The Shack and the importance of discernment
Posted December 10th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
Every once in a while, a book with Christian themes breaks out of the church world and gets notariety on the larger culture. The most recent phenomenon is the non-fictional novel titled The Shack by William P. Young. Right now, this book is #1 on the New York Times bestsellers list for non-fiction paperback trade […]
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Questions and Doubts – #3
Posted November 11th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
Why do I feel so far away from God sometimes and so close at other times? It’s been a couple weeks since I answered one of these questions, but here is another good one. A few weeks back we talked about dealing with questions and doubts in the Sunday service. We gave people in the […]
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Pray for our new President
Posted November 4th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
As I write this, around 10:00 PM, it looks pretty much like Barack Obama is going to be the next President of the United States. While the tally is not complete, most of the networks are pretty much conceding the point. Personally, as I age, I just don’t seem to get as worked up as […]
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Article on Christians and Doubts
Posted October 19th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
The front page of this past Sunday’s St. Louis Post Dispatch had a good article titled “Church Takes on Atheism by Embracing Doubters” (click here to link to that article). The article is about the Journey Church here in St. Louis, one of our fellow Acts 29 churches, and their efforts to engage skeptics with […]
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Questions and Doubts #2
Posted October 17th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
When reading the Bible, especially in the Old Testament, how can God be seen as a loving God, when he strikes down so many people? He seems more like an angry hateful God to me. This is one of those deep thinking, philosophical questions. I’ll try to give a few simple responses, but at the […]
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