Hospitality has many different aspects. Among other things, the Bible talks about hosts providing food, shelter, and protection (see the article “Practicing Hospitality” for more on this).

Biblical Hospitality

Articles

• Biblical Hospitality: Inviting Outsiders to Be Family by Scott Cormode on Faithward.org
• Digging Deeper: Hospitality in the Bible on BuildFaith.org
• Why the Need for Hospitality Is Greater Than Ever by Timothy W. Massaro on corechristianity.com
• The Power of Biblical Hospitality by Jeff Christopherson on christianitytoday.com
• How Is Christian Hospitality Different from Entertaining? by Jen Schmidt on lifeway.com

Books

• Invited: The Power of Hospitality in an Age of Loneliness by Leslie Verner
• Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition by Christine Pohl (study guide also available)
• Saved by Faith and Hospitality by Joshua Jipp
• The Simplest Way to Change the World by Dustin Willis and Brandon Clements

Video

• Radical Hospitality for the Rest of Us—7 Characteristics of Radically Hospitable Congregations

Devotions/Journal

• Reach Out, Gather In: 40 Days to Opening Your Heart and Home by Karen Ehman

Providing Food

• The Lost Art of Inviting Friends over for Dinner by Bonnie Kristian on TheWeek.com
• Do You Believe These Common Lies About Hospitality? by Lisa Burns on intentionalbygrace.com
• I Invited Complete Strangers over for Dinner, and This Is What Happened by Gabie Rudyte on ThoughtCatalog.com. (Note: Obviously there are safety concerns around inviting total strangers into our homes, but this article was too thought-provoking to pass up!)
• 7 Dietarily Sensitive Meals for a Crowd by Sabrina Evans on BuildFaith.org
• Book: We Will Feast: Rethinking Dinner, Worship, and the Community of God by Kendall Vanderslice
• Film: One of the best movies about hospitality, welcome, and food is Babette’s Feast.

Providing Shelter

• Being a Family Promise Church Puts ‘A Different Face on Homelessness’ by Maia VanderMeer in The Banner
• Hospitable Neighborhoods by Eric O. Jacobsen in The Banner
• How Habitat for Humanity Changed My Life by Julianne Bonk on TheOdysseyOnline.com