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BONUS: Share
Bonus Challenge: Share Your FaithWelcome back, Neighbor! If you are joining me from the final pages of How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird, you know that every prayer, cookie, and conversation has been leading to this moment. We have covered the actions of love; now we are talking about the reason for it. New here? You have stumbled onto the Bonus Challenge of my neighborhood outreach series. We have spent 10 steps reclaiming our streets through practical acts of kindness (like...
How to Love Your Neighbor Who is Suffering
When Darci caught my attention on Instagram we started chatting. We quickly figured out that we live in the same state, and it only took a few messages before we figured out that she's good friends with one of my good friends. We already knew we both loved Jesus and our neighbors, so I'm just delighted that Darci took the time to share this guest post with us all. When someone well-acquainted with suffering tells us how we can help, we must listen. How to Love Your Neighbor Who is Suffering...
How Loving Your Neighbor Will Grow Your Faith
Jennifer is one of those friends who you feel like you've known for years just a few minutes into your first conversation. Maybe it's the Holy Spirit in her that communes so sweetly with others, or maybe it's her attentiveness that makes you feel like she could sit and chat all day. Don't be fooled by her soft Southern drawl and gentle spirit, Jennifer is a ger-er-done woman who makes things happen. Her passion is spiritual growth, appropriate for her farmland roots, and she painstakingly...
Bible Study Recommendations for a New Neighborhood Cafe
Bible Study Recommendations for a New Neighborhood Cafe "Do you have suggestions on books or studies that work well when a group is first getting established? If the group gels, I figure the group can help decide on the next study, but choosing the first topic is up to me." Julie Hostesses like Julie understand that choosing a topic for your Neighborhood Cafe is different than choosing a topic for your Bible Study at church. Most Bible studies are written by Christians, for Christians, about...
Do It Scared
I've knocked on hundreds of my neighbors' doors to invite total strangers into my home for an Open House followed by a women's Bible study. And I've been scared every single time. It does get easier, but it's never easy. Sure, I'm an extrovert, but I fear rejection just like you. I'm busy just like you. I need to clean my house just just like you (no judgment). So if you're thinking of loving your neighbor this way, I can safely assume you might be scared, too. And my best advice is: Do it...
