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Date |
Title |
2015 |
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01-17-2015 |
Supporting Our State Conventions |
2014 |
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11-20-2014 |
The State of Our State Conventions |
10-31-2014 |
Preparing Believers to Endure Hostility |
09-26-2014 |
Leadership and Social Media |
09-18-2014 |
Avoid These Four Staff Infections |
06-13-2014 |
We're Looking for an Associate Music Minister |
05-23-2014 |
Free Access to My Sermon Illustration Database -- and Other Resources |
03-13-2014 |
Celebrating Another "In-Town Mission Trip" |
2013 |
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11-14-2013 |
Invest and Invite...and Invest |
11-01-2013 |
How Leaders H.E.L.P. |
10-24-2013 |
Practice What You Teach |
10-17-2013 |
The Believer-Leader |
06-07-2013 |
Our Recipe: Respect + Conviction |
05-30-2013 |
Missionaries in a Changing Culture |
05-09-2013 |
Beware The Lure of Busyness |
05-02-2013 |
We Are God's "Store Window" |
03-21-2013 |
This One "I-Can-Do-That" Action Will Transform a Church |
03-15-2013 |
Do You See the Mud or the Masterpiece? |
02-28-2013 |
What Each Generation Wants to Know |
02-21-2013 |
A Visit with Henry Gonzales, Austin Area Commander, Salvation Army |
02-15-2013 |
How Does the Decline of Bible Knowledge in America Impact Our Mission? |
01-25-2013 |
A Place to Find and Follow Jesus Together |
01-17-2013 |
Watch Me |
2012 |
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12-20-2012 |
Get Ready for This Churchwide Banquet! |
03-23-2012 |
How's Your Influence? |
03-09-2012 |
Prayer Points |
03-02-2012 |
Called |
02-24-2012 |
Linstant Leader |
02-16-2012 |
A Visit with David Smith, Director, Austin Baptist Association |
02-02-2012 |
Seven Lessons We Can Learn From Our Critics |
01-26-2012 |
Leadership Vows for the New Year, Part Four |
01-19-2012 |
Leadership Vows for the New Year, Part Three |
01-12-2012 |
Leadership Vows for the New Year, Part Two |
01-05-2012 |
Leadership Vows for the New Year |
2011 |
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12-01-2011 |
Partnerships For Reaching Texas |
11-11-2011 |
On the Good Ship Hillcrest |
11-03-2011 |
Practice What You Teach |
10-06-2011 |
Elevating Vision, Part Three |
09-29-2011 |
Elevating Vision, Part Two |
09-22-2011 |
Elevating Vision, Part One |
09-16-2011 |
How to be Used for God's Glory |
09-01-2011 |
Kids Ministry is Golden |
08-11-2011 |
Small-Group Prayer Times |
08-04-2011 |
Stages Up the H.I.L.L. -- Stage Four |
07-28-2011 |
Stages Up the H.I.L.L. -- Stage Three |
07-21-2011 |
Stages Up the H.I.L.L. -- Stage Two |
07-14-2011 |
Stages Up the H.I.L.L. -- Stage One |
07-08-2011 |
Stages Up the H.I.L.L. |
06-30-2011 |
Striking Rocks and Other Leadership Sins |
06-23-2011 |
Your Summer Reading Assignment |
06-17-2011 |
A Visit with Eileen Flynn, Faith Columnist, Austin American-Statesman |
06-10-2011 |
140 Characters of Inspiration |
06-02-2011 |
"Fixin' To" |
05-27-2011 |
Pray for Our NOMAPs! |
04-07-2011 |
Volunteers Needed! |
03-17-2011 |
The Best Way to Remember Saint Patrick |
03-10-2011 |
Let's Hear It For Plodding Visionaries |
03-04-2011 |
Andrew and Barnabas and You and Me |
02-24-2011 |
Is Your Leadership Resulting In Anyone's Conversion? |
