Pastor’s Message/Announcements
Be Still….
Dear Friends and Family of HBC, I was losing my patience. After all I was doing them a favor and they did not seem interested or concerned that I had places to go, things to do and my time was limited. Finally, I could not tolerate their lack of courtesy or concern any longer and […]
Continue ReadingPlanting a Seed
Dear Friends and Family of HBC, Recently I received two emails that I never expected, yet brought me much joy. The first email simply read “Good day. Is this the email address for Dan Brown?”. The second email came from the same sender and it read “Hi, let me know if you recognize anything in […]
Continue ReadingRun Church, Run!
Dear Friends and Family of Hilton Baptist Church, Here is a little-known fact about me that you may not know. While in High School I was on the Track and Field Team. As I recall a friend and I decided to join the team was because we were bored. Perhaps the cute girls may have […]
Continue ReadingTen Little Christians
Dear friends of Hilton Baptist Church, Okay, I admit that I am cheating, I am not writing anything new for this month’s Banner. I decided to recycle something I shared with you several years ago. As our sanctuary renovation process is underway, many of us hope this will be a new start for our church. […]
Continue ReadingPastor Dan’s Summer Reading
Dear Friends and Family of Hilton Baptist Church, For the last several years I have offered some suggestions of books you may find beneficial to read throughout the summer. Here are a few of the books that I’ve found meaningful in the past year, and I think you may enjoy them on a summer’s day […]
Continue ReadingCome and See The Chosen
Dear Friends and Family of Hilton Baptist Church, Please forgive me if this article sounds like a commercial, but I must share with you a show I am hooked on and I would encourage you to watch it. I believe it will feed your soul. Do not be surprised if I make reference to it […]
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For those that would like to fill out the Silencio survey, you can print it from here.
Continue ReadingThe Spirit Moves
Dear Friends and Family of Hilton Baptist Church, I’ve been thinking about the wind a lot these last few days. I suppose this is somewhat unavoidable because in my “neck of the woods” it has been quite windy. Even now as I write this, I can hear the roar of the wind outside my window […]
Continue ReadingLet The Light Into Your Soul
Dear Friends and Family of HBC, Okay, a full confession – I was caught red handed and then I tried to cover it up. Before we go any further let me share the context behind this confession. In January we started looking at various spiritual practices with the help of a book called “Silencio”. The […]
Continue ReadingGod Provides
Dear Friends and Family of HBC, One of the best decisions I ever made was to attend Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. I consider those years to be among the best of my life. While at seminary I received a great education while my faith was deepened, stretched and strengthened. I made good friends […]
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