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    A (not as short as I thought it would be) History of Hell Part III

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025


    Hey folks – this is a Full Circle Sunday, so we can all look forward to some Community Time, some music, and Kids Table. And, of course, to one more Sunday “in hell”. Or maybe “adjacent to hell”. I guess it all depends on what you mean by “hell”, right? And that’s exactly what we’re […]

    A (very) Short History of Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025


    And also a (very) short blurb! This week, we’ll be continuing our exploration of the history of human ideas about hell. It’s an alt.Sunday with something scheduled for Kids Table participants. We’ll have a chance to check in with one another, to offer care and support, and to work together to provide a safe space […]

    The Incredible Vanishing Mother – A Story About Nurturance and the Divine: A Full-Circle Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025


    Hey folks – for those of you expecting Part 2 of A (very) Short History of Hell, I’m sorry to disappoint. However, this Sunday is Mother’s Day. I initially thought it might be an interesting challenge to combine topics, but more worthy thoughts won out. We’ll return to that topic another time.

    A (very) Short History of Hell – an alt.Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025


    Given the subject line, I feel as though some explanation of how I decide what to explore in a Talky Bit might be in order. You might recall that a few months ago I asked for input from the community on what you think might be interesting to explore. I didn’t get a lot of responses and […]

    Make It Yours – An Easter Full Circle Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025


    Hey folks – if your world is anything like mine, people have been wishing you a “Happy Easter” this past week. As someone who grew up in a religious culture in which Easter was a big deal (I mean, resurrections don’t happen every day, right? Or do they?), having folks that I know are irreligious saying “Happy […]

    Happiness, Considered – A Full Circle Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 29:54


    This Sunday – Community Time, Music, Kids Table and a Talky Bit that explores happiness from the perspective of what motivates us as human beings. Boom…done…next – because sometimes I like to write a blurb that’ll fit on the screen of a phone. Details: Sunday – 10:45 a.m. at VA Cafe (171 McDermot Avenue) Important upcoming […]

    Back To Basics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 25:26


    Hey folks – this blurb has a few additional details at the end, so I would invite you to take the moments needed to read the whole thing. Let’s start with the details about this Sunday. We’ll gather at VA Cafe at 10:45 am for some music, Community Time and a Talky Bit. In a slight […]

    What We Actually Have In Common

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 32:29


    Hey folks – housekeeping first. As you may have noticed, we just had two alt.Sundays in a row, but with Kids Table for both. This Sunday, which would normally be an alt.Sunday, kinda isn’t. We’ll have Community Time, music, and a Talky Bit…but no Kids Table programming. Let’s not call it anything, and just get […]

    Are Your Ethics Swimming in Water or Tea? – A Full Circle Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 32:50


    Let’s get together at VA Cafe (171 McDermot) at 10:45 a.m. to see if we can make sense of that subject line.

    Ethics Beyond Religion – A Place for Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 33:15


    Hey folks – Just a quick note this week to let you know what’s up in our gathering this week. Most of you already know the logistics (10:45 a.m, VA Cafe, livestream here, podcast here later in the week). It’s officially and alt.Sunday, but because we had music last week, we’ll have a Talky Bit this week. You don’t […]

    More Than Love On The Weekend – A Full Circle Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 34:14


    Hey folks…I expect I’ll have some company when I say that I’m tired of all the hate that seems to dominate our media spaces these days and that seems in danger of poisoning the water of our “every-day-ness” as well. One of my friends likes to say that “the antidote to bad culture is good culture”, […]

    Into The Dark – A Full Circle Sunday and more info about Not Quite Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 29:51


    Hey folks…this a longer blurb than usual because it has extra info regarding Not Quite Christmas. If you care about that, read to the end. I know that we all experience this season differently. For some, it’s a time of connection, joy and celebration. For others, it’s a slog through a dark and complicated canyon of […]

    Is Souper Sunday “Soul Food”?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 20:51


    Ever wonder why we do Souper Sundays? (And yes-this week is one of those.) I suppose the answer could be “ for the perogies” and that would be enough, but I suspect there are some other human hungers that a morning like this can feed. We will meet at VA Cafe at 10:45, catch up […]

