When Hospitality Requires a Few “Extra” Steps
A simple and spectacular reason to go the extra mile.
A simple and spectacular reason to go the extra mile.
If you think hospitality has to be hard, think again!
When hospitality doesn’t feel worth it . . . don’t give up.
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Hospitality must be cheerfully given from the heart, or else it isn’t an acceptable service to God.
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I recently had the chance to collaborate with my wife on some material relating to hospitality, which I’ll be sharing here over several posts. Today begins the series with a bird’s-eye view of hospitality in the story of the Bible. At creation, God made people with bodies that needed sheltering and stomachs that needed feeding.
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What comes to mind when you think of “biblical hospitality”? A Pinterest-perfect table setting with china and cloth napkins folded into tulips? It can be, but it is much more (and less) than that. Hospitality is defined as “Hospitality is the friendly reception and treatment of guests, or strangers, warmly and generously.” Hospitality in the