Welcoming Strangers Articles

5 Questions to Consider as you Build Cross-Cultural Friendships.

Vanilla describes most of my childhood: Food was predictable, community was homogenous, and the exotic or...

Dr. Craig Kraft's dissertation on Welcoming Strangers. 

A Book Review & Recommendation for "The Bible and Borders: Hearing God's Word on Immigration"

Welcoming Strangers recommends this article from Banner. The world today feels as divisive as ever. Abortion, refugee resettlement, immigration, gun control, and freedom of religion are just a...

This video message from Dr. Craig Kraft was recorded for Northstar Church in Quesnel, BC,  July 2020. The message is based on Philippians 1 and provides a look at four ways to maintain ho...

Rene James looks at how God gives life through our hospitality. Welcoming Strangers recommends this article from Faith Today. 

Jesus demonstrated how one can balance the tension between pursuing holiness and being a friend of sinners, and he did it through hospitality. 

Hospitality was one of the factors that led to the discipleship and rapid expansion of the early church. The second blog in the series "Understanding Hospitality in a Western Context", this blog ta...

Hospitality is a powerful practice with the potential to bring restoration and revitalization to souls in need.  It is a virtue, espoused in scripture, through God’s earliest interactions with...

Slides for use with Craig Kraft's presentation "Experiencing new vitality through the ancient art of hospitality."

A biblical understanding of how Christians should welcome strangers is imperative for our day.  How do we demonstrate love toward people who are very different from us?  We must...