Ministry

Celebrating Ten Years as Pastor at NHBC

On July 15, I celebrated ten years as pastor here at New Highland!  What a journey it has been! ...

Numbers 16:41-50

When God calls a person into ministry, one of the roles is the priestly ministry wherein he or she helps the congregant commune with God. One example of the importance of the priestly role for a minister is crisis care. When a person is in the hospital with a health crisis, the minister may be the only connection to God that person has. We represent Christ is a very significant way through the priestly role. Other aspects of this role are officiating in the “rites of passage” in life: child dedications, baptisms, graduations, weddings, funerals, and the Ord

Jeremiah 26:20-24

Today’s passage tells us about an obscure prophet named Uriah. The notes in my study Bible report that his name does not appear anywhere else in the Old Testament. While there are only four verses that deal with his life as a prophet, we glean much about his call of God. Uriah was a man who prophesied in the name of the Lord. There’s no question of his obedience to the God of Israel. The text also reports how he prophesied: against Jerusalem and Judah “as