Do you share the gospel with your neighbor? This is my final question in the "Being a Neighbor" series. Thanks for keeping up to this point! It seems like a silly question. "I'm a Christian. Of course I do," you may be thinking. And maybe you do. Great news! You're an example to many Christians who do not. In fact, much of my Christian life I've actually shied away from it. I look for ways to serve, show compassion and have a relationship. But, I am gun shy to go further than

Do you seek opportunities to bless your neighbors? This is the next question for Part 2 of the "Being a Neighbor" series. Let's explore an example of what blessing your neighbor looks like in Japanese culture. おみやげ (omiyage) is one of the cornerstones of Japanese culture. おみやげ is the practice of gift giving. It's common to receive a gift when you invite someone into your home or some type of celebratory occasion. We're also learning the giving end of this as well. Within a we

Do you pray for your neighbor and seek opportunities to share Jesus with them? Here is the first of three questions I'd like to ask you in my 3-part blog series "Being a Neighbor". I'd like to explore in God's Word what it could look like to be a neighbor in your context. I will describe how this could look in parallel to three separate interactions I've had with our neighbor in the last month here in Japan. In Luke 10, Jesus does a masterful job depicting the Good Samaritan