{"id":7883,"date":"2017-07-26T00:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T06:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=7883"},"modified":"2020-04-10T11:37:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T16:37:08","slug":"season-2-episode-2-welcoming-stranger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2017\/07\/season-2-episode-2-welcoming-stranger\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 2: Episode 2 | Welcoming the Stranger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jesus wants to be in your juicy conversations. Just think about it\u2014the Emmaus Road encounter would not have happened had the disciples not welcomed \u201cthe stranger\u201d on their journey home. Welcoming the other\u2019s experience and story are integral to the idea of welcoming the stranger. In episode 2, Ruth shares a story of how <em>welcoming the other<\/em> created a transforming community experience. What will you miss when you don\u2019t welcome the stranger? The polarization of our culture is so acute, that the practice of learning how to recognize and welcome the stranger is more crucial than ever. Let\u2019s make the radical choice to walk with others and discover how Jesus will meet us there!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/strengthening-soul-your-leadership-ruth-haley-barton\/id1214483830\"><i class=\"fa fa-apple\" style=\"font-size: 150%;\"><\/i> Subscribe on iTunes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/gex9s-6d203e?from=shortcode&amp;width=100%25&amp;height=100&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;auto=0&amp;download=0&amp;skin=1&amp;resource=episode%3Dgex9s-6d203e&amp;domain=com&amp;btn-skin=107&amp;rtl=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/season-two\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 2<\/a> <a class=\"button-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/\">Access past podcast seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>In this podcast:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2017\/04\/episode-6-transformation-self-knowledge-self-examination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Season 1: Episode 6 | Transformation Through Self-Knowledge and Self-Examination<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/in\/lifetogether\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Life Together in Christ: Experiencing Transformation in Community<\/em><\/a> by Ruth Haley Barton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/in\/lifetogether\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7877\" src=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/life-together-book-1024x250.png\" alt=\"Do you long to experience transformation in community?\" width=\"609\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/life-together-book-1024x250.png 1024w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/life-together-book-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/life-together-book-768x188.png 768w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/life-together-book.png 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jesus wants to be in your juicy conversations. 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