In this blog post, I’ll move off of the soap box and on with some particular illustrations of the Circle Church philosophy toward the Catch-All.
When the discussion groups were dealing with society-related problems, we often heard the need expressed for intense Bible study. The reverse was also invariably true. When we stressed in-depth Bible study, requests for topically related subjects began to come forward.
The evening service can counter balance the morning emphasis. At a time when examination of Scripture was in order, several nights were spent discussing some parables of Christ. Members were assigned to various locations and we asked each hostess to prepare food which would amplify or illustrate the passage.
For example, when we discussed the parable in Luke 13 about the fig tree planted in the vineyard, each hostess served figs and other fruit. “What father among you if his son asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?” (from Luke 11) resulted in the preparation of eggs of one kind or another, the consensus being they were easier to fix than scorpions.
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