Episode 9: The Simplest Way to Change the World: Biblical Hospitality

How does hospitality help us love people? In this episode Jenna and Lydia discuss what biblical hospitality is (and isn't). We discuss the biblical commands to be hospitable, the challenge of making time for it while balancing work and families, what it looks like in different seasons of life, and tricks we’ve found that can make it easier to say yes to warmly welcoming others into our homes and lives.

Resources mentioned

Verses on hospitality:
Explicitly mentioned: Leviticus 19:33-34; Romans 12:13; 1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:8; Hebrews 13:2; 1 Peter 4:9
Implied: Matthew 10:11-14, 25:35, 38, 43-44; 1 Timothy 5:10; James 2:21, 25; 2 John 5

When People are Big and God is Small by Ed Welch

The Gospel Comes with a Housekey by Rosaria Butterfield

A Meal with Jesus by Tim Chester

The Art of Neighboring by Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon

The Simplest Way to Change the World by Dustin Willis and Brandon Clements

Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Lifegiving Collection by Sally Clarkson, Clay Clarkson, and Sarah Clarkson