02-17-2011 |
A Visit with Donna Houser, Anderson High School Principal |
02-10-2011 |
Starting Conversations About God |
02-03-2011 |
Join a NOMAP! |
01-28-2011 |
Update on Our Youth Minister Search |
01-14-2011 |
Too Busy Not to Pray |
2010 |
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12-30-2010 |
Do You Remember the Mission? |
12-23-2010 |
An Update on the Search for Our Next Minister to Students |
12-16-2010 |
Ten Questions to Ask at a Christmas Gathering |
12-09-2010 |
Five Commitments of Great Teams |
12-03-2010 |
Your Home Can Be a NOMAP |
11-19-2010 |
How to Handle Charitable Appeals in Your Group |
11-12-2010 |
In the City, For the City |
11-05-2010 |
The Search for Our Next Minister to Students |
10-28-2010 |
Two Secrets of Successful Multi-generational Churches |
10-22-2010 |
Watch Me |
10-14-2010 |
What I'm Reading and Listening To |
10-07-2010 |
Hillcrest On Mission |
10-01-2010 |
Introverts in Church Leadership |
09-23-2010 |
A Museum to Missed Opportunity |
09-17-2010 |
The I.P.I. Principle |
09-09-2010 |
Stages into Deeper Small-Group Fellowship |
09-02-2010 |
Intelligence About Things to Be Done |
08-19-2010 |
Our Leadership Huddle and the Transformational Church Survey |
08-12-2010 |
Be Part of Our 'Second Impressions' Team! |
08-05-2010 |
Leading with a Limp |
07-23-2010 |
U-N-I-F-Y! |
07-09-2010 |
Are You Expecting? |
07-01-2010 |
This Is Why We Sign Up |
06-25-2010 |
Since Strangling Isn't an Option.... |
06-11-2010 |
A Leader's Mic is Always On |
06-04-2010 |
Bullseye! |
05-27-2010 |
Your Part in the Transformational Church Project |
05-21-2010 |
Leading Change: Shape the Path |
05-13-2010 |
Leading Change: Motivate the Elephant |
05-06-2010 |
Leading Change: Direct the Rider |
04-29-2010 |
Pray Until 5 Things Are Manifest |
04-22-2010 |
12 Strategies for Leadership |
04-08-2010 |
Christ's Blueprint for his Church: Community |
04-01-2010 |
Christ's Blueprint for his Church: Holiness |
03-26-2010 |
Christ's Blueprint for his Church: Oneness |
03-19-2010 |
Observations on Leadership |
03-11-2010 |
When You Get Knee-Jerk Reactions Against Your Influence |
03-04-2010 |
Leading in the Midst of Personal Trials |
02-26-2010 |
Examining the Impact of Our Leadership |
02-18-2010 |
A Place for Seekers |
02-11-2010 |
Rediscovering the Value of 'Church' |
01-28-2010 |
Getting Ready for a Unique Event |
01-22-2010 |
On the Good Ship Hillcrest |
01-15-2010 |
There's an App for That |
2009 |
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12-17-2009 |
We Want Your Input |
11-13-2009 |
Hillcrest’s Volunteer Force |
11-06-2009 |
Ignore Your Critics |
10-23-2009 |
You Are God's Instrument in Conversion |
10-15-2009 |
Prayer Tour Time! |
10-08-2009 |
Is 'Find and Follow Jesus Together' Sticky? |
10-02-2009 |
Self-Control in a Wired World |
09-25-2009 |
You Can Get Our Church Ready for the Prayer Tour |
09-17-2009 |
A Fire in the Fire Station |
09-11-2009 |
The More Things Change... |
09-03-2009 |
On a Mission... From God |
08-27-2009 |
Thanks to our Caring Friends Ministry |
08-13-2009 |
Teach Small-Group Members to Pray |
08-06-2009 |
Sunday's Big Idea |
06-11-2009 |
My Prayer Requests |
06-04-2009 |
What if There Was a Scouting Report on the Ministry? |
05-28-2009 |
