You meet every other Thursday. Someone brings cake, someone else has a question that sets the whole group talking. At the end you sit together for an hour longer than planned. Home group.
And every year at Christmas, or for someone's birthday, the same question comes up: what do you give people with whom you already share so much?
Here is an answer we have been thinking about.
Why giving gifts in community can sometimes be harder
In home group, in church, in youth ministry, giving gifts to people you truly know is more complicated than it sounds. You know that Maria already has three advent calendars. That Thomas does not like sweets. That Jana has not yet read the last book you gave her.
A gift that actually gets used is therefore no small goal. It is the decisive criterion.
The Christian wine glass as a symbol of community
A wine glass is not a private object. It lives in company. It sits on the table when guests are present. It keeps conversations going. And if it carries a phrase that prompts reflection or raises a smile, all the better.
Our Christian wine glasses were designed from the start as communal objects. Not as treasures to be put away, but as everyday vessels to be used. With style. With conviction. With a small verse that begins to work when you least expect it.
Which wine glass suits whom in the home group?
That is, of course, the enjoyable part: each glass in our collection has its own character.
For the one who always asks the deepest questions: The Prediger 9:7 wine glass. "Drink your wine and be glad" | a direct instruction from the most philosophical book of the Bible.
For the one with the best sense of humour: Jesus touched my Water. Four words that make everyone smile who knows the story.
For those who prefer English: Water into Wine or Blessed, clear statements, minimalist design.
For those who prefer German: Wasser wird Wein or Oh... Wasser berührt.
The wine glass as a conversation starter in everyday life
What happens when someone has guests who do not believe, and on the table stands a glass printed with "Jesus touched my Water"? Usually this: a question. A smile. A conversation.
Nobody has to explain or defend anything. The glass does it on its own. That is not a coincidence. It is the principle behind it.
Making faith visible without imposing it. Anchoring it in everyday life rather than hiding it in a cupboard. Home group members understand this intuitively. That is why these glasses are so often the gifts people are still talking about months later.
Practical: how to give the wine glass properly
A wine glass on its own is already a lovely gift. But add a handwritten card explaining why you chose that particular design for that particular person, and it becomes something personal. One line is enough: "I thought of you because you always ask the best questions." Or: "Because you are the funniest person in the group."
The wine glass then already carries a story when it is handed over. And every time it comes out of the cupboard, it is a reminder of the two of you.
All Christian wine glasses at a glance
- Jesus touched my Water | The favourite. Cana, humour, four words.
- Wasser wird Wein | In German, direct, timeless.
- Prediger 9:7 | A biblical command to joy.
- Oh... Wasser berührt | The Cana wordplay with more detail.
- Water into Wine | English, minimal, powerful.
- Blessed | One word that says everything.