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Last week, members of the Youth and Young Adult ministries spent time as missionaries in Siguatepeque, Honduras. Irving Bible Church...

This year as I process Black History Month, I am drawn to the memories of women in my family and the legacy of faith that they built in my...

In celebration of AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) Heritage Month, we are elevating AAPI voices within our church body. This...

The first time I stepped on stage to preach a sermon at IBC, I was so nervous. It was 2007. I was a first-year seminary professor. This was...

“Whatever it takes.” Barry emphasized this point at our 60th anniversary and it has captured my imagination about discipleship. The...

Step 3: We decided to turn our wills and our lives over to the care of God. Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to...

Joe Mendez is a living example of a full circle moment. Joe was born in El Paso but spent the first five years of his life living in...

The Great Undoing is what I call the span of time that has been the last 10 years of my life. It is where God has been correcting lies I...

When you think of poverty in Irving, what comes to mind? Maybe it’s a person standing at a light with a sign that says “anything...

Suppose you were to walk into the Pierce family home on a given evening to share a meal with Maddie, myself, and the rest of our lively...

Most people can’t imagine what it would be like to live in a war zone, much less try to go to school in one. Unfortunately, thousands of...

You may or may not know that the 40 days before Easter make up the season of Lent. This is a period of preparation; a time to slow down,...

As we enter into the weekend that this nation sets aside to remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I find myself...

It is not Christmas for me unless I sing “Silent Night.” It is my favorite Christmas carol ever! But I have celebrated a few...

Jasmine Bibbs was introduced to the church at a young age, but she didn’t always have a relationship with the Lord. That changed in...

In July of this year, Michael Agnew got the news that doctors had found a tumor near his stomach. Due to the size and placement of the...

My prayer for the Shalom prayer garden is that it would be a place of peace and delight to IBCers, guests and wildlife, and that it...

You know that story in the Bible where a concerned mother brought her son to Jesus and said, “My son hasn’t been able to speak clearly...

I love my youth group. I have a good group of friends, love my leaders and pastors, and just feel like it has a very positive and fun vibe....

Last week, we began Hispanic Heritage Month here in the United States. As we enter this time of celebrating Hispanic and Latino culture, I...

We’ve all either heard the saying or said it ourselves: “I’m the black sheep in my family.” The phrase has inspired many a book,...

“He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from who people hide their faces He was...

When it comes to human relationships, we have the power to create or destroy, nurture or neglect, heal or traumatize. That’s the power...

To be a mother is to know a suffering kind of love. And no one knows that better than Mary, the mother of Jesus. Still healing from birth,...

Dear IBC Family, I’m writing this to you all on what is my last day in the office before I begin my sabbatical. Years ago, our elders...

For Nathan Thompson, Easter morning looked a little different this year. After visiting his in-laws a few hours away, Nathan hopped in his...

I like writing. Really, I like words in general. I keep a book of crossword puzzles next to my bed, I start every morning with Wordle, and...

In recent weeks at IBC, we’ve been discussing the importance of wrestling with our own personal past—our life story—to better...

Step 2: We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. When I first came to Christ, I was at my lowest...

Do you remember when you decided to follow Jesus? For some of us, that was 70 years ago. For others, it might have been just a few months...

My family came to IBC about 13 years ago when our girls were very young. Each week we checked them into childcare while we attended...

I’ve always connected really strongly with places. Places are a little like people to me—they’ve got a personality, a history, a...

In March of 2021, I became the Communications Pastor here at IBC. My first month consisted of Zoom meetings and prepping for our first...

Two names immediately come to mind when I hear the word “hospitality”—Jonathan and Bre. About a year ago I had the privilege...

My phone was ringing. It was his Mother’s Day Out program. I checked my watch to see if he had made it an hour. My heart sank, and I...

This week we’re talking with Lisa Gajewski about her experience volunteering with Arise, IBC’s ministry to individuals with special...

In celebration of AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) Heritage Month, we are elevating AAPI voices within our church body. This...

Growing up as a third-culture kid[1] in homogeneous [2]environments, I never thought about being Asian or South Asian. After all, no one...

As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for...

One of my favorite movie scenes of all time is at the end of Ridley Scott’s 2001 epic “Black Hawk Down.” Eric Bana, the Australian...

Evan & Courtney shaver have been IBCer’s for over 20 years. They are passionate about following what Jesus encourages his...

I never thought much about my body until recently. It mostly did what it was supposed to do and looked how it was supposed to look, and so...

Nobody ever knows for sure what the future holds, least of all in church ministry. The senior pastorate is notoriously known for short...