To the Table

Welcome back To the Table. Here’s lie #3 – and this conversation is a good one. Have you ever felt like you just can’t get it done? You can’t be what everyone needs you to be? Same. If you don’t know it yet, the Lord tends to use the last person we would consider for the job. He delights in using our “mess” to accomplish his perfect plans.   We were never meant to carry the weight of our burdens/r...

Welcome back To the Table. We all have these moments where we wish things were different, we were different. You know the moments when you think “this can’t be happening” or “I can’t handle another thing”. Now these are silly examples, but can you relate? We’re back talking about not being enough (and if you haven’t yet, pause this episode and go back and listen to episode 30Y – trust me.) The poi...

Welcome back To the Table. Have you ever had this sense that maybe you just aren’t cut out for this (whatever it may be)? You get to a certain point in the work, and you think to yourself “this is a mistake”, “I don’t have what it takes to do this well”, or “I can’t keep going”. Well, here’s the truth: you can’t do it alone. Today we’re chatting with our dear friend Paula Harris, as we uncover the...

Welcome back To the Table. We’re pausing from our summer series to share a little bit of a “behind the scenes” look at the podcast. Our close friends and family get to see the podcast process in real time, but we thought we would share a little more with you. What was supposed to be a sneak peek into podcasting and what it looks like for us, we ended up chatting about the attacks of the enemy, the...

Welcome back To the Table. Jenna & I are back to continue the conversation from last week. If you’re triggered by the title, so sorry 🙃 Saying “no” can be so tricky. We like to hold onto the control that “yes” gives us. But, if you’re anything like me, you know how hard it is to do something that you should have said “no” to. It’s weighty, burdensome, and exhausting. If the Lord has called yo...

Welcome back To the Table. AND welcome to our summerseries, the lies we believe and the truth to replace them. Our dear friend, Makenzie Williams, is joining us for this week’s conversation. We’re chatting about why we don’t have to do it all (I mean, we really can’t anyways) and how to live a life full of doing the things we need to do and letting go of what we can’t control – which is everything...

Welcome back To the Table. We’re wrapping up a season, literally and figuratively. As the seasons change, and as we change, the Lord grows us. He reveals himself to us. He teaches us through his word and the wisdom of others. We’re not just laying the foundation of our faith, we’re building on it. We’re trusting him because he has always been faithful. We’re leaning into the Holy Spirit’s promptin...

Welcome back To the Table. Life is always changing – “foreverything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven” (Ecc. 3:1). The Lord promises us the changing of seasons; they will continue as long as the earth is here (Gen. 8:22). Thankfully, that’s not the only promise – “I the Lord do not change” (Mal. 3:6). While everything around us continues to change, to take on new shape, t...

Welcome back To the Table. In our last episode, we talked about suffering. It’s inevitable, unfortunately, but God promises to work out all our mess for his glory. We may not see the “worked out” end, but He promises, and we know He’s faithful. So what do we do now? How do we move forward? How do we love and encourage those around us who are suffering? Listen to this week’s episode to hear our tak...

Welcome back To the Table. After the last several weeks in our Bible study, admittedly, I’m not sure I remember how to do this podcast thing Today’s topic: struggles and suffering – is an “easy” one to jump into because we can ALL relate. Life is far from perfect. I am far from perfect. So the situations and the circumstances of life reflect all that imperfection. We’re talking about some big ques...

Welcome back To the Table. We’re wrapping up Paul’sletter to the Colossians today, finishing chapter 3 and 4. It’s not even surprising to me that we’re having a discussion about submission today – feels on par for how things have been going. Paul does mention a few different role pairings andatultimately, the point is we are all on a level playing field with Jesus. The typical “hierarchy” of roles...

Welcome back To the Table. Do you ever feel like youknow the right thing to do, but there’s another option that feels better? Or maybe you don’t know what to do, but your natural tendency is not usually the best way forward. Colossians 3 is for us – we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus, raised to new life with Him. We need to consciously lay aside, or put to death, ourselves and put on the...

