Posted March 28th, 2007 by Mike Hubbard
1 John 3:17-18 (ESV)
17 But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? 18 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
No doubt, one of the ways a follower of [...]
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Posted March 19th, 2007 by Mike Hubbard
Most people will have at some point in life a time where they doubt their salvation. For some, the doubt can lead to a deepening faith and stronger assurance that they are followers of Jesus. For others, the doubt is something God has placed in their lives to help them realize that they have never [...]
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Posted March 17th, 2007 by Mike Hubbard
I wish people would quit with the green clothes. I just don’t own anything I can wear on St. Patrick’s Day, and I’m not going to go out and buy a shirt just so I can wear it once a year. Green clashes with my eyes. March 17 has become a day to celebrate the [...]
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Posted March 13th, 2007 by Mike Hubbard
The recent airing of the documentary The Lost Tomb of Jesus has created quite a stir. The show, which aired on the Discovery Channel drew over 4 million viewers, and the book based on the program, Jesus Family Tomb, skyrocketed to sixth on the New York Times Bestseller List. This documentary asserts that an ossuary [...]
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Posted March 13th, 2007 by Ben Lancaster
Dangerous Movies
I saw the Astronaut Farmer this week (about a C+ on the Patented Lancaster Scale), and it got me to thinking, Why do we go to the movies in the first place? Aren’t these the kinds of experiences we should be having in church?
Let’s admit it right now. We can never make church more [...]
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