The Mentor's Table

Send us Fan Mail It's easy to fall into the trap of believing that surrender is only possible if you have some support--at least one, if not a whole group of people, that are willing to  surrender with you so that you can encourage one another when it's hard. But the reality is, God asks us individually to surrender, not to make it harder on us but to invite us into His next miracle. Tod...

Send us Fan Mail Pull up a chair, and let's ask the hard questions about suffering and surrender. If you're holding out on surrendering your situation to God because your hurt is so overwhelming, this is the heart balm you need to hear.  As always, we love to hear from you. Click "Send Us Fan Mail" above and leave a voice memo. And, for the love of hosting, please weigh in with...

Send us Fan Mail Pull up a chair 🪑 for a provocative discussion about how we've misdefined surrender and the false belief system we've created around that definition. This episode is going to challenge how you define a fully surrendered life, how you view Jacob/Israel's faith, and even how you understand Jesus operating here on earth. You might want to add a buckle to your chair fo...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we're discussing book title options and naming blind spots where the temptation to control sneaks up on us. Take a moment to respond to the three questions (listed below) that will help guide me to make this a better chapter. Thanks in advance! SHOW NOTES Vote through voicemal (click: “Send us fan mail” ⬆️ )   1. Which title is more compelling and eas...

Send us Fan Mail You are invited to join my book development team. Listen in and comment on excerpts and focuses from each part of my book on surrender and spiritual disciplines. Who knows? You may even get a shoutout when the book gets published. Also, we're changing the pacing of the pod through the end of the summer: From May until September, we'll be dropping episodes every OTHER wee...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Mentor's Table--a place where you can pull up a chair for deeper discussions about spiritual and emotional health with an uncomfortable focus on surrender. This episode may be unpopular, but I know the principle to be true. Listen the entire way through to hear not just why but what this word MUST be founded upon. It's counter-cultural, but more importantl...

Send us Fan Mail How do you teach your children to make Spiritual Disciplines (or as I like to say: Surrender Formation), a regular part of their life rhythm? I tell you what we did, and my prayer is that you take these two principles and use them as inspiration to adjust your own rhythms to raise your children in the way God is leading you to.  Here's a hint from my mentor and friend, Jim Wi...

Send us Fan Mail I haven't heard anyone else teaching this parenting principle, but it's vital. Even if having children is in your DISTANT future, this episode is for you. We're NOT talking about sleep training, discipline, or communication with your children. We're talking about how to ensure you don't have to parent alone (read: how to ensure you will have a community th...

Send us Fan Mail Today I'm bringing some parenting reflections as the season of choosing a college for our first child begins to wrap up. Even if you think this season is too far off to bother learning now, please learn from me some clear first steps that began in elementary school that you're going to want to hear. Believe it or not, NOW is the time to start preparing (and it's not...

Send us Fan Mail I wanted to share this conversation with you because it added so many important layers to our discussion about confirmation bias in February. Join me on As We Grow , as I talk with Gretchen, whose PhD program dovetailed so nicely into this topic, while she adds valuable components pulled from her area of expertise.  And when you're finished listening to As We Grow ,  FOLLOW o...

Send us Fan Mail As technology develops, discerning something counterfeit from something real is becoming increasingly more difficult . . . IF your approach is wrong. But there IS a way to discern truth no matter how minuscule the false percentage is. It's all about where your focus is.  Pull up a chair, and let's talk about it. 🪑  SHOW NOTES Blurry Creatures episode with Jamie Walden....

Send us Fan Mail We are in a season of unprecedented disclosure, which means we have to have godly discernment to know what to do with all these new voices and pieces of information. For too long, we've elevated giving people "the benefit of the doubt" to a spiritual gift of sorts, but you won't find that in the Bible. Instead, we find a clear biblical standard for knowing when...

Send us Fan Mail The last four episodes have covered a lot of ground in how to form a God-honoring response to current events, so we thought it would be wise to consolidate a month's worth of information into this one summary. (Click on each WEEK to listen to a more in-depth conversation from each week.) WEEK 1 we were reminded that our number-one MO is to be people of love. It's what ma...

