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Okay, so I haven't posted for awhile. Why you ask? I've been a little busy.... being lazy. Sad excuse, I know.
So last sunday I had the privilige of going to my brother's church and seeing him get baptized. For starters I just want to say how proud I am of of him. So, Ed if you read this, thanks for being a great brother and I love you to bits and peices. I was amazed at how warm and friendly the people were at my brother's church. When we, my parents and Grandparents and I, walked in we were greeted by a lady who gave us all hugs. We were still a little early for the service so we were just waiting around in the lobby and about five different people came and greeted us and introduced themselves and found out who we were. I was very impressed with these people, they didn't have a clue who we were, yet still they welcomed us and made us feel at home. This got me thinking..... Do I go out of my way to greet visitors? Will I not just only introduce myself, but also start a conversation with others? I wonder if the early church was as welcoming and accepting as my brother's church. I would like to challenge all of us to be bold and welcome visitors and get to know them as if they were friends. So yeah... that's my post of the day.
Audrey