Pastor’s Message/Announcements

Danger of Being a Pastor

Dear Friends and Family of Hilton Baptist Church,   There is a danger in being a pastor.  I don’t think I am the only pastor to experience this but sometimes it feels as if I am.  It is very easy to allow my faith to become something I ‘do’ rather than something that is alive […]

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The Past..The Present..The Future

Dear Friends and Family of Hilton Baptist Church,   I recently spent some time on vacation.  There were a few excursions I wanted to be sure Karen and I took together during this time off.  One of the day trips we planned was a drive to Letchworth State Park.   When we arrived we were […]

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What Price Are We Willing To Pay?

Dear friends and family of Hilton Baptist Church, I recently read an article online about a church that is trying a new approach in attracting new people.  I honestly did not know if I could believe what I was reading.   Yet there are many things in this world that continue to surprise me and I […]

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Matters of the Heart

Dear friends and family of Hilton Baptist Church, As most of you know by now I recently had a medical procedure called a heart ablation.  As I write this I am home sitting on the couch “taking it easy” per instructions from the doctor and insistence from my loving wife.  Most of the people I […]

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Pick Up The Spoon

Members and Friends of HBC, This morning I had breakfast.  I’ve had breakfast nearly every morning for the last 44 years.  If my math is correct, over the course of my life I’ve had breakfast approximately 16,060 times!  That is a lot of Frosted Flakes. I can’t remember what was on the menu each morning.  […]

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Take A Look In The Mirror

Dear friends of Hilton Baptist Church, I called him “Red”.  He was a bit of a celebrity at my previous church in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.  He usually showed up at the church every morning between 8:00 and 10:00 and had a way of getting people’s attention.  Some people found him amusing; some found him to be […]

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