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In life we tend to talk a lot about grace and mercy. Typically, we need more, others need less; it’s easy to spot when others are being stingy with it, but always justified when we withhold it. We’re going to talk even more about grace this week and try to unpack why Jesus and some […]

This weekend our country will be taking a day off to be thankful, or at the very least full, very very full. Thanksgiving is an interesting holiday because while it’s essentially secular, in that it doesn’t have a direct connection to any religion in the way that Christmas or Easter do, it has a quasi-spiritual […]

Hello Tablers! This week at The Table we are set to enjoy something I’ve been looking forward to for quite a while. As you will see in the paragraph below, Christina has been not just on a “trip”, but on a “journey”. And she has made what I regard as the kind and courageous choice […]

If you know the song Beautiful Boy by John Lennon then you know the line that says “life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” As a teenager I found this idea incredibly profound and attempted to take its sentiment to heart. At 31 I’m beginning to worry that I’ve done […]

From Trevor Williams, who will be sharing with us this week: In our Canadian society these days we emphasize the importance of being tolerant and exhibiting polite company. There are certain topics we do not discuss in social contexts, and there are certainly ways we do not talk within varying social contexts. Rudeness and crudeness […]

As most of you know Tim and his family are gone this month, but fear not, The Table will soldier on with a slate of really interesting speakers from within our community. This week Donavan Heiken will be sharing with us. Here is short preview of things to come: Hello hello, Tuesday is still upon […]

At some point in my mid-teens it donned on me that I was, in fact, a music nerd. It was probably during my freshman year of high school that I was struck by the realization that not everyone took any money they earned directly to the nearest record store and handed it over in exchange […]

It’s amazing how a story can inspire us, teach us, and even change us!  I had the opportunity to meet a great story teller, Steve Lightle, years back who spoke of incredible encounters with the Divine and the miracles he had seen.  I couldn’t help but envy a man who was able to experience God […]