The Hospitality of Church Cookies

May 7th, 2025 | 5 min read

I may be Presbyterian, but I take exception to strict sabbatarianism, not because I’m a fan of Sunday brunches—although I don’t mind deviled eggs after worship—but rather because two of my childhood’s delights took place on Sunday, and I have no intention of deserting either anytime soon.

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Musembi wa Ndaita

Musembi wa Ndaita is a writer and campus minister with the Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) at the University of Pennsylvania. A graduate of Westminster Theological Seminary (MAR), Musembi was longlisted in the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. His nonfiction and fiction have appeared or are forthcoming in Africology, In the Sands of Time, the Other Side of Hope, Star Newspaper, and Mere Orthodoxy.

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