Hotdog Therapy
I’ve come to realize that the hotdog was not intended for nutrition.
The hotdog is for therapy !
Want a casual backyard party with friends ? Break out the hotdogs !
Want to camp out, slow the pace down, and enjoy life a little?
Roast a hotdog !
Want to celebrate a birthday or graduation?
Someone will probably want a hotdog !
Hotdogs are for times of celebration. When you just want to say, “It’s great to have you here—with our family and friends!”
Yep, the hotdog is the King of Relational Therapy sessions throughout the country !
And hotdogs go with anything.
Hotdogs can come with a bun or without a bun.
They can be cut up and sauced in a crock pot.
They can be put on a stick and charbroiled.
Hotdogs go well with mustard, ketchup, pickles, relish, onions, hot peppers, cheese, chili—and anything else your imagination allows.
So, when you need some relationship therapy—bring out the hotdogs ! In reality, it’s probably the RELATIONSHIP itself that is the therapy that we all need. The hotdogs are merely a perk.
So, sure, I’d love to break bread together with you, but please don’t forget the hotdogs !
The hotdog is for therapy !
Want a casual backyard party with friends ? Break out the hotdogs !
Want to camp out, slow the pace down, and enjoy life a little?
Roast a hotdog !
Want to celebrate a birthday or graduation?
Someone will probably want a hotdog !
Hotdogs are for times of celebration. When you just want to say, “It’s great to have you here—with our family and friends!”
Yep, the hotdog is the King of Relational Therapy sessions throughout the country !
And hotdogs go with anything.
Hotdogs can come with a bun or without a bun.
They can be cut up and sauced in a crock pot.
They can be put on a stick and charbroiled.
Hotdogs go well with mustard, ketchup, pickles, relish, onions, hot peppers, cheese, chili—and anything else your imagination allows.
So, when you need some relationship therapy—bring out the hotdogs ! In reality, it’s probably the RELATIONSHIP itself that is the therapy that we all need. The hotdogs are merely a perk.
So, sure, I’d love to break bread together with you, but please don’t forget the hotdogs !
posted by GroupLink at
7:01 AM
3 Comments:
I wonder where a Tofu dog would fit into that? That is therepy of a different nature!
If you smother the tofu dog with all of the other stuff, would anyone realize that it wasn't a hot dog?
Not that it matters much, to each his/her own on food choices. The important part is sharing life with each other...and it is usually easier to share life over food than any other thing. Notice that people rush around early in the morning--offer to have a cup of coffee with them and see them slow down. Offer to go to lunch with a busy person and see the work slide away as they enjoy that meal with you. Even dinner serves as a opening gambit in relationships by being available for conversation before/after meetings or events.
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating over eating...I am advocating relationships through means that have worked throughout history. Sharing salt and bread made you brothers in medieval times. You no longer had to worry about whether the other would attack you or not. In Native American culture, if you walked into camp with meat you were safe until you left again...I would think you might stay forever if the threat never left...but in most, the word for stranger also meant enemy. Food crosses barriers, it crosses boundaries and people open up more over food than in any other situation that I've seen.
So, have a hot dog (or tofu dog) with someone tonight. Enjoy the conversation and develop (or strengthen) the relationship. May it last for eternity!
Love God, love people.
Jon
Exactly! Well said. Jon knows how to have a therapy session.
I have said this forever and it's always true.
If you cook it, they will come. During the summer my wife and I have had cookouts at our house and people come because your cooking it. I love to cook and so does my oldest son. Nothing blesses me more than to cook and serve someone else and watch them enjoy the end result of what you like to do. Good food and conversation is the main menu and everything flows from there. Most of the time people will stay because of the community they are experiencing. Everyone likes to talk and everyone has a opinion. By keeping the dogs hot and the pop cold, people will normally become relaxed enough to open up a little and share what’s going on in their lives and on their heart.
This whole thing is about getting together and enjoying each others company and our common bond of knowing Jesus Christ as our Savior.
There is something about having a meal together. It opens the lines of communication. When the lines are open, then ministry happens, because wherever two or more are gathered in His name, He is in the mist of us.
Everyone can do this. We are blessed as a country, to where food is really plentiful and relatively cheap. I shop the specials and freeze it for future therapy sessions. Of course you can do whatever suits you. You can keep it simple or have a feast, fit for a king.
I like what Jon said. A cup of coffee or tea or whatever. When you start doing this, it is addictive. Loving God by loving His people.
Make it a lifestyle.
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