Category: Hospitality
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Unlearning Assumptions
Written by Michael Wilson // The idea of justice appeals to me. As a hotel manager, I have faced problematic behavior every day and would love to dole out the proper punishment. Each day, my two jobs, both in a hotel lobby environment, put me in the frontlines of guest interaction. Trying to make ends…
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Around-the-Table Hospitality
Written by Heather Spanogle // Hospitality has found me in the most unusual places: where I don’t deserve it, where I don’t expect it, where I find myself wondering if, in a similar situation, I would’ve extended the same grace. My husband and I are currently living in Indonesia, working with international college students…
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My Journey Searching for Beauty
Written by Eva Lee // I am in a journey. Before I was born, I was with my sweet Lord. He could place me in any family and in any country. But He chose to place me in a small family in Hong Kong. My mother had one miscarriage before having me. So I became…
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An Opened Door
Written by Evangeline Van Den Berg // One of my earliest memories is of a home where a knock on the door meant the kettle was immediately filled and set on the always-burning old stove. Within moments of stepping into the well-used kitchen of the parsonage, which was our home, visitors would be offered a…
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Theme Overview: Hospitality Speaks
What is hospitality, exactly? The word may conjure up images of home-cooked meals, of neat hotel rooms. For the storytellers speaking into this conversation, hospitality is an opportunity: an outpouring of love and care expressed to all people. It’s not always tidy, of course, and these storytellers would be the first to tell you about…
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