The Table Blog

This past Sunday was our 7th in a row of worshiping online, and I’m tired. I’m tired of not seeing people face-to-face, tired of not hearing our voices blending together, adjusting to one another as we sing and pray together, tired of not being able…

The following is a poem written by Marissa Crawford, after our Holy Saturday Story Night Vigil. We thank her for sharing it with us! What does it mean to trust?When the world has been thrown into chaos?When the only thing that makes senseis ripped away…

Dear Sisters and Brothers, As the weather becomes warmer, the sun shining bright, neighborhoods begin to swarm with people in yards and on sidewalks. The great winter human hibernation is coming to an end! The Tebbe family is spending every possible moment outside: we’re eating…

My friend Sharon mentioned the other day that it feels like she is always having to say “no” to her kids right now. Things that were normally OK to do are now forbidden, dangerous, or not even possible. We are so used to the freedom…

Dear Church, All of us, I think it is safe to say, are under an increased measure of stress and anxiety. In times like this one, of the first things we abandon are healthy rhythms of self-care. Here are some things I’m learning about how…

Dear Church, Holy Week starts tomorrow, on Palm Sunday (we’ll all be gathering our own “palms,” more details below). During Holy Week, we walk with Jesus toward the cross. As we do so, it’s as if time liturgical “slows down,” like a slow-motion scene at…

From the earliest days of the church, people have held prayer vigils and lit candles to represent the person or occasion for which they pray. On Thursday nights at 9pm ET, for however long seems right, David and Beth Booram will be hosting a “Light…

Dear sisters and brothers, This past Sunday we read about Jesus’ response to his friend Lazarus’ death, and the pain and desolation it caused Lazarus’ sisters, Martha and Mary. Jesus was “deeply disturbed and troubled” by all the sadness, and wept at his friend’s tomb.…

Dear Church, As we move into our second weekend with virtual worship I’m reminded how blessed and sacred our time is together. Fr. Ben and I are looking forward to seeing you Sunday at 11:15am, hearing God’s Word together, praying with you, and receiving God’s…

Dear Sisters and Brothers, As the coronavirus pandemic evolves, it seems we are in uncharted territory in many ways. There have been global pandemics before, of course, but the particularly pernicious nature of this pathogen, combined with our political and social climate right now, makes…