The Table Church DC

Praying the questions of Jesus Resource: 50 Ways to Pray Lectio Divina Lectio Divina is one of the great treasures of the Christian tradition of prayer. It means Divine Reading, which is reading the book we believe to be divinely inspired. This tradition of prayer flows out of a Hebrew method of studying the Scriptures which was an interactive interpretation of the Scriptures by means of the free...

Translations I Use NRSV NIV (2011 or TNIV) CEB NASB (2021) Avoid ESV KJV The Living Bible Special The Message First Nations Version John 3:16 "The Great Spirit loves this world of human beings so deeply he gave us his Son―the only Son who fully represents him.** All who trust in him and his way will not come to a bad end, but will have the life of the world to come that never fades―full of beauty...

Disarming Bible Bombs Trauma How did Trauma affect the writing of Scripture? Story of Audrey reading Battle of Jericho How to respond, internally and to others, to the concept of "the Bible clearly says...." Probably a hint that a more nuanced conversation isn't in the cards at the moment Go up one level: recognize that people have said, "The Bible clearly says" in contradictory ways; which then m...

Exodus 5 shows us two worlds with entirely opposed organizing ideas. Is there hope for the healthier one to prevail?

Sunday, March 6, 2022. We take a look at Moses' encounters with God and how God wants to free us from misconceptions about God.

Small actions, done with great love, can make all the difference. Sometimes, I’m convinced that those small actions, taken faithfully day after day, by each and every one of us, is the only thing that has ever managed to change the world, to bend the universe toward justice and righteousness.    Any action that says, “You are not alone,” is a sign of new life springing out from old ground. Any tim...

Sunday, February 20, 2022. Preacher: Anthony Parrott. Exodus is the origin story of all other stories of liberation, salvation, and freedom. In it we find ourselves and the possibility of the beautiful future that God is pulling us into.

In this session we put on two specific lens to read Scripture. The Cruciform lens and the Liberation lens. We then use these to take a look at two specific passages: Genesis 16 (the mistreatment of Hagar) and Mark 7 (the Syrophoenecian Woman). 

Sunday, February 13, 2022. Preacher: Tonetta Landis-Aina. As we begin a new series on the book of Exodus, thinking about salvation and liberation, Pastor Tonetta grounds us in the most important part of any sort of work that will matter: REST.

In this session, we explore the different "interpretive" lenses we put on when we read Scripture

Sunday, February 6, 2022. Pastor Tonetta continues our look into the story of Jesus and Legion. It's a story that lays the foundation of understanding why decolonizing is a deeply Jesus-centered work. 

In this session we explore the ways that ancient Christians and other cultures have read Scripture. We talk about The Great Tradition (capital T), and also the great traditions (little t), and how they ought to influence the conclusions we come to when reading the Bible. Class Notes here: https://www.craft.do/s/gCwpHcMBSYPKv6

Sunday, January 30, 2022. Preacher: Anthony Parrott. Every aspect of our society has both concrete and invisible realities that need to be named. Scripture calls these realities The Powers. Jesus heals us from The Powers that corrupt us and our world and sets us a mission to do the same. Click here for the full sermon notes

This week we explore the idea of inerrancy, where the Bible came from, and what are "the originals." Full show notes here: https://www.craft.do/s/H4tK6utydxtize

Sunday, January 23, 2022. Preacher: Meg Clark. Jesus' family comes looking for him, thinking he has lost his mind. Jesus, like so many of us, is offered the opportunity to find a new kind of family, one that he is not born into, but chooses.

In this week's session, we introduce what we're up to and share the metaphors that have helped us understand what the Bible even is. 

"If we believe we can be inferior to another, that mean we believe we can be superior to another." This Sunday we were honored to have Itzbeth Menjívar and Kristin Kumpf host a virtual Teach-In in honor of MLK Jr Day. We talked about re-imagining power and making the move from Allyship to Solidarity.

Sunday, January 11, 2022. Preacher: Tonetta Landis-Aina.

Sunday, January 2, 2022. Preacher: Anthony Parrott. Jesus is asked why he's letting his disciples break the sabbath. In his answer, he shows us a key principle in how to understand Scripture.

Why did Jesus come? How will His arrival save the world? We explore Mary's radical prophecy and song in Luke 1 to answer these questions.  Sunday, December 19, 2021. Preacher: Anthony Parrott

Pastor Richard preaches on the hope we have in the Gospel — a hope that isn't just flimsy optimism, but the courage to imagine a more just and beautiful world. Sunday, December 12, 2021. Preacher: Pastor Richard Kelley

Sunday, December 5, 2021. Preacher: Tonetta Landis-Aina. Pastor Tonetta speaks on the harm dualistic binaries have caused, their origins, and how the story of the Incarnation breaks through.

Sunday, November 28, 2021. Preacher: Heidi Mills

Sunday, November 21, 2021. Preacher: Meg Clark.

Jesus' call extends to those I would not call. Jesus' call will make the ritually pure uncomfortable. Grace is most effective for those who know they need it. Sunday, November 14, 2021. Preacher: Anthony Parrott