Great Are the Works of the Lord
Dear HLPC family, One night I cut the tip of my thumb trying to “help” Connie in the kitchen. It took a while to stop the bleeding, and being right-handed, it proved to be quite a nuisance for a couple…
Pastor’s Pen
New Year’s Resolutions & Elder Nominations
Dear HLPC family, Kevin DeYoung, pastor of Christ Covenant Church (PCA) in Matthews, North Carolina—which is actually the Charlotte area and where my youngest son, Matthew, and his wife, Mary Ross, have recently joined—made this brief but profound statement via…
Praise God for the Blessings of 2022
Dear HLPC family, This will be my last Pastor’s Pen of 2022. Next week, like many of you, I’ll take some time off to be with family during the Christmas break. We look forward to having all of them with…
Worship Opportunities at Christmas
Dear HLPC family, Once again, the musicians and vocalists of our church did an outstanding job this past Sunday evening presenting a night of music. We, as a church, need to be thankful for the abundance of talent we have…
Holiday Melancholy?
Dear HLPC family, January 20-21, 2023 we will be hosting a conference on C.S. Lewis. Our speaker will be Dr. Jonathan Rogers who is a published author and has written and spoken on C.S. Lewis. He also happens to have…
“A Busy December”
Dear HLPC family, December is a busy month as we are all aware. HLPC is certainly a busy place. Here are some things I want to emphasize strongly this week: Looking forward to the Second Sunday of Advent and our…
The Greater Wealth of Christ
By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. By faith Moses, when he was grown up,…
Grace & Patience as We Grow
Dear HLPC family, A couple of weeks ago, Connie and I ran into two of our former students from our days with RUF at Mercer University, Griff and Justine Hogan. Griff and Justine started their dating relationship as students in…
“After-Words”
Dear HLPC family, What a great day it was this past Monday for HLPC to pay off the mortgage debt we owe! I’m looking forward to our Celebration Lunch after worship on December 4th. This should be a special day…
One With God Is a Majority
Dear HLPC family, This morning I read one of my favorite stories in the Old Testament. It’s found in 2 Kings 6:8-19. Elisha the prophet, the successor to Elijah, is in the city of Dothan, and the king of Syria…
Becoming a Church “of the Book”
Dear HLPC family, One of the books I took with me to Colombia was about 19th century Scottish pastor, Robert Murray M’Cheyne. He pastored St. Andrew’s Church in Dundee, Scotland—a place I’d love to visit one day, along with C.S.…
Final Report from Medellin, Columbia
Dear HLPC family, I write this as I sit in my hotel room in Medellin, Colombia on Μonday, October 3nd, with two and a half hours until I’m picked up to be taken to the airport for my departing flight. …