Leadership in the Reactive Zone |
05-22-2009 |
Hillcrest’s Formerly Unchurched |
05-14-2009 |
Cultural Conversation Starters, Part 3 |
05-07-2009 |
Cultural Conversation Starters, Part 2 |
04-30-2009 |
Cultural Conversation Starters |
04-23-2009 |
Campus Renovation is Underway! |
04-02-2009 |
How to Be a Church for Emerging Adults |
03-26-2009 |
Is Our Church A Place for Emerging Adults? |
03-19-2009 |
10 Reasons You're Probably Going to Fail |
03-12-2009 |
Three Essential Activities for Your Class or Group |
02-26-2009 |
Five Essentials When Praying for the Lost, Week 6 |
02-19-2009 |
Five Essentials When Praying for the Lost, Week 5 |
02-12-2009 |
Five Essentials When Praying for the Lost, Week 4 |
02-05-2009 |
Five Essentials When Praying for the Lost, Week 3 |
01-29-2009 |
Five Essentials When Praying for the Lost, Week 2 |
01-22-2009 |
Five Essentials When Praying for the Lost, Week 1 |
01-15-2009 |
How to Pray for Your Pastor |
01-08-2009 |
Inreach and Outreach |
2008 |
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12-18-2008 |
Four Doorways to the Heart |
12-11-2008 |
In 2009, Let’s Get Together at 10! |
12-04-2008 |
Three Things a Biblically Faithful Church Will Do |
11-20-2008 |
Does God Use Me? |
11-13-2008 |
How is Ministry Leadership Unlike Business Leadership? |
11-06-2008 |
Multi-Generational Worship |
10-30-2008 |
Passing the Baton with Reverse Mentoring |
10-23-2008 |
Passing the Baton by Raising Expectations |
10-16-2008 |
Decoding our Church's ZIP Code |
10-09-2008 |
Passing the Baton |
10-02-2008 |
Win-Win (Part 5) |
09-25-2008 |
Win-Win (Part 4) |
09-18-2008 |
Win-Win (Part 3) |
09-11-2008 |
Your 9-11 |
09-04-2008 |
Win-Win (Part 2) |
08-28-2008 |
Win-Win (Part 1) |
08-21-2008 |
Making an Impact: Our Unity |
08-14-2008 |
Making an Impact: Our Generosity |
08-07-2008 |
Making an Impact: Our Prayers |
07-31-2008 |
Making an Impact: Our Passion |
07-24-2008 |
What is Our Church's Attitude Toward Seekers? |
07-17-2008 |
Three 'Aches' of Ministry, Part 3 |
07-10-2008 |
Three 'Aches' of Ministry, Part 2 |
07-04-2008 |
Three 'Aches' of Ministry, Part 1 |
06-27-2008 |
Who Stole My Church? |
06-20-2008 |
When Leaders Pray, Week Eight |
06-12-2008 |
When Leaders Pray, Week Seven |
06-05-2008 |
When Leaders Pray, Week Six |
05-29-2008 |
When Leaders Pray, Week Five |
05-22-2008 |
When Leaders Pray, Week Four |
05-15-2008 |
When Leaders Pray, Week Three |
05-08-2008 |
When Leaders Pray, Week Two |
05-01-2008 |
When Leaders Pray, Week One |
04-25-2008 |
Fellowship and Partnership |
04-17-2008 |
Four Doors of Change |
04-11-2008 |
The I.P.I. Principle |
04-04-2008 |
Status Update on Our Facility Update |
03-27-2008 |
unChristian Christianity: Judgmental |
03-20-2008 |
UnChristian Christianity: Too Political |
03-14-2008 |
unChristian Christianity: Sheltered |
03-01-2008 |
What to Make of America's Unfaithful Faithful |
02-22-2008 |
unChristian Christianity: Anti-Homosexual |
02-14-2008 |
unChristian Christianity: Counting Scalps |
02-07-2008 |
unChristian Christianity: Hypocritical |
01-31-2008 |
unChristian Christianity |
01-25-2008 |
Handling Criticism |
01-17-2008 |
Connection Campaign Update |
01-11-2008 |
How to Help People Love God's Church |
01-03-2008 |
The Church Leadership Summit |
2007 |
