Birthday Parties and Biblical Hospitality
Adam discusses the biblical version of hospitality, emphasizing Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 11:17-22 - and birthday parties. Paul wants everyone to be included at Communion/the Lord's Supper. But there was division in Corinth. The early church worshiped in houses, usually owned by the rich. Well, according to Paul, the rich would show up early, party like it's 1999, and the poor people (who likely worked all day) showed up later and got seconds. Probably bad wine, too. Paul said they weren't doing Communion right - that they were dividing the church/body of Christ, which is supposed to be as one body. So, this leads to the question: Where in our lives are we excluding people? And how can we change that into a spirit of inclusion?