Hospitality is, unquestionably, a Biblical subject. When we read the Old Testament narrative, we should be struck by how God’s people were to be welcoming and showing care for people. That concept did not change with the coming of the New Testament, however. The New Testament Church is required to be hospitable. It is interesting to me that the book of Hebrews contains one of the strongest statements about this subject in the entire New Testament. This epistle was written to Christians who had come out of that Old Testament law and, thus, would have known the emphasis on hospitality that was present there. Now, the writer is urging them…

If, like me, you are on Facebook, hardly a day goes by without it happening. In fact, on many days, it happens multiple times. The specific situations may be somewhat different, but the request is the same. It might be that the person posting on Facebook or somebody close to that person is very ill. Maybe a relative or close friend has passed from this life. It might be that some sort of economic reversal has taken place. Maybe somebody is traveling. A new chapter may be getting ready to open in somebody’s life.  I think you get the idea. While the specifics may be different, there is a common request. That request is, “Please pray for…

By its very nature, social media is a quick-response forum. We see something and we react to it. From plays in a sporting event to natural disasters to political decisions, everything is burning for a response, and those responses are immediate. That is a good thing in many ways, but it also cries out for one change that I pray we will all consider making, and it is something that we were taught as children. In fact, if we would all implement this one thing online, social media would be immediately transformed into a kinder and more well-informed place. What is it? Don’t speak until you have all the facts.…