How Our Stories Shape Our Hospitality "Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt." (Deuteronomy 10:19) This simple command, repeated throughout the Old Testament, contains a profound insight about hospitality: our capacity to welcome...
The Radical Hospitality of Jesus When Jesus sat down for his final Passover meal with his disciples, he did something revolutionary. Taking the ancient ritual that had commemorated God's deliverance of Israel for centuries, he transformed it into something new: "This...
How the Holy Spirit Unites the Church Across Time As I was preparing for communion last Sunday, a profound thought kept coming to mind that I wanted to share with our congregation. I was thinking especially of those among us who have recently lost loved ones, like...
In our Pinterest-perfect culture, hospitality often gets reduced to beautifully set tables, impressive menus, and Instagram-worthy place settings. We've come to equate being hospitable with being a good host, someone who serves delicious food in a welcoming...
Why Biblical Community Doesn't Just Happen As I was preparing my sermon on Acts 2 this week, I kept coming back to this idea of fellowship and why it seems so elusive in many modern churches. The image that came to mind was making cookies, specifically, white...
What We Can Learn from Acts 2 As I was preparing my sermon this week on Acts 2:42-47, I was struck by something I've read countless times but saw with fresh eyes. The early church wasn't just meeting together, they were being together. There's a profound difference...
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