Archive for the ‘Hub Thots’ Category
Sex, Marriage & Fairy Tales
Friday, January 27th, 2012
Marriage today is struggling. Divorces, adultery, misconceptions, etc are plaguing not only the marriage itself but products of those marriages (my generation and the next). My hope in this poem is to highlight the most frequent and problematic issues marriages face today while also pointing to Jesus as the ultimate healer, redeemer, and restorer of every marriage. Whether single or marriRead More....
Real Marriage Tour – Special Edition iPAD 2 Giveaway
Saturday, January 14th, 2012
Special-Edition iPad 2
The Real Marriage Tour kicks off this February with 7 tour stops, starting in Corona, California. To celebrate, we’ll be giving away a special-edition, Real Marriage iPad 2 preloaded with Pastor Mark's entire sermon archive, thanks to Logos Bible Software, as well as the following ebooks, courtesy of VyrsoRead More....
Download Bible Teaching
Monday, December 26th, 2011
The Hub is always looking to bring you the best Bible teaching and in 2012 we have some exciting new studies to complement the digital studies we already offer. We are partnering with leading publisher Zondervan to bring you The Reason for God by Tim Keller &Read More....
The Response to Her Husband
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
After reviewing the qualities of her husband as listed in Song of Solomon 5:10-16 Solomon’s wife concluded:
“He is altogether lovely. He is everything I want in a husband.”
God truly changed her heart, as her husband was kind in the face of wrong. In the light of her newly awakened awareness of all the good qualities in her husband, she had a strong desire to be the wife he longed to have.
The woman is a fine example of what God does in transforming a person’s attitude. FiRead More....
Tommy Nelson – Specific Good Qualities to Have in a Marriage
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
These are some of Solomon’s features that his wife called to her mind and praised (see Song of Solomon 5:10-13):
- He was pure in his motives and behaviors toward her. Repeatedly she referred to him as white, including white as ivory and white as marble.
- He was extremely handsome—more handsome even than ten-thousand other men combined.
- His head (in this case his mind) was filled with wisdom more valuable than gold.
- He was respected even though heRead More....
A Continued Pursuit in Love (Part 4)
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Let’s continue from last week’s discussion about Peter’s charge concerning how we act in conflict. Such an attitude and means of resolving conflict begin with how you individually choose to respond to a situation. Will you allow your hurt to linger, fester, and grow, or will you give it to the Lord, ask for His help in resolving the situation, and then speak to your spouse later in loving kindness and with a sure and sincere approach that can bring you to positive resolution?
We come Read More....
A Continued Pursuit in Love (Part 3)
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
In 1 Peter 3:1, 3-4, 7-8, Peter taught:
Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands…Do not let your adornment be merely outward…rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God…Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may notRead More....
A Continued Pursuit in Love (continued)
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
A Continued Pursuit in Love
Continuing from last weeks thoughts, how do they square with my earlier advice that you not let certain things build up inside you until you feel an explosion coming on? Very easily. It is up to you to give weight to a situation or circumstance that you perceive to be a conflict. Some things are not worthy of emotional battles or open conflict. Other things that should be addressed need to be addressed in the right time and place, with the rRead More....
Tommy Nelson: A Continued Pursuit in Love
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Solomon did not at first respond to his wife’s rejection in an angry way. He persisted in expressing his desire. At first he only called to her. She heard his voice. Then even after she had rejected him verbally, he reached out for her. His behavior did not mirror hers. He continued to pursue her in love.
Refuse to overreact or to react too quickly to what another person does or says. One person said to me, “My mother had a phrase, ‘let the river roll on for a while.’ We livedRead More....
God’s Love in The City of Angels
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
On Valentine's Day in LA there were two premieres: The Valentine's Day movie and Truth According to God on Love, Sex, and Marriage. In downtown LA on Broadway, the heart of culture influencing media, the gospel of Jesus Christ and His design for romantic relationships was communicated.
Pastor Mark Driscoll shared from the Bible, his heart, and his experience as a pastor on how God is the creator of our bodies and souls and just how messed up our lives can get when we try and figure out sexRead More....
Tommy Nelson – Song of Solomon – Conflict Series Part IX
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Conflict Series (Part 9): Resolution to Both Parties Feel Harmed
At the end of December, we were discussing how both Solomon and his bride were feeling wronged by a conflict they were having. This is the time when a conflict can most easily be resolved.
How? You can determine that you do not need to react as your mate has reacted. If your mate has hurt you, you do not need to hurt your mate. Whatever your mate has done to you, you do not need to respond in kind. The Read More....
Debt Kills Intimacy
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
When a marriage is strapped with debt, I can almost bet you that the couple is having less intimacy, joy and sex. Sex inside marriage takes energy. Debt kills energy.
The old proverb, "the best things in life are free" is correct, but somehow our pride, and this culture, tells us we need more. Bigger house-bigger payment. Newer car-bigger payment. More toys-bigger payment. Private education-bigger payment. I am not saying that any of these in and of themselves is a bad thing, even GodRead More....
