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Category Archives: Constructive Thought
Be Hospitable to Angels
I’d love to show hospitality to angels, invite them to dinner and let them sleep in the guest room. Who wouldn’t? Trick is, I won’t answer the doorbell and find an angel on the front stoop. Angels tend to show … Continue reading
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Be Hospitable to Strangers
Paul listed the characteristics of godly widows: 1 Timothy 5:10 (GNT) . . . a woman who brought up her children well, received strangers in her home, performed humble duties for other Christians, helped people in trouble, and … Continue reading
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Be Hospitable to Travelers
Job had many fine qualities, including: Job 31:32b (NIV) … my door was always open to the traveler. Who among us can say the same?
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Be Hospitable to the Family of God
I welcome my extended family into my home. I offer them a warm bed and few meals, no complaints. So should it be for my brothers and sisters in Christ. Romans 12:13 (PHILLIPS) Give freely to fellow-Christians in want, … Continue reading
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Be Hospitable–for the Fun of It
I used to invite folks to my house. I quit during the pandemic, and I never really started again. The world went back to normal, and my new normal didn’t include hospitality. Until this week. We hosted a potluck dinner … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Peter 4:9, hospitality
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Answering God’s Call
When it comes to answering God’s call, we can’t do better than Peter and his brother Andrew. Matthew 4:19-20 (NIV) “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets … Continue reading
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Running from God’s Call
Jonah heard God’s call and ran away. Jonah 1:2-3 (NLT) “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.” But Jonah got up … Continue reading
Doubting God’s Call
Samuel heard God’s call and stepped forward in faith. Not so Moses. He heard, but he had doubts. Exodus 3:10-12 (NLT) “Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people Israel out of … Continue reading
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Hearing God’s Call
The story of Samuel comforts me. Like young Samuel, I’ve been known to miss God’s call. 1 Samuel 3:4-5 (ESV) Then the Lord called Samuel, and he said, “Here I am!” and ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, … Continue reading
God’s Calling
You’re probably familiar with this verse: Romans 8:28 (ESV) And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. We tend to focus on the first half … Continue reading