Flipping Tables

In episode 24, Kimberly and I chat about her recent vacation and some books we're reading. I teach a lesson on the very familiar story where Jesus takes a nap on a boat in the middle of wind storm. Mark includes a small detail that the other gospel writers omit: Jesus was asleep on a cushion.  This would make a fantastic pillow verse! I may have one in the works. Kimberly and I both discuss some s...

In this episode, Julie and Twila recount family vacation stories and how they feel about the Fourth of July. They also have a discussion about the dreaded and unavoidable conflicts of life. Where there are people, places, and things there will conflicts and misunderstandings.  Mark 3:20-21, 31-35 are the verses for the Bible lesson.  Instagram Flourish Ministry  

In episode 22, we encounter some drama over a Sabbath healing. The Pharisee's are so upset over Jesus sabbath day healing in a synogogue. They join forces with their enemies the Herodians to plot to kill Jesus. Then the inspection crew from Jerusalem, accuse Jesus of being in cahoots with Satan in the "Beelzebub" controversy. The only ones conspiring with their enemies was the Pharisees because th...

I had a great conversation with Missy Pienkowski. Missy talked about her life and following Jesus. She's one of my Flourish Ministry scholarship recipients. As you listen to her talk about her hopes for this trip of a lifetime, I think you will be filled with joy for her. Perhaps, even stirred to join her on this trip. Missy received a partial scholarship. If you would like to help Missy secure th...

On episode 20, we follow the account of Jesus encountering a man with leprosy. To have leprosy meant you were forced to live in isolation. Your only community were other lepers. You couldn't go home, go to work, or go anywhere other people were. We can all agree this would make for a miserable existence. So if this was your life, but you heard about a man who could make you well, wouldn't you do w...

In episode 19, we seized the pause in the action to talk about prayer. We pulled some content from The Pause app. This tool and John's book, Resilient have become a favorite resource for us. I wanted us to have a conversation to empower us all to flip the religion out of our prayer time. I'm sure religion has tried to hijack your prayer time a few times.  Prayer is a most essential piece to our sp...

Jesus is amazing! My ears perk up every time in the gospels Jesus leaves His audience amazed. In Mark 1, Jesus teaches a message that leaves the audience amazed. Jesus continues to amaze the synagogue crowd by His authority over an unclean spirit.  Twila and Julie share stories about messages that left them  amazed and inspired. Then, the three of us have a discussion about spiritual oppression. K...

Fast talking and fast moving Mark is stealing our hearts. Our love for Mark's gospel is on the rise. We're sticking with Mark's perspective on two big events in the life of Jesus: His baptism and the forty days in the wilderness. Mark goes all out with five verses. We're in Mark 1:9-13. He says a lot with a few words. When you use fewer words, you pull out the $10 words packed with meaning.  We en...

Mark wrote his gospel at a swift pace. The action moves quickly and he is expecting us to put some things together. It seems he hopes we already know the Biblical narrative. So, when he begins with a prophecy throwback in chapter one verses two and three, he is expecting us to jump right in and run with him. There's a voice crying out in the wilderness. We meet John the Baptist in the wilderness p...

I'm so proud of this episode. We bring some conversation to the table as examples of ways Jesus has been flipping tables in our lives. The "breaking news" is the three of us don't agree on everything. We've learned how to laugh and love each other in spite of different views on things that shouldn't divide us. Having these conversations are good for us. We don't cancel one another. Instead we love...

On this episode, we use Matthew's geneology as a springboard to jump way back into the Old Testament narrative. It was a treat to have a lesson and conversation around my favorite Hebrew word, Hesed. Women love to study and talk about Ruth. There are numerous Bible studies written on Ruth. The "where you go" verses make their way into many a wedding ceremony.  This is a beautiful love story, and I...

I LOVED talking to my good friend, Deanna Spangler. She's an amazing human. Her testimony about the transition from, "I'm forgiven" to "Walking with God" is not only inspiring, but it's beautiful encouragement for us all. I think most of us can relate to this part of her story. We talk about how just telling someone what the scripture says isn't enough to help them make this transition. Deanna's f...