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12-24-2007 |
Intimidated by the Culture, Part 3 |
12-13-2007 |
Intimidated by the Culture, Part 2 |
12-07-2007 |
Intimidated by the Culture, Part 1 |
11-30-2007 |
The Great Omission |
11-16-2007 |
What I'm Listening To |
11-08-2007 |
Five Cultural Struggles: Aloneness |
11-01-2007 |
Five Cultural Struggles: Brokenness |
10-25-2007 |
Five Cultural Struggles: Truth |
10-18-2007 |
Five Cultural Struggles: Tolerance |
10-11-2007 |
Five Cultural Struggles: Trust |
10-05-2007 |
How Can We Correct Christianity’s Image Problem? |
09-27-2007 |
Reaching the De-Churched, Part 2 |
09-20-2007 |
Reaching the De-Churched, Part 1 |
09-13-2007 |
'Come and See' or 'Go and Tell'? |
09-06-2007 |
Practice What You Teach |
08-30-2007 |
Hillcrest Generations |
08-16-2007 |
Nine Habits of Effective Churches |
08-09-2007 |
Seven Principles for Every Project |
08-02-2007 |
Freestyling with the Holy Spirit |
07-26-2007 |
Four Secrets of Success: Thievery |
07-19-2007 |
Four Secrets of Success: Failure |
07-12-2007 |
Four Secrets of Success: Ignorance |
07-07-2007 |
Four Secrets of Success: Laziness |
06-29-2007 |
Developing Our College-and-Career Ministry |
06-21-2007 |
Contend, Contextualize, Cooperate |
06-15-2007 |
Wanted: Influencers |
06-07-2007 |
How Are We Doing With People at the Preconversion Phase? |
05-31-2007 |
Ora Labora |
05-24-2007 |
What a 'Thank You' Note Can Teach Us |
05-17-2007 |
Why Do Some Ideas Survive and Others Die? |
05-11-2007 |
Whom Are You Helping Up the H.I.L.L.? |
05-04-2007 |
Stages Up the H.I.L.L. -- Stage Four |
04-27-2007 |
Stages Up the H.I.L.L.--Stage Three |
04-20-2007 |
Stages Up the H.I.L.L.--Stage Two |
04-12-2007 |
Stages Up the H.I.L.L.--Stage One |
04-06-2007 |
Stages Up the H.I.L.L. |
03-29-2007 |
Can People Find and Follow Jesus Together |
03-23-2007 |
Finding and Following Jesus Together |
03-08-2007 |
Meet Your Mission Field |
03-01-2007 |
Introducing a Vital Ministry |
02-22-2007 |
Combine Clarity with Urgency |
02-15-2007 |
Clarify What We Plan to Preserve |
02-08-2007 |
Problem-Casting Before Vision-Casting |
02-02-2007 |
The Wisdom of Looking Ahead |
01-25-2007 |
10 Signs You're Not Ready for Change |
01-18-2007 |
Dealing with the Difficult |
01-11-2007 |
Softened to Death |
01-04-2007 |
Prayer Work |
2006 |
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12-22-2006 |
Memories or Mission? |
12-15-2006 |
Physician, Heal Thyself |
12-07-2006 |
Giving Your Full Attention to Prayer |
11-30-2006 |
Seeing the Unchurched Returning |
11-17-2006 |
Lessons from Valleygate |
11-09-2006 |
Ted Haggard and Staff Infections |
10-26-2006 |
Help with our Pumpkin Party! |
10-19-2006 |
Get Everyone Ready for October 29! |
10-12-2006 |
Answering the 'So What' Questions |
10-05-2006 |
Connecting God’s Word to Our World |
09-28-2006 |
How to Connect the World to the Word, Part Three |
09-21-2006 |
How to Connect the World to the Word, Part Two |
09-14-2006 |
How to Connect the World to the Word, Part One |
09-08-2006 |
Plan For Great Days—and a Great Life |
08-31-2006 |
An Ancient Tool to Explore and Explain the Faith |
08-25-2006 |
A New Sermon Series and A Free Book |
08-17-2006 |
An EPIC Church for EPIC Times |
08-10-2006 |
It’s All About Connection |
08-03-2006 |
