Tuesday, September 9, 2008

9/9 - Standing Firm in Our Faith

We had a great Theology on Tap meeting on September 9. Matt, one of our ToT team members, was our facilitator. Several other activities (plus a little bit of weather), perhaps, contributed to a smaller-than-usual group, but it was an excellent group nonetheless. Like last meeting, we were happy to have a few new faces, and we were excited to see some second-time faces as well!

Certainly a very important part of the meeting was the food, and we did good tonight! Cheese/fruit/veggie trays, etc. Special mention goes to Margaret Ann's chili-cheese-wonderfulness dip. (SOME might say it is rivaled only by her magnificent spinach-artichoke-wonderfulness dip, which perhaps will make an appearance at a future meeting.) :)


Matt is a great speaker! Experienced at handling groups both large and small, he had no trouble with us this evening! He introduced us to Paul's 1st and 2nd Letters to the Thessalonians. We learned about the differences between each letter. The 1st is a very enthusiastic, positive, encouraging account of praise of the Godly lives of the Thessalonians, while the second is presented with a very different, condemning tone. We learned that both warned the Thessalonians of temptations that are still very relevant and present in today's world. Matt helped to bring the writings of St. Paul to our daily lives!


We had the opportunity to participate in small group discussions. While M.C. Tony did not get to count us off to split us into groups, he certainly gets credit for some fantastic work in the material-distribution department. :)


After our group discussions, we had a little more social and fun time before we called it a night.


Thanks Matt! Great work! We’re looking forward to our October 14 meeting, when Mandy and Margaret Ann will talk with us about ‘Being Christian,’ referencing Paul's Letter to the Corinthians.

Thanks to everyone for a great meeting!