Themes for 2007
Published by Matt Glover November 30th, 2006 in Hearing the WordAbout this time each year, I take some time to put some serious thought and prayer into the sorts of themes that I want to cover in 2007. Some of these are for me personally, others are for my community.
I ask people what they would like to explore, what they think I should be working on in my life, what are the things that need to be addressed in the wider communty and take them all away to ponder. Out of that comes the seeds for small group studies, preaching series, articles and even cartoons.
Anyway, this year I want to ask the same questions here. The blog has become part of my community and so the things that are on YOUR mind are the things that I’m interested in.
What sort of things would you like to see covered in 2007? They can be books of the Bible, issues in society, personal or public - it doesn’t really matter. Just leave your wish list in the coments or email me privately.
I won’t promise to cover them all in one year, but they will get put on the list for the future.
1. Why it is that you’re going bald?
2. Why, when it never says that Jesus did, do we as Christians wear pants?
Why don’t the Christian guys grow beards?
Or wear sandals? (yay summer!) Or…
This is actually a semi serious question, as traditionally in Islam it is felt that you should emulate your “prophet” (There are a few more than just Mohammed- he’s just the Muslim’s prophet (and the last therefore most important)- also are Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and a few more.) So, why don’t we?
Why don’t we use real wine for communion? (We should sneak some in.)
Digger. God created all people bald and then covered the ugly ones with hair…
And at my church we don’t wear pants. I thought your naked church would be the same.
Real wine for communion - all in favour…
I’m sick of imaginary wine.
You’d have to get some of the good stuff to convince people- would the church budget stand for it? Could be an interesting way to liven up church meetings! Just say it was Grant’s idea or something. (Or mine! They can’t fire me!)
Do we have any gluten-intolerant people at MBC? Do we have the rice cracker option?
You’re right about pants and Mitcham- shorts!
Matt: how to handle baldness
Bald R Us
(Oh- you been to your office yet, Matt?)
I thouiyght baptists aren’t meant to drink alcohol - so that counts wine out. Why is that anyway, Jesus drank, responsibly too. So why is baptist anti-alcohol?
possibly something to do with the prohibition (of alcohol) (also a time period) - Presbyterians also do the juice (in Aus, at least)
Churches in Bolivia do real stuff- but that’s probably best, healthwise.
It’s a tradition thing for Baptists that probably doesn’t reflect the reality of our practice at all.
One of the most powerful times of communion I have experienced in the last twelve motnhs gave us an option of either wine or water for communion. If you took the wine, you were greeted with “the blood of Christ shed for you.” If you chose the water, the words were, “Christ the living water, poured out for you.”
Nice.