Alexander Strauch wrote this wonderful book titled The Hospitality Commands, and I recommend it to you if you desire to learn more about biblical hospitality. Though I could reference many of the positive instructions on hospitality from the book, I want to highlight some of his comments on Christians refusing hospitality. This section was very intriguing. When … More When to Refuse Hospitality (Strauch)
As emotional beings, we can swing quickly from a place of strength down to a lull of discouragement. Fighting temptation is a daily struggle, and fleshly emotions often best us when we are weak or unguarded. Thankfully, God has equipped us with many spiritual disciplines to draw us back to His channels of grace. For example, … More MM: Music Mends the Heart
Family devotions are hard. Though the spirit is willing to do family devotions, the flesh and our calendars are weak. The kids are busy with homework, overtime at work can kill our stamina, and the football game is just too good to put down. It is our tendency to over complicating family devotions. We feel … More Sing, Read, Pray: Family Devotions Made Easy
In Kent and Barbara Hughes’ book Liberating Ministry from Success Syndrome, there is a chapter called “Encouragement from the Ordinary.” This special chapter addresses the encouragement that a person can draw from accepting the “ordinary” qualities which God has bestowed upon everyone. In our comparison culture, we are self-conscious and ashamed of our weaknesses. We … More Disadvantaged for God’s Glory: How God Uses Our Weakness
This post is meant to encourage those who are tempted to leave their current context. Trouble and trials are everywhere, and these trouble may cause us to doubt whether or not it is good for us to remain. I do want to clarify this up front. This may not be a post that applies to … More Should I Stay or Go? (Owen Strachan)
