I almost didn’t come to High Pointe to serve as the senior pastor. At $4.5 million, the debt seemed overwhelming. Still, the Lord broke my heart for the people and all they had gone through. So, we ca...  Read More

One of the privileges of our church’s polity (elder-led congregationalism) is that it is the whole church’s responsibility to care for one another. We do that in a number of ways throughout the life o...  Read More

Be Purposeful this SummerHigh Pointe, as we head into summer, be purposeful. Don’t waste your summer. Regardless of the season of the year, we have the same mission. That means our ministry to one ano...  Read More

Pray for fruit from VBSAfter two years, we are able to host our Vacation Bible School (VBS) this week. As I write, we’re preparing for our Monday night meeting. By the time you read this, Lord willing...  Read More

We have had much reason to grieve in the last few weeks: the mass killing in Buffalo, NY, the mass killing of little children and teachers in Uvalde, TX, and within this past week, the release of the ...  Read More

This week, we continue learning about the Southern Baptist Convention by asking, “What do Southern Baptists Do?” The following information was taken from www.sbc.net.What Southern Baptists DoSouthern ...  Read More

The Southern Baptist Convention will take place this year on June 12-15 in Anaheim, California. In the weeks leading up to the convention, I want to take some time to remind us about this denomination...  Read More

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” (Matthew 28:19...  Read More

So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation. (Genesis 2:3, ESV)The word sabbatical comes from Sabbath, which simply means r...  Read More

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” (Matthew 28:19...  Read More

“But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.”(1 Corinthians 15:20, ESV)God has put eternity in the human heart (Ecclesiastes 3:11). It’s no wonde...  Read More

If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain. . ., and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins. . . .  If we have hoped...  Read More