By Pastor Stephen Hess – The first couple of months of 2017 have been a whirlwind for our family! After being in the adoption process for the better part of year, God answered our prayers and brought a new daughter—Evangeline—into our family. One of the things we have been so thankful for throughout this process […]
adoption, gospelBy Pastor Stephen Hess – As we started the new year at Highview we have been focusing on our theological roots in the Protestant Reformation. 2017 marks the 500th year anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation, and consequently we have been using this anniversary as an occasion to study some of our most foundational […]
reformation, reformed theologyBy Pastor Stephen Hess – I once heard a pastor say that there are certain beliefs within the Christian faith that are “bullet beliefs.” Bullet beliefs are doctrines that are so important that you would be willing to take a bullet to defend them. These doctrines are so non-negotiable that you would give up your […]
reformation, reformed theologyBy Pastor Stephen Hess – It seems like every few years there is a news story about a religious leader who is predicting the end of the world. You may remember it was just a few years ago when American Christian radio host Harold Camping stated that Judgment Day would take place on May 21, […]
advent, christmas, prophecy, sermon seriesBy Pastor Stephen Hess – As I write this article, election day is less than two weeks away. This year we will have yet another opportunity to vote and choose the next President of the United States. One of the things that sets Christians in modern America apart from Christians in the early church is […]
culture, politicsBy Pastor Stephen Hess – Recently we began a new sermon series at Highview called “Resident Aliens.” During this series we are exploring what it means to live as a Christian in today’s world. In one sense we are “residents” of this world. We live here, we work here, and we raise our families here. […]
church, kingdom, kingdom of godBy Pastor Stephen Hess – Christians in the United States have become increasingly aware that they are living in a rapidly changing and divided culture. It is rapidly changing in that many of the religious and moral values that were prevalent fifty years ago are no longer held by the majority of Americans. The result […]
culture, kingdom, kingdom of god, sermon seriesBy Pastor Stephen Hess – Recently Meagan and I embarked on a new journey. Many of you have heard that this spring we began the process to pursue adopting another child. A number of people have asked me questions about the adoption process and one of the primary words I use to describe it is […]
adoptionBy Pastor Stephen Hess – On June 21st – 25th I had the opportunity to travel to the 36th General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. The General Assembly is an annual meeting where leaders from across our denomination gather to worship, conduct church business, and make decisions pertaining to our life together. This year’s […]
EPC, evangelical presbyterian church, presbyterianismBy Pastor Stephen Hess – Many people have heard the famous story about the speech that Vince Lombardi gave at the Green Bay Packers training camp in July of 1961. The previous season the Packers had suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Philadelphia Eagles and they had been stewing over this loss during the off-season. […]
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