Advent and Red Cups
By Doug Beacham When I first saw comments on Facebook about Starbucks and red cups my first thought was, “Why is Starbucks using Toby Keith’s ‘Red Solo Cup’ song?”...
Christ, God’s Love Gift
By Doug Beacham Christ—God’s Love Gift is the title of this column and the title of a 1969 collection of sermons by the late Joseph H. King. The book was compiled...
We Need the Gifts of the Spirit – With Love in the Middle
By Doug Beacham In these last months of 2015 we bring to a close our yearlong focus on Pentecost. This doesn’t mean that after December we stop being Pentecostal! Rather,...
Today’s Leaders Need the Fruit of the Spirit
By Doug Beacham Throughout the Bible the metaphor of “fruit” is used to describe the attitudes and actions that are pleasing to God. In the poetic books, Psalm 1:3 describes...
Three Points of Hope
By Doug Beacham Around the country students are entering or returning to colleges and universities. They are filled with excitement, dreams, nervous anticipation, perhaps even dread. Their questions are...
Ten Thoughts On The U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
By Doug Beacham On June 26 the United States Supreme Court in Obergefell v Hodges ruled that same-sex marriages are now legal in the United States. In response, the IPHC...