Jesus tomb?
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 […]
Posted in Pop Culture, Sermon Thoughts | Tags: Church History, Lee Strobel
Daylight Savings time and the Mayberry Cafe
Posted March 5th, 2007 by Mike Hubbard
All the hubbub about Daylight Savings Time starting this week reminded me of one of the, shall I say, less than memorable moments in my work with teenagers (for those who don’t know it, I was a youth pastor for a long time). As a youth pastor, I wanted trips to be memorable, so when […]
Posted in All About Life, Sermon Thoughts
131 Christians Everyone Should Know
Posted March 1st, 2007 by Mike Hubbard
One of the things I hope to do in my blog is to point people to some resources that challenge me. So here is the first entry of that type. Too often, we lose sight that we are part of the larger story of God and His work in church history. I spent most of […]
Posted in Suggested Resources | Tags: Church History
Pragmatism and Obedience
Posted February 27th, 2007 by Mike Hubbard
This past week, the message looked at obedience in the life of a Christ-follower. In fact, obedience to the commands of God is one of the key themes for all of John’s writing, including 1 John. He seems to make it very clear that there is a connection to genuine faith and a person’s desire […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts | Tags: Persecution
Lent
Posted February 23rd, 2007 by Mike Hubbard
I grew up going to a church that did not observe Lent, so when I heard people talking about what they gave up for Lent, I wasn’t sure what they were talking about. I really couldn’t figure out what the stuff you find in your belly button had to do with eating fish on Fridays […]
Posted in All About Life | Tags: Easter, Fasting, Lent
