Tag: Christian
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Hawaii USA and Christian Home Exchange
Hawaii is the 50th state in the United States. As a member of archive.christianhomeexchange.com/, you can contact 433 Listings in Hawaii that are included in The Home Exchange Network. The USA is one of the 150 countries which you, as a member of archive.christianhomeexchange.com/, can contact in The Home Exchange Network. Currently (March 14, 2017), this…
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Have You Ever Been To Ephesus?
A couple of years ago, we visited the ancient site of Ephesus, taking a bus to Ephesus from the port city of Kusasdasi, Turkey. I recall, as we planned for this trip, wondering what highlights we might see in Ephesus. At the top of our “must see” sites was The Grand Theater where St. Paul…
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The Netherlands and Home Exchanges
If you are thinking to travel to The Netherlands, be sure to check out home exchange listings in The Netherlands. The Netherlands is one of the 150 countries which you, as a member of archive.christianhomeexchange.com/, can contact in The Home Exchange Network. Currently (February 22, 2017), this network has 2,314 available home swap listings. The…
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Christian Home Exchange in Hungary
Hungary, located in central Europe, is a member of the European Union. Hungary is one of the 150 countries which you, as a member of archive.christianhomeexchange.com/, can contact in The Home Exchange Network. Currently (February 16, 2017), this network has 370 available home swap listings. The capital of Hungary is Budapest. This beautiful city has…
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Make A Difference For One Family—Yours
Everyone wants to make a difference in this life. Yet, amazingly, we pass up so many opportunities that come our way to do so. The following sermon illustration is so good—and has been used so often—it is hard to imagine that some pastors out there have never heard or never used this illustration in one…
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Ministry Sabbaticals 101
At Christian Home Exchange, we believe that the world will be a better place once pastors and all Christians take seriously the word, “Go,” as in “Go, therefore …” (Matthew 28:19). Many refer to the world these days as the Global Village, but it seems to me that most of us are just sitting around…
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Make Your Dream A Reality With A Home Exchange
In 1988, we did a home exchange with a Norwegian pastor and his family. It was a dream come true—well almost. My wife, Diane, and I actually dreamed of doing a home exchange with someone in a country where everyone spoke English. Six months before our family headed to Norway, we were all learning the…
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Life Stewardship and Home Exchanges
Recently, during a conversation, I mentioned the idea of using a home exchange for sabbatical time “off ” and the person responded, “What about my things?” My jaw dropped. “What about your things?” I thought. This person is a pastor, nearing burnout, needing a sabbatical, and their main concern is for their “things”? I guess…
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Best Job In The World – Being A Pastor
Parish ministry is still the best job in the world. But who believes this anymore? And why should they? Attitudes about the church have changed so much that it was inevitable that young people look askance at the idea of a career as clergy-person. Over the years, we have talked with so many clergy who…