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title	:	A Christian View of Hospitality : Expecting Surprises Giving Project Series
author	:	Hershberger, Michele.
publisher	:	Herald Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0836191099
print isbn13	:	9780836191097
ebook isbn13	:	9780585237695
language	:	English
subject	Hospitality--Religious aspects--Christianity.
publication date	:	1999
lcc	:	BV4647.H67H47 1999eb
ddc	:	241/.671
subject	:	Hospitality--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Page 1 A Christian View of Hospitality

Page 2 The Giving Project Growing faithful stewards in the church The Giving Project Series A Christian View of Hospitality: Expecting Surprises by Michele Hershberger A Christian View of Money: Celebrating God's Generosity by Mark Vincent Teaching a Christian View of Money: Celebrating God's Generosity by Mark Vincent Contact for The Giving Project: Telephone 1-888-406-9773 E-mail: GivingProject@Prodigy.net

Page 3 A Christian View of Hospitality Expecting Surprises Michele Hershberger

Page 4 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hershberger Michele, 1960 A Christian view of hospitality: expecting surprises / Michele Hershberger. p. cm. (The Giving Project series) ISBN ()-8361-9109-9 (alk. paper) 1. HospitalityReligious aspectsChristianity. I. Title. II. Series. BV4647.H67H47 1999 241'.671dc21 99-22035 CIP The paper used in this publication is recycled and meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible (NRSV). copyright 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. Used by permission. A CHRISTIAN VIEW OF HOSPITALITY: EXPECTING SURPRISES Copyright 1999 by Herald Press, Scottdale, Pa. 15683 Published simultaneously in Canada by Herald Press, Waterloo, Ont. N2L 6H7 All rights reserved. Library of Congress Catalog Number: 99-22035 International Standard Book Number: 0-8361-9109-9 Printed in the United States of America Cover photo by Jim Whitmer Book and Cover design by Merrill R. Miller 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 To order or request information, please call 1-800-759-4447 (individuals); 1-800-245-7894 (trade). Website: www.mph.org

Page 5 To my parents, John Dale and Phyllis Schrock, who welcome every stranger they meet.

Page 7 Contents Foreword by Christine D. Pohl 9 Author's Preface 12 1. The Stranger as Host 16 2. The Stranger Brings Gifts 33 3. The Stranger Within 48 4. Better to Receive 67 5. Meeting Jesus in the Stranger 83 6. Hospitality as Worship 101 7. Hospitality: The Giving and Receiving of Honor 120 8. Buying Friends 135 9. Breaking Down Barriers 152 10. Two Sides of the Same Coin 172 11. Remembering Who We Are 198 12. Hospitality and the Lord's Supper 220 13. Strength for the Task 239 Appendix 1 Hospitality Enhancers 258 Appendix 2 Discussion Guide 269 The Author 283

Page 9 Foreword Almost everyone has a story about hospitality. We recall the joy of finding gracious welcome in a foreign place or the vulnerability of needing hospitality but not finding it. We remember the unsettling experience of welcoming a stranger only to find that things are not as they first appeared. We cherish memories of times when we felt too weary to invite someone in but opened the door anyway and discovered that our guest brought us life and refreshment. We have stories of abundance and sacrifice, joy and disappointment, grace and gift.

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