    Ethics and Morals Beyond Religion Part 2 – a Full Circle Sunday and a video about pies and money

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 22:10


    Hey folks. This week our gathering will include music, Kids Table, some time to be still (an increasingly rare opportunity), and a Talky Bit for our consideration. In the Talky Bit we’ll be returning to our exploration of what ethics and morals might look like beyond the bounds of religion. In particular, we’ll begin to dig […]

    Ethics and Morals Beyond Religion (and an upcoming survey)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 23:30


    Hey folks – this is a Full Circle Sunday, so we can look forward to the opportunity to connect in Community Time, sing together, have something for the youngest members of the community, and dig into something challenging in the Talky Bit. We’ll meet at 10:45 a.m. at VA Cafe. We’ll livestream here and podcast here later […]

    A Healing Field Trip

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 66:19


    I’m guessing, but my guess is that “healing” wasn’t likely included as a reason for most of the field trips any of us have been on. Personally, I can think of one noteworthy exception, which is the last time we gathered as a group at the Kapabamayak Achaak Healing Forest. This Sunday we are planning […]

    Some musings about why we make religions, brought to you by the great outdoors

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 35:07


    Hey folks – I hope your long weekend was a good one, and I’m looking forward to being back in a shared space with you. We’ll gather at VA Cafe at 10:45 a.m. to share what songwriter Leonard Cohen once called ” a slice of…life” with one another, and to reflect a bit on some possible lessons being outdoors […]

    The Two Tims Travelogues Part II (or Signs Of Religious Life In Scotland)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 39:18


    Let me start with a disclaimer. If I was asked to sit in / jam with a musical hero of mine (say, the bass player Marcus Miller), I would sheepishly decline, partly out of deference but also because I would so clearly be out of my league. I won’t be starting the Talky Bit on […]

    This week at the Table: “Stuck in a Moment”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 63:16


    Tim Plett is still away, so it's my turn to take over the talkie bit. I recently spent a few weeks travelling around Ireland, and in true ‘other Tim’ fashion, I'm going to reflect on that experience a bit this week. I'm going to look specifically at the political and social unrest that defined much […]

    This week at The Table: “Are Machines Going to Take Over The World?”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 21:28


    Hi all, Tim Plett is away this week and next, and so we get to hear from some others in the community. This week it’s Misty’s turn! Here’s what to expect: “Since ChatGPT came out a couple of years ago, there has been much chatter and perhaps renewed fear about Artificial Intelligence.  Much of my […]

    How What We Believe Might Affect Our Well-Being

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 40:36


    Hey folks. This Sunday launches us into a season in our life together that I would love to see people take full advantage of. Over the next month or so we will experience a combination of having the Talky Bit facilitated by people we don’t often get to hear from, interspersed with long weekends with no gatherings. When […]

    Life Lessons from my Father, Kids Table is On, and Summer Dates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 30:32


    Note: this is a longer blurb so read past the bottom of the intitial screen if you want all the info. This week is a regular gathering at VA Cafe (171 McDermot Ave) at 10:45 a.m., with a livestream and a podcast.My dad was a subtle teacher. I can’t remember a single formal “son, let me tell […]

    Could There Be Such A Thing As Spiritual Intelligence? A Full Circle Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 33:24


    Hey folks – after our field trip to the Pride Parade and Festival last week (we were there for the nicest part of the day!), we’re back at VA Cafe (171 McDermot Avenue / lower level) this week. Kids Table is on. Music is on.  Community Time is on. In the Talky Bit we’ll be […]

    An Infinite Debt – Mothers Day at The Table (an alt.Sunday)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024


    This is the podcast of what we did at The Table for Mothers Day. It’s not typical of the occasion because although it’s about the impact of mothers, it’s also about the ripple effects of change including the reconsideration of what we beleive about all sorts of foundational matters, such as the shape of the […]

    And now, the final (but actually first) email for this week

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 25:22


    Hey all – I ‘ve heard from a couple of folks this morning who got the second and third emails for the week, but not the first one. My mom would have said something like, “What a shmoz”.  (I don’t know what that is exactly but it’s something like this.) So – here’s the first email but […]

