by bradhuebert | Dec 31, 2011 | Faith, marriage, parenting, relationships, spiritual growth
The older I get, the more courage is required of me. Have you noticed that? What scared the pants off you earlier in life seems laughable now compared to what you’re facing today. It reminds me of how jarring the arrival of our first child was. Our whole world...
by bradhuebert | Dec 13, 2011 | Faith, preaching, vision
What do you need to hear today? Not want to hear, need to hear. Figure it out—listen to the Spirit of God, reflect on your life, wrestle with scripture, open your heart. If you need to hear it, it’s being spoken somehow, by someone, if you really listen. When...
by bradhuebert | Dec 7, 2011 | evaluation, Faith, Leadership
We give a lot of press to spiritual disciplines like prayer, fasting, confession, and solitude. As we should. But how often have you heard someone encourage you to practice the discipline of imitation? The book of Hebrews lays this out pretty clearly: “We want...
by bradhuebert | Nov 30, 2011 | Faith, Jesus Christ
I’ve been rethinking faith lately. We tend to think of faith as something we have or don’t have. It’s like a light switch, we think; either on or off. But what if faith is somewhat less “magical” than we’ve traditionally understood...
by bradhuebert | Oct 18, 2011 | Faith, Intimacy with God
It’s amazing how a single word can stop you in your tracks and rock your world. I was reading the book of Joshua, minding my own business, when I found this verse: “Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came...
