by Allison Payton | Aug 27, 2020 | Pastorial Devotions
As many of you know I was a children’s pastor for over 20 years. As the Lord had it, my Cindy and I traveled to many places in the U.S. and abroad to minister to children. It was a great joy to teach the children on account that they were ready to receive simple...
by Allison Payton | Aug 19, 2020 | Pastorial Devotions
5) Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 6) who, although He existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7) but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant (slave), being made in the likeness of...
by Allison Payton | Aug 13, 2020 | Pastorial Devotions
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today I want to turn our attention to a familiar passage to remind you of a familiar truth. Oftentimes, we tend to look past these well-known passages and truths and forget the splendor and the depth and the treasure that they are...
by Allison Payton | Aug 6, 2020 | Pastorial Devotions
Dear faithful saints at Heritage, As our struggle with the pandemic has morphed into deeper struggles within our nation and the world, it often appears that things are not just going to “go back to normal” any time soon. It often feels like things have spun out of...
by Allison Payton | Jul 31, 2020 | Pastorial Devotions
Dearest HCF Saints, I pray that this day finds you well in the Lord, rejoicing in His goodness and love. As the Psalmist said, Psalm 118:24 – 24 This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it. NASB I pray that you are even now resting...