12/21/18 Merry Christmas! I trust you are getting ready for this week’s celebration of the Lord’s birth. The Froman family is in high gear. All of our children, their spouses and grandchildren will be here for the holiday. Sue has been baking. The house is full. We love family time together. Our kids have made it a priority. That means much to […]
12/7/18 We feel the way we feel for we feel the way we think. Faith is believing God’s promises when my emotions are screaming the opposite. You’ve heard me say these things many times. Let us remind ourselves of God’s truths. Be still, and know that I am God, Ps 46:10 Cast all your anxiety […]
11/30/18 How do people start attending church? The answer might surprise you. 2% come through advertising. 6% by the pastor inviting them. Organized visitation yields 6% too. But the highest percentage comes through personal invitations by friends – 86%! In fact, studies indicate people are more likely to come when invited at Christmas and Easter than any other time of […]
11/16/18 Matthew Henry, the well-known pastor and Bible commentator, was on his deathbed in 1714, at the age of 52. He had suffered the loss of his first wife and three children. He was relatively young. He could have complained about his loss of loved ones and his own early death. But he said to a friend, “A life […]
Today is Veteran’s Day – which came about as the armistice was signed ending World War I on the 11th of the 11th month at the 11th hour. I never served our nation in the military, but my dad did. He was a Navy Corpsman in World War II. Sue’s dad served 12 years in the National Guard. We are indebted […]
What a joy to welcome Tony Gomez back to HBC. The church has supported the Spanish American Mission for over 50 years. Tony’s wife and son are with us as well as some folks from SAM. Today is also the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Tony has seen his share of persecution in his ministry […]
10/26/18 Today is Reformation Sunday. On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther made public his grievances with the church of his day nailing them to the church door. Books are filled with various Luther quotes which have become quite famous. But on the lighter side of things – here are several of the most famous things he […]
10/19/18 Homelessness, alcohol or drug abuse, mental illness are all terrible problems facing cities around the nation. We understand many of these situations are self-inflicted, but that doesn’t resolve the pain or suffering involved. Mark Bozzo began a ministry in downtown Lansing called Outreach designed to help – the least of the least of these. Over the […]
10/12/18 Trunk-n-Treat has proven to be one of our greatest outreach ministries. Last year 1000 people walked through our church parking lot on Halloween night! This outreach is designed to be more low-key – but the fact they are here at the church is a goal fulfilled. Church information is always available too. This is a positive testimony for […]
10/5/18 Proverbs says laugher is like good medicine. We need to laugh more, so the only spiritual benefit of the following is (hopefully) you will get a good chuckle. The following was copied from a post on Facebook. Enjoy! The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and trauma complications from repeated pokes in the belly. Doughboy […]