Questions and doubts – #1
Posted October 7th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
On Sunday we began the sermon with some questions from the congregations about the struggled of life and doubts that we have. We asked people attending church to submit questions on an index card, thinking we would get two or three questions. We actually got a bunch. You can hear answers to a couple of […]
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Finishing well
Posted July 28th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to […]
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Article on Pentecost in the Post
Posted May 11th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
Today is Pentecost, the celebration of the day that the Holy Spirit first came to dwell in Christians. I was rather impressed with the article in this morning’s St. Louis Post Dispatch by religion writer, Tim Townsend on the topic (Pentecost marks the beginning of the church). Thought you might like to read about this […]
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My denominational heritage – the environment, climate change, and stewardship
Posted May 9th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
O.K., so I have to say that this is one of the times I am proud of the folks associated with my denominational heritage, Southern Baptists. Most of the time, they are about 10 years behind important cultural issues, but I think they are in step with the concerns of our world right now. In […]
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Infant Baptism – its origins
Posted April 30th, 2008 by Mike Hubbard
I mentioned Sunday that I would write a blog on this. But even as I do, I write it with a bit of fear and trembling. My goal here is not to show how we are right and someone else is wrong. I actually have many friends and people that I highly respect in the […]
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