The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World
Written by Rosaria Butterfield
Narrated by Rosaria Butterfield
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Rosaria Butterfield
Rosaria Butterfield (PhD, Ohio State University) is an author, pastor’s wife, homeschool mom, and former professor of English and women’s studies at Syracuse University. She is the author of The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert; Openness Unhindered; and The Gospel Comes with a House Key.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I couldn't put it down even though my heart was so tremendously convicted. I feel like I have neglected a whole area of my Christianity, and this Biblically-backed book has brought the light of the Scripture into seriously sinful shadows in my life. It's amazing how often I criticize others for a lack of love when I am so utterly apathetic to the world around me. In this book, the author opens the reader to some of the most personal details of her life and presents the imperative need of community and hospitality in the church of post-Christian America. She doesn't fuss with the "rights" and "wrongs" of her neighbors politics, rather focusing on acceptance regardless of sin, political beliefs, or religion. I particularly love her differentiation of acceptance and approval. We can accept someone regardless of their sin and still disapprove of the sin itself. Jesus dined with sinners. She relentless pleads with carnal Christians to drop their sense of superiority and addresses their ill-founded fears of having close relationships with the unsaved. Overall, this book has deeply impacted my life, and while some of the hospitable suggestions Rosaria gives are impossible in my life at this present moment, I intend to start living more hospitably immediately. This book will impact you if you decide to read it.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5If you only read one book this year, let it be this one. Authentic, raw, truth. I laughed. I cried. I feel led to implement changes in my life.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent teaching. I'm walking away from this book feeling convicted and ready to hear from God what He has prepared for me to do. Thank you Mrs. Butterfield.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A beautiful memoir about the importance of living a life of radical hospitality. But she writes from a pretty Reformed/Calvinist perspective and to me this seemed to reduce the “gospel” to sometimes sounding like a moralistic salvation conundrum than actual good news. It’s still worth the read!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Definitely challenges me to question how my thought process and actions of hospitality in the Gospel. Rosaria definitely resonates with me even if I won't do hospitality exactly like her household. Encouraging.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was a great book! I have been wanting to read it for a while and just took the time to do so. Now I’m regretting that I didn’t read it earlier!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5My church went through this book together as a Bible study for groups. Very inspiring and practical book. Highly recommend!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rosaria Butterfield’s life story and her desire to see God’s kingdom grow the way the Bible calls Christians too, is insight, encouragement, and a calling that every believer needs to hear.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beautiful work. Thought-provoking, convicting yet grace-filled & endlessly encouraging.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is what biblical Christianity should look like. Rosaria lays out why radically ordinary hospitality is meant to be THE lifestyle of a Jesus-follower... because it's the primary way God's mission is carried out in the world through his people. Wow!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book has challenged me to begin reaching out to my neighbors in a more sincere, intentional way. Ken and Rosaria are such a humble inspiration. I loved hearing her read her own book to me. I feel like we’re friends now. Thank you, and I am excited to see what God has in store for our family as we seek to make ordinary hospitality come to life on our country road.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5So good: so convicting, so beautiful, so simple! There is no one I would not recommend this book to.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book not only has orthodox theology weaved through it, but it challenges every Christian to put that theology into practice with simple yet radical hospitality. This book has challenged my walk and obedience to Christ like no other. Read it, and then do it. If we love God, we will obey his commandments.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book! Eye opening.
We as Christians are not fearful hoarders but fearless givers !! - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The truths laid out in this book are both profound and simple. This is a must read for all Christians. Great job Rosaria.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beautiful stories about hospitality and how it changed the lives of her and those around her.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great encouragement to create space for hospitality in your home! I liked how real stories were weaved into the practical tips for hospitality. Thanks!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wonderful! Practical hospitality based on a love for God and others.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A compelling book full of real life stories and deep reflections. I loved that it was narrated by Rosaria and she even sings when referring to songs in the book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fantastic book!! Deeply inspiring , but also with ‘reachable’ challenges. Change can begin right away - it’s not a lofty concept!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I really like the premise of radically ordinary hospitality. The examples throughout the book do a good job showing how this can be messy and how that’s okay.
Unfortunately, for me, the writing was at times too flowery and seemed unnecessarily descriptive. Butterfield is clearly a talented writer, but sometimes the descriptive passages threw me off. If you like descriptive writing, then this book should suit you well. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Starting it again in order that the truths contained herein (that seem to have been lost in my busy life) can soak in deep and change me for God’s glory, for my good, and for the benefit of those in my community. Thank you, Mrs. Butterfield!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5While the beginning started off a little slow, I quickly became caught up with Rosaria’s telling of her life’s stories of hospitality and caught little tidbits of amazing wisdom and hard hitting biblical truths in regards to how I can live out hospitality in my own life along the way.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book, highly recommend to any believer who is looking to serve practically
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beautiful, life changing book. 10/10 recommend. Thank-you Rosaria for sharing.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Outstanding advice for the Christian home. Very challenging. Highly recommended
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Made me laugh and cry. Amazing book, definitely recommend.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Inspiring and encouraging, this book spoke to a desire I already held.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A wonderful book. Easier to read than to do, but let's do.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I never heard a message like this that was inspiring and completely convicting. Must listen