Hey friends, Welcome to this episode of Flipping Tables. We're going to be having a conversation around some of Jesus's final words to His disciples. This is conversation Jesus had with His remaining eleven disciples on the way to the Garden of Gethsemane. Julie along with the Flourish team, Twila and Kimberly, had a great conversation about bearing fruit for the Kingdom. You're listening to this...

I had the pleasure of having our first guest, Christina Millican, on the show. I hope you enjoy learning about her and the work her mission is doing in Uganda. Living Stones Mission is an organization dedicated to rescuing and restoring victims of poverty and sexual exploitation in Kampala, Uganda. What began as the personal pursuit of three friends over a kitchen table in Lexington, KY has become...

The final week of Jesus' earthly ministry has some interesting events and interactions with the religious leaders. For example, why did Jesus curse a fig tree? Jesus also told a series of parables at the temple. We have a conversation around Jesus cursing the fig tree and some of these parables from Matthew 21. Join Julie, Twila, and Kimberly at the table for what we hope is an insiteful conversat...

We're taking a deep dive into Matthew 21. In fact, there's so much content we want to go through, we're releasing two episodes this week. We hope you listen to these episodes as you get ready for Easter.  My Flourish girls and I had a great time discussing these important scenes from the final week of Jesus's ministry. This all likely happened on one day or maybe over two days. Jesus knows how to...

We're dedicating this episode to the girls following Jesus. We know it's tough being a woman for a lot of reasons, and sometimes the local church doesn't make it easy for women to use their gifts to serve Jesus. Eve's daughters are tired. In recent years #metoo and #churchtoo have brought conversations to the table that have been hard for us to stomach.  We believe Jesus values the contributions o...

We get this espisode started with a discussinon between the Flourish team about qualites we look for in traveling companions. We're going to be in John 1:43-51 discussing Jesus calling Phillip, who in turn goes to find his friend Nathaniel to bring him to Jesus. There's some really good things in the calling of these two friends. John is the only gospel writer to include this in the gospels. We're...

In this episode Julie and Twila are joined by Kimberly. It was so fun to have the whole Flipping Tables team together for this one. We recorded this one almost as soon as we got home from IF: Gathering in Dallas. We love IF! This was our first time going to the actual event. We usually go local. It exceeded our expectations in every possible way.  We recap some our favorite take aways from event....

Jesus calling a tax collector was a pretty scandlous thing for him to do. In this episode we talk about Matthew's calling and the dinner party that Jesus attended at Matthew's house.  We discuss our love for dinner parties, and the occasional cocktail, we might serve or partake of at a gathering, which is sometimes a little controversial among church folk. This conversation is a gentle push back o...

Jesus calls four fisherman to leave the family business to become His disciples. Jesus promises them more fulfilling role in His kingdom work.    John 1:35-42 Luke 5:1-11

On this episode we drop in on two big events on the Southern Steps. One that we know very little about and one that started an unstoppable movement. Welcome to the table! We're happy you're here. Check out this video on YouTube: Archeologists find a stone quarry in Nazareth from the time of Jesus https://youtu.be/bB59Byju_5c   Luke 2:41-50 Matthew 13:55, Mark 6:3, John 2:6 Psalm 118:22 Mark 12:10,...

In this bonus episode, Twila and I discuss the move of the Spirit happening in our neck of the woods. We are in awe of what God's doing among Gen Z. It's given us so much hope for the Church's future. Spread, baby spread! We pray that this is a new global move of God taking the gospel out from Wilmore, KY to the ends of the earth.  The Chapel service that launched the Asbury Revival 2023 https://w...

This is the second part of Julie sharing her story. My goal is for you to get to know me. I tell parts of my story that I don't normally tell. The reason I'm telling it now is I think it's important to bring attention to God's work in ordinary people. I hope you are encouraged by God's work in my life. I love to hear about God's work in other peoples lives. Those stories leave me in awe of God. Go...

Eek! I can't believe I'm launching a podcast. I love listening to a wide variety of podcasts. In my very first episode, I'm pleased to share my journey to becoming a podcast host. This is part one of a two part conversation I had with my good friend and co-host Twila. We're excited to have you join us on this new adventure.