blakemore united methodist church is changing it's methods of operating their church and they are calling themselves the "practicing church." one of the best parts of this new endeavor is that the church is blogging. better yet, the pastor is blogging. michael williams is a renowned storyteller, from world methodist conferences to liars contest winner at the mule day festival in columbia, tn. he's blogging and he's a natural. check it out.
For us as modern-day Christians hospitality is a practice that has come to us from our Jewish heritage, the ministry of Jesus, the practices of the early churches, and the rules that guided life in the monasteries. St. Benedict’s Rule instructed members of its communities to welcome the stranger as if that person were Christ himself. The Christian practice of hospitality is not to be extended only to those we know and like, but most especially to the stranger and the outsider.
