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Photo by  Anaya Katlego  on  Unsplash  In The Hacking of the American Mind, Robert H. Lustig describes Christians believing that "happiness will occur there and later as opposed to here and now. Life is unpleasant, but if you live it as an upstanding Christian, heaven awaits. Pleasure was the devil on earth, and pain in the form of humility and service was the path to a happy afterlife, a gift from God" (page 20, emphasis mine). This brief (and somewhat misrepresented) description of Christianity reveals several things about the world's perspective of Christianity. First, it reveals just how foolish Christianity looks to the world. Reading this description from an earthly-minded perspective causes one to turn away from it with one simple thought: What fool would choose to believe and live out such utter nonsense?   However, even as a warped representation of Christianity, Lustig's description validates what Scripture reveals about the world's ...

My personality does not default to being a meticulous housekeeper.  In fact, I only do laundry because I have to have clothes to wear, and dishes only get done because the counter gets full.  Our table collects clutter like a magnet and usually only gets totally cleared off when we know we’re having company.   And then when we do have company, I go into a cleaning frenzy.  (Amazing how much can get done when you find out you’re having company in 1/2 hour!) Since getting married, I’ve been learning about the importance of hospitality.  I used to equate “hospitality” with “a full-spread meal, perfectly cleaned house, and a pinterest-worthy bedroom and bathroom.”  My father-in-law once said “ in your marriage and in your ministry, you’ve got to show hospitality.  It is in the home where you get to know people and they get to know you.”   It really is true and has been a challenge to me! Thanks, Pa! The Bible has a lot to say about hospi...