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How to Love Your Neighbor When You Have Kids
Guest post by Kendra Broekhuis As I pulled a casserole out of the freezer, I fought all of my “I Don’t Feel Like It’s” I felt about our plans to have company over that night. My husband and I try to put hospitality on our calendar twice per month because it’s a way we can love our neighbors during the Little Kid Stage. However, I’d be lying if I said this was always an easy goal for us to fulfill. As a mom of two little kids and as an introvert, the presence...
At Our Table guest post
Who is my neighbor? Guest post by Tami Arceneaux, At Our Table Many of my ministry friendships were formed over email and Skype calls instead of coffee at the kitchen table. Despite the fact that I've never met many of these women in person, the Spirit forms an instant bond and we become real-life friends through shared prayers, similar goals, and common struggles. A comment on a blog post led to my friendship with Tami Arceneaux from At Our Table, an online community that seeks to equip women...
How to Love Your Prickly Neighbor
Guest post by Deb Potts We’ve been married for 40 years, and we have lived in eleven homes. Most of our neighbors were nice, but one family stands out as being especially nasty. There were police strobe lights in our bedroom windows at night, ear-splitting rock music waking our sleeping baby, and rude, intimidating teens gathering by the dozens. But the worst insult from our nasty neighbors was their dog who thought our front lawn was his personal latrine, baring his teeth whenever we dared...
29 Things I Just Learned About Loving Your Neighbor
There are a lot of people out there earnestly committed to loving their neighbor. Last month, I had the pleasure of meeting a couple hundred of them at The Neighborhood Collective, a gathering of leaders from around the U.S. to talk about neighboring ministry. While they claimed no one can be an expert in this vast and subjective subject, this place was filled with folks (OK, mostly men) who are leading by excellent example. Here's what I just learned about loving your neighbor: Dave...
Do you finish what you’ve stared?
This article was originally published at www.womensministry.net, a fantastic resource for any woman who loves the Lord and serves His people. Sign up for a free weekly tip to receive leadership tips in your inbox! When I first had the idea to start a neighborhood Bible study, I was so excited! I sketched an invitation and marked a date on my calendar, envisioning my living room filled with neighbors sipping coffee over open Bibles. But it didn’t take long for the enormity of this dream...
