Josh Hunt's Blog, page 175
May 15, 2019
A heart for hospitality
Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, worked hard at her trade. The Bible does not tell us much else about her except that she was a worshipper of God. One day during their travels, Paul and his companions stopped to pray by the river outside the city gate of Philippi. They met a group of […]
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Twelve Extraordinary Women
We have just released a new Bible Study based on the first five chapters of John MacArthur’s book, Twelve Extraordinary Women. This study is based on the Life of Joseph, up until his promotion. These lessons are available on Amazon, as well as a part of my Good Questions Have Groups Talking Subscription Service. Like Netflix for […]
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Isolation
Call us a fast society, an efficient society, but don’t call us a personal society. Our society is set up for isolation. We wear earbuds when we exercise. We communicate via e-mail and text messages. We enter and exit our houses with gates and garage-door openers. Our mantra: “I leave you alone. You leave me […]
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May 14, 2019
Training deacons
Some years ago, a pastoral assistant conducted training for deacons at an urban church. As part of her preparation she telephoned the director of the Philadelphia Restaurant School and asked, “What qualities are you looking for in a waiter?” The director explained that, above all else, a good waiter is someone who notices what people […]
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May 13, 2019
Not as good as we think we are
My problem is not just my lack of character; it is that I can’t even see how badly I lack it. Humans have an almost limitless capacity for self-deception. For instance, psychologists speak of a massive integrity blind spot in human nature called the self-serving bias. We make ourselves the heroes of our stories to […]
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May 12, 2019
Good Grief
Grief is natural, and it is awful. It claims your identity and turns you into someone you no longer recognize. Grief takes over your consciousness, filling it with questions and doubts. It invades your dreams with horrific panic and alternate realities. Tragedy is like a dark passenger that viciously reminds us there are things outside […]
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May 11, 2019
WE CANNOT DEFEAT THE DEVIL IN OUR OWN STRENGTH
We cannot defeat the devil by human intellect, cleverness, or force of personality. Defeating the devil is the work of Jesus Christ alone, and that work has been accomplished on the cross. The Scripture never tells us to go out and take on the devil—to seek him out and pick a fight with him. The […]
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May 10, 2019
Monopoly and Christian Living
My grandmother had just gotten out of jail. She was a roll away from the yellow properties. And the yellow properties meant trouble. They were mine. And they had hotels. And Gram had no money. She had wanted to stay in jail longer to avoid landing on my property and having to cough up dough […]
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May 9, 2019
A life cut short
Ella was only ten years old when she found herself lying on the cold, hard tile of her church welcome center. Tears dripped from her chin as she cried out to her two sisters that she had lost her vision. What began with an abrupt pain in her head was quickly becoming debilitating. Without warning, […]
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