The Personalized Home Page: A New Tool for Keeping Up |
07-27-2006 |
Connecting the Great Commandment to the Great Commission |
07-20-2006 |
Responsively Challenged |
06-29-2006 |
Serving with Hill Elementary |
06-22-2006 |
Being God’s Community for Our Community |
06-08-2006 |
Pour Your Heart Into It! |
06-01-2006 |
Stick to It |
05-25-2006 |
Great Teams |
05-19-2006 |
Missionaries to Austin? |
05-04-2006 |
Good News About Sunday Mornings! |
04-27-2006 |
Seven Tips for Handling E-Mail |
04-20-2006 |
A Five-Week Launch! |
04-13-2006 |
A Postcard from Hillcrest Church |
04-06-2006 |
Our Neighborhood CAN HUNGER Project |
03-30-2006 |
How to Shift Your Church’s Culture |
03-23-2006 |
The IPI Principle |
03-16-2006 |
What Church Staff Wish Lay Leaders Knew |
03-03-2006 |
Bringing the Word to Our Changing Culture |
02-23-2006 |
His Harvest Field |
02-09-2006 |
Helpful Online Resources |
02-02-2006 |
Second-Half Adults |
01-26-2006 |
First-Half Adults (update) |
01-19-2006 |
Five Issues That Can’t Be Ignored |
01-12-2006 |
Question Call |
01-05-2006 |
Snowboarding at Midlife |
2005 |
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12-22-2005 |
A Midlife Crisis for Churches? |
12-08-2005 |
Changing Light Bulbs |
12-01-2005 |
Dream Team |
11-18-2005 |
Your Leadership and April 16 |
11-17-2005 |
Your Leadership and April 16 |
11-10-2005 |
W-A-R-M-T-H |
11-03-2005 |
Five Types of Leaders |
10-27-2005 |
Don’t Stuff the Dog! |
10-20-2005 |
Last Call for the Leadership Breakfast! |
10-13-2005 |
Leadership Isn’t Gripe Management |
10-06-2005 |
The Steps We Take With Our Guests |
09-29-2005 |
Bryan and Amy’s Story |
09-15-2005 |
Culture Creation—Part Two |
09-08-2005 |
Culture Creation |
09-01-2005 |
From 'Yikes!' to 'Yay!' - Part Two |
08-25-2005 |
From 'Yikes!' to 'Yay!' - Part One |
08-18-2005 |
Herb’s Renovation Story |
08-11-2005 |
Elishea's Story |
08-04-2005 |
Plan for Great Days |
07-28-2005 |
Time for Two Services? |
07-22-2005 |
Coming Attractions |
07-14-2005 |
Your Church Staff |
07-07-2005 |
Heads-Up: Get Ready for Our New Fall Schedule |
06-23-2005 |
It’s a 27-Out Game |
06-16-2005 |
Leadership on Loan |
06-09-2005 |
Leadership in Bite-Sized Pieces |
06-02-2005 |
Three Reasons to Bring Your YES to Our Meeting! |
05-26-2005 |
From Clutter to Clarity |
05-19-2005 |
The Lord of the Rings: Wrapping It Up |
05-12-2005 |
The Lord of the Rings: Step Four |
05-05-2005 |
The Lord of the Rings: Step Three |
04-28-2005 |
The Lord of the Rings: Step Two |
04-21-2005 |
The Lord of the Rings: Step One |
04-14-2005 |
The Lord of the Rings |
04-07-2005 |
Fajitas For Your Class? |
03-31-2005 |
Lots and Spots |
03-24-2005 |
Maundy Leadership |
03-10-2005 |
Jesus in the Pulpit: Decision Time |
03-03-2005 |
Jesus in the Pulpit: He Welcomed Seekers |
02-24-2005 |
It’s All About What God Says and Those God Loves |
02-17-2005 |
Getting Ready for our Vision Check-Up |
02-10-2005 |
Jesus in the Pulpit: Jokes and Stories |
02-03-2005 |
Jesus in the Pulpit: Practical Guidance |
01-27-2005 |
Jesus in the Pulpit: Verse-With-Verse Preaching |
01-13-2005 |
THEM-Consciousness |
01-06-2005 |
Worship Services for the Twenty-First Century |
2004 |
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12-16-2004 |
Hillcrest Generations: Median Adults |
