Scott Hubbard

Lost in the Maze of Me

How Introspection Goes Wrong

Oct 8, 2024

Our Lord calls us to look within. Yet alongside healthy introspection are a dozen dangers — paths that will yield not more self-knowledge but rather more anxiety and fear.

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Stay Strange

The Church as a Home for Exiles

Sep 22, 2024

Christians are sojourners and exiles in this world — strangers. And to live up to that name, we need a community to help us stay faithfully strange.

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Ten Sweeter, Stronger Looks

How Examining Self Illuminates Christ

Sep 1, 2024

Godly introspection is a road, not a room, that ever takes us to the same glorious place: Jesus. And some of the best sights of Christ come at the end of that road.

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If You Confess

How to Bring Your Sins to God

Aug 20, 2024

How can we confess our sins in a way that pleases God? Heed God’s fatherly hand, honestly name your sins, embrace God’s free forgiveness, and walk away glad in him.

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Live a Larger Life

An Invitation to World Christianity

Aug 3, 2024

Are you a world Christian serving a worldwide Lord? Jesus sends us outside of ourselves, our families, and our comforts to care about the nations he came to save.

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Does God Delight in Me?

His Pleasure in (Imperfect) Holiness

Jul 25, 2024

How can the present holiness of Christians bring God pleasure? Because true holiness, however imperfect, beats sin with God’s own pleasure in himself.

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A Father’s 5-to-9

The Holy Ambition of Godly Dads

Jul 2, 2024

Children need to see a dad ambitious to spread God’s kingdom in the world. But with equal surety, children need to see a dad ambitious about being dad.

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The Blessings of Being Bound

Finding Freedom Through Commitment

Jun 22, 2024

Many imagine the more options, the more happiness. But from the beginning, it was not so. God made us to find freedom in loyalty, blessing in being bound.

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Love (All) Your Neighbors

A Surprising Test of True Faith

Jun 11, 2024

If you want to assess the health of your faith, don’t simply consider your acts of religious worship. Consider the depth of your love for neighbors.

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Give Them Time to Grow

Learning the Power of Patient Love

May 28, 2024

If we could imagine the coming glory of the Christians we know, we might find the grace we need today to remain patient with their slow growth.

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Bring Out Her Best

The Privilege of Christian Husbands

May 21, 2024

Among the various ways we can describe a husband’s calling, one may help to capture our focus, and give us a lifetime of work: bring out your wife’s best.

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Examine Yourself, Forget Yourself

Help for the Overly Introspective

May 4, 2024

Self-examination can leave us feeling lost in the mirror of me. But done rightly, self-examination can lead to health, freedom, and self-forgetful joy in Christ.

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Be Ready to Speak of Jesus

Evangelism as Spiritual Warfare

Apr 20, 2024

In spiritual war, Christians do not simply hold fast or stand firm — we advance and march with our King, boldly sharing Christ with a lost world.

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Life Beneath a Sovereign Lord

How His Power Unleashes Us

Apr 8, 2024

If God really is as sovereign as the Bible says, how should we live? His sovereignty invites us to pray more boldly, take greater risks, and draw even closer to heaven.

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Risen to Love His Own

The Surprising Mercies of Easter

Mar 31, 2024

On the first Easter, Jesus surprised our sorrow with joy, our guilt with forgiveness, our confusion with clarity. And so he still surprises today.

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Restore My Soul

In Pursuit of Personal Revival

Mar 20, 2024

Follow Christ long enough, and you’ll find yourself in some spiritual valley, in desperate need of renewal. When you do, follow the map God has drawn for us: Remember. Return. Remove. Restore.

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Start Small, Step Up, and Fail Well

How to Pursue Pastoral Ministry

Mar 6, 2024

Before you are called to pastor Christ’s church, practice serving her, loving her, edifying her. Let your favorite word while you wait be “progress.”

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Even Believers Need to Be Warned

How Hell Motivates Holiness

Feb 18, 2024

When Paul mentioned hell, he warned not only the lost, but believers. Why might that be, and should we be warning one another in the church today?

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When This Season Ends

How to Let Good Things Go

Feb 2, 2024

Many of us try to make the best parts of this life last forever. But God made our best seasons short to prepare us for a better season that will never end.

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What Makes a Woman Beautiful?

A Guide for Young Men

Jan 24, 2024

Men of the world may chase physical beauty no matter where it leads — to bed, to idols, to ruin. But beauty without discretion is a gold ring in a pig’s snout.

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Heart-Deep Prayers

Why We Prioritize Spiritual Needs

Jan 7, 2024

If the apostle Paul joined our prayer circles, we might be surprised how different his prayers seem. We often focus on circumstances, but he takes aim at the heart.

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Plan Like a Christian

Five Principles for a New Year

Dec 31, 2023

If you want to plan in a way that honors God, plan like a mortal. Plan like a child. Plan like a worshiper. Plan like a dreamer. Plan like a sub-planner.

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Your Best Days Are Ahead

Confronting the Lies of Nostalgia

Dec 23, 2023

Past joys now gone can rob us of present happiness. But the wise of heart will thank God for what was, aching for what is still yet to come.

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The Curious History of Christmas

Dec 6, 2023

The history of Christmas is darker and more unruly than you might think, but we still have more reasons than ever to celebrate the coming of our King.

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Give Thanks Against Temptation

The Spiritual Power of Gratitude

Nov 23, 2023

Christians are an unusual people who don’t wait until after the fact to thank God. No, we thank him every step of the way.

Scott Hubbard

Lost in the Maze of Me

How Introspection Goes Wrong

Stay Strange

The Church as a Home for Exiles

Ten Sweeter, Stronger Looks

How Examining Self Illuminates Christ

If You Confess

How to Bring Your Sins to God

Live a Larger Life

An Invitation to World Christianity

Does God Delight in Me?

His Pleasure in (Imperfect) Holiness

A Father’s 5-to-9

The Holy Ambition of Godly Dads

The Blessings of Being Bound

Finding Freedom Through Commitment

Love (All) Your Neighbors

A Surprising Test of True Faith

Give Them Time to Grow

Learning the Power of Patient Love

Bring Out Her Best

The Privilege of Christian Husbands

Examine Yourself, Forget Yourself

Help for the Overly Introspective

Be Ready to Speak of Jesus

Evangelism as Spiritual Warfare

Life Beneath a Sovereign Lord

How His Power Unleashes Us

Risen to Love His Own

The Surprising Mercies of Easter

Restore My Soul

In Pursuit of Personal Revival

Start Small, Step Up, and Fail Well

How to Pursue Pastoral Ministry

Even Believers Need to Be Warned

How Hell Motivates Holiness

When This Season Ends

How to Let Good Things Go

What Makes a Woman Beautiful?

A Guide for Young Men

Heart-Deep Prayers

Why We Prioritize Spiritual Needs

Plan Like a Christian

Five Principles for a New Year

Your Best Days Are Ahead

Confronting the Lies of Nostalgia

The Curious History of Christmas

Give Thanks Against Temptation

The Spiritual Power of Gratitude

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