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

This is a hard review to write. First, in college I was welcomed by the author into the very type of hospitality she describes in this book. I know that she practices what she preaches, and practices it very well. I was an unchurched Christian and she brought me, and many other college students, to......more

I've been dying to read this book since before it was even released; the Gospel and hospitality? two of my favorite subjects? written by one of my favorite authors? I couldn't wait. Now that I've read it I think I'm mostly disappointed. While there were lots of good things about this book, for me it......more

This is a revised review. At about 30% in I thought I couldn’t take it anymore and called it quits, but I decided to tough it out and complete the book so this is my updated review on the whole thing. It’s pretty rare for me to consider quitting a book (esp. multiple times), but for reasons explaine......more

I'd definitely recommend reading this book as a challenge to how we typically think about and practice hospitality within the Church. Too often we extend hospitality only to our already-established circle and fail to bring others in. And it's easy to look at limited time, space, resources as an excu......more

I've now finished another book that I should have finished long ago and was languishing in my "currently reading" pile. I wanted to finish it; I enjoy Rosaria's writing style and content. She gives powerful arguments, testimony, and example. The stories bracket the book's opening and closing very we......more