“Come and Have Breakfast”
Do you remember Ellis’s idea for subversive evangelism?
So often we see Christians wearing T-Shirts with bible quotes and slogans that do more to alienate those who see them than stimulate conversation. We discussed subverting the whole slogan-on-a-T-Shirt thing, using words from Christ that you might not expect the Saviour of the world to have said, least still be recorded in the bible.
Jesus said to them, “Come and Have Breakfast” (John 21:12)
The context is just after the Lord has risen and his disciples have been out fishing somewhat unsuccessfully (and have you noticed how the disciples were ever rarely successful at catching fish? It makes you wonder why they ever went into the fishing business in the first place). Jesus makes a fire and invites them to eat with him. The art of a simple meal is such a beautifully spiritual and human activity. There is no need to justify it or draw tenuous theologies that aren’t there. Jesus invited them to “come and have breakfast”.
Is anyone interested in joining the T-Shirt project? Think about how far this simple slogan could go. What kind of reaction do you think a T-Shirt like this would provoke in your mates?
Here’s an initial design idea but I’d love to see some of your own. Get in touch and post ‘em up.
Ten weeks on from the UK Interface at Otford Manor and the ideas we discussed, the talks we heard, the commitments we made might seem like a fading memory. I thought I’d post a few reminders of our weekend together by posting some of the most quotable quotes from the weekend. This is going to be a bit like Interface ‘tapas’ . Lots of isolated nibbles offered to stimulate a greater and more satisfying meal. Why not add some of your own.