by David Wahlstedt | Nov 13, 2025 | Pastor's Blog
Our world is filled with the rhetoric of success and the constant chase for more. Yet, the Apostle Paul, writing to Timothy, pulls back the curtain on this cultural obsession, revealing its shallow foundation and dangerous end. In 1 Timothy 6:3-16 (CEB), he gives us a...
by David Wahlstedt | Nov 5, 2025 | Pastor's Blog
It’s tempting to elevate competence—skill, experience, and efficiency—as the ultimate standard for leadership, especially in high-stakes environments. We seek out the sharpest minds, the most dynamic speakers, and the proven, consistent performers. However, the...
by David Wahlstedt | Nov 1, 2025 | Pastor's Blog
Do you ever feel like you have a job too big for you? I do, that for sure. That’s exactly where the Apostle Paul was when he wrote to his mentee, Timothy, in 1 Timothy 1:12-20. This passage isn’t just an old letter; it’s a vital lesson about trust. Paul starts...
by David Wahlstedt | Sep 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Have you ever had that nagging sense that you just aren’t enough? Have you ever spent copious amounts of time comparing and competing with others? Have you ever modulated who you truly are and what you deeply value in an attempt to get someone’s approval? How...
by David Wahlstedt | Sep 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
My wife and I celebrate 32 years together this coming December. During those 32 years, we’ve called five cities home. Chattanooga, TN is where we met, married and rented our first place together – half of a two-story hexagonal duplex with a nearly...
by David Wahlstedt | Sep 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
This past weekend, The Table tackled one of the First Testament’s most difficult texts in Genesis 22. Our Jewish forefathers referred to it as the binding of Isaac or the akedah. In an attempt to understand, explain and resolve the text, Jewish midrashim has...
by David Wahlstedt | Aug 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
We, at The Table, empty a narrative historical approach to Scripture born out of the ancient Hebrew tradition of Midrash. The Ancient Rabbis read the sacred text as questions and then answer the questions with questions that suggest answers with stories of...
by David Wahlstedt | Jun 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Temptation has a bad reputation. We are told to avoid it, guard against it and to pray not to be led into it. Yet we read in Matthew 4:1 that after Jesus is baptized, he is led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil. There we find him...
by David Wahlstedt | Apr 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Rest. Sabbath. Two words describing a concept I’ve struggled with all my life. My mind is always in motion. I notice the stack of books in my reading queue yet to be read. I see the ceiling damaged from a leaky pipe that needs to be repaired. I can see the...
by David Wahlstedt | Mar 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Saturday must have been a long and dark day. Not only did they hide in fear of their lives, but even worse, they grieved deeply. Jesus was gone. His disciples had watched the soldiers carry him off to his execution the day before. Now it was Saturday, their...
