Tag Archives: Hospitality

Resolving To Open Your Home Is One Thing; Actually Getting Anyone To Take You Up On The Offer Is Another

Here is a humbling realization about opening your home: After we overcome what John Piper aptly calls “the natural gravity of our self-centered life,” we will usually find that there is no line of strangers beating down our door eager to gain … Continue reading

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Video – Jesus Put Himself At The Mercy Of Our Hospitality

Pastor Tim points out that when Jesus took on human form, he put himself at the mercy of the hospitality of humanity.  Jesus fully existed in heaven as God, and yet he came to this earth as a baby.  As … Continue reading

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Hospitality That I Will Never Forget

From Pastor Tim — My parents were great models of hospitality for me and my siblings as I grew up.  They weren’t “super-hero hosts” by any means, but they always seemed willing to open up their lives to others. For … Continue reading

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