hospitality Archives - Bible Advocate Advocating the Bible, representing the Church, and glorifying the God of grace and truth Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:31:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://baonline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/05/cropped-file-32x32.jpg hospitality Archives - Bible Advocate 32 32 Blueberry Muffins https://baonline.org/blueberry-muffins/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 06:00:40 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=28830

Three freshly baked blueberry muffins dusted with powdered sugar on a wooden surface.

To make the Great Commission an achievable goal for the General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day), God has placed in the heart of our leadership a desire to focus on four distinct areas of engagement: personal evangelism, small group studies, welcoming churches, and Sabbath school classes. While each of these is of […]

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]]> Practicing Hospitality https://baonline.org/practicing-hospitality/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 06:00:57 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=27660

Fresh ingredients on wooden table: cherry tomatoes, basil, spaghetti, peppercorns, wooden spoon, and kitchen towel.

Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. Be hospitable to one another without complaint. As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the multifaceted grace of God (1 Peter 4:8-10). Hospitality seems to be forgotten or neglected in today’s hectic lifestyles. Few […]

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]]> Hostility or Hospitality? https://baonline.org/hostility-or-hospitality/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 06:58:32 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=24875

Sunrise over a misty winter landscape with snow-covered trees lining a quiet, rural road.Tuba players can be difficult neighbors. Denise discovered this firsthand as a property manager for an apartment complex. “He just didn’t understand that he shouldn’t play his tuba at two o’clock in the morning.” Of course, situations like this tend to escalate quickly. Neighbor A (the tuba player) wakes Neighbor B. Neighbor B parks in […]

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]]> A Sabbath in Paris https://baonline.org/a-sabbath-in-paris/ Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:13:04 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=5247

Elegant bridge in Paris at sunset with glowing streetlights and a vibrant purple sky.

France is renowned for its churches and cathedrals, and I admit that as a Christian and armchair historian, I’m fascinated by them. On a recent vacation to Paris, two weeks after the fire at Notre Dame, my family got to visit a few of the centuries-old Gothic wonders, witnessing their awesome beauty firsthand. Their ability […]

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