Game night is just around the corner! We’ve had a lot of fun with our game nights at the Twin Falls church—a great time to relax and have fun together, to share some favorite game time snacking traditions (I can’t have a game night anymore without getting a yearning for popcorn!), and inviting guests to join us. Churchy folk are just so scary, don’t you know—but we’re less scary with a game board or deck of cards in front of us.

We’ve been talking a lot about the importance of inviting others to be a part of our Jesus party as an important part of our discipleship, and game nights make that easy! Don’t forget to remind people, too, that you don’t have to enjoy playing board games to enjoy the time together. We often have several folks who just come for the company, who come to laugh at people being silly, or come for food or conversation.

But a game night with “just us,” without inviting guests to have fun with us, is missing the point. Jesus calls us to reach out beyond our little circle of friends, even beyond our “comfort zone,” because there are so many folks around us in our epidemic of loneliness, that need to be reminded that they are loved and valued. Sure, we who are always here together really enjoy getting together—and there’s certainly nothing wrong with that! But we churchy people are not just a club for ourselves—we are called to be disciples of Jesus, sharing His life-transforming, saving grace with others! Game nites make for an easy start!

Now is a great time to invite those neighbors, dog-walkers and more! We’ll have sloppy joes, and whatever other eats and treats that we bring—so plan on bringing a friend and some goodies to share! Saturday afternoon/evening, 4-8—but there’s no “hard start,” so come when you can, and better yet, BRING some of those friends in your car with you! Always works best if you pray about those guests both now, and all along—see you then!

Pastor Jim