-- Wow… what a night!
-- We had 24 last night and still had some regulars missing!
-- Not sure where all the girls came from, but we’ve averaged about 4 per week so far and then suddenly we had 12! It was sweet to have the group so balanced.
-- Ironically, with so many new people, our topic was the most depressing we’ve done: Death. We watched a 10-minute video and then broke into 2 groups for discussion.
-- My group was relatively somber as we talked about how to deal with death; and we spent some time talking and about living life to its fullest with an emphasis on relationships. We also spent some time in prayer about dealing with someone that is dying and doesn’t know Jesus (makes my heart break).
-- The other group, led by Bruce, ended up talking about suicide and all the eternal issues associated with it. They had some great conversation about how Satan influences our view of death and uses our fear and doubt to manipulate the way in which we live our lives. (When our group joined them, they said they could have talked for 2 more hours if not interrupted… sorry guys!)
-- Amazing how different the conversations were, but how they each were effective in their own way.
-- Wrapped up our formal time together pretty quick, and then the conversations continued for another hour or so.
-- Went to Shari’s for the after-party… great to see community being built!
NEXT WEEK:
We are mixing it up a little bit and getting away from NOOMA. We’ll be talking about some more practical and less intellectual topics in the next few weeks.
COMING SOON:
Saturday the 13th, we’re going hiking at Vedawoo. Meet at LCCC @ 9a if you want to go!
Monday, June 8, 2009
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