Thoughts with Dr. Doug Beacham

Outside reference to God’s dealings with Israel and the church through Jesus Christ, as described in the Bible, IPHC theology has been primarily shaped by three historica...

In this day of directional apps such as Waze and Google Maps, we have become accustomed to “alternate” routes and “recalculating.” To use an app that helps you avoid traf...

By Doug Beacham   There are some books that I read in seminary that continue to impact my thinking. One of those is Hans Kung’s book The Church. Near the close o...

By Doug Beacham We are now coming to the closing weeks and months of 2016. The IPHC has spent this year focusing on our foundational raison d’etre: holiness. We were f...

I had not heard the hymn “For All the Saints” until 1972 in a chapel service at Union Theological Seminary (now Union Presbyterian Seminary). The words and music struck a...

By Doug Beacham We are citizens of two commonwealths: One is the earthly nation where we are citizens; the other an eternal kingdom that transcends time and space. The B...

By Doug Beacham Recently I had an engaging conversation with Bryan Nix, a young IPHC missionary who has served in southern Africa and plans to serve in Asia. A graduate ...

By Doug Beacham God has called the church to be salt and light in a dark world. He wants the gospel to advance in every nation. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 says: “Therefore I exhort...

By Doug Beacham Many of us have heard and seen the military command, “Present arms.” If unarmed, it indicates a salute with the right hand. I think of this in light o...