Last year our church walked through the book of Acts together. As young church (about to face a pandemic!), revisiting the relational and missional roots of the early church proved to be essential for The Table. …

Growing up, our family would not have been described as an intimate one. We rarely shared our feelings, explored the depths of our familial tensions, or opened up the pages of Scripture together to see what God might want to say to our family. The dinner table, however, became a…

Don’t expect this to be an academically charged essay with rich exegesis and historical theology. I’m writing this in a hospital room as my wife and newborn baby sleep (Why the heck am I not sleeping!!?) Anyways — I’ve been asked by several in and out of our local church…

At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness,and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him. — Mark 1:12–13 The Gospel of Mark is the shortest of all the gospels and is arguably the first…

This is a transcript of an audio devotional from The Table Community Church in Belgrade, MT. You can listen to this devotional here. Take a minute to read Psalm 46. When was the last time you sensed a peaceful confidence that everything will be okay? Take a moment to really…

One of the most remarkable things about Scripture is how brutally honest and detailed the authors are about the messiness of the early church and the failures and weaknesses of the first followers of Jesus. Peter, for example, has many blemishes on his discipleship resume. His denial of Jesus (Luke…

In 1857, artist Frederic Edwin Church (student of Thomas Cole) embarked upon his second journey through Columbia and Ecuador in order to see and artistically capture the natural beauty that few in that time had the privilege of experiencing. Church’s expedition was said to be inspired by the travels and…

Some of these books are not new books or they came out late in 2017, but in any case, here are five that I would recommend to you if you are looking for some good reads. The New Copernicans by John Seel. Jr. This is probably my personal favorite book…

With Christmas right around the corner, people are inevitably going to be seeing the nativity scene outside of many churches, Mary Did You Know will be performed from multiple stages, and church-goers will be hearing Advent sermons that discuss the significance of Jesus’ birth. Without a doubt, the Virgin Birth…