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This past Sunday we proclaimed the good news that God is just like Jesus, and during the Sunday morning class, I linked this with our liturgical practices of 1) reading Scripture aloud, and 2) preaching a sermon each week in worship. Reading certain Scriptures out…

This past Sunday we proclaimed the good news that, though we are often blind to it, God is always present with us and working for our good in every circumstance of our lives. I said during the sermon that one of the ways we embrace…

God is the author of creativity and imagination! Viewing both small and grand aspects of the beauty of the world around us or cuddling a newborn baby give us just a glimpse of the depth and breadth of that imaginative creativity. We, as imago dei,…

We talked this past week in the first session of our Living a Sacramental Life class about it all comes down to love. Life is about divine communion in love. We mentioned quite a few Scriptures in our class, but one we didn’t read is…

Parenting is hard work. It’s no wonder so many people say that it takes a village to raise a child. At The Table we want to partner with parents to form our kids into lifelong practices of worship. A lot of it can be caught…

I had another topic planned for this pastoral letter, but the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton (and so many before these) are weighing heavy on my heart. At the same time, I find myself tired of reading the endless responses to these…

What do we do when our President (or a mayor, governor, or pastor) says and defends something that is full of hate speech, white supremacy, and prejudice? Here are some (unfinished, incomplete) thoughts on how we at The Table think about and approach leaders who…

Brothers and sisters of The Table, I thought you might appreciate a mid-year update on our church life. The first half of 2019 has been rich. In worship We have been learning as a church to inhabit our Sunday liturgy in deeper ways. I’m excited…

Prayer doesn’t come easy for most of us. There’s not enough time, it doesn’t feel like a big priority, and many of us just feel guilty when we think about our prayer life (or lack thereof). I remember when I was younger and first read…

A meditation on Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10: 25-37): Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you…