The Table [historic] Methodism
I saw this wrapped van outside of Tin Star in Plano, where I ate lunch a few days ago. By the way, if you are there, get the pesto chicken soft taco thing. It goes down smooth.
Since I am a pastafarian, I am always on the lookout for hot new religions… so I was intrigued by this vehicle.
So this van had the interesting slogan “A New Kind of Church”. Furthermore, I was pulled in by the other catch-phrase on the back, “cutting-edge [historic] Methodism”. I had no idea what either of these slogans meant, but I knew it somehow involved a table and a loose connection to Tex-Mex food and the word “historic” inside optional brackets, so I decided to check it out. Here are some gems I grabbed from the website:
If we were a restaurant–and we’re not, we’re a church… But if we were a restaurant, our mission would be to serve quality breakfast, lunch and dinner because we’d want to offer a balance of meals for our customers. What we’re about at theTable is offering a balance of quality “spiritual meals” which help make for healthy souls, much like three appropriate meals per day help make for healthy bodies.
Jesus was challenged by one of the religious muckity-mucks to name the most important commandment from the Old Testament. Jesus confidently responded with two quotes: “to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength” and “to love your neighbor as yourself.” And all challengers backed down. (Mark 12:28-34)
February 27th, 2006 07:43
you are in so much trouble for being that close to my house an not calling!!!