Hospitality

Luke 10.38-42 At first glance, this looks like a negative example — one that it is even anti-hospitality or anti-food. But we know that Jesus was definitely not anti-food. Jesus was known to dine with sinners, to feed 5,000 on a hillside, and his first miracle took place at a party, turning water into wine … Read more

The Sending 4: Conversations

Today, we’re talking about conversations. Conversation is one of the primary ways that we relate to others. To get us started, let’s look at a couple conversations that Jesus had with Nicodemus and the woman at the well. These two stories in John 3-4, where Jesus has a conversation with Nicodemus, followed by a conversation … Read more