Send us Fan Mail This week we're expounding on the dangers of confirmation bias and focusing our attention on two key components: 1. You must know you're foundational beliefs to understand where confirmation bias will come into play. If those beliefs don't line up with the Word of God or the character of God, that's more important than spitting out a response. 2. God lives outs...

Send us Fan Mail What does the term "confirmation bias" have to do with formulating a God-honoring response to current events? Well, . . .  everything! In this episode, we'll define confirmation bias, talk about its effect on memory and recall, and discuss the subtle ways it skews your outlook on events and your ability to properly discern truth. Confirmation bias in and of itself i...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we'll continue to build our God-honoring responses to current events. Not only are we called to walk in love but to take responsibility for our words that could potentially de-humanize the people we are talking about. Dehumanization is a slippery slope to "rejoicing in social injustices," which, according to 1 Corinthians 13:6, is NOT God's lov...

Send us Fan Mail This is only one component of a multi-layered and important conversation that followers of Jesus need to work through. My goal is not to prepare you for a debate-team-style win but to prepare you to be a representative of Jesus Christ in your words, actions, and posts on social media. This episode covers the first and most important filter we must all keep at the forefront of any...

Send us Fan Mail What if all that we're learning about tables doesn't just apply to our physical dining room tables, but rather, what if it applies to all of our virtual tables (i.e., social media platforms)?  Who are you inviting to your table? Who are you excluding from your table? What does God have to say about our invites? Let's get into it. Pull up a chair 🪑  Comment below to...

Send us Fan Mail In this current cultural moment, conflict and division are rampant not just in the world but in the Church as well. Yet we all have a reminder in our homes that can serve as a symbol of peace and laying down our conflicts. This isn't just some theology I cooked up; this has biblical precedence. Let's talk about it. Pull up a chair 🪑  SHOW NOTES Where Heaven Meets Earth...

Send us Fan Mail Last week, we began our deep dive into the power of a TABLE. Part two of this conversation today focuses on the biblical precedent of regarding our dining table as a type of altar, which means we hosts are then the designated priests meant to represent the presence of God to those who gather around our table. There's so much to study when it comes to tables! I'm loving t...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder why we chose the name, The Mentor's TABLE? I've always been drawn to tables, and as I began to study Jewish culture, I learned that gathering around a table is not only nourishing physically but also relationally. In fact, historically, an invitation to a table was not just for a meal but also inherent in that invitation was a promise of protection that went...

Send us Fan Mail This is about as passionate as Joy gets! You're going to want to sit down and make some space to be present while listening to this one. Pull up a chair 🪑  Please note, we are taking the last two weeks of December off. This is a great time to catch up on any episodes you may have missed. The Mentor's Table will resume on January 7th, 2026.  SHOW NOTES Advent Week 3: Joy...

Send us Fan Mail In this merry season of hustle and hurry, let's commit to intentionally making space for the sacred, simply setting aside small pockets of time to fix our eyes on what's most important--God. For me, this looks like a rhythm of observing Advent, namely in following Bible reading plans for the four themes and, my favorite, incorporating fire 🔥  How do you find moments to...

Send us Fan Mail November was a month full of traveling, and I finally get to share some of it with you! Plus, the busyness of November crashes right into the start of one of my favorite seasons, Advent, and with it comes a noticeable shift in focus.  As we begin to transition into winter, I'm taking time to name what matters and set my intentions toward not letting it race by. Let's tal...

Send us Fan Mail In our final episode of the "Whole-Body Gratitude" series, we're talking about what's going on in our brains when we're focusing on gratitude. More than a dopamine hit, we're getting whole-life change.  Wanna learn more? Pull up a chair 🪑  SHOW NOTES Episode 1 in the "Whole-Body Gratitude" series. Episode 2 in the "Whole-Body Gratitude...