Tim and Stephen chat through what its like to show hospitality in our households to others. How the kids can be involved, and what it was like growing up. I wonder how we can open up our households to others?
Resources mentioned:
Butterfield, Rosaria. The Gospel Comes with a House Key : Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in our Post-Christian World. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2018.
Scripture:
Luke 14:12-14
Acts 4:32
Romans 12:13, 15; 15:7
1 Timothy 3:2, 5:10
Titus 1:8
Hebrews 12:7-11; 13:2
James 2:15-16
1 Peter 4:9-10
3 John 8
27 May 2026
May is for Mothers!
An long and excellent interview between Tim and Tamie about mothering, what it means and what its like to be a mother, missionary and how all this points to Jesus
To get in touch with Tamie about Mission:
tdavis AT cms.org.au
Books Referenced:
Tamie Davis, Mafanikio Theology : Learning Prosperity with Tanzanian Women. Langham Academic, 2025.
Emily Jensen & Laura Wifler, Risen Motherhood. Harvest House Publishers, 2022.
Kathleen Nielson, Women and God, The Good Book Company, 2018.
Anneke H. Stasson & Leanne M. Dzubinski, Women in the Mission of the Church : Their Opportunities and Obstacles Throughout Christian History. Baker Academic, 2021.
For the Joy : 21 Missionary Mother Stories of Real Life & Faith. eds. Miriam Chan & Sophia Russell. William Carey Publishing, 2019.
Bible references:
Mothers and Mothering
Genesis 1:29; 3:16, 20; 17:16; 18:10-14; 21:1-7; 25:21; 29:31-30:24
1 Samuel 1:10-11
Psalm 86:16; 116:16
Proverbs 1:8-9; 6:20-22; 31:1-9
Matthew 1:1-17
Luke 1:24-25
Romans 8:22-25
1 Timothy 2:15
2 Timothy 1:5
Spiritual Motherhood
Judges 5:7 - Deborah
Romans 16:13 - Rufus’ mother
1 Thessalonians 2:7b-8
God described in Mothering terminology
Deuteronomy 32:10-12
Isaiah 34:49:15; 66:12-13
Hosea 13:8
Matthew 23:37
Luke 13:34
1 Corinthians 3:1-2
Hebrews 5:12-14
1 Peter 2:2-3
18 Feb 2026
Lent and Easter!
This week Tim and Stephen talk about the season of Lent, in the lead up to Easter!
Quote:
…the season of repentance known to us as Lent... We all have settled down into cozy situations of existence. The problem is that that existence is in a foreign land. To varying degrees, we all have acquiesced to a human condition chronically diseased by sin. For some, the home away from home is plenty sufficient and the vision of a true home becomes too implausible, so it fades from memory. For others, the memory of home still lives, but the risk of the expedition is overwhelming fraught with danger and uncertainty. Truly, one could lose it all in such a venture. There are no guarantees of success. There are others who have made the decisive step. They packed the family and are on the way with the bumper sticker “The kingdom of God or bust.” But as the hardships of the expedition become real, the temptation is to turn around and go back before it is too late. Finally, there are those who left, made the journey, settled into the land and are overtaken by bitter regret and resentment caused by internal bickering, favoritism, corruption, and incompetence. - Keith Ruckhaus, As Though We Were Dreaming: A Commentary on the Songs of Ascents for Lent (Eugene, OR: Resource Publications, 2013), 17–18
Scripture:
1 Peter 2:11-12
Hebrews 11:13-16
Matthew 6:14-18
1 Corinthians 7:5
Books:
Sacred Seasons: A Family Guide to Center Your Year Around Jesus - Danielle Hitchen
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