Josh Hunt's Blog, page 170
June 28, 2019
Why not a churchless Chrstianity?
The American landscape is dotted with churchless Christianity. Church has been reduced to a weekly or biweekly event. Instead of being the church, we have fallen into merely doing church, and far too often our doing is disconnected from being. We have devolved from being Jesus-centered communities into loose collections of spiritually minded individuals. Churches […]
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June 27, 2019
June 26, 2019
How Can I Overcome Loneliness?
Loneliness is one of the most miserable feelings a person can experience. Sometimes you may feel that nobody loves you, that nobody even cares if you exist. You do not even have to be alone to feel lonely; you can feel lonely in a crowd. It is not the number of people around you that […]
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Crazy Generosity
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June 25, 2019
A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR LEARNING
It is not uncommon for adults to harbor negative perceptions about their ability to learn and their capabilities for learning are often underestimated and underused. Older adults are especially prone to this source of anxiety and for these adults any type of in-depth learning venture is a move into foreign and unknown territory.47 For adults, […]
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June 24, 2019
Why is this happening to me?
How should we respond when other people cause us trouble? When family rejects us? When a good friend double-crosses us? When a colleague at work lies about us? A prime example of suffering from the troubles brought on by other people is Joseph of the Old Testament, whose story is told in Genesis 37–50. Joseph […]
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June 23, 2019
The most extraordinary woman
Of all the extraordinary women in Scripture, one stands out above all others as the most blessed, most highly favored by God, and most universally admired by women. Indeed, no woman is more truly remarkable than Mary. She was the one sovereignly chosen by God—from among all the women who have ever been born—to be […]
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June 22, 2019
June 21, 2019
What is a kinsman-redeemer?
When Ruth told her the man who had been her benefactor was named Boaz, Naomi instantly saw the hand of God in the blessing. “Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, ‘Blessed be he of the LORD, who has not forsaken His kindness to the living and the dead!’ And Naomi said to her, ‘This man is […]
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June 20, 2019
A POINT OF ENTRY INTO THE CHURCH
Successful churches have discovered that small groups serve as an ideal point of entry into the church for the previously unchurched or dechurched. Groups are particularly well suited to draw into the church those who are on the outside of a church or on the periphery. While primary points of entry into the church in […]
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