The Soup Group

I am a bit nervous. This is the last of my weekly rituals to write about. After this... who knows? On Monday nights I go to a Bible Study at the McRell's in Holden. This is really no normal Bible study. Its really a no-holds-barred look at Christianity and culture. There is no questions beyond the scope of our conversation... tonight's topic was a perfect example, the subjugation of women both inside and outside the walls of Christianity.

As with all good things, what it really boils down to is the people who are with you. While the topics and opinions can fly all over the place, it is the real friendships that I have with all of the people that come that make it so special.

Someone makes some sort of soup... someone brings some sort of wine... someone makes some sort of bread.... and we all sit and talk while all of our kids progressively rip apart Sara's kid's room.

In truth, I didn't know if I would be able to find friends that I hold this close at this stage in my life. It gets more difficult as you get older, and I am not exactly easy to get to know. It is a special group of people that allow for the differences in opinion that we share, and allow for the full strengths of those opinions to be aired without fault. It is a rare find in the world at large and almost an impossibility within the Christian Church.

It should be known that the picture doesn't include everyone that fills Sara and Kevin's living room once a week. It can range upward of around 20 or so people some weeks.
I love our tiny ragtag group of thinkers... I love the closeness that we share.
I love Monday nights.