Connecting Well With Others in Times of Separation

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

This video message from Dr. Craig Kraft was recorded for Northstar Church in Quesnel, BC, July 2020.

The message is based on Philippians 1 and provides a look at four ways to maintain hope in challenging times:

hospitality
optimistic attitude
powerful prayer
an eternal perspective.

Research

Resources

A Vanilla Life: 5 Questions to Consider as you Build Cross-Cultural Friendships

5 Questions to Consider as you Build Cross-Cultural Friendships. Vanilla describes most of my childhood: Food was predictable, community was homogenous, and the exotic or unusual was reserved for travelogue ...

Welcoming Strangers: Church Revitalization through the practice of Biblical Hospitality

Dr. Craig Kraft's dissertation on Welcoming Strangers.

Book Recommendation: The Bible and Borders

A Book Review & Recommendation for "The Bible and Borders: Hearing God's Word on Immigration"

Why Making Space Isn't Enough

Welcoming Strangers recommends this article from Banner. The world today feels as divisive as ever. Abortion, refugee resettlement, immigration, gun control, and freedom of religion are just a few topics that have pitte...

Connecting Well With Others in Times of Separation

This video message from Dr. Craig Kraft was recorded for Northstar Church in Quesnel, BC, July 2020. The message is based on Philippians 1 and provides a look at four ways to maintain hope in challenging times, hospita...

Widening our welcome

Rene James looks at how God gives life through our hospitality. Welcoming Strangers recommends this article from Faith Today.

Why Canada Needs Biblical Hospitality

Jesus demonstrated how one can balance the tension between pursuing holiness and being a friend of sinners, and he did it through hospitality.

Hospitality in the Early Church

Hospitality was one of the factors that led to the discipleship and rapid expansion of the early church. The second blog in the series "Understanding Hospitality in a Western Context", this blog takes a brief look at th...

Hospitality in Scripture

Hospitality is a powerful practice with the potential to bring restoration and revitalization to souls in need. It is a virtue, espoused in scripture, through God’s earliest interactions with the patriarchs right throu...

Experiencing New Vitality Presentation

Slides for use with Craig Kraft's presentation "Experiencing new vitality through the ancient art of hospitality."

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