Archive for February, 2015
Posted on February 26th, 2015 by Tim McCoy
A biblical view of marriage and children is central to God’s vision for human flourishing. It has been held for millennia by followers of Christ and has been taught at Ingleside since our founding. However, our culture is changing. It’s why our leaders believe it is now timely and wise for us to formally affirm this vision in our governing documents.
So, by a unanimous vote at their regular meeting on December 16, 2014, our Board of Overseers recommended that the Church adopt a...
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Posted on February 19th, 2015 by Tim McCoy
We’re trying something new at Ingleside, and we want you to be a part of it!
This year, in an effort to reach more people in our community, we are asking that you be a part of our Easter invitation. If you have been redeemed by Jesus, we want you to share your story with us! We'll use your story in a variety of different ways leading up to our Easter presentations, and we're praying that when our community sees the body of Christ portrayed in our mailer and in our invitations that they...
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Posted on February 11th, 2015 by Tim McCoy
I would call it a biblical path to flourishing. Some other writers and researchers are calling it a “success sequence.” A generation or two ago it would have been simply the received and shared wisdom of a culture shaped by Judeo-Christian teaching.
This biblical path to flourishing has four simple steps. Yet, when they are followed sequentially, the difference they make is profound.
Step 1: Get an education.
Step 2: Get a job.
Step 3: Get married.
Step 4: ...
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Posted on February 5th, 2015 by Tim McCoy
Not many of us get pumped up about processes, policies, and procedures. Yet, most of us do care deeply about outcomes and results. The truth is that the two are usually connected—even in the life of a church!
Listen to the wisdom of the writer of the biblical book of Ecclesiastes:
“The wise heart will know the proper time and procedure.
For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter.”
(Ecclesiastes 8:5b-6a, NIV)
Eugene Peterson captures the spirit of this passage...
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