Author
Rick Higgins
Are you rejoicing that you’re alive? I want to share with you a story that happened two days ago. I was at the intersection of Highway 17 which is a major six lane road with a speed limit of 45… Continue Reading →
Over thirty years ago I started my seminary studies at Columbia International University. Many of my fellow students said, “Make sure you take courses from Dr. Burchett.” I asked, “Which one?” They said, “It doesn’t matter, just sign up for… Continue Reading →
Here it is men – a straightforward guide to the inner lives of women. I must confess as I read that claim I thought of the apocryphal story of the man who found a magic lamp and was granted only one… Continue Reading →
Yesterday was a great day at Lifepark. Eighteen people from our three services were baptized! We have been preaching through Joshua and a couple from our church had a cross commissioned to be sculptured as a stone of remembrance based upon… Continue Reading →
This past week a team of five from The Church at LifePark attended the ReGroup Conference at the Buckhead Church in Atlanta. The Conference was inspirational with plenty of energy and great times of worship. The teaching sessions were filled… Continue Reading →
A cursory glance of the Bible reveals a number of admonitions against fear (one scholar has enumerated 366 commands not to fear). So what does it mean to fear God? The lack of understanding could be attributed to the limitations… Continue Reading →
The Thing in the Bushes: Turning Organizational Blind Spots into Competitive Advantage is “a metaphor to describe the unidentified and often-denied problem that prevents an organization from achieving its goals” (p. 9). How does one confront “the thing in the bushes”? The… Continue Reading →
We are designed to live in community. The Bible contains a significant number of “one another” passages showing our responsibility toward one another. Fellowship is not an optional luxury for a Christian but rather a spiritual necessity. I’ve heard Bill… Continue Reading →
The Bible records an amazing love story about a man who remained faithful to his wife in spite of her unfaithfulness. Hosea was a prophet primarily to the Northern kingdom of Israel and he spoke of God’s love for the… Continue Reading →
Many people have a picture of an ideal day. For some it may be fishing or golfing. For others it may be an adventurous Caribbean vacation or it may be curling up with a good book on a rainy day… Continue Reading →
I have a friend who was recently hospitalized because doctors suspected a serious heart condition. Fortunately, a series of tests concluded that physically he was okay. Just as you must watch over your physical heart, you must also monitor the… Continue Reading →
Life Together is an inspiring description of Christians experiencing fellowship with one another in a small group. Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s wrote this book describing the life and community of his underground seminary during the Nazi era of Germany. This pithy book… Continue Reading →
It seems that many people are frightened by new ideas. Should we rather be frightened when people keep suggesting the same old ones? Several years ago Ralph Neighbour wrote a book entitled, The Seven Last Words of the Church. As you… Continue Reading →
Jeanne and I have recently moved into a beautiful little community called Keswick. We live in an area called Park West which is comprised of twenty-four individual communities, many of them with English names (Arlington, Churchill, Tennyson, Wellesley, etc.) as well… Continue Reading →
This past Sunday First Baptist Church of Mt. Pleasant and The Church at LifePark came together and baptized over 70 people in the Atlantic Ocean at the Isle of Palms. It was a fantastic celebration as people displayed their faith… Continue Reading →
