Community. When we hear that word, most of us have an certain idea or feeling or expectation that rises up more of less automatically… Our unspoken assumption is that having a sense of “community” with others will feel warm and fuzzy. Community means that we…
Resources For a Fruitful Lent
Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and lasts until Easter Sunday. It’s a season of solemn reflection and penitent preparation for Easter. Here are some resources to help you have a fruitful Lenten season, practicing the traditional disciplines of Lent: fasting, prayer, and generosity. Try the…
A Lament for People Living in a Violent Land
A prayer from Brian Zahnd, in the wake of the Las Vegas massacre: Most merciful God, we confess we are a nation addicted to violence. We have celebrated and mythologized the violence we call good, only to be shocked by violence we know is evil.…
Lament as Mission in the Suburbs
“Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.“ – Karl Marx
3 Advent Resources for Families
Celebrating Advent during the week as a family can be a great way to augment our celebrations on the weekends as a church. Here are two ways to celebrate Advent as a family this year: 1. Advent Wreath Stories This is a resource created by…
How Do We Practice Time as Christians? Why the Liturgical Calendar Matters
Celebrating time as Christians As an Anglican church, we celebrate the liturgical year, because the way we mark and celebrate time has a profound impact on our formation as disciples of Jesus. Following the liturgical calendar is a way for us to immerse ourselves in the true…
Encountering God in the Ordinary
One of the reasons I value being part of a sacramental tradition is that it allows me to get off the exhausting hamster wheel of striving to “experience God.” I don’t need to cultivate an environment where I have “all the feels” to encounter God.…
Our Practices are Always Mutual Giving and receiving are inherent in each practice
We’ve been in the midst of a Summer of Mission in Community (SOMiC!), where we’ve been doing some “missional experiments” (fancy word for “parties”) to open up space to see where God is at work. Specifically we’ve been seeking to intentionally lean into two of…
The Orlando Shooting: Who Would Jesus Blame?
This article was co-written by Ben Sternke and Matt Tebbe. Twitter’s take on the Orlando shooting Sunday morning, June 12, 2016. We became aware of the breaking news through our Twitter feeds: Mass shooting. Nightclub in Orlando. 20 dead. Motive uncertain. No wait, 50 dead. It was…
Recognizing the Person of Peace How to be on mission with Jesus every day
At The Table we desire to become people who live on mission in our daily lives and in our weekly rhythms together. Our strategy for this is to live one life, depending on God, discerning his work and grace, together as a community. Since we…
