The Gospel Comes With A House Key

The Gospel Comes With A House Key by Rosaria Butterfield is basically my life goal now. I wanted to do more hospitality when I was older, but I didn’t know where to start or even how far I wanted to go. My dad recommended this book to me not knowing about my questions and it turned out to be the perfect solution. This book shows how this family practices radically ordinary hospitality. This concept was completely new to me, it sounds like an oxymoron, but when you hear the definition it makes sense.

Radically Ordinary Hospitality is the practice of using your home in a daily way that seeks to make strangers neighbors and neighbors family of God. This is something radical translated into something ordinary. I love this concept and can’t wait until I get to practice this in my life every day.

In the conclusion, she explains a little more about herself and says that she is an introvert. She puts being an introvert so clearly. She explains that being an introvert is simply being drained by social events and being recharged by being alone, an extrovert is the opposite. My family is confused about how I can be an introvert and yet want to practice this kind of hospitality. I am an introvert, but I don’t hate being around people. I just need to prepare myself beforehand. If I can have some time alone to recharge, I will gladly accept people into my home on a daily basis. Below I have pulled out a few quotes from each chapter and the conclusion that I love.

“Jesus alone saves, and all I do is show up.”

“The contradiction between being told on Sunday you are part of the Lord’s family then limping through the week an orphan.”

“Christian common sense is considered ‘hate speech’.”

“Faith is an empty hand in which we receive Christ and all His beliefs.”

“The Godly submission of a faithful wife to her head-her husband- doesn’t diminish the power and strength that God has given to women but instead channels it to serve the most important people first.”

“The Christian is not called to do desperate things in desperate times but God’s work in desperate times.”

“Jesus died for the truth. Are we willing to live for it?”

“We can’t bypass repentance to get God’s grace.”

“Christians are called to live in the world, not like the world.”

“God protects us in the midst of danger not necessarily from danger.”

“Who knows but that this simple task of sharing the gospel where you are whenever you are might be used by God to change the world?”

“Jesus came with bread and water, so must we.”

“A hospitality house speaks for itself. Look at all the cars parked outside. Look at the lights on. Look at the kids playing on the tire swing. Look at the neighbors already gathering. Look at the open door. It’s here for all to see.”