Today it is our joy having Thurm and Lisa Payton as our guests. Thurm served as Holt’s associate pastor from 1997-2003. His wife was involved in the music ministry as well. The Paytons invested part of their lives into HBC for which we are eternally grateful. Thurm will fill the pulpit today in my absence, and Lisa will […]
All 7 of our grandchildren have visited us recently – 3 are with us today. How God has blessed Sue and me! Each one is precious to us. Proverbs 17:6, Grandchildren are the crown of the aged. Now I don’t specifically like that term “aged,” but I do qualify sometimes for a senior citizen discount. Scripture speaks of our […]
“Morality may keep you out of jail, but it takes the blood of Jesus Christ to keep you out of hell.” Charles Spurgeon While on vacation I read, “Blinded by Might: Why the Religious Right Cannot Save America.” The book was written by two former Moral Majority leaders, Cal Thomas and Ed Dobson. Both men confessed their […]
Cal Alderink is our special guest speaker today. I met Cal last fall when he introduced himself as a representative with Forgotten Man Ministries. He is chaplain at the Ingham County Jail. Cal has visited in the past. Cal and Laurie were in our home a few weeks ago as we enjoyed wonderful fellowship together. Let him know […]
One of the most dangerous things a Christian can do right now is neglect Bible reading. An array of voices seek to convince us on how to think. My advice: more Scripture. Less social media. In January I decided to read the Bible thru in a year – using the chart we made available. In these […]
“The church may go through her dark ages, but Christ is with her in the midnight.” – Charles Spurgeon Though the church isn’t the focus in the book of Daniel, God was promising his people that he was not going to forsake them through some dark ages to come. For you and me, reading Daniel, most of […]
Happy July 4th weekend! While many today are trying to rewrite or erase history it is important we remember it. Yesterday we observed the 244th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Not all our founding fathers were Christians, many were deists. Yes, they held to a Judeo-Christian ethic; they had a respect for the Bible, […]
We’ve had a year of bad news but then on June 15 the US Supreme Court brought more bad news. In a 6-3 ruling, the court defined the legal definition of “sex” to include “sexual orientation and gender identity.” This decision will have far reaching religious consequences. Kevin DeYoung wrote, “To add insult to injury […]
Happy Father’s Day! Jesus referring to God as his Father was revolutionary in his day. To a first century Jew calling God your Father would have been scandalous. Yes, God was a Father but only in relation to Israel as a nation but never personally. The Old Testament refers to God as Father 14 times in 39 […]
June 11, 2020 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” (Ps 122:1). Of course, we know the house of the Lord for the OT saint was different than today. Technically each believer is the house of the Lord. God dwells in us. But the sentiment is ever-so true, especially today. […]