Table Talk and Tumbleweeds

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Table Talk & Tumbleweeds is a weekly conversation from Wheatland, Wyoming, focusing on the intersection of rural life and Christian faith. We believe the Gospel meets people where they are — and where we are is rural Wyoming. This show is about what life looks like in this place, what our faith offers this community, and what this community has to teach the rest of the church. Table Talk and Tumbleweeds is hosted by Rev. Dr. Lisa Stenmark and Rev. Joshua Bruns, pastors serving in Wheatland, Wyoming, and is a ministry of Wheatland UCC and Covenant Lutheran Church. Made possible by an "In the Mu...

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Tim Milliken, Pastor of the Cowboy Church in Glendo, WY, Part 1: Horses 06.07.2026 30:32

Pastor Tim Millikin, of Circle G Cowboy church in Glendo, Wyoming, talks with Pastor Joshua and Pastor Lisa about how his relationship with his horses taught him about his relationship with Christ. Table Talk and Tumbleweeds is a ministry of Wheatland UCC and Covenant Lutheran Church of Wheatland, Wyoming, and is made possible by an "In The Mud" grant from the United Church of Christ.

Mental Health in the Rural World and inside the Man Box 29.06.2026 29:20

For Men's Mental Health Month - June How do the additional struggles and pressures of the rural world influence mental health and suicide, especially among ranching and farming men? After considering some sobering statistics, Pastors Lisa and Joshua look at Matthew 11:16-19, which feels familiar and true in our context. How can the church serve these people, stuck in their boxes? Table Talk and Tu...

The Rural World and the Urban Church 12.06.2026 29:30

What does the rural church have to teach the broader Christian tradition — and why does the church always seem to be talking at rural communities instead of with them? Pastors Lisa and Joshua open the show with Matthew 9:35–10:8, which turns out to have a lot to say about the church's rural blind spot—and why the people being overlooked might be the ones the harvest needs. Table Talk and Tumblewee...