Author Archives: Paul Dubuc

Bible Places

Posted on Thursday, 3 April 2008 by Paul Dubuc

In August of 1999 my family took an unforgettable trip to Israel with other members of our church to visit some of the many interesting archeological and historical sites in that country, the birthplace of the Christian faith. It was … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Surgery and Holy Week

Posted on Tuesday, 25 March 2008 by Paul Dubuc

In all of my life I have never had to have an internal surgical procedure. That changed in late February. I guess I was overdue. I discovered that I needed to get a couple of hernias patched. These days this … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Part? (A Sermon)

Posted on Thursday, 6 March 2008 by Paul Dubuc

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or … Continue reading →

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Persistent Prayer: Praying to Persist (A Sermon)

Posted on Thursday, 14 February 2008 by Paul Dubuc

And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. And there was a … Continue reading →

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Christmas: It’s not over.

Posted on Thursday, 27 December 2007 by Paul Dubuc

I never tire of reminding people that Christmas lasts twelve days and it takes all of Advent to prepare for it.  More each year I try to observe Advent in the old way, as a time of preparation for receiving … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving

Posted on Thursday, 22 November 2007 by Paul Dubuc

I once took a trip to Disney World with my family and we stayed for a week. Much of it was fun, but after a few days in that world I began to have an uneasy feeling. Disney World is … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Action Story Ever Told

Posted on Sunday, 11 November 2007 by Paul Dubuc

This is a rerun. I had a link to this video here once before but lost it when it was removed from YouTube. Now it’s “back”. If you’ve seen the Terminator movies, especially Terminator 2, you might get a kick … Continue reading →

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Charles Spurgeon: Praying in the Holy Spirit: Fervency

Posted on Monday, 15 October 2007 by Paul Dubuc

When I was looking around for a devotional topic for last week’s Prayer at Six meeting, I came across the evening devotional for that date (October 8th) in Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening. The 20th verse of the book of … Continue reading →

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Back to School Again

Posted on Friday, 12 October 2007 by Paul Dubuc

I’m well into the Fall quarter at ATS again this year. This could be my last Fall quarter. I have only 5 classes to finish before finishing my degree. After that? God knows. I’ve been thinking about training to be … Continue reading →

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The Worship Industry

Posted on Thursday, 13 September 2007 by Paul Dubuc

I’m not a huge fan of Brian McLaren, but I really like what he has to say in the following video. The programmed worship experience does seem pretty hollow after awhile. And the attitude that we are consumers of the … Continue reading →

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