And yet, when I can stand back and think for myself a bit, I realize that there is really no reason why that would be so. The “take” on the story that I grew up with was based on the thinking of some other humans, so the perspective isn’t sacred. I want to be respectful of that perspective and learn from it, but not be bound by it.

Hello Tablers. Does anyone else feel like we’re enjoying July in August? Different than what we are used to perhaps, but awesome!

This week we’re going to take a well known parable and invert it. We’re going to do it partly because if we take the exploration of belief seriously it’s good for our imaginations to be stretched. However, I am personally committed to doing this because I’ve begun to suspect that the dominant perspective on this particular parable is a bit of a miss, and that the nature of that miss has skewed some important aspects of Christian belief and devotional practice.

Alrighty – I know that might seem kinda vague because I haven’t told you which parable it is. But this time, I don’t want to tell you. I’m not being petty. I just think this might work better as a kind of “surprise”. So that’s all I’m going to say about that…

We’ll meet at 6:30 above the store. There will be iced tea and good company, and a safe place to explore what we believe.

Peace,

Tim Plett