All Christians are part of the household of God. All Christians were once welcomed to that household by God’s grace. All Christians have a role in welcoming visitors to that household as an expression of the grace we’ve received. From Nick Kennicott at The Christward Collective. To be hospitable is to welcome a person with …
A meditation on faith by Ron Block. Faith isn’t something we drum up or fight for. We don’t pull up our faith-bootstraps and try to believe. Faith is more than intellectual assent to ideas about God; it is the outcome of any real moment of intimate contact with him. When we are fearful or unbelieving, …
Ed Stetzer writes a post about encouraging involvement in small group ministries: Through teaching biblically, promoting incessantly, and leading organizationally, we can encourage our brothers and sisters to get involved with small group ministries. +++ On promotion: Promote it incessantly People need to hear about small groups all the time. The more you can promote …
Maybe its because I’ve started cranking the treadmill at the gym up to a bit of a canter in the mornings, but this article by Stephen McAlpine caught my eye. A 51 year old pastor with a passion for running McAlpine comments on completing the second half of a recent half-marathon (about 10kms) in a …
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