Invited: The Power of Hospitality in an Age of Loneliness (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781513804330)

Just come on over.

Many people today feel lonely, isolated, and disconnected from God and others. We crave authentic community, but we have no idea where to start. We'd be glad to cultivate friendships; but honestly, who's got the time?

In Invited, writer Leslie Verner says real hospitality is not having a Pinterest-perfect table or well-appointed living room. True hospitality is not clean, comfortable, or controlled. It is an invitation to enter a sacred space together with friends and strangers. Through vivid accounts from her life and travels in Uganda, China, and Tajikistan, and stories of visiting congregations in the United States, Verner shares stories of life around the table and how hospitality is at the heart of Christian community. What if we in the West learned about hospitality from people around the globe? What if our homes became laboratories of belonging?

Invited will empower you to open your home, get to know your neighbors, and prioritize people over tasks. Holy hospitality requires more of Jesus and less of us. It leads not only to loving the stranger but to becoming the stranger. Welcome to a new kind of hospitality.

Author: Leslie Verner
ISBN-10: 1513804332
ISBN-13: 9781513804330
Publisher: Herald Press (VA)
Language: English
Published: 08/13/2019
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/03/2019