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Joel Hart

Joel Hart

Associate pastor at Second RPC (Indianapolis). Husband of Orlena. Father of 4 (David, Jenny, Elisha, Esther). Proclaiming the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

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21 posts •
Proverbs 31

Proverbs 31, the Incarnation, and Women (and Men) of God

December 22, 2020

The Proverbs 31 woman unveils a richer and more beautiful message of Scripture than we often see.

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family worship

From Genesis to Revelation in Family Worship

October 28, 2020

Here is how our family is learning the books of the Bible - and God's message to us in each of them.

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Honey

How Much Honey Have You Been Eating?

September 22, 2020

Do we know how to use the honey of the blessing of God? Or do we misuse it to our own destruction?

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COVID-19

The Beautiful Inconvenience of Ministry

July 30, 2020

Ministry may be inconvenient, but Jesus brings beauty there.

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sympathy

A Call for Sympathy

June 23, 2020

A sympathizing Christ forms a sympathetic church.

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elders

Lessons from My Elders in Tumultuous Days

May 19, 2020

I love my elders. In some ways, that's it. That's the whole post. God has blessed me to serve alongside ten faithful elders here in Indianapolis. Below are some anecdotes of lessons I’

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John Calvin

Wisdom from John Calvin on COVID-19

April 28, 2020

What would John Calvin say to the likes of us about facing COVID-19?

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Polygamy

Why is there so much sexual immorality and polygamy in the Old Testament?

March 24, 2020

If polygamy and sexual immorality is so bad, why does it seem to go unchecked in so many places in the Old Testament? And how does that impact my reading of Scripture?

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Mission of the Church

The Mission of the Church

February 25, 2020

The church must know its mission to fulfill its calling.

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Depression

Finding the Light of God in the Midst of Darkness

December 24, 2019

Depression, despair, and sorrow invade our experience. How do we find the light of God in darkness?

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God's Word

Ensuring Saturation of God's Revelation

November 26, 2019

Have you ever felt as though you had so many encounters with God’s Word, but wondered if any of it is sinking in?

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Generosity

A Christian Approach to End-of-Year Giving and a Life of Generosity

October 22, 2019

How do we as Christians decide where, how, and to whom we give?

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thankfulness

Giving Thanks for Particular Graces, Particularly

September 24, 2019

If indeed the Father overflows with gifts, how I can not pause day-by-day and thank him, for. at minimum, 10 particular gifts poured out in that day?

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Herman Bavinck

Why Study Theology? A New Translation of a Timeless Word from Herman Bavinck

August 27, 2019

Read a new English translation of Herman Bavinck's preface to Our Reasonable Faith.

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Moon Landing

When Christians Gaze at the Moon

July 23, 2019

Last Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of the first human steps on the moon. As a graduate of Neil Armstrong’s Purdue University, I’ve long been fascinated by the story of lunar

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pastoral ministry

Reflecting on One Year of Pastoral Ministry

June 25, 2019

“When God asks us to do anything … we need to know that there is a God in heaven and that He is a God who is mighty active upon the earth.” These were

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Life of Jesus

Avoiding an Eskimo Theology of Jesus

May 28, 2019

Would our theology be different if Jesus had lived among the Eskimos before He went to the cross? I doubt this is a question you’ve been thinking about, but theologian Michael Bird

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Transfiguration

The Christian's Mountaintop Experience

April 23, 2019

By now, it’s a Christian cliché: the mountaintop experience. For Christians, it seems that anything from a relaxing woods retreat to a Mountain-Dew-induced sugar-high at a youth conference can gain the mountaintop

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Hospitality

Hospitality as the Body of Christ

March 26, 2019

The church practices hospitality as the body of Christ together.

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A Guide to (Un)Fruitful Ministry

February 26, 2019

Gehazi paves the route to unfruitful ministry that we all must avoid.

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Depression

Recovering from the Most Depressing Day of the Year

January 22, 2019

Congratulations! If you are reading this, you have survived another Blue Monday, the proverbial “Most Depressing Day of the Year”. The 3rd Monday of January brings, per the “Blue Monday Formula”, a perfect

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