And you can stretch your legs.