For the first time this June, The Table Church marched in Washington, DC's Pride Parade. My family and I marched alongside our LGBTQ church family and allies. It was an incredibly moving experience, and I want to tell you why. Homophobia and anti-LGBTQ discrimination has existed for centuries,
Anthony Parrott
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1. If you have received an abortion, no one should ever make you feel shame for that. You are beloved and cherished by God. You don't need to "receive God's forgiveness" for that abortion as if it were a heinous act. I trust that
The disciples telling Jesus about 5,000 hungry people— Jesus: “It’s not a food problem, it’s a sin problem.” The centurion asking Jesus to heal his sick servant— Jesus: “It’s not a disease problem, it’s a sin problem.” Peter chopping off the ear of a temple
Everyone should hesitate before they pray for something if they are not willing to take some sort of action to help answer that prayer. If I pray for my friend who’s sick—that God would comfort them and help them feel less alone—but I am unwilling to take
Here are some more concrete thoughts on “young people leaving the faith.” I’m just speaking anecdotally. The research on this is immense and ongoing, but right now I’m just talking about my own pastoral experience. Yes, many people (my age and younger) have left churches or regular church
The Table Church practices open Communion, open even to those who don't follow Christianity. When we offer Communion we say, "Anyone who seeks the grace of God is welcome to this table." Traditionally there have been 3 positions on whom is allowed to participate in Communion:
(Easter Week Table Church Newsletter) Around Holy Week, that's a question I often find myself thinking about. Each year in the church (for the past 1,989 years, to be precise), we retell the stories of Jesus turning over tables, washing feet, being betrayed and abandoned, being nailed
I recently preached on two of Moses’ encounters with God. The first, in Exodus 3, Moses meets God at the burning bush. Moses, anticipating questions from the Israelites he’s been asked to deliver out of Egypt, asks what he should call this God. God reveals the divine name Yahweh
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