The passage from Mark 9 follows a significant moment in the life of the inner circle of Jesus’ disciples Peter, James and John.  The moment is literally a “mountain top…

This weekend our global partners at Samara United Methodist Church are celebrating 30 years of being a registered church in Russia. The relationship between HPCUMC and SUMC began in 1996…

“Now faith is the confidence in what we hope for and the assurance about what we do not see.”  Hebrews 11:1 Got faith?   Often we talk about faith as…

How is your worry level today? While some of us can pass a blood pressure test, if we added a sleeping well test, and a worry-o-meter test (I thought I…

Luke Chapter 11 is about a teaching between Jesus and his disciples.  It begins after Jesus is praying in a “certain place.”  A disciple asks for direction on prayer style…

One of the gifts of being a new person in a new place is that you have a unique opportunity to experience that situation for the first time.  As you…

The 4th of July weekend is upon us!  A favorite time for being with family, near the pool or on the lake. Perhaps you will experience a picnic, cookout and…

Hello Hyde Park Community! Pastor Todd and I are looking forward to our first Sunday with you as your new co-senior pastors. We have been preparing for this time with…

On Tuesday, June 7th, CNN reported that the United States was on pace to match or surpass its worst year on record for the number of mass shootings. We have…