tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27924939.post5142727608832779725..comments2023-06-28T07:28:55.775-07:00Comments on Where We Live: Free Popcorn!Elder's Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15044802341855654059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27924939.post-75431864953317623992007-08-15T17:49:00.000-07:002007-08-15T17:49:00.000-07:00dinah-sorry my response is a bit "rough" but i had...dinah-<BR/>sorry my response is a bit "rough" but i had hand surgery this morning :(<BR/>you're right about what jesus said. it does present a challenge when we try to live out the gospel creatively. i think it's important to identify with people where they are and not to expect them to come to us, not go out of our way to offend, but to challenge their thinking.<BR/>thanks for commenting!<BR/>katAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27924939.post-69870128993199568682007-08-15T10:48:00.000-07:002007-08-15T10:48:00.000-07:00Hi Again, Kat.I love what your church did. The go...Hi Again, Kat.<BR/>I love what your church did. The gospel colors / face painting is awesome - that one-on-one time with the children..... wow. I also like that you involved your church in the events of the community. Very cool.<BR/><BR/>I see the "fear of the free" in my area as well - because we are so accustomed to strings attached to "free" in the marketplace. But Jesus didn't say it would get easier, did He!?Dinahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173491963588802032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27924939.post-77636238663889932352007-08-10T07:40:00.000-07:002007-08-10T07:40:00.000-07:00Geoff-Funny thing about giving something away for ...Geoff-<BR/>Funny thing about giving something away for free is that people are so "work" oriented here that they are a bit suspicious of free stuff. That carries over into their spiritual understanding, too, sometimes. Then they think they have to "do" something to earn right standing before God.<BR/>KatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27924939.post-50853769133914400602007-08-10T04:21:00.000-07:002007-08-10T04:21:00.000-07:00An excellent missional outreach!Being from the lan...An excellent missional outreach!<BR/><BR/>Being from the land of country ham, our annual community festival is (appropriately) the Trigg County Ham festival. It has grown into a huge, capitalistic adventure. So much so that churches or no one for that matter) is allowed to give anything away ... not even water. It cuts into their vendor contracts.<BR/><BR/>So last year we decided to do the best we could. We got a vendor booth for ourselves and offered a "family special" of a hot dog, snow cone, and soft drink for $1! The families with little kids were loving it. (In a festival where corn dogs are $5 ... you get the picture.) It isn't free, but it is cheap. And we get to share the Gospel message verbally all we want to!<BR/><BR/>Our churches need to make the most of these community-focused opportunities.<BR/><BR/>An excellent word, Kat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com