Pastor’s Pen

            2019 is here and with it comes a sense of a fresh start.   Some of the happiest people in January are those that own and manage fitness centers.  This is the harvest season for them as people make their…

            The news we are getting from China is sad and disturbing.  The Chinese government continues its crackdown on churches that are “unregistered”- that is outside of direct government oversight and control.  One such church is the Early Rain Church. …

            I want to give thanks to all who helped make our Christmas Choir Concert and reception a great time of worship, celebration, and fellowship this past Sunday evening.  Thank you to Elizabeth Weiss, our music director, our choir, and…

Like most, if not all of you, as a child Christmas couldn’t get here fast enough. I loved the music, the lights, the break from school, and, of course, the presents. I have many pleasant memories. As the years went…

I am extraordinarily thankful for the week I was able to spend in Medellin, Colombia with the Reformed Seminary of Latin America (Seminario Reformado Latinoamericano or SRL). Last Tuesday through Friday I had the privilege of teaching on the Doctrine…

I’ve just finished my first day of teaching here in Medellin, Colombia. Thank you so much for your prayers! God has answered many of those prayers. My trip on Monday-which started when I woke up at 2:30AM- was thankfully uneventful.…

Today is the 501st anniversary of Martin Luther’s nailing of his 95 theses to the door of the Wittenberg Chapel, in Wittenberg Germany. We mark this day as “Reformation Day” as we look to October 31st as the anniversary of…

The fact that people are hurting is a sad reality. That was driven home this past week as we witnessed the effects of Hurricane Michael on the Florida panhandle, especially Mexico Beach and Tyndall Air Force Base. We have two…

HLPC family, As I write we are on the verge of experiencing a strong storm in Hurricane Michael. The people of the Florida panhandle are bracing for what could be a storm of historical proportions. There is much for us…

To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, Ephesians 3:8 (ESV) This week in my personal Bible reading I read the verse…

One of the benefits of going through hardship and trial is that we are driven to prayer. In my own struggles I have been pushed toward the Psalms as an aid in such prayer. I’ve come to appreciate them more…

Some thank yous are in order… • Thanks be to God for a great Sunday afternoon and for the overcast skies that gave us cooler temperatures. Thanks be to God who is the ultimate source of our resources by which…