Josh Hunt's Blog, page 168
July 14, 2019
Forgiving for Jesus’ Sake
For many years, I was a part of a team that conducts revival meetings in local churches across the United States.1 I remember one particular church where the Spirit of God moved in an unusual way, bringing many church members to brokenness and repentance. During the course of those weeks, a doctor fell under intense […]
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July 13, 2019
Falling in Love with Jesus
If you have ever been around someone who has recently fallen in love, you know that every other word out of the person’s mouth seems to be about the new relationship. With starry-eyed enthusiasm, the person describes every detail, sometimes again and again! That’s a wonderful picture of how passionate God wants us to be […]
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The empirical benefits of attending church
Over the last several decades, thousands of studies published in peer-reviewed journals document that the practice of attending church is associated with making people happier, healthier, better spouses, more generous, more ethical, more tolerant, and more civically engaged and responsible citizens. Thus, even non-religious people who do not attend church are passive recipients of the […]
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July 12, 2019
Learning Discipleship from Good King Asa
“But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” 2 CHRONICLES 15:7–8 NIV When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage. He removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the […]
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The myth of the dying church
Do you know what one of the biggest lies about the church is today? It’s actually been going around for a number of years now. You may have even innocently passed along this false information to others. After all, you’ve received your information from reliable resources—pastors and other Christian leaders, authors and the news media, […]
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July 11, 2019
The Promise of Forgiveness
I know just enough about computers, as they say, to be dangerous. But one thing I’ve learned the hard way is the meaning of that little button that’s spelled D-E-L. That’s right. The delete key. (I’m guessing you know about that one yourself.) Like you, I can think of times when I was working away […]
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July 10, 2019
Is every disciple an evangelist?
Evangelism is so important for church growth that one can understand why many Christian circles tend to overemphasize it. Overemphasize? Before I answer this, I need to stress that I personally believe in evangelism so much so that I have dedicated my life to see that it happens on a worldwide scale. When I lived […]
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How can I be confident in a crisis?
The Bible teaches us that there are three kinds of storms in life: storms that we bring on ourselves (like Samson and his self-induced troubles), storms that God causes (like the one that Jesus stilled on Lake Galilee), and storms that other people cause (as when Paul and Silas were thrown into prison). When you […]
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July 9, 2019
When you refuse to forgive
Wounded hearts can experience powerful emotions. A heart-wrenching letter sent to our ministry from a boy turned man turned church deacon vividly illustrates how intense those emotions can be and the long-lasting, far-reaching effects they can have over time. It also shows the extraordinary lengths wounded people will sometimes go to in an effort to […]
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