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?
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
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
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…
Psalm 23 Prayer Liturgy
This past Sunday we worshiped together with the ancient four-fold pattern the church has used for centuries, and that we’ll be using when we gather for worship. The scripture readings focused on the Easter reality of God as our shepherd, and the homily centered on Psalm 23.…
How Worship Works
Justin Bieber made the headlines awhile back with a statement about Christianity and church-going, and tacos. Here’s what he said: You don’t need to go to church to be a Christian. If you go to Taco Bell that doesn’t make you a taco. The analogy is…
