I have always know how important house groups are within the context of a Christian Faith. Growing up house group happened every other Monday. As children we had to be tucked up in bed before the folks started arriving. As we got older we would be allowed to stay up just long enough to answer the door and let everyone in and sometimes as a special treat we would be allowed to stay for some of the meeting, normally the prayers and reflection time at the beginning.
Five years ago or so, during the Advent service of Light, I felt a prompting to set up a house group of my own. As the service progressed a list of names came together. I pondered and wondered. Over the course of Advent, things fell into place and by the new year I had written to a group each of the people and our group was formed.
In the last five years we have laughed and cried, prayed and worshipped together but more than that we have grown together in our faith.
This last year, we have been studying a book by Rachel Held Evans, 'A year of biblical womanhood'. We have considered what the bible has to say about gentleness, domesticity, obedience, valour, beauty, modesty, purity, fertility, submission, justice, silence and grace. It has been a fascinating year.
We have been challenged and entertained in equal measure and for each of us there was a different association with the various themes of the book. It spoke to us all at different times of the year, each of us in different seasons of life.
We have finished the year of study by each committing to continue acknowledging the women of valour in our community. It is something we all do really well and something we should continue to do. For more on women on valour see Rachel Held Evans blog http://rachelheldevans.com/women-of-valor
To Rachel, we say thank you for an amazing year.
Five years ago or so, during the Advent service of Light, I felt a prompting to set up a house group of my own. As the service progressed a list of names came together. I pondered and wondered. Over the course of Advent, things fell into place and by the new year I had written to a group each of the people and our group was formed.
In the last five years we have laughed and cried, prayed and worshipped together but more than that we have grown together in our faith.
This last year, we have been studying a book by Rachel Held Evans, 'A year of biblical womanhood'. We have considered what the bible has to say about gentleness, domesticity, obedience, valour, beauty, modesty, purity, fertility, submission, justice, silence and grace. It has been a fascinating year.
We have been challenged and entertained in equal measure and for each of us there was a different association with the various themes of the book. It spoke to us all at different times of the year, each of us in different seasons of life.
We have finished the year of study by each committing to continue acknowledging the women of valour in our community. It is something we all do really well and something we should continue to do. For more on women on valour see Rachel Held Evans blog http://rachelheldevans.com/women-of-valor
To Rachel, we say thank you for an amazing year.
