You may not typically think of working in hospitality as a particularly powerful job, but this work has great power when we...
Luke 10:38-42 (NRSV) Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him...
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As the creator of Peanuts reminds us, the hours we spend at work are so much more than just “work” hours. Many...
Speaking out is important, but it’s not enough.
So when I look at my neighbors, whatever their faith is, the first thing I can say about them is they're image...
As I proofread a comics page, my internal “uh-oh” sensor pinged. ...
Growing up in Mexico, the courteous response to a compliment about a physical possession was always to offer to let the person...
Network member Kristin Schell exudes warmth, joy, and hospitality. I'm privileged to call her "friend." ...
Lent arrives via ashes, but Easter bursts on the scene with raucous joy. Easter shatters the heavy sorrow and insists we hear the bold assertion: gloom, sin, injustice and despair have been...
Standing around the kitchen that night, we all knew that we weren't there together because of luck, and the food we were...
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Think about the people around you in your daily work. How can you pray for them?
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The greatest communication success story in history is how the gospel spread across the Mediterranean world.
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A 6-week small group series on work and hospitality, with movie night discussion guides.
Discuss Luke 9:10-17 the feeding of the masses, and explore the meaning of hospitality with your small group.
What does the movie Babette's Feast have to say about God and his generous hospitality?
Watch the movie Julie & Julia, discuss Luke 10:38-42 Mary and Martha, and explore the gifts of hospitality with your small group.
What does the movie Julie & Julia have to say about hospitality? Discuss this question with your small group.
Watch the movie The Visitor, read LUKE 10:25-37 Parable of the Good Samaritan, and talk about welcoming the stranger with your small group.
What does the movie The Visitor have to say about hospitality? Movie discussion questions for small groups.
Talk with your small group about making room for others with Luke 14:1-24, the Parable of the Great Banquet.
Discuss the movie Molokai with your small group and make connections to biblical hospitality.
Read Luke 24:13-35 with your small group and use this study to discuss hospitality and recognizing Jesus.
What does the movie Les Miserables say about hospitality? Discuss with your small group.
This small group study discusses Luke 22:7-30 The Last Supper and the ultimate act of hospitality.
Watch the movie Amish Grace and use these discussion questions to explore hospitality with your small group.
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