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Tag Archives: hospitality
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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Morning Prayer: Hospitable to Strangers
Good morning, Lord. I’m standoffish with folks I don’t know. I want to be careful but not isolated, cautious but not quick to judge. Teach me to look at a stranger and think, “Here is someone God loves. Here’s a … 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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Morning Prayer: Open to Travelers
Good morning, Lord. It’s one thing to share my space and my faith with my friends. Opening up to passing strangers–I hang back. Open my heart to “divine appointments,” those unexpected encounters only You can arrange. Grant me wisdom to … 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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Battles of Home
God and I don’t always agree when it comes to my home. Me: We just need to buy a few more things and the house will be perfect. God: Money buys perfection? Really? Me: Gotta clean. Company’s … Continue reading
We Gather Together (Friday)
Which spiritual discipline goes with gather together? Hospitality! Let them gather together in your own home. 2 Peter 4:3 (ESV) Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. Yep, I grumble about it: The house is a mess. What am I … Continue reading
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