Invited: The Power of Hospitality in an Age of Loneliness

De: Leslie Verner

Narrado por: Leslie Verner

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 has got the time?

In Invited, author 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!

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Challenging, in a good way

Verner challenges our assumptions of what community looks like. Through tales of her experiences as an expat in China and the new family in the neighborhood in Colorado, she communicates what it is like to be the "outsider" invited in as well as what it looks like to invite the "outsider." I took copious notes while I listened, hoping to put some of her ideas and concepts into practice as the Lord allows. If you are ready to step into obedience in the arena of hospitality, this book is a helpful tool in getting started!

Warm, inspiring, and practical

This book was a delight to read. The author was warm, funny, and authentic, and offered practical strategies for those of us who are longing to connect more deeply with others in our communities.