Website with gift ideas for giving presence
Posted December 17th, 2009 by Mike Hubbard
One of the key thoughts in the Advent Conspiracy emphasis is that we need to re-think some of our gifts. Nothing wrong with Christmas gifts, at all. But the challenge is to give our presence as well, to be relational with our giving. The website rethinkingchristmas.com is an online clearinghouse of ideas for gifts and […]
Posted in All About Life, Missional living, Sermon Thoughts | Tags: Advent Conspiracy, Christmas
Pujols, the MVP, and his “real job”
Posted November 24th, 2009 by Mike Hubbard
If you are a fan of baseball and the Cardinals at all, you know by now that Albert Pujols won the Most Valuable Player award in the National League, with a unanimous first place vote by the baseball writers. We celebrate his abilities, and enjoy his natural gifts. But as a follower of Jesus, I […]
Posted in All About Life, Missional living | Tags: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Post Dispatch
Ideas for preparing children for freedom – Join the conversation
Posted September 28th, 2009 by Mike Hubbard
In the message yesterday I shared five ideas from our lives that we believe will help prepare kids for the times when they gain freedom. The hope is that they will love Jesus, learn to live under His authority and the authority of God’s Word, and that they will pursue God’s will and His call […]
Posted in Family Life, Missional living, Sermon Thoughts
Post article on Christian Activities Center in E. St. Louis
Posted September 14th, 2009 by Mike Hubbard
Over the years I have had many opportunities to live God’s mission and serve in some incredible places. It thrilled me to see one of those places get some great press in the Post-Dispatch. The front page of this morning’s edition had a feature article on the Christian Activities Center in East St. Louis. The […]
Posted in Missional living
Thom Rainer on unchurched attitudes toward churched people
Posted August 31st, 2009 by Mike Hubbard
Read this blog by Thom Rainer and it reminded me of the importance of living in Gospel ways with people who are not hanging out at church. Wanted to pass it along.
Posted in All About Life, Living the Gospel, Missional living
