Pastor’s Pen

Life is all about change. That’s hard to escape. Nothing stays the same. One thing we can’t stop is time and time brings change. That thought has been hitting me hard of late. I feel a bit like the Preacher…

Sometimes we hear concerns from fellow believers about so many Christian denominations. Denominations separate and divide, it is thought. They may create prideful and critical spirits. In fact, there is a rise in non-denominational churches in America. According to LifeWay…

This past Saturday morning the Elders and Deacons of HLPC met to do a “SWOT” analysis of our church and its ministry. This is not the first time we have done this and, Lord willing, will not be the last.…

When I was a child we would often sing a song in Sunday School about Zacchaeus- a man we meet in the gospel of Luke (19:1-10), a place where I was reading just this week. The song went, “Zacchaeus was…

One of the ministries we support is the ministry of Reformed University Fellowship or RUF. RUF is the campus ministry of our denomination, the PCA. Its purpose is to reach students for Christ and to equip them to serve Him.…

I’ve been enjoying my opportunity to lead the adult School of Discipleship as we consider together the material from the book by Paul Tripp and Tim Lane entitled How People Change. If you’ve not joined us yet on Sunday mornings…

We are looking forward, as we always do, to a week of focus on the life, death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ! I hope you’ll plan to be here Thursday night for our Maundy Thursday service at…

Last Thursday through Saturday, Connie and I had the opportunity to attend the excellent Ligonier National Conference in Orlando, FL. We were joined there by Philip and Megan Korman from HLPC. There were close to 5,000 in attendance and the…

That’s a question we often hear after great tragedies such as the one that occurred in Coral Springs, Florida on February 14th. Why would God allow a gunman to go into a high school and murder 17 people? Just this…

Like many of you, I heard this morning that the Rev. Billy Graham, died and went to be with the Lord. We knew this day was coming as we marveled at his long life of 99 years. I am profoundly…

Thank you to all who came to this past weekend’s Marriage Conference. I was encouraged by the participation and greatly encouraged by Ty Blackburn’s messages on Friday, Saturday, and on Sunday morning. I thank God for answering our prayers for…

At the Centerville Rotary Club meeting this week I was talking with a stock broker about the recent “correction” in the market. You may be aware that a big dip occurred recently. My friend, the broker, commented that 5% market…