Questioning God over Haiti
Posted January 26th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Natural evil is one of the most difficult challenges to our faith in God. When horrible natural events like the Haitian earthquake take place, many wonder why a God who could act did not. Found this blog on the Resurgence website that is worth the read on this topic.
Posted in Living the Gospel, Theological issues | Tags: Haiti, Sovereignty of God, Suffering
A praise for Haiti
Posted January 19th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
When events like the earthquake take place, we inevitably wonder what God is doing. Yet, it is amazing that in the greatest pain and suffering God speaks deeply into people’s lives calling them to himself. I am sure in the coming days we will hear stories of people coming to Jesus in the aftermath of […]
Posted in Theological issues | Tags: Haiti
Responding to the Haiti Crisis with Gospel Centered giving
Posted January 13th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
News today from Haiti is not good. While events like this earthquake do leave us with questions about the sovereignty and presence of God, it also gives those of us who follow Jesus the opportunity to get involved. I am sure some of you are thinking about giving to help the rescue and care efforts […]
Posted in Living the Gospel, Theological issues | Tags: Earthquake, Haiti
Religion and Science – Terrific lecture
Posted November 22nd, 2009 by Mike Hubbard
On Sunday the message was on issues of science and religion. While getting ready for this, I found this audio of a lecture given at Journey Church here in St. Louis. The speaker is C. John Collins who is Professor of Old Testament at Covenant Seminary. He has written a book titled, Science and Faith: […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Suggested Resources, Theological issues | Tags: Doubting your Doubts, John Collins
The cross – where God’s righteousness, justice, and love kiss
Posted October 22nd, 2009 by Mike Hubbard
This past Sunday we discussed one of the most difficult topics for Christians to address, the belief in hell and a God who judges. In the message, I tried to explain that the Biblical idea of hell is a direct result of our understanding of the holiness of God. God is perfect, beautiful, glorious, and […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues | Tags: Doubting your Doubts, Justification
