Author: Pastor Tubbs

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    How Should Churches Govern Themselves and Make Decisions?

    Tonight is our church’s fall business meeting. Baptist churches have a reputation when it comes to business meetings. In fact, they have a reputation when it comes to making church-related […]

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    Do Things God’s Way–And Avoid Most of Your Problems

    Life is messy. It’s full of lots of problems. We deal with tragedies, setbacks, obstacles, and more. Life can be tough. There is no question about that. And yet… Here […]

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    The Church is Not a Community Service or Social Club–and We All Need to be Clear on That

    Social clubs are great. Community service organizations are indispensable. But the church is neither of those things. Not as conceived by Christ, our Founder. Does the church offer social opportunities? […]

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    Are You Committed to the “Bond of Peace”?

    In his letter to the church in Ephesus, Paul exhorts the Ephesian Christians to “walk worthy” of their calling and to commit themselves to the “bond of peace.” We should […]

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    Why We Should Never Forget 9/11/01

    On the morning of September 11, 2001, my wife woke me to tell me a plane had hit one of the towers of the World Trade Center in New York […]

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    The Absurdity of Life Without God

    If God isn’t real, then life is absurd. It is absurd, hopeless, and devoid of all meaning. And you’re being delusional if you say otherwise. I know that may sound […]

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    Why Do We Do “Church”?

    This weekend, Olney Baptist Church celebrates our 47th anniversary. When the church started in 1977, it was a mission – not a fully chartered church – made possible by the […]

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    What Happens if You Don’t Eat?

    What would happen to your health if you drank water and ate food as much as you read the Bible and go to church? Most people don’t read the Bible […]

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    How Can I Find Time to Read?

    Many people want to read but struggle to find or make time for it. If that at all sounds familiar, keep reading. 🙂 Reading isn’t a race or competition The […]

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    What I’ve Been Reading

    What are you reading? This is a question I periodically get. Not surprising, since I often talk about reading :-). And because I’m blessed to have (and to have had) […]