HighPoint Blog

I wonder about Heaven. Not too often, because I'm not a weird-o, but enough to have decided the atmosphere I expect. It's not all too...

Years ago, my family and I moved to Hahn, West Germany - where my dad was stationed in the Air Force. We arrived five days after school...

It happens every year at this time, so I shouldn't be surprised...but I always am. Every year, our daughter has a birthday on 11/4, and...

Some say that trials build character. Maybe. But I think this is more accurate. Trials reveal character. Especially as I continue to walk...

If you hang around me for very long, you'll learn that I'm nostalgic. I love pointing out what happened on this date in history...

"I now pronounce you Husband and Wife..." I don't know about you, but I've been to lots of weddings. I have attended them, been in the...

In 1988 a little booklet caused a big stir. It was entitled, “88 Reasons the World Will End in 1988”. It was convenient for the author that

This past Saturday, we all spent time remembering where we were "when the world stopped turning" 20 years ago when 9-11 happened. Sure...

I have a vivid memory as a child. Not so much of a particular moment, just a recollection. We used those flypaper traps to keep...

The other day, I was killing time at home by watching TV and decided to watch an old episode of "The Office" (aren't they all old?!?)...

“Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: “In a certain town there....

Last week, I saw this meme that had a picture of the Apostle Paul with the following caption: IF THE APOSTLE PAUL WERE ALIVE TODAY: "Paul...

“Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disci

In case you didn’t know it, last week was Spring Break for us here in Florida. It didn’t look like Spring Break, though – nobody was search

“I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine.” -Song of Solomon 6:3 Pastor Jack did our premarital counseling. He pulled no punches...

I hate romantic comedies. I can imagine every male reading this entry just thought "Amen, brother." They're lame. I know the story before it

Well, we did it! My brother and I successfully pulled off the big surprise and showed up at our parents' house Friday night for their big..

“We see a lot of new faces around here” began the conversation with a concerned church member. “But so many of them don’t stay.” He was...

(December 12, 2019) Yesterday, my wife went out-of-town, which means I was in charge of getting our 9-year old to gymnastics practice...

"Be careful with your words. Once they’re said, they can only be forgiven not forgotten." - Carl Sandberg. This is one topic that made me...