    Why The “As You Love Yourself” Part Of Compassion Can Be Difficult – And a Full Circle Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 32:22


    Hey folks – it’s time to get your winter self out from under the covers to be with people! Or, if that’s not your story, it’s another opportunity to get together to explore what we believe. Either way, it would be lovely to see you at VA Cafe this Sunday at 10:45 a.m.  We will have […]

    Why Everybody Needs a Ressurection Story (and a Spring Potluck Feast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 27:00


    Hey folks – this coming Sunday is, of course, Easter. Although ancient liturgical calendars don’t mention this fact, it’s also an alt.Sunday. So, because in the unique orbit of The Table an alt.Sunday means anything could happen, we’re going to have some breathing, some Community Time, a short Talky Bit and a long feast and hangout time. A […]

    Silent Love, A Full Circle Sunday, and a Time Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 20:06


    Ah yes. This is the weekend to “spring forward”. I will confess that I wasn’t exactly feeling spring vibes while I was clearing our most recent snowfall, but the pragmatic part of me knows that the earth needs the moisture. And I do long to see the green things again, so let it snow, let it […]

    Full Circle, Full Plates…and More?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 20:02


    Hey folks – with my apologies for the late notice, this is both a Full Circle Sunday (Kids Table is ON for the third week this month!)  AND a Souper Sunday! So many good things at once! Something I was reading this past week posited the idea that our increasingly fractured culture could be mended in no […]

    Love As Justice – and a schedule change

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 27:53


    Details first – this Sunday will be a Full Circle Sunday. I know…that’s a change in rhythm. If the regular pattern of second and fourth Sundays being Full Circle is one you plan around, regard this as an exception. So – here’s our schedule for the balance of February, including info about Kids Table dates: Feb 4th […]

    But I Had Such Good Intentions – A Full Circle Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 24:15


    Hey folks – it’s a rhetorical question, but have you ever felt misunderstood? It can be rather painful, especially if we’ve extended ourselves on someone else’s behalf and it fell flat, or even worse seemed to cause hurt or harm. When it comes to living love, learning how (and why) to address the gap between what we intended […]

    About Love – An Introduction (and Full Circle Sunday)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 30:56


    Some days I feel like we’re surrounded by hate. My head knows that isn’t true, and I’m grateful to say that my life experience also tells me that isn’t the whole story. But if I choose to attend to the news or even to what sort of topics of conversation seem to come most quickly to […]

    That’s Not The Gift I Was Expecting (A Full Circle Sunday)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 28:20


    Hey folks – I’m going to put several details at the end of this blurb, and I would encourage you to read it all because it contains particulars about our seasonal gatherings that you should be aware of. I’m not sure how it works in your space, but in ours it is around this time of […]

    The Evolution of What We Believe (A Full Circle Sunday)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 35:14


    Hey folks – this week we’re going to dive head first into a couple of ancient examples of the evolution of belief as well as touching on some contemporary examples of what can happen when we hold old ideas as non-negotiable, even in the face of mounting evidence that they need to change. I won’t […]

    The Act of Happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 41:30


    Hey folks – this is an alt.Sunday. To me, that feels a bit like an occasion for opening a gift – one where you know it’ll be good because it’s been thoughtfully chosen with you in mind, but you don’t know what it actually is until you tear off the paper. This Sunday, the gift comes […]

    The (dis)Comfort of Moral Imagination (A Full Circle Sunday)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 23:33


    As I write this, I’m looking out the window at a winter wonderland. Lots of fluffy white stuff on the ground, in the trees – it’s like the set for a Hallmark movie. (Not that I’ve ever actually watched one, you understand, but friends of mine have and they would agree.) But here’ the thing. […]

    On Predicting the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 20:57


    No, I’m not talking about some sort of prophetic “seeing through” to a date for the apocalypse or a moment where there is Divine intervention in history that brings our present experience to a screeching halt. Although, these days, one could perhaps be forgiven for those inclinations, especially if you grew up looking over your proverbial […]

    In Praise of Imagination

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 27:14


    I can still remember the first time I heard someone, in this instance a prof in my undergrad studies, say that faith was an act of imagination. Being the good fundamentalist kid I was (at that point), I was appalled! “No! What I / we believe is the TRUTH – imagination has nothing to do […]

