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Hospitality in the Early Church
Hospitality was one of the factors that led to the discipleship and rapid expansion of the early church. The second blog in the series "Understanding Hospitality in a Western Context", this blog ta...
Hospitality in Scripture
Hospitality is a powerful practice with the potential to bring restoration and revitalization to souls in need. It is a virtue, espoused in scripture, through God’s earliest interactions with...
Better Together: The Story of Lazarus
Exploring the story of an East Side Kid & the story of Lazarus. Did Jesus believe in "Better Together"?
This is our Moment
I believe that the church is the essential service in a broken world, and this is our moment. Will we take hold of this God-ordained moment, unlike any in our lifetime, to experience God working in...
Better Together
The Bible is rich with stories of people dealing with difficult circumstances. A brief review of a few of these stories can encourage us to care for each other, stick to our principles and trust in...
On Thresholds of Light and Darkness
We think— sometimes naively—that it would be a better world without darkness. On one hand, God does not have anything to do with darkness, but, of course, light is the contrast to the dark.
Time For God?
Encouraging fresh examinations and renewed beginnings in our relationship with the God who reveals Himself as Jesus Christ. We begin with two questions: What is time? Who is God?
Cristina's Story
We love the stories of when God gives people new life! Here is Cristina's story...
The Search for Meaning 2.0: Multiple Confirmations
Part 2.0 of The Search for Meaning. How should we pray when considering major life-changing opportunities? This is Craig's story of how God provided multiple confirmations to his family as the...
Faith & Catastrophe
Meditations on Nature, Catastrophes & Everyday Suffering. Where do we begin to reason, those of us who have the time and privilege to think about it; those of us who have mere everyday pro...
A Story on Entitlement
One morning in late October, while I was driving to the Outreach Canada office, a big rock chip got thrown into my windshield, which cracked and broke off a piece, and left a dent on the roof top.<...
An Epiphany Story
A story from the morning of Epiphany. Words of encouragment at the start of a new year.
"On the morning of Epiphany, while crossing the kitchen to prepare breakfast and lunches, a whisper...