Outside the Box Hospitality

And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. (Acts 2:46-47 ESV) I’ve been given the label “foodie” many times in life. I enjoy really good food and sometimes questionably good food.…

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Extreme Hospitality!

“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” (Hebrews 13:2 ESV) On a recent trip to Pakistan, I was reminded how far behind westerners are when it comes to hospitality. The last night, three of us stayed in Lahore in the home of a brother in the Lord…

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Invited to Come

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28 NIV) My daddy, a GEM church planter in Austria, had his office in our home. As a child, I knew that when the door was closed, I should stay out and let him study as he prepared…

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God Loves Strangers

“For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;” (Matthew 25:35 NAS95) I never anticipated seeing myself as a stranger in my younger years. As I entered my host country of Poland, I realized…

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