Welcome Others: Loving Your Next Door Neighbor One of the deepest needs we have as human beings is to feel known and loved. In God’s kindness He gives us a ‘how to’ in order to fulfill that soul need. Luke 10:27 says, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all...
Welcome Others: The Book of Romans As A Basis For Hospitality What does the book of Romans have to do with Hospitality? In short, EVERYTHING! But it might not be very clear at first. The book of Romans (like every book of the Bible) assumes you have a good...
Welcome Others: What is Hospitality and Why Does it Matter? For the next few weeks on the blog we are going to be exploring the topic of Hospitality from a biblical perspective. Both globally and locally, there is a desperate need for a fresh obedience to this often...
The Power of a Heavenly Citizenship This weekend, parties will be thrown, grills will be full, fireworks will be shot and fun will be had. It is good to celebrate July 4th. It is also good to do so sober mindedly, for the cultural and spiritual forces at work in our...
A Reflection on Our Justice Conversation If you follow along on the blog regularly, you’ve probably noticed a pattern in the topics we’ve chosen to write on. You may remember a post from April called “What is Justice.” If you haven’t taken the time to read it, I...
The Story of Two Refugee Crises that Break the Mold For many of us, the modern refugee crisis hit our radar in September 2015 with a viral photo of a little Syrian boy named Alan Kurdi, laying facedown on a beach after trying to escape to Europe with his family. If...
