The Welcoming Church: How to Talk with Visitors (Friends You Don’t Know Yet)

Visitors are often ignored at a friendly church.

As a roaming greeter in the hospitality team, David has the unique privilege of talking with dozens to hundreds of visitors every week. He considers each one to be a Continue ReadingThe Welcoming Church: How to Talk with Visitors (Friends You Don’t Know Yet)

Embracing God’s Word by Hearing, Hiding, and Heeding

By embracing God's Word and allowing it to guide our thoughts and actions, we not only grow closer to Him but also become instruments of His love and grace to those around us.

Embracing God’s Word means more than just reading it; it’s about fully welcoming it into our hearts and lives. This is exemplified in Psalm 34:8, which says, “Taste and see Continue ReadingEmbracing God’s Word by Hearing, Hiding, and Heeding

Stirring Up Love and Good Works

Hebrews 10 teaches us be intentional about stirring one another to love and good works to build up the body of Christ and bring glory to God.

Let’s consider how to provoke (stirring, spurring, motivating) one another to love and good works, not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one Continue ReadingStirring Up Love and Good Works

The best psalms to read when people speak evil, hateful, slanderous things about you

These Psalms collectively offer a rich source of comfort, assurance, and guidance for believers facing the pain of hateful and slanderous speech. They remind the faithful of God's protection, justice, and unwavering presence in their lives.

When faced with the sting of hateful and slanderous speech, believers can find comfort and guidance in the Psalms. The Bible has many examples of faithful individuals who endured malicious Continue ReadingThe best psalms to read when people speak evil, hateful, slanderous things about you