    How To Start A Resistance Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 29:35


    You know, the gauge of the merit of a resistance movement hinges in many ways on what is being resisted. Most of us would find ourselves cheering for movements that resist things like oppression, slavery, unethical business practices, and overall injustice. We might not always find ourselves onside with how such movements behave; the actions they […]

    What Were You Born For? (And Something Special for the Littles)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 21:42


    Well now…might as well launch right into the fall with a big ‘ol question. In this case, it’s a question that can take us many places, including deeper into our exploration of rest as resistance and healing. By way of outlining some thoughts about possible answers to that question, here’s a response from Tricia Hersey, […]

    Sacred Rest Part 4 Push Come to Shove

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 26:37


    Hey folks! I was in Staples earlier this week and found myself surrounded by parents with school age kids and all of a sudden the penny dropped. We’re coming up on the last Sunday in August! People are coming back from holidays, maybe we’re starting to feel the incoming changes of rhythm that go with September. […]

    Sacred Rest – The Value of (day) Dreaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2023 21:00


    Hey folks. Just a short blurb this week, to make some breathing room in your inbox after last week’s double dose.

    Sacred Rest – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 25:29


    Hey folks – I’m looking forward to being back with you in person this Sunday, and I hope the long weekend was a good one for each of you. This is a Full Circle Sunday, so we can anticipate some music, Community Time, a Talky Bit, and fresh coffee (or other tantalizing beverage) should you […]

    For all the Lonely People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 13:37


    Hi everyone! This week is a Full-Circle Sunday, and we’re going to be hearing from Misty! Here’s a little bit of what to expect: “Misty here: I’ll be doing my best to fill in for Tim Plett this week as he is on vacation. As she usually does, Judi’s talk got me thinking.  Judi talked […]

    Living in the Mess

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2023 64:45


    Hi all! Tim Plett is back on vacation for the next three weeks, and so some of us from the community will be taking over the talkie bits. I'm up this week, and I'll be talking about the in-between places, the dark nights of the soul, the wildernesses, the deserts, the intermingled messes that exist […]

    Sacred Rest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 31:39


    Hey folks – I’m sending this email again with my apologies for the inbox clutter. The previous version was pretty much unreadable on my phone (the byproduct of working on one device and sending on another, perhaps), so I thought I would send a readable one. If you wrestled your way through the other one, ignore […]

    Building community in polarizing times

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 29:02


    Hi All, Sorry for the lateness of the blurb, but sometimes when Tim Plett is away, things go awry, as is the case this week. Tim's absence, however, means that we get to hear from Judi! Here's what to expect: Sunday morning I'll be talking about thoughts I have had about building community during a […]

    Spiritual Lessons from Fathers You've Never Met

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 41:31


    Hey all – lots of content in this blurb so top up your beverage, get comfy, and read on… This week marks the second gathering at our new address – 171 McDermot Avenue, the everyday home of VA Café and the weekly home of The Table. Our first visit last week solidly confirmed a couple […]

    Of Values and Identity Part 4 – Exploring Is Ancient / Full Circle Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 22:53


    Since we’re speaking of exploring, let me begin with something both exciting and necessary –  info about our new venue! This Sunday (June 11th) will be our first gathering at VA Cafe, 171 McDermot Avenue! You can find a link to the location on Google Maps. We will meet at our usual time (10:45 a.m.). Our plan […]

    The Parent Panel – Continued…

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 46:23


    Hey folks – it’s an in-person Sunday at 170 Scott, starting at 10:45 a.m. We will have music, Community Time, and…the Parent Panel!  All five of our panelists from the first Parent Panel are able to be present for the second portion (no small feat – a huge shout-out to Jane, Shereen, Karen, Theresa and Roanna […]

    Of Values and Identity Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 34:09


    Hey folks – This week is an “Online Exclusive” Sunday. We’ll gather on our Facebook page here at 10:45 a.m.  If you have anything you want to share with the community (it seems like several of us are dealing with the challenges of providing care for aging parents these days, for instance), please post it to […]

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