Common Table

A Dialogue, not a Monologue

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While the majority of our friends go on a social media break for Lent, Common Table decided to go a different route. We know that's a shocker for those who know us. Instead we're sharing… https://t.co/t1ghnRznQC

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Discuss.

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Join us for our third "Spirits & Spirituality" gathering! Our version of "pub theology" we're choosing to gather over drinks at the new Caboose Commons near Mosaic District in Fairfax/Merrifield July 24th from 7-8:30 pm. In true Common Table fashion, exp… https://t.co/tj4EfEsfQe

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Thomas Merton Prayer (from Thoughts in Solitude, p. 83, adapted)

God, we have no idea where we are going. We do not see the road ahead of us. We cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do we really know ourselves, and the fact that we think we ar… https://t.co/iKNIFW14Dl

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Join us again for Spirits & Spirituality on Wednesday, July 24th from 7-8:30 pm at Caboose Commons, 2918 Eskridge Road, Fairfax, VA. We may be outside if it's not too hot or inside if it's unbearable. Either way, we'll update the Meetup link when we get … https://t.co/pTvvO0irIo

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Don't forget! Tomorrow night is our second Spirits & Spirituality gathering at Caboose Commons, 2918 Eskridge Road, Fairfax, VA at 7 pm. We're going to grab a table outside so bring your sunscreen, your dog, and an open mind. Looking forward to meeting y… https://t.co/hO4tcShD6z

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Here is the inimitable Chester with a pebble stuck in his lip. You can meet him at Spirits & Spirituality on the patio at Caboose Commons, June 26th, 7-8:30, 2918 Eskridge Road, Fairfax, VA. Come prepared for deep philo-theological observations with a hi… https://t.co/94sAP3IlLg

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I'm listening right now to a book called Hit Makers by a guy who writes for The Atlantic. He explores in the book how certain things take off and other things don't. I'm only a few chapters into it, but it seems that the most critical factor so far is MA… https://t.co/Lz0C8Pn4k4

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Best thing about today? Space giraffes.
We also talked about what gets in the way of our perceiving God clearly. #2ndcommunion https://t.co/RTmAIMQzjN

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Some things I'm thankful for. What are you thankful for?

#lent2019 #dailyreflections #lentendevotion #dailydevotional #2ndcommunion #thanks https://t.co/HlcKKw9oax

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From today's sermon: "The more sure we are; the more right we are, then the more chill we should be!  If you’re right, you have nothing to prove, correct?  Yet too often our surety/confidence– about things big and small!– makes us more urgent, adamant, u… https://t.co/RLYqqRFvmM

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RESTORE

leave the past behind
apologize and turn
cover over mistakes
then press forward
recreating the world around you
planting flowers in the refuse

Mike Stavlund

This poem was partly inspired by Phil. 3:4-14, which we'll be talking about tomorrow m… https://t.co/qkMRSBOoBB

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A little devotion for April 3 from Emmaline  The Kairos motto is, "Listen, Listen, Love, Love." Tomorrow, I'll be preparing to return to prison for my third Kairos Prison Ministry retreat.  Tomorrow night, we'll be meeting the participants for the first … https://t.co/SEZ5F11gjs

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#lent2019 #dailyreflections #lentendevotion #dailydevotional #2ndcommunion #reach https://t.co/Hkpwr56hIm

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"Receiving communion for the first time from a woman's hands - from our Deanna's hands - was a profoundly moving and healing experience for me. As was the first time I said the words myself." #lent2019 #dailyreflections #lentendevotion #dailydevotional #… https://t.co/JY4FQelrkq

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"When I first started coming to Mars Hill, I loved the way Doug would say each person's name as he gave the bread, like a blessing. I try to do that myself when I serve, though I've been known to get the names wrong." #lent2019 #dailyreflections #lentend… https://t.co/KaeAlvMPnA

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People think of spirit as something divorced from body, from physical needs. But find yourself ignoring a need for water, food, rest, rejuvenation, and see how your spirit fares.

Or rather, don't. I can't recommend it.

#lent2019 #dailyreflections #lent… https://t.co/QnxpQqJBfG

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Paricutin Cathedral – Photo credit: Daniel Tapia. Some rights reserved.

In 1943, two Mexican towns were consumed by a sudden yet gradual volcanic eruption. All of the townspeople’s lives were spared, together with most of the nearby cathedral.

Lord of … https://t.co/sHl53fRUY6

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I need somebody
(Help) not just anybody
(Help) you know I need someone
(Help)

so much younger than today
(I never needed) I never needed anybody's help in any way
(Now) but now these days are gone (these days are gone) I'm not so self-assured (and now I… https://t.co/ZYzLy1Zw8i

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He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.

Matthew 10:39

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Thirsty for community? We had our first Spirits & Spirituality gathering this week. It was well-attended and we had an interesting discussion on ethics. Join our Meetup group to be notified about the entire gathering. Link in profile. #lent2019 #dailyref… https://t.co/wA47d0tvwk