Why I Give by Gene Streible
l have been a member of Highland for over ten years, I am just rotating off from being a deacon for the past three years. I am on the worship and greeter ministry groups. I am in the Nomads Bible … Continue reading
Member Reflections
For the Living of These Days—A Word from Carol Harston
One of my favorite songs is James Taylor’s “Secret of Life,” where he sings, “The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.” Every time I hear it, I nod in agreement, for learning contentment with the ebb and … Continue reading
For the Living of These Days—A Word from Jim England
A news item caught my eye. A homeless man using what he had to shave. What he had was a rain puddle in the middle of the street. A police officer stopped to tell him to move on. Officer Jeremy … Continue reading
For the Living of These Days—A Word from Renee Purtlebaugh
On Sunday afternoon, Highland’s Bible study teachers of children gathered for a training session. Of course, we covered the nuts and bolts for the year—reminders about food allergies and how to exit the building if the fire alarm goes off, … Continue reading
For the Living of These Days—A Word from Lauren Jones Mayfield
Welcome to September. A time when fall weather sneaks in on us, regular routines are back to being, well, routine, and the “Freedom to Dream” continues here at Highland. Do you have the freedom to dream? Not in the subconscious … Continue reading
For the Living of These Days—A Word from Kathy Collier
It’s a cool and rainy day that feels more like late September than late August. Highland’s mid-week rhythms of dinner, classes for adults, youth gatherings, children’s choirs and sanctuary choir rehearsals resumed last Wednesday so the building is filled with … Continue reading
For the Living of These Days—A Word from Carol Harston
One of the great joys of working at Highland is the possibility that Lauren Blackwell might walk into the office on a weekday to share a single sheet of paper with a poem written by her mother, Muriel Fontenot Blackwell. … Continue reading
For the Living of These Days—A Word from Jim England
Years ago, a family joined our church. That evening, they hosted a meeting in their home and spent their time complaining about me. I would learn later that the father in this family created problems in every church he was … Continue reading
For the Living of These Days—A Word from Perry Dixon
It is hard not to have a favorite Avett Brothers song stuck in my head this week as I consider our lectionary passages and sit down to write a sermon for this coming Sunday: “I’ve got something to say … Continue reading
For the Living of These Days—A Word from Jim Hawkins
Were, Are, and Will Be Now that we have a church profile and a pastor profile to share, we also have a picture of who we have become as Highland Baptist Church Christ followers. Maybe it is good to recall … Continue reading