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A UNC student was telling his biology class during Show & Tellabout a trip to the zoo with some friends & how he saw a very large turtle who approached them. He exclaimed, "He was walking right tortoise!"
One of the most uplifting things about the itinerant life is experiencing the hospitality of fellow believers. Families from churches around the world have graciously hosted me in their homes, even though I am a virtual stranger to them. They have welcomed me with the utmost tenderness, noting how thrilled they are to have "a daughter for the day." They have entertained me with tours of their cities, nourished me with home-cooked meals, and comforted me with prayers for protection and peace. The purpose of these kind invitations is for me to minister in their churches, but what I have found is that many times, I am the one who is ministered to the most.
The apostle John writes in 3 John 1:5-8: "Dear friend, when you extend hospitality to Christian brothers and sisters, even when they are strangers, you make the faith visible. They've made a full report back to the church here, a message about your love. It's good work you're doing, helping these travelers on their way, hospitality worthy of God himself! They set out under the banner of the Name, and get no help from unbelievers. So they deserve any support we can give them. In providing meals and a bed, we become their companions in spreading the Truth."(1)
The apostle John wrote his third letter specifically for a dear friend of his named Gaius. John wanted to commend Gaius for opening up his home to house, feed, and encourage traveling ministers. At that time, many prophets, missionaries, and teachers would travel from place to place to help set up new congregations. While John wrote his second letter to emphasize the importance of refusing hospitality to false teachers, his third letter focuses on the importance of extending it to true ones. John contrasts the hospitable behavior of Gaius with the callous behavior of a man named Diotrephes. Diotrephes was a controlling leader within the church who refused to welcome traveling Christians into his home and would force out any members of the church who were caught helping them. John urges Gaius to avoid being influenced by such behavior. Welcoming others is about more than just hospitality; it is about receiving others in the same manner that we have been received by Christ.
Lauchlan M. Watt's hymn reminds us how the mystical body of Christ is made visible through the unity of believers worldwide:
I bind my heart this tide to the Galilean's side, to the wounds of Calvary, to the Christ who died for me.
I bind my soul this day to the neighbor far away, and the stranger near at hand, in this town, and in this land.
In the hopeful signs of hospitality is the stirring promise of Christ himself: "Where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them" (Matthew 18:20).
Alison Thomas is itinerant apologist with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia.
(1) 3 John 1:5-8 as rendered by Eugene Peterson's, The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language (Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2003).
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) "A Slice of Infinity" is aimed at reaching into the culture with words of challenge, words of truth, and words of hope. If you know of others who would enjoy receiving "A Slice of Infinity" in their email box each day, tell them they can sign up on our website at http://www.rzim.org/slice/slice.php. If they do not have access to the World Wide Web, please call 1-877-88SLICE (1-877-887-5423).
UNC PROF: John, why are you doing your math multiplications on the floor?
UNC* SOPH: You told me to do it without using tables!
________ *UNC is the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Specializing in a wide range of degree programs including: B.A. A.H.F.(Advanced Hamburger Flipping), A.P.E., B.R.C. (Bar Room Conversations), etc. Institution was founded in 1898 for sons/daughters of local Chapel Still politicians that were unable to qualify for the more prestigious institutions of higher learning such as Duke, Wake Forest, and N.C. State.
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A good piece of chocolate has about 200 calories. As I enjoy 2 servings per night, and a few more on weekends, I consume about 3,500 calories of chocolate in a week, which equals one pound of weight per week.
Therefore, in the last 3-1/2 years, I have had chocolate caloric intake of about 180 pounds, and I only weigh 165 pounds.
So... without chocolate, I would have wasted away to nothing about 3 months ago! I owe my life to chocolate!!
An over weight UNC student went to see her doc for some advice. She was anxious to try an get in top shape.
The doctor advised her to run ten miles a day for thirty days. This, he guaranteed would help her lose as much as twenty pounds and tone up her body just fine.
Determined, the UNC student followed the doctor's advice rigorously everyday without fail, and, after thirty days, she was pleased to discover that she had indeed lost twenty pounds and felt great.
She phoned the doc and thanked him for his wonderful advice that had produced such fabulously effective results.
However, at the end of the conversation, the UNC student had one last question for the doc, then she asked:
"How do I get home, Doc ?, cuz I'm now about 300 miles away ?
