Radical Hospitality

One of the greatest privileges I enjoy is being at least 20 years old and a junior. Here is why...I get to live in the Warren Apartments at college! These are the apartments that they show you on your campus visit, and they are the apartments that most people dream about if they come to SC. Now, hear me out, the Warren apartments are actually really nice. They are not typical college apartments. They are spacious...2 bedrooms (with big closets, a must for girls), 1 1/2 baths, a nice living room, kitchen and dining room. By the time you are a junior, it's time to have a kitchen! Having a kitchen has been one of the best things ever! I have really discovered that I love to cook.

Also, another reason that I love living in the Warren apartments is because it allows my roommates and I to be able to participate in radical hospitality. Hospitality is one of my favorite things!

I.love.having.people.over.

I especially love cooking for people and having them come over for supper. One of the best places to spend time with people is around the table, sharing a meal. Really, it does not get more organic than that. There is something cool about getting to eat together. I love providing people with a healthy, home-cooked meal. As college students, we eat one-too-many cafeteria meals.

Also, our apartment is often the meeting room for worship, prayer and regular community life! We sing, play games, watch movies…everything. I absolutely love it. It really has made me think lately, though. What an easy way to bless people! Really. This is what life in community is all about. Blessing people. Ah, it makes my Spirit really joyful. God continually just keeps blessing our apartment with wonderful people. On Thursday, we are having some friends over from Cowley Community College…they are excited for a home-cooked meal, and I am excited to bless them!

This is what it’s about. Mmm.