by Nathan Fox | Nov 14, 2024 | Christian Life, Featured, Worship
I’ve been tasked to write about “Worship”, to briefly inquire about the extent of this word in hopes of encouraging the people of HBC. I pray that this hits the mark, and encourages you, the reader. I suppose it should be stated firstly that worship is more than, but...
by Mike Crump | Oct 30, 2024 | Anxiety, Christian Life, election, Featured, Politics, Suffering
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Rev 1:8 Let there be no confusion on this day. The Alpha and Omega is ruling and reigning at this very moment in perfect holiness and without fail (Ps. 99:1). He...
by Mike Crump | Sep 29, 2024 | Anxiety, Christian Life, Church, Featured, Gospel, Rest
“Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10a I remember being a teenager and hearing the beginning of Psalm 46:10 quoted all the time. That was the mid 90’s and there seemed to be a way of thinking about life in the church that was often summed up in the saying,...
by Kevin Haglund | Sep 18, 2024 | Christian Life, Church, Featured, Worship
Few topics within church circles stir as much debate and discussion as the topic of worship. In fact, there is an old adage that when Satan fell, he landed in the choir loft! Of course, most of the controversy involves musical style. Musical preferences run deep! When...
by Mike Crump | Aug 29, 2024 | Christian Life, Featured, Gospel, Parenting, Purpose
I love compartmentalization. Organization and clear parameters in life help to provide clarity for decision making and future plans. Like a well designed closet, each item of clothing or every pair of shoes has its place and to disrupt that is to sow chaos, or at...
by Mike Crump | Jul 2, 2024 | Anxiety, Christian Life, Featured, Gospel, Suffering
“Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” Ecc. 1:2 The book of Ecclesiates is one of my favorite books of the Bible because of how honest it is about life in this temporal world. In many ways the “Preacher” of Ecclesiastes sounds...
