You can download a PDF of this week’s reflection here. Step 1 of learning to walk in the dark is to give up running the show. Next you sign the waiver that allows you to bump into some things that…
Author: Elizabeth
Gearing up for Tampa!
The Open Table Cooperative Board is preparing for Annual Conference in Tampa Bay, Florida, from July 11- 15, 2015. Conference organizers have put together what looks like a fun and spirit-filled gathering. While the Open Table community extends well beyond…
New Forum for LGBTQ Youth & Young Adults
We are excited about the opening of a new online forum for lgbtq youth and young adults. We hope you will join us, or share the word with lgbtq youth and young adults in your circles. ROYGBrethren is a forum…
#Pray4Ferguson
Maybe your congregation mentioned Ferguson Missouri in worship on Sunday, maybe it didn’t. But here is why you need to be talking about it. Michael Brown’s death is not an isolated incident. In 2012, more than 300 black people were…
Ask the Beasts Chapter 10
You can download a PDF of this week’s reflection here. This week’s reflection comes from Elizabeth Ullery, Coordinator of Open Table Cooperative. “Who is your neighbor: the Samaritan? the outcast? the enemy? Yes, yes, of course. But also the whale, the dolphin, and the rain forest. Our neighbor is the…
Ask the Beasts Chapter 9
You can download a PDF of this week’s reflection here. This week’s reflection comes from Marie Benner-Rhoades. Marie is the Youth and Young Adult Peace Formation Director with On Earth Peace and together with her husband they are adventuring with agriculture at One Plow Farm. Marie…
Ask The Beasts Chapter 8
You can download a PDF of this week’s reflection here. This week’s reflection comes from Steve Crain. Steve is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at McPherson College, where, until recently, he also served as campus pastor. He and his wife…
2014 Annual Conference Wrap-Up
“You who created and formed us, who carries and calls us, who brings to us and sings to us the song of life, give us the courage to breathe deeply, take in and offer out your music as Jesus did.…
Ask the Beasts Chapter 7
You can download a PDF of this week’s reflection here. Kimberly Koczan-Flory is a member of the OTC Board and is a spiritual guide based in Fort Wayne, IN. She is also an educator for sustainable food systems and holistic living.…
Ask the Beasts Chapter 6
You can download a PDF of this week’s reflection here. This week’s reflection is a collaboration between Elizabeth Ullery and Open Table Coop board member Kimberly Koczan-Flory. This has been a tough week. The news around the world is not only…
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