Author Archive: Pastor Dan Brown
Keep Praying
Dear friends and family of Hilton Baptist Church, I felt a bit foolish. As I was praying, and heard the words that were actually coming out of my mouth, I thought to myself “This is ridiculous. Certainly, God has bigger issues to deal with than this. I am being silly and this is absurd”. Let […]
Continue ReadingGod Never Forgets
Dear friends and family of Hilton Baptist Church, As most of you know my grandmother suffered a stroke over a year ago. Since then she is unable to live alone and her memory is significantly impaired. She frequently asks the same question in a matter of minutes and does not remember what she ate at […]
Continue ReadingPastor’s April Message
Dear Friends and Family of HBC, This month, allow me to share two stories that happened to me recently. These two events may seem completely unrelated but when placed together I believe they share a common lesson. Story #1 – “I’m ready now!” Not long ago my wife Karen mentioned the desire for a Bluebird […]
Continue ReadingGod is on the Move
Dear friends and family of HBC, Our faith is not a “sit still” faith. This is because we believe in a God who is always on the move. Even when God seems distant or quiet, He is active in ways that we cannot see. How often has God seemed absent during a difficult period of […]
Continue ReadingNature Speaks to Me
Dear Friends and Family of HBC, I have been with you for three years. By now you know I often find spiritual lessons in everyday objects and in nature. You may recall last summer I shared this quote from Henri Nouwen: “All of nature conceals great secrets that cannot be revealed to us if we […]
Continue ReadingThe Season of Waiting Is Coming
Dear Friends of Hilton Baptist Church, Recently I spent the day at my parent’s house in Newfane. As it was getting close to dinner we decided to order some food from a nearby sub shop. We placed the order and were told it would be ready in twenty-five minutes. When the appropriate amount of time […]
Continue ReadingWhat God Taught Me
Dear friends and family of HBC, This summer we spent some time looking at the book of nature. We learned we can hear God “speaking” to us through His created world if we will take the time to stop, look around and listen. If God uses all of nature to teach us lessons about Himself, […]
Continue ReadingPastor’s Summer Message
Dear family and friends of Hilton Baptist Church, One of my favorite activities on a summer evening is to sit on the deck facing our back yard and read a good book. Last fall I bought a 556-page book about Ulysses S. Grant and I knew it would take me a long time to read […]
Continue ReadingC’mon Spring!
Dear friends and family of Hilton Baptist Church, Okay, show of hands – who is ready for Spring?! As I type these words the world outside my window is gray, dreary, and water logged from all the rain. My mother sent me a picture about an […]
Continue ReadingWhere Angels Appear
Dear friends and family of Hilton Baptist Church, You never know when or where an angel may show up. This morning I needed to clear the snow off the driveway which had fallen overnight. The snow blower decided it was too cold to work and refused to cooperate. I was forced to remove the […]
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