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Welcome to August!
That time when people in the UK generally seem to go on holiday, and I dont know about you, sometimes I research online before we go anywhere.
If you’ve ended up researching if Christians meet on holiday? Hopefully this will help!
Anything that should be added?
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So, how many different names for a Christian Small group can you think of? These guys have them all…
Oh. And trigger warning btw for “Christian Swears”
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Sometimes. When inspiration leaves us. Boredom strikes. Yes, just like everyone else. Christians get bored. And not just during sermons.
Possibly during a period of illness, its not unusual to feel bored at times. At one point, (not when bored), Sofa did some research into what happens when Christians are bored.
Here is the Church Sofa list of 10 Things Christians Do When Bored*.
Have you got any to add?
*With apologies to God TV.
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Personally, I like “I’ll pray about it…”
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It seems that everyone likes doing an Advent Calendar at the moment. Advent Calendars aren’t just about chocolate and Lego*, but they are also now about Zoella and Greggs. While Zoella has had bad press about the price of her advent calendar, it is how Greggs have chosen to advertise their advent calendar that have got Christians upset.
According to The Guardian:
The bakery chain Greggs has apologised for offending Christians with a nativity scene advert that replaces Jesus with a sausage roll.
The chief executive of the Freedom Association, a rightwing pressure group, claimed the advert was “sick” and that the retailer would “never dare” insult other religions.
The UK Evangelical Alliance strongly criticised the baker, saying it was a gimmick that seemed to be about “manufacturing a scandal to sell baked goods”.
Greggs released the image to promote its £24 advent calendar, which goes on sale next Monday. Its decision to use an image depicting the three wise men gathering round a crib containing a sausage roll sparked criticism from Twitter users and religious groups.
Greggs is not withdrawing the product – its first ever advent calendar – but said in a statement: “We’re really sorry to have caused any offence, this was never our intention.”
Twitter. Has made a few comments, and they’re probably a more entertaining read then the news articles about this…
The only religion I believe in #Greggs pic.twitter.com/dKvC7qnSob
— Jamie Thompson (@jamiemthompson_) November 15, 2017
How flimsy is your religious belief if it's rocked by a sausage roll? #Greggs
— Hugh Jazz (@ThurstanStHouse) November 15, 2017
Away in a manger no crib for a bed, no little Lord Jesus a savoury snack instead ? #greggs
— Geoff Hubbert (@geoffhubbert) November 15, 2017
Surely a crumpet would have been much holier? #Greggs pic.twitter.com/2S0Q9QDv8d
— iamwheats (@iamwheats) November 15, 2017
Loving the #Greggs scandal after they replaced baby Jesus with a sausage roll on their advent calendar. To be fair, a Greggs sausage roll does taste like it was entombed in a cave for 3 days and then resurrected. pic.twitter.com/159IQvNrgB
— Killer Stuff (@KitschKiller) November 15, 2017
Well aware I'll be shot down, however I find the #Greggs calendar rather amusing. Also the irony being more 'worship' at the door of Greggs than most churches ….. maybe a sense of humour is needed? ? pic.twitter.com/e1db1lmwWB
— Bolshie Bear (@BolshieBear) November 15, 2017
Should we Christians be offended by a sausage roll? Given that we live in a secular non-religious capitalist society? I think I shall save my energy for being outraged about the Rohingya Muslims and the unspeakable horrors that are happening to them. #justsaying #Greggs
— Lee Battle (@LadyLeeBattle) November 16, 2017
Do Christians need more of a sense of humor?
I really want to write something here that talks about it being a massive publicity stunt, designed to wind people enough to get people talking about Greggs, while also being self aware that is exactly what I am doing. I just don’t know how to phrase it…
Either way, remember. If you do want to get angry about anything over this Christmas Season, please check out the “Burn The Heathens” Checklist.
Or maybe,
We should all choose a bit more carefully, what we all get angry about?
*I know. Advent calendars are also about Jesus.
Not sausage rolls.
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It looks like Google has detected a change in how people look at Trump since I last asked the question.
Can anyone help me out with answers for any of the above?
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Well, it looks like there is a group call “Christians Against Dinosaurs”.
Here’s one of their videos, looking at fossils…
Thoughts?
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We’re now well into October. Its nearly Christmas! Well, before its Christmas we first have Halloween. A time of year where (it seems that) mostly children walk around streets asking strangers for sweets, while dressed in mostly silly costumes.
How should a Christian react to Halloween? Well speaking from a costume prospective, we have a number of ideas of what costumes Christians should wear while opening their doors on Halloween.
Open the door, and pretend to be a monk. Bonus points for Monty Python impressions…
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Yes I know that to be a Christian is to be a Disciple… but you could answer the door (or indeed go trick or treating) as an actual disciple…
Picture it, someone knocks on your door – it opens to the sight of plenty of white light, loud choral music, and you dressed like this…
Or alternatively… imagine turning up at a neighbor’s house dressed as Jesus, surrounded by lots of little Jesus’s…
*Remember kids. Dont play with fire.
Any other ideas?
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I’m not sure how long I’ve been posting Church Boards, but I know this is the first time I’ve purposely repeated one, twice in two weeks.
There’s just something about this one…
Maybe its a reminder for myself.
It might be a reminder for everyone to behave after the result of the EU Referendum.
Maybe its something about how some corners of the internet have reacted to the shootings in Orlando.
Possibly its something about the murder of the MP Jo Cox.
It could be something about my general feeling about the state of the world, and my lack of action in the face of it all.
Not sure what it is.
But this felt worthwhile repeating.
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