Exhortation for October 12: In the section of Luke’s gospel that we are examining this morning, hospitality serves as a symbol for receiving Christ. To receive one of the messengers of Jesus is to receive Jesus and to receive Jesus is to receive the One who sent Jesus. Hospitality is a picture of conversion, of the proper response to the announcement that the kingdom of God has drawn near. But of course, hospitality is not only a symbol of reception... Read more