Dear church, My sermon this past Sunday focused on Peter’s anxious question to Jesus after watching a rich man walk away sad because he didn’t want to part with his wealth: “We have given up everything to follow you. What then will we have?” It’s…
Why We Do a Giving Campaign
Dear Church, Let me say a few words about why we do a giving campaign at The Table. The reason being: I ran an informal survey on social media this week about how people feel about giving campaigns and the reactions were all over the…
Reimagining Partnership
Church – This past Sunday was a full service at The Table. We welcomed six new members and baptized five children. In observance of All Saints Sunday, we also reflected on the believers that have come before us and shaped the Christian faith we have…
Learning the Ways of God’s Eucharistic Empire
Dear Church, There are quite a few significant events coming up for our congregation over the next few weeks. Please take some time to make a note of those that pertain to you so you can participate as fully as possible in the life of…
Resuming the Use of the Common Cup
Dear siblings in Christ, Before the pandemic, many of you will remember that our normal practice for Holy Eucharist was to offer communicants the option to sip the wine from the chalice, and we’ve decided that it is time to re-institute the practice. Part of…
Justice for the Least of These
This past Sunday in worship we read the horrifying tale of Tamar’s rape by her half-brother Amnon, firstborn son of David, along with Jesus’ story of “the sheep and the goats”, where the nations are judged on the basis of how they treated “the least…
Our Next Steps in the Episcopal Church
For the past year or so, we have been an “affiliated congregation” of the Episcopal Church, and we are very excited to share that the Vestry officially submitted our application to become a full member of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis last week. We are very…
Welcoming the Spiritually Traumatized
This past Sunday we heard the good news that, in the realm of the heavens that Jesus has established among us, we can let go of our relentless striving for status and rest in the fierce love God has for each of us. Jesus teaches…
Autumn at The Table
Dear siblings in Christ, We have just (pretty much) finalized our church calendar for the fall, and I’m excited about all the opportunities we will have to connect as a community with each other and God. We will announce all of these separately as we…
Who is My Enemy?
Dear siblings in Christ, During worship this past Sunday, we proclaimed good news from Jesus’ famous command to love our enemies, and pray for those who persecute us. There are a lot of reasons we stumble over these words from Jesus, but one reason that…
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