Jimmy’s Table Podcast

A look at what it means to be "politically homeless" as a Christian, with no loyalty to Republicans, Democrats, orLibertarian political parties in America.

Jesus said "Let him who has ears, let him hear!" In an age where social media dominates and we thrive off clickbait, I believe we need to learn to hear. We must move beyond clickbait headlines that sizzle, and seek out opportunities for hearing what someone else has to say.

A Canadian Christian sits down with an American Christian to talk about our cultural blindspots. We talk about the culture wars: nationalism, abortion, homosexuality/gay marriage, immigration, guns, and the role of the Church in politics.

No matter how big or how small, every church has two churches within her. There is an odd disconnect between the platform and the pew, and it's been this way for centuries, inspite of all our different church models. Today's podcast is all about asking some tough questions and starting a conversation. How can we bridge this gap? How can we become one church?

As followers of Jesus, I believe we are called to a non-violent way of life. We should have a different relationship to guns and war, as we live out a prophetic witness to our generation.

Instead of looking down at singles and those delaying marriage, I believe we as the Church need to not only celebrate singleness, but we should promote it and encourage singleness. Instead of treating singles as defective lepers who have something wrong with them, we need to teach that singleness is an amazing gift that should be embraced.

My wife and I were previously engaged to multiple other people, before we ever met. Our love story is one of broken roads, which God ultimately redeemed, to help us find one another.

Should the church "focus on the family" when it comes to her life and ministry? In today's podcast, I call this into question, and why our idolatry of the family unit is a threat to the gospel and the church.

Josh Harris recently abandoning his faith after being a celebrity in Evangelical Christianity has created a major stir. I cannot help but wonder if it is not part of a major trend, and a symptom of a much deeper issue. Is our Evangelical house of faith built on a rock, or shifting sand?

There is nothing like "nostalgia" to help remind us of a world that never existed. The good old days may have been great, but they were not as great as we remember...

I'm not an "open borders" guy when it comes to U.S. Immigration (although our founding fathers were!) but I do believe we should greatly relax our unnecessarily strict quotas, and allow for "free markets" to better decide how many people should be able to immigrate to the United States to work and to live.

It might be 100 degrees outside, but July is the best time of year to start thinking about Christmas. No, not Christmas in July shopping events, rather, it is the best time of year to start saving for Christmas.

As Christians living in America, we love our nation. I worry though, that our love for America has gone too far. Art Katz used to say, "You are far too American."

I went through some very hard times when I was in my 20's. Financially, I was a mess. Most months I was lucky to be broke. In my latest podcast, I talk. openly about my trials, and how God was with me through them all...

We often think "repentance" is a four letter word that accompanies a "Turn or burn!" style preaching. That's where we would be mistaken. Repentance is...

Our society is growing increasingly casual. This is reflected not only in the way we dress and what we wear, but is also seen in our relationships and faith...

I was once inspired by Barney Stinson on the TV show "How I Met Your Mother" to believe that I too was "awesome." Here's my advice on being awesome...

America is having some increasingly difficult conversations about capitalism vs. democratic socialism. The church is not exempt from these conversations. As Christians, how should we think about these competing economic systems?

Some have said that Fortnite is "the most addicting video game ever made." And I have to admit, until recently, I found myself powerfully hooked. In my latest Podcast I talk about the 3 reasons I deleted Fortnite from my iPad.

Whether you are broke, a millionaire, or somewhere in between (like me), we all want to grow our savings. These 7 practical tips will help you take better control of your personal finances, and help you grow your savings...

We live in age of religious skepticism. More and more people have their doubts about the existence of God and the claims of Christianity. As Christians, we need to be ready to offer a defense (apologia) for our faith, and to provide the world with a reasonable philosophical and historical defense of our faith. Learn more about how you can defend your Christian faith, and explain why we as Christia...

Jesus taught us to love others extravagantly, like He did. After a recent retreat and funeral, I've come to realize I don't love others as fully as Christ taught us. In today’s podcast, I talk about my struggles, outline reasons why I believe our capacity to love is often limited, and what practical steps we can do to grow in our ability to love others as Christ taught.

When it comes to our sense of calling and “purpose” in this world, and how it's tied to our occupations, I believe we are asking a lot of the wrong questions. Today's podcast looks to distinguish between purpose and occupation, and seeks to ask better questions in discovering what God has called us to be in this world.

As Christians in America, we feel pretty cozy with the idea of wealth and prosperity. So much so that we've created a "prosperity gospel" in which we declare that Jesus not only wants us make us wealthy, but that He wants us to pursue wealth and all the material blessings of our society. In my latest podcast, I contrast this idea with a sermon that protestant reformer John Calvin once gave on the...

“Marriage is hard!” is the common creed of our culture. And this belief is reinforced through all the good marriages we’ve known to go bad. I believe differently. I believe marriage isn’t hard, I believe it’s actually “stupidly easy.”