Guess who is coming to dinner? As I grew up, very often my dad would bring home someone new for dinner, and we would never know who was coming to dinner. We would answer the question with some our new friends names. Without cell phones, and no advance notice, my mom just rolled with it, and added a seat or two, or six(!) to the table. My mom always made delicious food, and if there wasn’t quite enough for the extra people my dad brought home, mom would whisper FHB to us kids, which was code for Family Hold Back. The guests were always served first, other adults next, and kids were last. God always multiplied the food, but we knew that we didn’t strap on the feedbag, the family held back until we knew everyone had been served. It is interesting to see how the early church made a habit of having people over from house to house. Hospitality is becoming a lost art, and I’ve made it my goal to encourage families to eat together, and for Christians to invite people over for dinner. So let me challenge you! Be hospitable. Find a way to eat together with your own family on a regular basis. Cook together, clean up together, but sit down at a table together. Look each other eye to eye. Find out about your day, stay connected with the ones who are closest with you, just by eating together.
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