Posted May 21, 2012 | Category: Becky Hunter's Random Bits of Wisdom | Written by: Becky Hunter
Joel is from Shelby, Ohio. It’s where he was born and raised. Reminders of his hometown are not too hard to come by in our family. A picture of his hometown church hangs in his office, and a photo of his childhood home sits on a shelf. A souvenir glass from his 1965 championship high school...
Posted May 14, 2012 | Category: Featured, Becky Hunter's Random Bits of Wisdom | Written by: Becky Hunter
There was a Facebook posting floating around in the days leading up to Mother’s Day that said, “If you would take a bullet for your mom, click here.” Wow, that’s big. About a zillion people, many of them teens, had clicked. But seriously, how many people will ever even have the opportunity to...
Posted May 8, 2012 | Category: Becky Hunter's Random Bits of Wisdom | Written by: Becky Hunter
“In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil” (Ephesians 6:16). I recently re-read one of my favorite books, The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. The Screwtape Letters are 31 letters that Lewis wrote from the viewpoint of a senior demon...
Posted April 30, 2012 | Category: Becky Hunter's Random Bits of Wisdom | Written by: Becky Hunter
Last week I heard a Christian business leader say he has two questions he asks when making decisions. The first is, “Is this the right thing to be doing?” and the second is, “Am I doing this thing right?” I can’t stop thinking about the clarity that answers to these questions can bring. “May...
Posted April 24, 2012 | Category: Becky Hunter's Random Bits of Wisdom | Written by: Becky Hunter
I’m a huge fan of marriage. And this past weekend I got to see one begin as my faith-filled, beautiful, brilliant niece, Lauren, married faith-filled, handsome, brilliant Taylor. Their wedding was perfection. Weddings are such a fantastic way to start a marriage. It’s continuing to grow...
Posted April 17, 2012 | Category: Becky Hunter's Random Bits of Wisdom | Written by: Robert Andrescik
Over the next few days our family will celebrate the birthdays of three generations of Hunters: my husband, a son, and a grandson will be hearing the "Happy Birthday" song. What to do on a birthday? When I was a kid, my parents let my brothers and me have one birthday party each. We...
Posted April 9, 2012 | Category: Becky Hunter's Random Bits of Wisdom | Written by: Becky Hunter
Bible verses were meant to be personal, but it's easy to forget that. One of my very favorite passages from Scripture, one that inspires me to stay strong in my walk with Jesus, is below. I have personalized it, but to make for easier reading, I did not bracket the personalizations. ...
Posted April 3, 2012 | Category: Becky Hunter's Random Bits of Wisdom | Written by: Becky Hunter
Each year this week that begins with Palm Sunday and ends with Easter causes me emotional whiplash. On Sunday I cheer “Hosanna” right along with the palm-waving children as they enter the sanctuary to commemorate the celebration of Jesus riding into Jerusalem more than 2,000 years ago. And for...
Posted March 26, 2012 | Category: Becky Hunter's Random Bits of Wisdom | Written by: Becky Hunter
Joel and I are praising God for the decisions of 500-plus people who chose to get baptized at Northland the weekend of March 18! There was something extraordinary about hearing that exciting news while we were making our way back to Orlando after three weeks of commitments outside the country....
Posted March 19, 2012 | Category: Becky Hunter's Random Bits of Wisdom | Written by: Becky Hunter
"Do you have a mentor, Becky?" is a question that I used to get asked a lot ... now, not so much. Joel jokes that finding mentors at this stage of life is not easy! He is so right—it isn't easy to find them, but I love that God never leaves us without them. He always connects us with some...