the velveteen rabbit theology

today i preached on the classic children's book, "the velveteen rabbit." if you don't know it, i would recommend checking out the video on youtube that i linked (it's the first third or so). [that means click the title of this post] it's about becoming real.

don't worry.. i used a lot of bible verses. anyone interested in my notes on the subject can feel free to ask.. they are in german, so i am not going to bother translating them unless there is an interest. it was about a 25 minute sermon, counting the video. afterwards i gave out coloring pages of a rabbit and colored pencils, and invited everyone to seek God and make their own creative notes about the sermon and what He wants to show them.

after church i met up with the american hillary and her boyfriend and two of her university friends from different countries. they came to the hope house and had coffee and talked. i was able to bless peter with two badly needed white dress shirts in exactly his size! (which is odd because he is very tall and thin, so standard clothes don't fit, he has to buy from special stores... i just happened to have gotten a donation from another guy exactly his size!) as a thank you, he bought us pizza. :-D

now i am alone in the vastness of the hope house, and it's rather odd. hannah has been gone all summer and won't be back for a few weeks, matze rarely is here since getting back together with his first love, and moerssl is spending the night at friends who live closer to his work. anyone want to come visit?!