Conflict Resolution, Church Style.
by tommy on Nov 24, 2009
Fight Erupts at Jerusalem Church (BBC) Israeli police had to break up a fist fight that erupted between Greek and Armenian Orthodox clergymen at one of Christianity's holiest sites. The scuffles broke out at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Orthodox Palm Sunday...
Devoted to Teaching
by tommy on Nov 10, 2011
When we use the phrase "being the church" at Mercy Hill the model for that "being" is discovered in Acts 2. It's that amazing story of the birth of the church following Pentecost and the description of the church's functioning moving forward. "They devoted themselves to the apostle's teaching...." is the first hint at where the church's head and heart was as it launched out as the front runner on mission for Christ.BEING THE CHURCH
by tommy on Nov 3, 2011
If you are around Mercy Hill for any period of time you're going to hear me say, "We're not interested in building a church, we're interested in being the church." That phrase to many might seem like a simple tag line or platitude but from our perspective it is not, this for me is a governing value.A Father’s Will
by tommy on Sep 21, 2011
A loving father's will for his children is always for their best. I think that statement is pretty easily acceptable. I know there are dads and for that matter moms out there who can become self absorbed and therefore neglect their kids but by and large loving parents desire the best for their children. I know that when I think about my three boys I want nothing but good for them.