Author Archives: Haliburton United Church
Increasing Your Faith – Part 3
– Can we increase our faith in humanity? – “What is written in the Law?” [Jesus] replied. “How do you read it?” He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” “You […]
Increasing Your Faith – Part 2
– Can we increase our faith in mechanical things? – Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track. Proverbs 3:5-6 MSG Christians around the world since […]
Transportation Improves Lives / More
Mission & Service Stories for June Transportation Is Key to Improving Lives High gas prices, the cost of a vehicle, and lack of public transit that reaches job-rich areas can be barriers to creating a better life. Your gifts through Mission & Service help. Your Gifts Support Displaced People in Ukraine More than 12 million […]
Increasing Your Faith – Part 1
– Is it possible? – Jesus said to them, “Because you have so little faith. For sure, I tell you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to over there,’ and it would move over. You will be able to do anything.“ Matthew 17:20 NLV […]
Don’t Calculate Without God
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5 Following are excerpts from the text by Oswald Chambers in My Utmost for His Highest (Classic). To read the full devotion, go to utmost.org. Don’t calculate without God. God seems to have a delightful way of […]
Kits for Ukraine / More
Mission & Service Stories for May Food and Hygiene Kits for Ukraine By the end of March, over four million refugees had fled Ukraine, 90 per cent of them women and children. Gifts with Vision – the United Church’s giving catalogue – has just unveiled its latest gifts to help them. Taken and Detained: 17-Year-Old […]
Acting Together for Ukraine
Your support is helping to provide shelter, clean water, food, and medical attention. We are stronger together, and what affects one of us affects all of us. These two truths have become even more apparent as the invasion of Ukraine continues to cost precious lives and rapidly create a humanitarian crisis. The United Nations reports […]
Thank You for Showing Love
Love the way God loves. That’s arguably what Jesus’ whole ministry was about, and it’s summarized in his most travelled quote: “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: […]
Dreams are Realized through Education
Tamilarasi is a very bright 15-year-old from a small village in Tamil Nadu, South India. She is lucky to be able to go to school. In her village, girls her age are often pulled out of school to be married. Life isn’t easy. Tamilarasi’s father recently died in an accident and she is living with […]
HUC CLOSED
Haliburton United Church (HUC) is closed until further notice. Online services will continue Sundays at 11:15 a.m. on YouTube. The decision to close has been made by HUC Elders (Session) due to concern for the health of our church community, given the rapid global spread of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Access to […]
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