On The Table

Hi church,

Say, did you hear about the groundhog? Seems he saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter. Which (it seems to me) is a bit like announcing that your crazy uncle who visits every year is planning to stay for another six weeks, when as far as you can tell he never got on the plane from Saginaw this time around. (I never put much stock in marmots, anyway.)

So what's going on this week? First of all, we'll be gathering at Jammin' Java at 10am on Sunday! Here's what P3T3 has to say about that:

This week, the normally uncontested, undebated and unpreached - yet very well-known, accepted, and even cherished teaching of "turn the other cheek" is put on trial in our third Radiolab-inspired service. What does "turn the other cheek" mean in your faith tradition or to you personally? Is it intrinsic to Christianity / Christ's teachings? If so, where do we see it at work in western Christianity?

There is still room to sign up for sharing five minutes of your thoughts on our planning google doc. You might also consider bringing a real-world scenario in which the group can discuss what a "turn the other cheek" response might be in a given circumstance.

And after that - well, there's been some talk of a possible Soopah Bowl gathering Sunday evening. Give us a shout if you want to be in on that, because plans haven't gelled yet as of this writing.

And that's all I know. What do you know? Come join us some time and share it with us!

Peace,
Mike Croghan