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Honoring the Host
ReplyDeleteAlison Thomas
One of the most uplifting things about the itinerant life is experiencing
the hospitality of fellow believers. Families from churches around the
world have graciously hosted me in their homes, even though I am a virtual
stranger to them. They have welcomed me with the utmost tenderness, noting
how thrilled they are to have "a daughter for the day." They have
entertained me with tours of their cities, nourished me with home-cooked
meals, and comforted me with prayers for protection and peace. The
purpose of these kind invitations is for me to minister in their churches,
but what I have found is that many times, I am the one who is ministered to
the most.
The apostle John writes in 3 John 1:5-8: "Dear friend, when you extend
hospitality to Christian brothers and sisters, even when they are
strangers, you make the faith visible. They've made a full report back to
the church here, a message about your love. It's good work you're doing,
helping these travelers on their way, hospitality worthy of God himself!
They set out under the banner of the Name, and get no help from
unbelievers. So they deserve any support we can give them. In providing
meals and a bed, we become their companions in spreading the Truth."(1)
The apostle John wrote his third letter specifically for a dear friend of
his named Gaius. John wanted to commend Gaius for opening up his home to
house, feed, and encourage traveling ministers. At that time, many
prophets, missionaries, and teachers would travel from place to place to
help set up new congregations. While John wrote his second letter to
emphasize the importance of refusing hospitality to false teachers, his
third letter focuses on the importance of extending it to true ones. John
contrasts the hospitable behavior of Gaius with the callous behavior of a
man named Diotrephes. Diotrephes was a controlling leader within the
church who refused to welcome traveling Christians into his home and would
force out any members of the church who were caught helping them. John
urges Gaius to avoid being influenced by such behavior. Welcoming others
is about more than just hospitality; it is about receiving others in the
same manner that we have been received by Christ.
Lauchlan M. Watt's hymn reminds us how the mystical body of Christ is made
visible through the unity of believers worldwide:
I bind my heart this tide
to the Galilean's side,
to the wounds of Calvary,
to the Christ who died for me.
I bind my soul this day
to the neighbor far away,
and the stranger near at hand,
in this town, and in this land.
In the hopeful signs of hospitality is the stirring promise of Christ
himself: "Where two or three come together in my name, there am I with
them" (Matthew 18:20).
Alison Thomas is itinerant apologist with Ravi Zacharias International
Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia.
(1) 3 John 1:5-8 as rendered by Eugene Peterson's, The Message: The
Bible in Contemporary Language (Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2003).
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM)
"A Slice of Infinity" is aimed at reaching into the culture with words of
challenge, words of truth, and words of hope. If you know of others who
would enjoy receiving "A Slice of Infinity" in their email box each day,
tell them they can sign up on our website at
http://www.rzim.org/slice/slice.php. If they do not have access to the
World Wide Web, please call 1-877-88SLICE (1-877-887-5423).
UNC PROF: John, why are you doing your
ReplyDeletemath multiplications on the floor?
UNC* SOPH: You told me to do it without
using tables!
________
*UNC is the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Specializing in a wide range of degree programs including:
B.A. A.H.F.(Advanced Hamburger Flipping), A.P.E., B.R.C.
(Bar Room Conversations), etc. Institution was founded in 1898
for sons/daughters of local Chapel Still politicians that were
unable to qualify for the more prestigious institutions of higher
learning such as Duke, Wake Forest, and N.C. State.
===============
A good piece of chocolate has about 200 calories. As I enjoy 2
servings per night, and a few more on weekends, I consume about
3,500 calories of chocolate in a week, which equals one pound of
weight per week.
Therefore, in the last 3-1/2 years, I have had chocolate caloric
intake of about 180 pounds, and I only weigh 165 pounds.
So... without chocolate, I would have wasted away to nothing about
3 months ago! I owe my life to chocolate!!
An over weight UNC student went to see her
ReplyDeletedoc for some advice. She was anxious to try
an get in top shape.
The doctor advised her to run ten miles a day
for thirty days. This, he guaranteed would help
her lose as much as twenty pounds and tone
up her body just fine.
Determined, the UNC student followed the doctor's
advice rigorously everyday without fail, and, after
thirty days, she was pleased to discover that she
had indeed lost twenty pounds and felt great.
She phoned the doc and thanked him for his
wonderful advice that had produced such
fabulously effective results.
However, at the end of the conversation, the UNC
student had one last question for the doc, then she
asked:
"How do I get home, Doc ?, cuz I'm now about 300
miles away ?