This Week at The Table
And what a pancake-fueled party last Sunday was! A great big THANK YOU to everyone that helped to make that breakfast happen. We’ll do that again sometime.
If you were there last week, you may have noticed that there were more kids around than ever. A bit of a trend, and not just because people keep having babies! Those of you that have been around The Table for a while may recall that this was one of the core reasons we changed locations. Kudos as well to everyone that helped out with the little people last week – it was much appreciated, not least of all by the parents of those kids.
The Kid’s Table is on this Sunday. Next scheduled Kid’s Table gatherings are on November 9th and 23rd. If you are interested in helping our little folks with their spiritual explorations, or with discovering all the cool things you can do with a toy truck and a long chunk of empty hardwood floor, talk to Amy or reply to this email and I’ll put you in touch with her.
Also, remember to mark the evening of Sunday, December 21st for our Christmas gathering. We will only meet in the evening on that Sunday, not in the morning.
This week I’ve had several conversations that have reminded me in a fresh way just how fortunate we are to be part of a community of people that are thoughtful, intelligent spiritual explorers. I love that!
One of the reasons I love it is because those conversations invariably challenge and inform my own explorations, and jolt my perspective so that I can consider new ideas. I believe we all need that kind of thing in our lives, if only because we seem to have a tendency to “settle”; to act as though the way we presently see reality captures all the possibilities. When we get into a “nothing new to see here, folks!” sort of approach, it’s time for some shaking up!
So this week, I would like to explore a story in which Jesus shakes up the perspective of the people that are convinced they know how this “God thing” works. It a sort of tragic/comic tale, complete with typically muddled agricultural details and considerable insight into the sometimes absurd ways we try to get God to “save” us, and/or try to help God do save others.
We’ll meet at 10:30 a.m. on the second floor of Independent Jewelers. You may find the entry pathway somewhat altered, but enter boldly – we’re still here!
Oh yeah – if you read this all the way to the end, and you’re a coffee drinker, you may be pleased to know that we are getting a new / better coffee maker and if all goes according to plan it should be here for this Sunday. Will this result in better coffee? Will better coffee change your life? You be the judge…
Peace,
Tim Plett