12-09-2004 |
Hillcrest Generations: Senior Adults |
12-02-2004 |
Hillcrest Generations |
11-18-2004 |
Post-PDL |
11-11-2004 |
Now It’s Time for The Purpose-Driven Church |
11-04-2004 |
Ten Surprises About the Unchurched |
10-28-2004 |
Progress and Patience |
10-21-2004 |
Purpose-Driven Examples |
10-14-2004 |
Our Exciting Bible Study Groups! |
10-07-2004 |
Your Part in Our Ministry Fair |
09-30-2004 |
The Annual Inoculation Against Staff Infections |
09-23-2004 |
The Four Phases of Change: Commitment |
09-16-2004 |
The Four Phases of Change: Exploration |
09-09-2004 |
The Four Phases of Change: Resistance |
09-02-2004 |
The Four Phases of Change: Denial |
08-26-2004 |
Come Meet Our Diakonoi! |
08-19-2004 |
Challenge for the New Church Year |
08-12-2004 |
How People React to Change |
08-05-2004 |
SWOT Team |
07-29-2004 |
The Three C’s of Staffing |
07-22-2004 |
Subculture or Counterculture? |
07-15-2004 |
A Resource for Keeping in Touch |
07-08-2004 |
Fixin’ To |
07-01-2004 |
Lord, Listen To Your Leaders Praying |
06-24-2004 |
Sunday Partnership |
06-17-2004 |
A Word from Our Education Minister, Herb Ingram |
06-10-2004 |
A Word from Our Children’s Minister, BJ Linam |
06-03-2004 |
A Word from Our Music Minister, Gene Chappell |
05-27-2004 |
A Word from Our Youth Minister, Jim Siegel |
05-20-2004 |
Welcome Aboard! |
05-13-2004 |
Good to Great: Getting Ready for Vision Sunday |
05-06-2004 |
Good to Great: The Hillcrest Hedgehog |
04-29-2004 |
Good to Great: The Parable of Two Grocers |
04-22-2004 |
Good to Great: Values, Then Vision |
04-15-2004 |
Good to Great: Getting the Flywheel Spinning |
04-08-2004 |
Good to Great! |
04-01-2004 |
Service or Serve Us? |
03-25-2004 |
Courage or Comfort? |
03-11-2004 |
Streamlining our Church Schedule |
03-04-2004 |
An EPIC Church for EPIC Times |
02-26-2004 |
From Six Months to Six Weeks |
02-19-2004 |
Looking Ahead |
02-12-2004 |
Understand Why Others Misunderstand You |
02-05-2004 |
Find the Core People from Your Committed People |
01-29-2004 |
From Coasting to Commitment |
01-15-2004 |
Moving People from the Community into the Crowd |
01-08-2004 |
Moving People Through the Circles of Commitment |
2003 |
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12-18-2003 |
Exposing the Word |
12-11-2003 |
Circles of Commitment |
12-04-2003 |
Shaped to Serve |
11-20-2003 |
Tension Headaches in a Growing Church |
11-13-2003 |
The Sermon on the Amount |
11-06-2003 |
Fire in My Bones |
10-30-2003 |
Four Gateways to the Heart |
10-23-2003 |
Outside These Walls: Part Three |
10-16-2003 |
Outside These Walls: Part Two |
10-09-2003 |
Outside These Walls: Part One |
10-02-2003 |
A Homework Assignment for You – Really! |
09-25-2003 |
Laryngitis Leadership |
09-18-2003 |
The IPI Principle |
09-11-2003 |
The Discover Hillcrest Class — Why You Should Attend |
09-04-2003 |
Helpful Resources for Christian Leaders |
08-28-2003 |
Staff Infections |
08-21-2003 |
If It Ain’t Broke . . . |
08-14-2003 |
The Great Omission |
08-07-2003 |
A Partnership with Me; An Example for Others |
07-31-2003 |
The Hillcrest W’s |
07-24-2003 |
Watch Your Step! |
07-17-2003 |
Living the ‘One-Anothers’ of the Bible |
07-10-2003 |
Are You Contagious? |
07-03-2003 |
The God-Oriented Life |
06-26-2003 |
Our H.I.L.L. to Crest |