The peaceful presence of Christ guides us further along our journey of looking for resurrection. You’re invited to walk with us into the death and resurrection story of Lazarus. Five men from the Highlands Church community and Jenny Morgan hope to bring back to life the story of Lazarus and his siblings. Lazarus’ coming out […]

The death and resurrection of Christ aren’t just things that happened to him or even just happened to him on our behalf. The bible says that because Christ is in us, we too died and have been risen with Christ. Resurrection life has already started for us even if we haven’t biologically died yet.   […]

Death will not have the final say: that’s the gift of resurrection. But belief in resurrection has befuddled most of us for a long time. Does resurrection mean life after death? Or going to heaven when we die? Or is it more like mouth-to-mouth resuscitation? Is resurrection like reincarnation? Or is it reconstitution? What exactly […]

Many worry that our planet is at a near critical point of environmental collapse and that our country is so polarized we may not be able to pull it back together. Many worry that their relationships are unraveling, that they won’t have enough money when they’re older or that they can’t afford insurance to protect […]

The simple contrast between “community for me” and “me for community” captures the heart of a dilemma faced by lots of faith communities. Where does Highlands Church see itself in this question? Where do you see yourself? There’s a prevailing sense of rugged individualism embedded in our culture and maybe even in our church. It […]

The band Pearl Jam has a song called “Not For You”, which has a line that says, “All that’s sacred comes from youth.” Powerful statements like this will often highlight the preciousness of certain elements of adolescence — elements of innocence, the courage to dream, and vitality — while also romanticizing the concept of youth […]

Continuing the conversation about hell (“Tartarus,” and “Gehenna,” and “Hades”), our questions abound. WHAT is hell? WHERE is hell? WHO, if anyone, goes to hell? Is it really sin that sends us to hell or something else? Are some sins worse than others? Are all sins equal? Does God see the Columbine shooters’ sin the […]

In this sermon series about great questions we all ask, just as we all have musings about hell, so too with heaven. And of course, since none of us speaking about heaven and hell have died and “gone there”, if either of them is a “there”, the best we can do is try to understand […]

What do we believe about hell? It’s a complex and disturbing topic. Most of us don’t know enough of the New Testament’s original language to understand the subtle, but important nuances related to the three key “hell” words in the Bible and the very different meanings of each word. The result is that most of […]

On Sunday Highlands Church stood strong with Heather Lundy and Caio Santos as they (and we!) affirmed their calling into Christian Ministry and their ordination as servant-leaders in the Body of Christ. We are elated to be their community. We feel honored to say YES to them, YES with them, and YES for them. May […]