Prayer for Night Workers

Some of you work or have worked the night shift.  In the days before electricity and incandescent lights, work ended at sundown.  Life came to a halt.  People wrote or read by oil lamp or candlelight.  They were awakened at dawn by the rooster’s...

The POP Maze

Fall has arrived!  “Pumpkin Spice” can be found everywhere — in your latte, muffins, candles, air fresheners and even in peanut butter! People are starting to decorate. And churches, including ours, are planning fall festivals and...

Mental Health Matters

Join us for this 4-week series on Mental Health Awareness at Huguenot Road Baptist Church. Throughout the series, special guest practitioners will help us to be better informed about the critical issues concerning mental health that our churches and families face...

Simple Prayers

On Wednesdays during September, I am facilitating a Bible study on prayer. The Lord’s Prayer, as recorded in Luke 11:1-4, is the guiding passage.  I have chosen the book Before Amen, by Max Lucado, as our tool for practical application.  Lucado takes us...

Divine Interruptions

On Saturday night, September 9, 2023, Melanie and I were driving back from Harrisonburg, and I received a call from Norman Boswell. (Norman is a charter member of our church and he also serves as our Sunday Custodian.) Given the urgency in his voice, I figured there...

Small Acts of Kindness

Little things truly make a big difference! Chick-Fil-A (CFA) team members embody this corporate value, for they are in the people business. Yes, they sell chicken sandwiches, but at the end of the day, it’s relationships that truly matter. CFA has a series of...