Last night after our Discovery Bible Study was over my daughter told me, "Dad, that did not work well."
The discussion with the adults went fine. The problem was the children. They were banging on the piano, making it hard for the adults to hear. My daughter ended up leaving the group repeatedly to quiet them down. She missed a good portion of the study.
She went on to suggest that we change everyone's expectations: "Let's call this Family Church and design it so that the children have a reason to be here".
This weekend I went to a six year old's birthday party.
Some parties are easier than others for me. I am an introvert and prefer parties where I already know at least one other person.
This was among my favourite parties. The host made a real effort to make sure that everyone was engaged. The theme of the party was "Legos" and the first activity was to assemble a Lego kit. There were kits for each child and three for the adults. I worked with another adult to make this firetruck. We were totally immersed in this project. Looks good doesn't it?
The other night I went with my wife to the local park to give out bread. A local baker clears his shelves every night and gives us the left overs every Monday. Usually people come to our home for the bread, but it is summer holiday and only a few people came. We put the bread in the boot (trunk) of the car and headed to the park.
We are fairly well known at the park and it didn't take long until people started moving towards the car to pick up their free bread.
