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Recipe for good hospitality (in a time of separation)
By Greer Jones Ingredients Willingness – to step out of your comfort zone Being host & guest – not always serving can be hospitable Openness – to our homes, our hearts, and our minds Time – allow others into our daily life even if that is through text or video chat Method 1. Have Food! We may not be
Am I living out God’s purpose for my life?
By Charis Fergusson Covid-19 has up-ended a lot of our plans. More so for some than others. Whilst many have remained in largely familiar routines during the pandemic, some have experienced loss of employment, furlough, uncertainty, or have perhaps decided to do something different with their lives. I planned to begin a training contract to become a solicitor in August,
The art of hospitality in conversation
By Miriam Westfall Lydia Hiorns is a local artist in the North East of England. She works with a gallery called Shield Field ArtWorks in Newcastle and has intentionally practiced and researched hospitality over the last few years. Miriam, from Agapé UK, asked Lydia a few questions. M: So Lydia, how would you define hospitality? Lydia: I guess most people think it’s either inviting someone round to your house for
What motivates your living for Jesus?
By Larry Platner I wonder if you are like me when it comes to motivating yourself to follow Jesus? There was a time when I motivated myself with a list of what I believed I needed to do. It consisted of commands to obey, attitudes to change, disciplines to maintain, sins to overcome and on it went. Not only did
Hospitality to those on the margins
By Jonny Potts We all want to belong. To feel included. To have a sense of community in our lives. But many people in our society, even in our churches, feel marginalised, lonely and forgotten. And you might be one of them. As we read the Bible, we see that in God’s Kingdom, people are not left on the side-lines.
Becoming strangers
By Jack Barraclough I remember visiting a small church of less than twenty people. The welcome was warm and friendly and I was given a seat in the front row. I didn’t feel like a stranger until ‘Testimony Time’, where all the members of the church were expected to shout ‘Testimony Time’ in unison. Personally, I like to think of
How to Love Britain, Practically
What does it look like to show love to our nation, day by day? The reckless love of the Gospel Showing reckless love often doesn’t appear ‘reckless’, because love is focussed on others, not the hoopla surrounding yourself. I believe that reckless love often means looking to very deliberately do the Christlike things that the rest of our culture neither
Get out of the ring… and other ideas
By Jonny Potts I’m not great in an argument. I’m hesitant to speak up, I panic when I’m asked questions, and I think of all my best retorts a week later. Luckily, the subject of this article is not ‘How To Win an Argument.’ It’s ‘How To Disagree Well.’ But what are the key differences? Let me give you an
Bibles and Bohemians – Discovering Jesus in Community
By Joel Wilson This article was first published in the Summer 2007 edition of MOVE Magazine. Jesus-followers and truth-seekers come together to grapple with the Book of Books. From the next room it sounds like a lecture. Glance up at the photo on the left; it looks like a lecture. Sit down with the many 20- and 30-somethings and listen
Witness and the workplace
By Tiffany Atkins If there’s one skill I’ve honed since March 2020 it’s the ability to be flexible! Living in an ever-changing landscape of normality, we’ve all had to adjust to the different impacts of changing restrictions and freedoms. Six months down the line and once again we have been asked to work from home wherever possible. According to the
