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Hunger Elicits Faith
December 8, 2008 | Steve
We continue to exegete the minutes of Highland Presbyterian Church to discern how God is given expression in the most…
Advent Thoughts
December 5, 2008 | Steve
With Advent comes the story of John the Baptist. The story of John the Baptist is a story of the…
Reconciliation and Race (Part 3)
December 1, 2008 | Steve
While the most visible issues of race separation no longer command majority support in our society, the more subtle issues…
Reconciliation and Race (Continued)
November 28, 2008 | Steve
Like many disciples before them, Highland was not always confident of the faith that called them. Occasionally they would seek…
Reconciliation and Race
November 26, 2008 | Steve
In 1950, less than six months after the official formation of Highland Church, the Session appointed Bill Thacker to the…
When Did We See You
November 25, 2008 | Steve
Paul declared,”…God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us…
Becoming Like Little Children (Or Learning From Them.)
November 20, 2008 | Steve
In the church, as in society, we are constantly engaged in the infinite debate as to who is the greatest…
Challenging a Violent Society and Its Children
November 19, 2008 | Steve
On the one hand, one can view these various programs and activities related to children and youth as simply a…
The Stranger Within the Gate
November 18, 2008 | Steve
God’s compassion for the “stranger within their gates” found expression in Highland’s concern to minister to the numerous college and…
Seeds of Christ’s Concern for Children
November 17, 2008 | Steve
The needs of children and youth have also shaped the mission of Highland. When Jesus healed the daughter of the…
Children as Promise
November 15, 2008 | Steve
Whether as a nuisance or a promising possibility, children have become a major force in shaping the life of the…
And A Little Child Shall Lead Them
November 12, 2008 | Steve
By 1954, Highland had developed a youth group of about 50 youth and that, together with the existing scout program,…
Let the Children Teach Us
November 11, 2008 | Steve
The concept of youth, that never never land between being a child and being an adult, is a rather recent…
Exegeting a Church’s Values
November 10, 2008 | Steve
From the beginning of Highland’s life, one can see the values that were expressed in their decisions. It is significant…
Children as Problem or Possibility
November 7, 2008 | Steve
Whether as a nuisance or a promising possibility, children have become a major force in shaping the life of the…
Children as problem or Possibility
November 6, 2008 | Steve
We continue the experiment of exegeting the life of a congregation in order to discern the word of God incarnated.…
Exegeting Worship (Part 5)
November 4, 2008 | Steve
What is not recorded in the minutes of the Session meetings at Highland are the many ways in which the…
Exegeting Worship (Part 4)
November 3, 2008 | Steve
Jesus challenged the religious tradition that tried to separate healing and worship when he healed on the Sabbath in the…
Exegeting Worship Part 3
October 31, 2008 | Steve
Whether it was a mistaken understanding or not, there was concern when the Chrismon symbols were first introduced in 1971…
Exegeting Worship Part 2
October 30, 2008 | Steve
Throughout Scripture, it was not merely the act of worship but the attitude with which people entered into worship which…