Posted June 25th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
So be honest. You probably are not enjoying Hosea so much, are you? The truth of the matter is that reading prophetic books that deal with the justice and judgement of God challenge us and are difficult to swallow. We like a God who makes our life beautiful, who blesses us. We like the idea [...]
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Posted June 18th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
My dad tells a story that I personally find funny, although it might bother you if you are the sentimental, animal lover type. Each day, he used to walk by a house with a dog that was on a chain and lived in a dog house. A neighborhood cat would walk by and taunt the [...]
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Posted June 11th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
In your life, right now, what do you see as the answer to your problems? Do you believe that a new president and new political leadership might solve our problems. Maybe you think that a better job or your education will create a better life for you and will make life work? It might be, [...]
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Posted May 28th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
My parents never seemed to like the girls I dated. During my high school years, I had several girlfriends. My parents would meet them, and would be very nice to them. But I could tell that there was something bizarre. It would eventually come out that they were not crazy about [...]
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Posted May 19th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
What a sad thing to live life going through the motions. This type of religion is cold, lifeless, and boring. Worse of all, this type of religion will never experience the presence of God, except the presence of His discipline. In this passage, Hosea is pleading with God’s people to return to a real relationship [...]
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