I’ve been reflecting for the past few months on a lot of the polemics thrown around in modern Church. We don’t like the word “religion” and ritual seems frightening. We run from “institution” and jump on an idea of faith alone that, at times, loses our actual Lord and Savior in the process.
In praying about how to respond, I realized that a series of vindictive blog posts on my part, while satisfying to my wit, would not further advance the Gospel. However, the other morning in the quiet of praying Lauds, I had a bit of an idea: a series of guest posts written by a whole handful of diverse people, each uniquely expressing their love for the Church as a whole.
And the idea took root. Then the idea blossomed.
From January 25th, which is the feast of the conversion of St. Paul, to Ash Wednesday on February 22nd, my blog shall be taken over in order to host a truly remarkable guest post series:
At the Lord’s Table: A Blog Conversation
The essential idea is that while we all have different perspectives on the Eucharist, on Communion, we all recognize it as the gathering of the one Body of Christ. Our myriad and differing voices come to the same table of the Lord and there we meet, discuss, and marvel at the beauty of the Church, warts and all.
Over 50 authors are writing over 25 days.
Join us in the conversation?
This page will be updated daily with the latests posts, in chronological order. And, if you’d like to share and promote the series, there are a few ways you can do that …
On Twitter, our hashtag shall be #ATLT
— The Posts —
when we feel undone, christina may gibson
beautiful, everyday, everywhere church, joy bennett
friends and religious community, tyler braun
my first love, margaret felice
a letter to religion, cory copeland
coffeeshop connection, danny webster
the dispersal of babel, the unity of the church, brittany hardy
i have the heart of israel, nish weiseth
learning mercy from the orthodox church, hilary sherratt
why love the church, matthew moser
the peace that descended on all of us, leigh kramer
small church heart in a megachurch, alise wright
that we may be one, renee ronika klug
this is my Body, broken (only say the Word), suzannah paul
the walls of the Church, grant shellhouse
church without cringe, mandy steward
the Church is like a soup kitchen, stephanie s. smith
7 minutes, a bcp, and a phone, jennifer atwood
bruised reeds, smoldering wicks, and lost coins, andie redwine
the value of liturgy, dr. holly ordway
not what i thought i needed, sara
human people trying to love God, caroline gear
this is what we do in church, craig nash
a prayer for the pillar of truth, scott bennett
reflections on reflections, jaclyn drake
holy weeping, dr. gabrielle sutherland
vernon’s chair, kristin tennant
and people speak of God, samuel pomeroy
we are {all of us} hungry for more than bread, erika morrison
the Holy Spirit locket, maggie holland
stories from an apologetic, evan bassler
the absent presence, ashley simone
the beautiful mangled Church, anna blanch
my church, it’s not a building, elora ramirez
suffer one another, haley cloyd
touch the untouchable, dr. roger yancey
unity at the table, don sartain
when i am not enough, kelsey jones
grace enough for all, amy nabors
crosses, confessions, concussions, antonia terrazas
wandering, wondering and step stools, jerry hodge
starring a simple cast, joy eggerichs
