Coming to the Table

S02E20 – Everyday Struggles In this episode, Jon and Chance discuss one of the most prevalent issues we face as Christians, dealing with Busyness & Distractions. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this episode and any ideas you have for future topics. Share your feedback with us here: https://forms.gle/8zAafFBcZgtFoGJP8 Thanks for joining us at the table. Show less

S02E19 – Everyday Struggles In this episode, Jon and Chance continue the conversation on one of life’s most persistent challenges: finding the balance between grace and truth in our everyday lives. We’re excited to welcome special guest Simon Tipton , who shares his personal story and adds a fresh perspective to the discussion. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this episode and any ideas you have...

S02E18 - Introduction to everyday struggles. In this episode, Jon and Chance discuss the challenge we face everyday of balancing Grace & Truth. Lets look to Jesus, the perfect example of Grace and Truth. We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast or ideas you may have for future episodes. You can share with us by filling out this form:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/pDzeqwH6evPsB3mD6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

S02E17 - Introduction to everyday struggles. In this episode, Jon and Chance discuss the challenge we face everyday with our culture and what scripture calls us to. Do we embrace, reject, compromise, or engage critically with our culture? Lets look at what scripture tells us. We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast or ideas you may have for future episodes. You can share with us by fill...

S02E16 - Introduction to everyday struggles. In this episode, Jon and Chance introduce some of the common struggles Christians may deal with. Things like Identity, distractions, sexual temptation, and church hurt. We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast or ideas you may have for future episodes. You can share with us by filling out this form:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/pDzeqwH6evPsB3mD6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

S02E15 - The Bible Episode 14. In this episode, Jon and Chance discuss some of the major themes of the third act of Joseph (Genesis 46-50). We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast or of your experience of reading with us by filling out this form:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/pDzeqwH6evPsB3mD6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks for joining us at the table!

S02E14 - The Bible Episode 13. In this episode, Jon and Chance discuss some of the major themes of the second act of Joseph (Genesis 42-45). We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast or of your experience of reading with us by filling out this form:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/pDzeqwH6evPsB3mD6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks for joining us at the table!

S02E13 - The Bible Episode 12. In this episode, Jon, Chance, and Chris discuss some of the major themes of the first act of Joseph (Genesis 37-41). We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast or of your experience of reading with us by filling out this form:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/pDzeqwH6evPsB3mD6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks for joining us at the table!

S02E12 - The Bible Episode 11. In this episode, Jon and Chris discuss some of the major themes of Israel (Genesis 31-36). We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast or of your experience of reading with us by filling out this form:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/pDzeqwH6evPsB3mD6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks for joining us at the table!

S02E11 - The Bible Episode 10. In this episode, Jon, Chance, and Chris discuss some of the major themes of the story of Jacob (Genesis 25b-30). We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast or of your experience of reading with us by filling out this form:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/pDzeqwH6evPsB3mD6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks for joining us at the table!

S02E10 - The Bible Episode 09. In this episode, Jon, Chance, and Chris discuss some of the major themes of the story of Isaac (Genesis 21-26). We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast or of your experience of reading with us by filling out this form:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/pDzeqwH6evPsB3mD6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks for joining us at the table!

S02E09 - The Bible Episode 08. In this episode, Jon and Chris discuss some of the major themes of the story of Abraham (Genesis 17-20). We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast or of your experience of reading with us by filling out this form:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/pDzeqwH6evPsB3mD6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks for joining us at the table!

S02E08 - The Bible Episode 06. In this episode, Jon, Chance, and Chris discuss some of the major themes of the story of Abram (Genesis 11-15). We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast or of your experience of reading with us by filling out this form:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/pDzeqwH6evPsB3mD6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks for joining us at the table!

S02E07 - The Bible Episode 06. In this episode, Jon, Chance, and Chris discuss some of the major themes of the story of Noah (Genesis 6-10). We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast or of your experience of reading with us by filling out this form:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/pDzeqwH6evPsB3mD6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks for joining us at the table!

S02E06 - The Bible Episode 05. As we have discussed some of the basics of the Bible, we have start working through the text and doing some overviews of the Bible. In this episode, we give an overview of Genesis from the creation account until Noah. We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast or of your experience of reading with us by filling out this form:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/pDzeqwH6evP...

S02E05 - The Bible Episode 04. What you think the story of the Bible is affects the way read it. In this episode, Jon, Chance, and Chris discuss this very topic, and how it helps keep a proper perspective when reading. We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast or of your experience of reading with us by filling out this form:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/pDzeqwH6evPsB3mD6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Tha...

S02E04 - The Bible 03. In this episode, Jon, Chance, and Chris discuss why we have so many translations of the Bible. Maybe you've been overwhelmed standing in your Christian Bookstore with all of the options available to you. Hopefully this episode gives you some insight into why there may be a need for so many as well as some guidelines to choosing a good translation. We would love to hear your...

S02E03 - The Bible 02. In this episode, Jon, Chance, and Chris discuss the process of how we got the Bible we have today. Skeptics of the Bible like to propose that the Bible was corrupted in its canonization, but a look at history shows that that isn’t the case. We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast or of your experience of reading with us by filling out this form:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms....

S02E02 - The Bible 01. In this episode, Jon, Chance, and Chris begin with the basics of the Bible. Sometimes we take it for granted that the Bible is the Word of God. But not everyone believes this, so what makes it different from the writings of Aristotle or other philosophers with good ideas? We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast or of your experience of reading with us by filling o...

Since this is a new year we are counting this as the first episode of our second season! As we kicked things off we wanted to take some time and discuss why we named our podcast "Coming to the Table". We are exciting to see where this new season takes us! For our first series we will be tackling different questions regarding the Bible. We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast o...

We've made it to the last episode of our 30 Day Reading Challenge series! In this episode, Jon, Chance, and Chris give an overview of the Revelation of John. Often avoided, we hope our discussion provides guidance while reading this book. The final readings are as follows: December 29: Revelation 1-11 December 30: Revelation 12-22 We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast or of your exper...

We are in the home stretch of our reading challenge! In this episode, Jon, Chance, and Chris give an overview of the general epistles. While they are written by different authors, they have a lot in common! The reading to begin this week is as follows: December 25: 2 Timothy 3 - Hebrews 4 December 26: Hebrews 5 - James 1 December 27: James 2 - 2 Peter 1 December 28: 2 Peter 2 - Jude December 29: R...

In this episode, Jon, Chance, and Chris discusses further what writing an ancient letter would have been like, focusing on the rest of Paul's letters. The reading to begin this week is as follows: December 22: Ephesians, Philippians December 23: Colossians - 2 Thessalonians 1 December 24: 2 Thessalonians 2 - 2 Timothy 2 December 25: 2 Timothy 3 - Hebrew 4 We would love to hear your feedback on the...

We have finished the narratives of the New Testament and are now moving into the epistles, or letters. In this episode, Jon, Chance and Chris discuss the basic structure of an ancient letter that Paul typically follows. We also discuss the letter to the Romans, a letter that warrants much more air time than the space we have right now. In episode 4 we discussed the unexpected benefits we have expe...

By this point, you have probably missed a day (at least) in the challenge. It's easy to get overwhelmed and to just give up. In this episode Jon, Chance, and Chris offer encouragement to keep going. We're halfway there! In the second portion, we discuss the book of Acts, the last of the historical narratives of the New Testament. In our last episode we discussed the unexpected benefits we have exp...