Saturday, October 25, 2008
Captain underpants
I was driving back in the car from retreat thinking about children and the Bible. I have been invited to do a week long conference in Australia next year, exploring the topic of family and faith. It will require a fair bit of work, but it does give me the chance to pull a few pieces together scattered across my laptop around Bible families and inter-generational faith formation.
And in the heat of the car (it was 30 degrees outside), I got to thinking about my 8 year old cousin and his love for Captain Underpants. (And at the risk of lowering the tone of this blog considerably;
“So, what about doing a series of kids talk around the theme of “God’s big story according to Captain Underpants?”
— genesis story and the first undies;
— forming of nation of Israel and wearing the leviticus law;
— king david dancing with NO undies;
— prophets and soggy underwear for Jonah;
— Jesus first undies;
— Jesus last undies, complete with the flasher in the garden of gethsemane
— the early church, who got baptised with NO undies.
Captain Underpants…sounds like a superhero…
Dare I ask what his super powers are?
Comment by Andrew B — October 27, 2008 @ 6:58 pm
I can think of dozens of kids that I know who would be absolutely rivetted….and not a few adults!
Comment by Kerry Davies — October 28, 2008 @ 12:03 am
I thought it was going to be a post about exegesis, but alas 🙂
Comment by Paul — October 28, 2008 @ 9:59 am
That could work.
(thinking…)
1 Kgs 18:27 springs to mind
As does a variation on the TV ad for Trumpet ice creams – with Jonah it could be “togs…togs….togs…undies!” as he moves towards Nineveh 🙂
I know my kids would be gripped by this idea. Would you dress for the part?
Comment by Stephen — October 29, 2008 @ 9:27 am
me dress for the part – please – that is really lowering the tone of this blog 🙂
steve
Comment by steve — October 29, 2008 @ 11:58 am