Becoming a Person of Welcome
The Spiritual Practice of Hospitality

In a culture experiencing what former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called "an epidemic of loneliness," Laura pulls from experience, the Christian contemplative tradition, and the scriptures to point us to a compelling cure. As someone whose spiritual journey has been shaped by hospitality, and......more

Among the many things I appreciate about Laura Baghdassarian Murray’s Becoming a Person of Welcome, her description of “counterfeit hospitality” has really stayed with me. She names that all-too-familiar experience of being in a setting that seems warm and welcoming—until we take a slight step out o......more

Laura Baghdassarian Murray offers an excellent reorientation to the practice of hospitality, helping the reader to recognize that hospitality is more about the posture of our hearts and minds than it is about a place. I was particularly drawn to the chapter that unpacks how God is the First Host and......more

I regularly read books on spiritual formation with a pen in hand—underlining passages, marking pages, and journaling as I listen for how God is shaping my own formation. This book was both encouraging and affirming, especially because I have the privilege of working alongside its author, Laura Murra......more

This book reminds me that I personally do not need to “have it altogether” to be hospitable. God calls us to welcome, even when it’s hard and uncomfortable. Laura demonstrates through personal testimony and scripture that hospitality is a practice that becomes a posture, which we carry wherever we g......more