by Brian Burkholder | Jan 12, 2021 | Pastor's Blog
Developing healthy habits is an integral part of living well. The beginning of each year gives us an opportunity for a fresh start, a chance to change our habits from unhealthy ones to healthy ones. Don’t worry, this is not a blog to get you to eat well, stop smoking...
by Brian Burkholder | Dec 17, 2020 | Pastor's Blog
For the past few weeks at Hollywood Community Church, we have been challenging you to prayerfully consider tangible ways to love your neighbor. This weekend we will distribute heart-shaped cards that tell you neighbor, “God loves you, and so do we!” I am so...
by Brian Burkholder | Dec 12, 2020 | Pastor's Blog
In Matthew 22, Jesus was asked which is the greatest commandment. His response was profoundly rooted in the Old Testament. He quoted from the Shema found in Deuteronomy 6:5 – “ You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul and...
by Brian Burkholder | Nov 10, 2020 | Pastor's Blog
So what do you think of Barnabas? You may respond by saying, “Who in the world is Barnabas?” I am speaking of the Barnabas of the New Testament, a contemporary of the apostle Paul. If you have read through the book of Acts, you most certainly have encountered him. ...
by Brian Burkholder | Oct 28, 2020 | Pastor's Blog
Although medical experts supposedly had warned of a worldwide pandemic for many years, the COVID crisis caught the Church off-guard. Quite honestly, as church leaders we were totally unprepared. Just last year our Church elders began discussing doomsday...
by Brian Burkholder | Sep 23, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
Have you found yourself staring at something or someone? You are so mesmerized by what you see, that you cannot take your eyes off of it. Such a trance-like state happens to us more often than we think. We are hypnotized by television, enthralled by a...