Episode 04 - Radical Hospitality - Upside Down Podcast

Episode 04 - Radical Hospitality

11/8/2016

Happy Election Day, Americans! It feels a little ominous to release ANYTHING today, but if we have to, this episode's topic, RADICAL HOSPITALITY, is a great, refreshing option.

In this episode we talk through what hospitality is, what it isn't, and what we mean when we add the word radical in front. What if radical hospitality isn't big and crazy, what if it's simply rooted? Does that change what each of us are capable of?

I love Lori's definition of hospitality as a posture -
"Hospitality is the posture that my heart takes when it is bent toward others, when it is bent toward receiving them in the condition that they are, and in the condition that I'm in."

Speaking of the condition we're in, INTROVERTS - we asked what it looks like to be hospitable and NOT an extrovert. Some of the most hospitable people I know are introverts - including several of the women on this podcast. Shannon has some great things to say about finding a balance between being who you are, and pushing yourself in love for the sake of others.

In the end, we share a few of our favorite ways to feed people, including this Sopapilla Cheesecake recipe someone brought to Kayla's book club recently:

Sopapilla Cheesecake:
2 cans crescent rolls
2 boxes cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted
1 tsp cinnamon

Place on can of crescent rolls in the bottom of a 9x13 dish. Mix the cream cheese, and 1 cup of sugar in a bowl, and spread on top of the crescent rolls. Layer the remaining can of rolls over the mixture. Cover with melted butter. Mix remaining sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle on top. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.

Suddenly I find myself wanting to fly to Iowa for book club.

And finally, if you find today totally intolerable and are looking to escape the US for a few days pending election results, we share which passport stamp we'd want to get if we left tomorrow. Kayla even took a quiz on the matter and let's just say her results, combined with her husbands, were a little concerning. Meanwhile I'm hightailing it to France because baguettes, man.

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With love from Asheville,

Kristi

6 Comments

Paula Davis

11/14/2016 12:58:43 pm

Totally love what all of you are doing! Your excitement and determination is contagious! You have rekindled the dying pilot light in this old, tired and somewhat pessimistic catholic mom of five and wife of 24 years. I want to open my home for a monthly, ecumenical book club. Already, Shannon knows I'm Catholic. ;)

There are plenty of groups, really great groups for one denomination or the other, I am a member of BIS and also follow several successful Protestant/Evangelical and Lutheran groups.

My Catholic friends are up on the idea as long as the intention is to convert. I want to focus on a "conversation of the heart" rather than a particular practice of faith.

You did it here - any suggestions for an older, silvering mom trying to bring together all Christian women, regardless of the religion they chose to practice?

Shannon Evans

12/20/2016 12:30:55 am

Oh Paula, I'm so sorry to just now be seeing your comment! We are still working out the kinks in all of this and although we're good at responding on social media, blog comments have seemed to slip through the cracks. Please accept my apology!

I'm so curious to know if you've gotten the book club up and running yet! I 100% agree with your desire to make it about a conversion of heart. It sounds like you have a great perspective, but I know how hard it can be to get other people on board with a vision that might seem foreign to them. Maybe the best thing to do is to just jump in? Sometimes once people make friends in an ecumenical setting, the differences no longer seem so very important.

Good luck and have a blessed Advent!

11/14/2016 12:58:54 pm

alison

12/15/2016 09:59:47 am

Thank you for this podcast! It was great. I listened as I tidied up a bit and had to keep pausing to copy down some of the things you said. I (obviously) especially loved Lori's comments about her attitude of hospitality. It was also very encouraging to me, because I feel like I love to help and welcome people, and I always think "oh lets have everyone come over!" but then when the actual day comes I get bogged down in the cleaning and cooking and I get crabby about it and miss out on the hospitality part that I was looking forward to and want to retreat into a corner (although part of what I like is providing a place for everyone else to enjoy one another?? Is that weird?) anyway, you gave me a bit to think about. Thank you!
PS I would love it if scripture references were included in future podcast notes because I wasn't quick enough to catch them and too lazy to go back and find them!

Shannon

12/20/2016 12:33:05 am

Yes, we totally relate to that feeling Alison! I do think that sometimes providing a safe space for others to connect has huge merits in and of itself. But you don't want to miss out on all the good stuff either! :)

Thank you for the tip, we will definitely work on remembering to put in the Scripture references!

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