Pastor’s Pen

This past weekend as HLPC celebrated our ten years of existence was a great blessing and an answer to many prayers. It was a great time of remembering God’s faithfulness and goodness to us as a church. I thought Dr.…

Last week the UNCHAINED Youth of HLPC went to RYM. RYM stands for Reformed Youth Ministries. They do a lot of things by way of supporting youth ministry in our denomination. HLPC has been going to one of their summer…

To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal.…

July is here and it’s time to jump in! I want to encourage you to make the most of what HLPC has to offer during our School of Discipleship time each Sunday morning this month. First, let me thank the…

By the time you read this, I will have gathered with extended family in Birmingham, AL to celebrate the 100th birthday of my grandmother, Clara Kyzer Stoker. She actually turned 100 on June 12th but the 24th was the best…

Last week we took 18 youth to Ellijay in north Georgia. We had a great time! One of the things we did up there was tube down the Cartecay River. The rapids require your attention. But there are also long…

We are surrounded by friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers who have no faith in Christ. Many may have a general belief in God or even be Church goers but if pressed, they would not be able to affirm that they…

This is our fourth year to have VBS here at HLPC. Prior to that, we didn’t have a facility to host it in. Now we do and it’s off to another good start. By the time you read this, day…

I was startled by the words I read this morning. I’m sure I’ve read them before but their brutal honesty grabbed me in a fresh way. I was reading Psalm 44 which says, (v.23) Awake! Why are you sleeping, O…

This past Lord’s Day we considered Jesus’ words in Mark 13. Parallel accounts of what we have come to call Jesus’ “Olivet Discourse” (which was given on the Mount of Olives and thus was given this title) are found in…

There’s a movie that’s opened recently based on a book by the same title called Heaven Is For Real. The book and subsequent movie is based on the recollections of a four year old boy who was clinically dead and…

The Pastor’s Pen is short and to the point this week. I just wanted to say “thank you” to all of you who helped make this past week such an encouragement in the life of HLPC. Several musicians used their…