The idea that any guest or stranger is a god lays the foundation for Indian hospitality.
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Tag Archives: hospitality
Retrospective 2010
August 30, 2012 
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Our faces should brighten when we see each other. To welcome each other in this way is not just a lost art in a hurried world, but a neglected responsibility.
Continue reading just enough is plenty
December 4, 2011 10 Comments
We may have set a place for angels, as Abraham did. More likely and better still, we have shared our table with the sons and daughters of God
Continue reading when tables turn
October 2, 2011 0 Comments
Mindless banter can never rise to the level of true hospitality. That’s because the thing we finally give each other is our selves and not merely our stuff.
Continue readingthe way the world (should) end
September 11, 2011 2 Comments
A common table is a great equalizer. It says we sit at the same level and eat the same food, sharing the same need and enjoying the same grace. And Christian hospitality requires us to do that with people less like ourselves.
Continue readingand the band played on. and on.
September 29, 2010 1 Comment
Throw in a little foksy gospel, some sing along, and a hint of story telling about life on the road, and the house concert its own charm. Not to mention some really great bass, but I have my biases.
Continue readinghospitality begins at home
September 9, 2010 3 Comments
Dysfunctional families often turn inward, hiding their pains and focusing on their problems while healthy families turn outward, opening themselves to others, sharing God’s blessings without reservation.
Continue readinga university of porches
August 18, 2010 5 Comments
Every college should have a front porch, a place where students can actually learn something. Discipleship is just a kind of hospitality after all.
Continue readingof porches and picnics
August 4, 2010 2 Comments
We should all be about the work of sheltering each other, providing momentary sanctuary.
Continue readingTough Times
Advice millenials haven't asked for
The Ordination Papers
"I wouldn't have expected an 'ordination paper' to cause me to want to worship. But it did." -Rob Stewart
The Santa Papers
A seasonal favorite, all year long.
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an embarrassment of riches
The warmth of hospitality we have received, and the sacrifices students and faculty have made for our comfort, is embarrassing.