Tonight, we did a skit based on a Sherlock Holmes story, "The Man with the Twisted Lip." It was a fun little mad lib that went with our series, and of course there's a message behind the story itself, something we could draw from. In fact, here it is...
This was a fun service, and what a great scripture from Luke 12:2 (the Message version):
"You can’t hide behind a religious mask forever; sooner or later the mask will slip and your true face will be known."
For fun, we were leaving this on people's desk, printed out in a vaguely threatening way. It's just the translation that sort of fits the whole mystery mood a bit.
Speaking of mysteries, tonight we finished "Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion," which was a decent book. We revealed who the real villains of the book are, and it turns out to be pretty much everyone we suspected at the beginning. The book ends with a rocket launch and a definite NASA theme, so it was neat reading a book with Nancy visiting the same place we were at not long ago. The book is not necessarily our favorite of the Nancy Drew canon, but Madison certainly enjoyed hearing it. She keeps asking, "One more chapter?" She'll be reading these on her own soon enough. She enjoys mysteries, she told us. This is such a fun season for that sort of thing. We've got another clue to discover this week with the "Get a Clue" game - in order to get it, we must be posed as a family playing a board game. I'm sure that game will be "Clue," and maybe we'll do that tomorrow.
Anyway, Daddy read that before heading off to KidPak tonight. It was nice coming home to see Mommy and Madison on these long Wednesdays. There is so much to do lately, but that's important.
It was raining a bit tonight, right around the time yesterday when all the kids were going out to trick-or-treat. This just highlighted how perfectly timed the weather was this season for us. The only off day was that Gwinnett Fall Festival, but that wasn't a big deal at all. It was icing on the cake, really. And frosted icing at that. Looking back at all we did between the last of September and the end of October... it's pretty amazing. It was a great month.
But this will be a great month too. November rain starts us off, a reminder of many things to be thankful for. Another thing we're thankful for: hot chocolate. The office is suffering from sub-zero conditions, so it's like Christmas in there! In fact, because October is officially over, we were playing some Christmas music in there. It may seem too soon, actually, but it's fun.
Tonight, Mommy and Daddy were moving on with our "Stranger Things" binge. We've been watching a lot of this lately, and the idea is to be wrapped up in time to start our Christmas movie fest. The show has been one of those things everyone is talking about, at least around here. Season one seems to draw you in a bit more, but it's still a fun show. Madison won't be watching it any time soon though - it's definitely got some scary bits in it.
So begins November, and the next two months are going to be so full, and so much fun. We've decided to stay here for Thanksgiving, and host it once again. But we may go somewhere after that. Today we were looking into local Christmas activities, and as always, there are plenty of adventures to go on. We'll be doing quite a bit of that as the season moves on. Sure, October has come and gone. But this next month is great as well. It's going to be a wonderful new season!
In one most curious case, our great detective discovers a mystery: where is the
decent man with a sterling reputation? And just who is this other unusual person
that wears a twisted lip, and is found nearby the place where our good gentleman
disappeared?
The solution to the puzzle is remarkable: they are both one and the same! This individual was wearing a disguise! At night, the culprit is a faithful husband and family man. But during the day he transforms into something else entirely.
As devious as this rascal may seem, the truth of the matter is this: we all have a temptation to live a double life. Know this: God can see through any disguise. If you think you’re fooling everyone, you need to get a clue! It’s time for us to take off the masks with one another, and show ourselves as we truly are.
In our Bibles, Jesus saw right through some of the Pharisees’ disguises: they were dressed as holy men, quite religious! But their hearts were far from God, otherwise they would have known who Jesus really was. They may have been fooling a lot of people, but they weren’t fooling the one who mattered most.
The word “hypocrite” means a “mask,” and that’s just what these Pharisees were wearing. Are you wearing a mask too? Are you making yourself seem like something you’re not? Are you just dressing the part of a Christian, while secretly acting like a villain?
If so, you’d better watch out! God will forgive us – it’s time to throw off that disguise!
The solution to the puzzle is remarkable: they are both one and the same! This individual was wearing a disguise! At night, the culprit is a faithful husband and family man. But during the day he transforms into something else entirely.
As devious as this rascal may seem, the truth of the matter is this: we all have a temptation to live a double life. Know this: God can see through any disguise. If you think you’re fooling everyone, you need to get a clue! It’s time for us to take off the masks with one another, and show ourselves as we truly are.
In our Bibles, Jesus saw right through some of the Pharisees’ disguises: they were dressed as holy men, quite religious! But their hearts were far from God, otherwise they would have known who Jesus really was. They may have been fooling a lot of people, but they weren’t fooling the one who mattered most.
The word “hypocrite” means a “mask,” and that’s just what these Pharisees were wearing. Are you wearing a mask too? Are you making yourself seem like something you’re not? Are you just dressing the part of a Christian, while secretly acting like a villain?
If so, you’d better watch out! God will forgive us – it’s time to throw off that disguise!
This was a fun service, and what a great scripture from Luke 12:2 (the Message version):
"You can’t hide behind a religious mask forever; sooner or later the mask will slip and your true face will be known."
For fun, we were leaving this on people's desk, printed out in a vaguely threatening way. It's just the translation that sort of fits the whole mystery mood a bit.
Speaking of mysteries, tonight we finished "Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion," which was a decent book. We revealed who the real villains of the book are, and it turns out to be pretty much everyone we suspected at the beginning. The book ends with a rocket launch and a definite NASA theme, so it was neat reading a book with Nancy visiting the same place we were at not long ago. The book is not necessarily our favorite of the Nancy Drew canon, but Madison certainly enjoyed hearing it. She keeps asking, "One more chapter?" She'll be reading these on her own soon enough. She enjoys mysteries, she told us. This is such a fun season for that sort of thing. We've got another clue to discover this week with the "Get a Clue" game - in order to get it, we must be posed as a family playing a board game. I'm sure that game will be "Clue," and maybe we'll do that tomorrow.
Anyway, Daddy read that before heading off to KidPak tonight. It was nice coming home to see Mommy and Madison on these long Wednesdays. There is so much to do lately, but that's important.
It was raining a bit tonight, right around the time yesterday when all the kids were going out to trick-or-treat. This just highlighted how perfectly timed the weather was this season for us. The only off day was that Gwinnett Fall Festival, but that wasn't a big deal at all. It was icing on the cake, really. And frosted icing at that. Looking back at all we did between the last of September and the end of October... it's pretty amazing. It was a great month.
But this will be a great month too. November rain starts us off, a reminder of many things to be thankful for. Another thing we're thankful for: hot chocolate. The office is suffering from sub-zero conditions, so it's like Christmas in there! In fact, because October is officially over, we were playing some Christmas music in there. It may seem too soon, actually, but it's fun.
Tonight, Mommy and Daddy were moving on with our "Stranger Things" binge. We've been watching a lot of this lately, and the idea is to be wrapped up in time to start our Christmas movie fest. The show has been one of those things everyone is talking about, at least around here. Season one seems to draw you in a bit more, but it's still a fun show. Madison won't be watching it any time soon though - it's definitely got some scary bits in it.
So begins November, and the next two months are going to be so full, and so much fun. We've decided to stay here for Thanksgiving, and host it once again. But we may go somewhere after that. Today we were looking into local Christmas activities, and as always, there are plenty of adventures to go on. We'll be doing quite a bit of that as the season moves on. Sure, October has come and gone. But this next month is great as well. It's going to be a wonderful new season!
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