The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World

Because that is the point—building the church and living like a family, the family of God. My prayer is that you will stop being afraid of strangers, even when some strangers are dangerous.

away, returning him to face the facts squarely: he was damaged goods, with no hope apart from Christ. And the leper was a better image bearer than we. He knew he was damaged goods.

Radically ordinary hospitality characterizes those who don’t fuss over different worldviews represented at the dinner table. The truly hospitable aren’t embarrassed to keep friendships with people who are different. They don’t buy the world’s bunk about this. They know that there is a difference between acceptance and approval, and they courageousl

contagious grace as practiced by ordinary people like me and you, desperately needed, especially now, in our post-Christian world.

how do we as Christians live in

earth, he wasn’t afraid to touch hurting people. He drew people in close. He met them empty and left them full. Jesus turned everything upside down.

(Kristin’s mom) at Elmo’s, and Paula sat us down at a

watch us struggle with our own sins—both the sins of our doing and the sin nature with which we wage daily combat.

Radically ordinary hospitality is this: using your Christian home in a daily way that seeks to make strangers neighbors, and neighbors family of God. It brings glory to God, serves others, and lives out the gospel in word and deed.