Josh Hunt's Blog, page 121
September 4, 2020
When relationships break down
I am mechanically dysfunctional—especially when it comes to cars. My theory is that all car engines are hypochondriacal. If you don’t baby them every time they make a strange noise, they’ll quit whining and get back to work. Of all the teachings Jesus ever gave us, this may be the one that we most often […]
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September 3, 2020
A Long Obedience In the Same Direction
Religion in our time has been captured by the tourist mindset. Religion is understood as a visit to an attractive site to be made when we have adequate leisure. For some it is a weekly jaunt to church; for others, occasional visits to special services. Some, with a bent for religious entertainment and sacred diversion, […]
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September 2, 2020
Gospel Hope
Robert Moffat was a nineteenth-century Scottish missionary to South Africa. He spent three years (1818–1821) just traveling to his assigned mission post. He and his wife labored faithfully for ten years but with no tangible results. But then God began to stir within the people. In a period of three years, the number of converts […]
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September 1, 2020
Introducing Isaiah
Isaiah’s place in his time The heading of the book (1:1) dates Isaiah’s prophetic ministry to the reigns of four kings of Judah—Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah—a period spanning about one hundred years, from the 790s to the 680s BC Historical detail can be found in both Kings and Chronicles, which helpfully explains the background […]
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August 30, 2020
Why Christians Should Obey the 10 Commandments
The Ten Commandments are not to be ignored. It’s important that we study and understand them. But, of course, it’s more important that we obey them. God isn’t impressed by an intellectually careful analysis that puts the Decalogue at the center of Christian discipleship. He expects disciples to actually follow these commands. But for the […]
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August 28, 2020
Overcoming biblical illiteracy
One of our greatest weaknesses in contemporary Western Christianity is the poverty of our knowledge of God. This is not only doctrinal, in terms of our ability to articulate God’s character and attributes, but essentially practical—we do not know this relationally in all the challenges and changes of our lives. Where would you go to […]
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August 24, 2020
August 22, 2020
The 10 Commandments and the Christian Today
If our faith is to be genuine Christian faith, it must be more than faith in faith. The most important aspect of our faith is not how hard we believe, but in whom we believe. There is certainly a subjective element to faith—since we do want to be sincere and single-minded in our devotion—but to […]
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August 21, 2020
How to host a Matthew Party
To begin embracing the stranger is quite simple. Groups only need to make a list of people whom members know in the neighborhood so they can pray for them on a weekly basis. The list need not be long; two people per member is sufficient. From there, the group can host a Matthew Party, named […]
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August 20, 2020
Gospel Multiplication
From the beginning of his ministry, Jesus’ plan was to leave a force on earth greater than himself. I know something sounds off about that. After all, no one is greater than Jesus, right? (Right. That’s not a trick question.) But Jesus’ words in John 14:12 lay it out for us: “Truly, truly, I say […]
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