The Bucket List
Posted January 25th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
So, not many movies work to both entertain me, move me, and get me to thinking. Honestly, it’s probably because I avoid emotional movies like my dog avoids me when I have a rolled up newspaper. Usually, I’d rather laugh or be thrilled, but my wife planned our date night tonight, so we went to […]
Posted in All About Life, Movies, Pop Culture
Devotion – John 11
Posted January 22nd, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
Jesus had this uncanny way of messing up funerals! Can you imagine this scene? This guy Lazerus had been dead four days. Now Jesus shows up, and it seems that His timing seems completely off. You see, Lazerus, Mary, and Martha were a family that Jesus loved. Word comes to Jesus that Lazerus was sick. […]
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Living the “Dream”
Posted January 21st, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
Tomorrow is Martin Luther King Day, a day set aside to honor a man who represents the struggle of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. I just wanted to stop and write a short post encouraging readers to actually stop, take a moment, and think about the reason many of us have a […]
Posted in All About Life, Theological issues
Devotion – John 10
Posted January 15th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
A few years ago I participated in an international mission trip to Wales. The land in Wales was beautiful, and incredibly green. The rolling hills were full of sheep. In fact, just outside the walls of the college where we stayed were sheep farms, and we could hear the bleating of sheep throughout the night. […]
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Living the cross life
Posted January 11th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.” – Jesus After talking to some people this week, I realized that I need to give a little more explanation of the central phrase in this statement from Luke 9:23. What exactly did Jesus have in mind […]
Posted in Missional living, Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues