The weather is cooling down; the leaves are beginning to fall; crockpots are coming out; fans fill the stadiums on Friday nights; and it also means that it’s...

By Helen Logan Last year when we celebrated our 175th anniversary at the church, someone came to me and asked if I would like to look into the history of Hil...

As I started to write this article for the newsletter, I received word that a close friend passed away. I’ve been processing this information . Jim made othe...

By Hannah Sweet The weather is beginning to turn, and a chill hangs in the air; Halloween costumes line the shelves and children clamor to find that perfect ...

The Glory of Humility Humility is a very underplayed virtue in these modern times, however, the Bible reminds us in both Proverbs 3:34 and 1 Peter 5:5 both...

By Hannah Sweet If you are anything like me then you have spent a considerable amount of time thinking about what you want to do with your life, and no, I do...

By Hannah Sweet When we are little, we are taught that there is danger among strangers, or stranger danger as it’s most commonly referred to. It’s an instinc...

By Hannah Sweet I am of the mindset that I can do anything I set myself to do, and there is a lot of biblical evidence to support such a claim, not just the w...

It feels like it's been forever, doesn't it? And a lot of you might be wondering what the heck is up with that! Well as per usual, things are never dull here...

By Hannah Sweet Love is a lot like math. Love, like math is often confusing, and can take hours to figure out one little problem; but like math, love is the ...

By Hannah Sweet I am the sort of person who is constantly and consistently amazed. Whether that stems from my own obliviousness or the fact that there are tr...

Love. When you think about love you are most likely drawn to romantic love, but there are so many other types of love that are integral to being a well round...

By Hannah Sweet It’s no secret that my husband and I do not live near any of his family, but instead live near mine. At Christmas time his family will send u...

A charming story is told of Pepita, a poor Mexican girl, who had no gift to present the Christ Child at Christmas Eve Services. As Pepita walked slowly to th...

Keeping our discussion on tradition going is our very own Andi (Greenawalt) Sharp. Born and raised among the Hilltop community, Andi has many fond memories a...

There were sheepherders camping in the neighborhood. They had set night watches over their sheep. Suddenly, God’s angel stood among them and God’s glory blaz...

By Hannah Sweet In life we prepare for all sorts of things. We prepare dinner; we prepare our children for school; we prepare ourselves for our work days; we...