11/9/14
Chris Breslin
Isaiah 61:5-7
Testimony by Haechul Shin
“Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy. Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place. It is not to bring men and women over to our side, but to offer freedom not disturbed by dividing lines.” – Henry Nouwen
“For most of the church’s history, faithful believers located their acts of hospitality in a vibrant tradition in which needy strangers, Jesus, and angels were welcomed and through which people were transformed.” -Christine Pohl
“Without the theological aspect, the emphasis on adoption too easily is seen as mere charity. Without the missional aspect, the doctrine of adoption too easily is seen as mere metaphor.” –Russell Moore
“One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn’t as individuals. When we pool our strength and share the work and responsibility, we can welcome many people, even those in deep distress, and perhaps help them find self-confidence and inner healing.” –Jean Vanier
“The new community of the people of God is also a group of priests. Because of the mediatorial work of the Lamb, there is no longer any need for certain human beings to serve as a special group of mediating cultic figures. Each citizen of the new community has direct access to God. And religious rights of purification are no longer necessary, since each individual is forever made pure by the blood of Christ.” –Richard Mouw
Isaiah: WJK OT Library by Brevard Childs
Biblical Prophecy: Interpretation by Ellen F. Davis
Friendship at the Margins by Chris Heuertz & Christine Pohl
The Dangerous Act of Worship: Living God’s Call to Justice by Mark Labberton
Adopted For Life: The Priority for Adoption for Christian Families & Churches by Russell Moore
When the Kings Come Marching In: Isaiah 60 and the New Jerusalem by Richard Mouw
Reaching Out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life by Henry Nouwen
The Book of Isaiah 40-66: NICOT by John N. Oswalt
Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition by Christine Pohl
Restoring the Shamed by Robin Stockitt
Community and Growth by Jean Vanier
Isaiah 34-66: Word Bible Commentary by John Watts
The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative by Christopher J.H. Wright
