Boys and Girls Toys

Saw a word cloud of the phrases used to advertise toys to boys: (most frequently used words appear the largest)


and then the corresponding one for girls' toys.


Toymakers know that different genders respond in different ways, but do churches? You'd think if there was one weekend a year where we could be relevant to men it would be Easter.

Jesus's internal battle (knowing what lay ahead). The torture. the nails. the pain. The courage in the face of mockery. The determination to stick to God's plan. The toughness. The spear into the guts. The shedding of blood for the cause. Overall, the most powerful sacrifice in history.

But for some reason, even on this weekend, it's all 'sharing', 'friendship', and 'perfect love'. Sounds more like My Little Pony than the Transformers - and hardly anything like the gospel account of the Ultimate Transformer.