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Hospitality in the Early Church
By PortalBot • June 01, 2020

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 ta...

Hospitality in Scripture
By PortalBot • May 26, 2020

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...

Better Together: The Story of Lazarus
By PortalBot • May 20, 2020

Exploring the story of an East Side Kid & the story of Lazarus. Did Jesus believe in "Better Together"? 

This is our Moment
By PortalBot • April 21, 2020

I believe that the church is the essential service in a broken world, and this is our moment. Will we take hold of this God-ordained moment, unlike any in our lifetime, to experience God working in...

Better Together
By PortalBot • March 31, 2020

The Bible is rich with stories of people dealing with difficult circumstances. A brief review of a few of these stories can encourage us to care for each other, stick to our principles and trust in...

On Thresholds of Light and Darkness
By PortalBot • March 23, 2020

We think— sometimes naively—that it would be a better world without darkness. On one hand, God does not have anything to do with darkness, but, of course, light is the contrast to the dark. 

Time For God?
By PortalBot • February 24, 2020

Encouraging fresh examinations and renewed beginnings in our relationship with the God who reveals Himself as Jesus Christ. We begin with two questions: What is time? Who is God?

Cristina's Story
By PortalBot • February 18, 2020

We love the stories of when God gives people new life! Here is Cristina's story...

The Search for Meaning 2.0: Multiple Confirmations
By PortalBot • February 18, 2020

Part 2.0 of The Search for Meaning. How should we pray when considering major life-changing opportunities? This is Craig's story of how God provided multiple confirmations to his family as the...

Faith & Catastrophe
By PortalBot • February 12, 2020

Meditations on Nature, Catastrophes & Everyday Suffering. Where do we begin to reason, those of us who have the time and privilege to think about it; those of us who have mere everyday pro...

A Story on Entitlement
By PortalBot • January 23, 2020

One morning in late October, while I was driving to the Outreach Canada office, a big rock chip got thrown into my windshield, which cracked and broke off a piece, and left a dent on the roof top.<...

An Epiphany Story
By PortalBot • January 23, 2020

A story from the morning of Epiphany. Words of encouragment at the start of a new year.

"On the morning of Epiphany, while crossing the kitchen to prepare breakfast and lunches, a whisper...