Leaving the Kid's Table

Episode Title: Fighting Off the Birds: What to Do While You Wait on God Episode Description: Fresh off an impossible victory, Abram crashes hard with doubt and desperation. "What can You give me?" he asks the God who just called Himself Abram's great reward. Sound familiar? In Genesis 15, we discover that God's answers don't always match our questions—and that waiting on God requires more than jus...

Episode Title: When Victory Meets Integrity: The Battle You'd Never Expect Episode Description: 318 men against an army that just crushed five kingdoms? Impossible odds. But what happens after the victory reveals something even more powerful about living for God's glory. In this episode, we dive into Genesis 14's epic battle scene and discover why Abram refused to take even a sandal strap from the...

Episode Title: Return to Your Altar Episode Description: When everything gets bigger—your family, your responsibilities, your wealth—sometimes you need to go back to the place where it all started. Abram returns to the altar he built, the spot where God first spoke to him, and God says the promise again. Not because Abram forgot. Not because God changed His mind. But because dreams don't happen ov...

Episode Title: When God Says "Go" Episode Description: A 75-year-old man. No GPS. No address. Just God saying "go to a land I will show you." What happens next involves a famine, a lie, a palace, some plagues, and a mysterious ending where everyone walks away richer than they started. Abram's story isn't a roadmap for making questionable decisions—it's proof that God's plans unfold even when we ca...

Episode Title: When God Takes Away Your Strength Episode Description: Imagine finally getting the recognition you've been working for—someone you admire says "nothing will be impossible for you"—and in the next breath, they take away the very thing that made you successful. That's exactly what happened at the Tower of Babel. But here's what most people miss: God wasn't against their success. He wa...

Episode Title: The Mighty Hunter and Your 9-5 Episode Description: What if the most boring chapter in Genesis holds the secret to transforming how you feel about Monday mornings? A unexpected name in a genealogy list—yes, the same Nimrod from Bugs Bunny cartoons—reveals something most of us miss about our daily grind. It's not about finding your dream job or doing what you love. It's about who's w...

Episode Title: The Great Sticky Note Episode Description: After the flood waters recede and the ark door opens, Noah's family faces a new world with nothing but questions. What now? What's next? In the aftermath of losing everything, God gives them more than just instructions—He leaves them a reminder in the clouds. Discover how the rainbow became God's covenant with humanity and what it means for...

Episode Title: When God Remembers: Finding Purpose in the Mundane Episode Description: Stuck in the routine of daily life, wondering if God has forgotten you? Noah spent 11 months on an ark—caring for animals, cleaning up messes, and waiting. Discover how his ordinary faithfulness moved God's heart and what it reveals about your everyday choices. In This Episode: Why "But God remembered Noah" chan...

Episode Title: Trusting God When He Shuts the Door Episode Description: What do you do after you've done everything God asked? In this episode, we continue Noah's story in Genesis 7—the moment when the ark is built, the animals have arrived, and all that's left is to step inside and trust. We explore what it means to feel "shut in" by God and how that applies to our own journeys of faith and calli...

Episode Title: God's Regret and Noah's Faithfulness Episode Description: Have you ever done something you deeply regretted? In this episode, we explore Genesis 6 and discover something unexpected—God experienced regret too. But what He did with that regret reveals everything about His character and His love for humanity. This episode will challenge you to ask: Can God trust me? Am I walking faithf...

Episode Title: God's Image and Chad Math: What Genesis 5 Reveals Episode Description: Genealogy chapters in the Bible—we've all been tempted to skip them, right? But Genesis 5 surprised me with two powerful revelations. First, we discover what it truly means to be made in God's image and how that likeness gets passed down through generations. Second, when you do some "Chad math" on the timeline fr...

Episode Title: The Fork in the Road: Cain's Defining Moment Episode Description: What's the best advice you've ever received? In Genesis 4, we witness one of the most powerful pieces of advice ever given—straight from God to Cain. "Sin is crouching at your door. It desires to have you, but you must rule over it." Cain had a choice in that moment: let his anger control him or take control of his em...

Episode Title: The Choice That Changed Everything Episode Description: Living in the Garden of Eden should have been easy and perfect, right? So what went wrong? In this episode, we dive into Genesis 3 and explore the fall of man and woman. We all face choices every day—some good, some bad. And here's the crazy part: we often know which choice is right and still choose the wrong one anyway. Why do...

Episode Title: Chad Thoughts: What If God Gave Adam a Choice? Episode Description: Have you ever had a "Chad thought"—one of those curious wonderings while reading Scripture? In this episode, we dive into Genesis 2 and explore the creation of Eve as Adam's helper. But here's the question: What if God didn't just create Eve outright? What if He gave Adam choices first—parading the animals before hi...

Episode Title: Following God's Blueprint: Lessons from Creation Episode Description: Ever wonder if you're on the right path? At 40 years old, I'm still asking that question. In this episode, we explore Genesis 1:1-2:3 and discover an unexpected framework for pursuing our dreams and finding God's will. From the seven days of creation, we'll uncover four practical steps to building a life that move...

Episode Type:  Introduction / Trailer First Episode Release Date:  November 3, 2005 Episode Description: What does it mean to leave the kid's table? In this intro episode, I share why I started this podcast and invite you to join me on a journey to go deeper with God—one step at a time, one chapter at a time. If you've been fed by others your whole life and are ready to take that next st...