A Christmas Question
Dear Eugene, What does it mean to be hospitable in an inhospitable world? This seems to be one of the many Christmas questions that haunts humanity still. I like my new kitchen, but I really would rather have my old one back. Does wealth discredit a Christian's discipleship? I am sure many wise people would have many wise things to say about this topic. The reality for me, though, is simple: that my hospitality in this family sanctuary will now need to dance on the slippery veneer of vanity that is my sparkling new counter-top. I love its singular uniqueness but am not too sure about where its grain pattern leads. Everything beautiful points towards Jesus. It does until it doesn't. I fear I am too well-adjusted a person living too ordered a life for Christ to work through me. I am not hospitable and am frequently afraid of its implication. I am not saying this just to entice your consoling counter-argument and thus double down on m...