CALVIN AND HOPS

Jan 8th

LOCATION CHANGE!!!
We're back at Kelly's Tavern this month
(MAP)
And....I'm inviting anyone who wants to join my sons and me to show up by 6:30 for dinner.
(The goal is to have the meals gone before the discussion...else it can be very distracting to the discussion which will begin at the normal time of 8 p.m.)

TOPIC: Male-Female Social Interaction Among Teens and Young Adults in the Church

Some questions to ponder in preparation

How do we protect our children's innocence while helping them learn how to deal with the opposite sex?
Is online chat between boys and girls safe? Wise?
Should boys and girls partner in debate?
Is cloistering really such a bad thing? How about for our girls?
What are our boys/girls (who are becoming men/women) communicating in their dress?
Should our pubescent boys and girls be swimming together...even if whole families are involved?
Should our boys play "shirts/skins" with girls present?
Should boys and girls play Ultimate Frisbee together? How about Flag Football? Soccer?
What if your teenage son/daughter "likes" someone? How should you counsel him/her?
Are we playing with fire with all this dancing?

Some Research Links to stimulate thinking:

Bible online
Feminine Modesty (Audio series for sale - well worth the time/money)
Feminine Modesty (Blog Post)
On Masculine Modesty (Blog Post by a Female)
Clarification on Dating and Courtship - Josh Harris blog post

PHILOSOPHY BEHIND CALVIN AND HOPS

Gentlemen,

One of my all-time favorite quotations comes from John Wayne. “Life is tough…it’s tougher if you’re stupid.” Though not necessarily related to stupidity, there exists a common failure on the part of Christian men to humbly sharpen their reasoning skills and learn from one another. We, like much of the heathen world around us, fall into the trap of failing to ever challenge one another’s thinking either because of personal cowardice or for unreasonable fear of causing offense. While I do not advocate offense for its own sake, I do advocate the sharpening of one another in the bond of true Christian love, toward the end of excellence in spiritual warfare with the forces of darkness around us. Let us help each other “take every thought captive to Christ!”

Calvin and Hops is a monthly (generally) meeting of men from a variety of Christian churches in the Spokane area in an informal setting to discuss a topic of general interest. Our primary objective is to grow in knowledge and wisdom and the ability to reason, for the sake of the gospel. Christ is Lord of all, and we need to be able to communicate that to others. This is true whether we are discussing Biblical canon or homosexual marriage. But, I ask you, which is the more likely subject in your workplace? Which is the more likely handle with the unbelievers around you that you can use to lead them to knowledge of the Holy One?

I will establish the topic of the evening as indicated on this blog. However, the topic of the evening may be trumped by another “hot” topic if it seems appropriate. Please use information posted on this blog to prepare for meaningful discussion. Also, I’m always soliciting for topics of interest. Just email them to me at: jack.jkfam@gmail.com

Please mark you calendars and feel free to pass this on to other men you think will be interested. If they want to be on the mailing list they’ll need to send me an email address and a name.

Press On!

Jn 3:30

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