Welcome back To the Table. We’re heading back into Colossians this week, jumping back in and pulling out some key moments from this part of the letter. Has anyone ever given you a heads-up about something that could leave you sitting in a mess, if you’re not careful? Not like “don’t eat raw cookie dough” or “don’t take the tags off before you try it on”. The warnings Paul gives are centered around...

Welcome back To the Table. We’re going off script this week, well honestly, there’s no script – so here we are, back again 😂  After last week’s episode, we had so many people reachingout, encouraging us, and asking more questions about the topic. It was so clear – we all need encouragement.  Jenna and I are back this week continuing the conversation, picking up where we left off, and offering mor...

Welcome back To the Table. We are joined today by guest Tiffany Mobley, and I think you will love hearing more about her story. We’re chatting about encouragement and how important it is to encourage others, in the midst of both victories and struggles. You’ll hear more about how Tiffany has personally encouraged us and some practical ways to encourage others. Just as Jenna mentions, encouragement...

Welcome back To the Table. We are finishing the last few verses of Colossians today, but those verses are jam-packed full of truth. We’re chatting about suffering, stewardship, mystery, and so much more. It may seem that this message was so specifically for the Colossians, but I’m grateful that Paul includes all these details in his letter. I love that Paul shares some of his “why” with them becau...

Welcome back To the Table. We are back in Colossians, reading more of Paul’s letter to the church at Colossae. Today is really focused on Jesus. He is before all things, created all things, and holds all things together. He is reconciling or restoring all things to himself. Because of the cross, we can go from separated, hateful, evil beings, to holy, blameless, and beyond criticism before him. Th...

Welcome back To the Table. Today is the first episode of us chatting about Colossians. This is a short book of the Bible, but it is packed full of encouragement for us. It was written by Paul, an apostle, as a letter to the church at Colossae.  There’s a lot in this letter and we did our best to point out just a few things we can take away from these verses. The best thing about the Word is you co...

Welcome back To the Table. I’m so excited to share this episode with you! My dear friend Ashley Lawrence joins us to talk about the Word. I think I can speak for all of us – this is a topic we are passionate about. From my own personal experience, I can tell you that being in the Word, studying the Bible, it’s changed me, changed my life. But at the same time, it has nothing to do with me. It’s th...

Welcome back To the Table. We’ve spent a lot of time talking about love, but we couldn’t finish this month of love without talking about loving others. At the end of the day, we all need the love of Jesus to be able to truly love others the way we are called to. Sometimes, it is so easy. Other times it is so hard. What about "tough" love? How have you been loved well lately? How have you...

Welcome back To the Table. In today’s conversation, we’re chatting about engagement and dating. There are so many nuggets of wisdom, sprinkled throughout this episode, that are helpful to anyone in any season, not just those who are looking for “the one”. I get to share a little bit about how Justin and I came to be, and how the Lord, in his perfect timing, brought us together. Every single time,...

Welcome back To the Table. In today’s conversation, we’re hearing all the sweet details, well maybe not all but a lot, of how Jenna and Brian met. It was quite a whirlwind – going from single to engaged in 8 days and married 2 months later. This story is so heavily sprinkled with examples of God’s faithfulness, working intricate details together to create a marriage that reflects Him. Jenna’s stor...

Welcome back To the Table. We are excited to have our very first guests on the podcast this week, none other than our own husbands. As we kick off this month of love, we thought it would only be right to invite our husbands to the table to talk about our own marriages. Listen in as we discuss the hard things, easy things, and everything in between. If nothing else, I would encourage you to use the...

Welcome back To the Table. We’ve mentioned Hebrews 10:23-25 several times now – it could probably be our theme verse for the podcast at this point. But, for a moment, sit in what Paul is encouraging believers to do: “consider how to stir up one another to love and good deeds”, “not neglecting to meet together”, “encouraging one another”. It is hard to truly live out the call in these verses, witho...

Welcome back To the Table. What are you waiting for? Are you in a season of waiting? If so, trust me, I’m right there with you. It’s not a good time. Today, we’re answering the “waiting” questions. I’ve heard all my life to “wait on the Lord”. What does that really mean? How does my perspective change when I consider that He’s right there with me? In the midst of the waiting, He is right there to...