Author: Pastor Tubbs

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    A Brief Word About Expectations

    Expectations are what we think will happen or at least should happen. Reality is what actually does happen. If you’ve been alive for any length of time, you know that […]

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    FDR Leads The Nation in Prayer 80 Years Ago

    Eighty years ago, the President of the United States led the American people in prayer. He is the only Commander-in-Chief in American history to do so in a time of […]

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    America Doesn’t Need a Pride Month–We Need a Humility Month

    June is Pride Month. What is Pride Month? I’ll let the Library of Congress define it: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year […]

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    Not Everything You Read Online is True (Including This Blog Post)

    When I was a kid, I remember thinking: “Wouldn’t it be great if I could get an answer to any question I had at any time I wanted?” Oh, and […]

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    Greet One Another With a Holy Handshake

    “Greet one another with a holy handshake.” That’s probably what Paul would say in closing were he alive today and writing a letter to the church in the United States. […]

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    Is It Wrong to Sing “God Bless America” in Church?

    There are many Christians today who believe that any patriotic celebration of the United States of America during a church service or gathering is (at best) inappropriate or (at worst) […]

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    Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

    Three thousand years before Christ, King David wrote a collection of psalms known as the “Songs of Ascent.” One of the verses in that collection commands God’s people to: “Pray […]

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    Are You Where God Wants You to Be?

    If God communicated something personal and specific to you, would you hear Him? Are you open to receiving a word from Him? Most of us are inclined to say “Of […]

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    How Many Hours Should a Pastor Work Each Week?

    This is a question I’ve wrestled with since I became a senior pastor for the first time. That was in 2006. Yes, I’ve wrestled with this question for that long. […]

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    What Does it Mean to Honor Our Parents?

    This Sunday (May 12) is Mother’s Day. Churches across America (as well as Australia, Italy, Turkey, and other countries that observe Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May) will […]