Josh Hunt's Blog, page 62
January 15, 2023
Sitting at the feed of our Rabbi
Biblical scholar Ray van der Laan notes that the first-century Jews had a blessing that beautifully expresses the commitment of a disciple to stay in the presence of the one he followed: “May you always be covered by the dust of your rabbi.” That is, “May you follow him so closely that the dust his […]
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January 14, 2023
The second most important spiritual discipline
The largest radio receiver on earth is in New Mexico. Pilots call it “the mushroom patch.” Its real name is the Very Large Array. The “VLA” is a series of huge satellite disks on thirty-eight miles of railways. Together the dishes mimic a single telescope the size of Washington, D.C. Astronomers come from all over […]
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January 13, 2023
Sacred Pathways
Next to the giant textbooks in my backpack, Sacred Pathways felt small—the David amid many Goliaths. But this slim volume, required reading for my master’s degree in counseling, altered the way I saw myself as an introvert. Author Gary Thomas says, “God has given us different personalities and temperaments. It’s only natural that these differences […]
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January 12, 2023
Knowing God vss. Knowing ABOUT God
“But wait a minute,” says someone, “tell me this. Is our journey really necessary? In Spurgeon’s day, we know, people found theology interesting, but I find it boring. Why need anyone take time off today for the kind of study you propose? Surely a layperson, at any rate, can get on without it? After all, […]
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January 11, 2023
We are duty-bound to pursue joy
I hope it is plain so far that if you come to God dutifully, offering Him the reward of your fellowship instead of thirsting after the reward of His, then you exalt yourself above God as His benefactor and belittle Him as a needy beneficiary. That is evil. The only way to glorify the all-sufficiency […]
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January 10, 2023
Five benefits of Scripture Memory
Two brothers were walking on their father’s extensive, wooded acreage when they came upon a young tree heavy with fruit. Both enjoyed as much of the delicious fruit as they wanted. When they started back, one man gathered all the remaining fruit and took it home with him. His brother, however, took the tree itself […]
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January 9, 2023
Why Does God Hide Himself?
On Michelangelo’s ceiling, all Adam has to do is lift a finger and he can touch the hand of God. God is that close. This is the teaching of Scripture. This is the faith I have committed myself to. Yet it’s not that simple—not for me, anyway. Sometimes I wish God would show himself more […]
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January 8, 2023
Lessons from the burning bush
We don’t know much about Moses’s faith during the years he grew up in Pharaoh’s house or during the forty years he wandered in the wilderness after his first disastrous attempt to deliver Israel. We don’t know if Moses was even interested in God on the day that God spoke to him. We do know […]
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January 7, 2023
Knowing God, J.I. Packer
On January 7, 1855, the minister of New Park Street Chapel, Southwark, England, opened his morning sermon as follows: It has been said by someone that “the proper study of mankind is man.” I will not oppose the idea, but I believe it is equally true that the proper study of God’s elect is God; […]
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