Everybody eats. Several times a day, in fact. Why not share one of those meals with a neighbor?  Your challenge on the Love Your Neighbor Challenge is to invite a neighbor to eat with you. This simple gesture of hospitality can help end the epidemic of loneliness plaguing so many homes in our neighborhoods (perhaps even your own), and it's a direct reflection of how Jesus lived and moved among us. Jesus did some of His most important ministry at the dinner table in the homes of ordinary people...

Well, this is a fun one! Today on the Love Your Neighbor Challenge you get to play with a neighbor. Enjoying a walk together or playing a game in the park are more than mindless ways to pass the time: play is actually a sign of peace, safety and strength in your community. This prophetic and playful Old Testament passage describes God’s ideal vision of community— A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies: “Old men and old women will come back to Jerusalem, sit on benches on the streets and spin...

Today's Love Your Neighbor Challenge is to write a letter or card and send it to a neighbor. All you need is a piece of paper and a pen to send a lasting note with words of encouragement, gratitude, or kindness. This easy gesture shows your neighbor they are noticed, cared for, and thought of by someone close by. Pick up a card at a local store, or see what you can create at home. Bonus points if your kids help! Online designs  American Greetings: Share printable encouragement cards that are...

When women weren’t lining up at my door to be my friend, I realized I was going to have to go to theirs. After a lot of internal debate and downright disobedience, I finally invited 89 neighbors over for coffee. Yep. 89. Please hear me: You don’t have to do that! You can invite one single person over for a cookie. The point is quality, not quantity. I host an Open House once or twice a year, usually in fall and winter, and I enjoy the efficiency of meeting many neighbors at once. I serve...