Rev. Ethan Brown, Pastor and Minister of Care & Discipleship

Likely you have heard it before.  The swelling guitar driving the chorus again and again and again and, well, again for good measure. The repetition in the lyrics is an echo of the repetitive nature of the underlying music.  Today, the majority of contemporary Christian music relies on the same three major chords, C, G, and D played over and over again.  There is of course a dash of A minor thrown in, but the major chords are dominant voices.  Together they create an uplifting and powerful...

Paul says in Philippians 1:3-5, "I thank my God for every remembrance of you, always in every one of my prayers for all of you, praying with joy for your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now." I and the staff at Highland Hills are thankful for each of you in this Highland Hills community and for your partnership in this work and witness God has given us. May this season of thankfulness guide your hearts towards praise and communion with our creator, redeemer, and sustainer....

Last year on our trip to Italy some friends took me to what they described as the coolest church in Rome, The Basilica of San Clemente. Located a few minutes walk from the Coliseum, the Basilica de San Clemente is named after Saint Clement, the Bishop of Rome in the late first century and one of the first Fathers of the Church. Supposedly his bones lie entombed in the church after Cyril, another Church Father, discovered them 700 years later. No one really knows and there are several other...