Am I Enough? You would think that at 52 years old I would not wrestle with questions like, “Am I enough?”, “Am I good enough?”, “Am I doing enough?” But I do often. Just the other day I asked my wife, “When do you think I will stop feeling inadequate?” Maybe you can relate. As…
Author: Doug Hunt
I am a follower of Jesus. I am grateful for my life. I have an amazing wife, Shelley. Three kids, Emily, James and Andy. I am a pastor, a slow runner, wannabe rock-n-roll guitar player. I dream about the future and hope that I live a life that matters to God.
Choose Courage, part 1
“Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” – Jesus I remember one of the first times that I was beaten by fear. It was 1980 and I was in the 5th grade. There was going to be an election for the 5th grade president. I decide to throw m hat into the political arena. …
25 Years Ago Today, part 2: I tried to quit.
Before I get started, (well technically speaking, I have started since I am typing this), if you have not read part one from August, you may want to go back. Just be warned it is long. 25 years ago today was another important day in the last 25 years of ministry. It almost ended that…
2022. My Goal…and you are invited
Well, here we are, headed into another new year. 2022. 2022 is actually an important year. It is, according to that internet thing, the year that George Jetson will be born (If you don’t know who George Jetson is, you need to pause here and go look him up). Many of us will start the…
Love is Ready to Dig Into the Mess
As disciple makers we need to embrace the reality of getting down into the mess for a long time. So I hate yard work. Hate it. I consider grass cutting day one that should be avoided even with the lamest of excuses. I’ve actually thought about paving over my entire front yard just so I…
25 Years Ago Today. How it All Started
(Note: This post is very long. It is the longest thing I’ve written. It is more like a short story. I thought about breaking it up into multiple posts but decided that the story is best told all at once. It is the story of how this day in history happened in my life 25…
Spending Time With God
This summer I have been having great conversations with one of my kids about spiritual things, We have set aside a time every week for the two of us to get away and just talk. It has been really good. In an attempt to help my kids, I decided to type out what my daily…
Things I am Learning About Love, part 1
About a year ago, God began to bring to life a new community of faith in our home. I have told many people that the only way to describe how this spiritual family is coming into existence is by the Spirit of God. They are such an amazing group of people and they are teaching…
Influencing the Influencers is Not All Its Cracked Up to Be
“Influence the influencers.” “Find the key people”. “Who are the movers and shakers”? “If we can only get that guy connected”. You hear things like that often in church leadership circles when it comes to getting things done. We have this idea that if we can influence the elite in our communities or the person…
Part 2: Learning to Be Known – The Courage to let People In
We are not designed to walk through life alone. We are not designed to try and navigate the Christian life alone. This truth is clear in the fact that when Jesus began His ministry He put together a community of people that He would refer to as friends. Then, as we see in the rest…
Abiding in Jesus 