What Are You Carrying?

The No-Brainer You're Still Debating

EPISODE TITLE: THE NO-BRAINER YOU'RE STILL DEBATING EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Jacob's sons stand around looking at each other, debating a decision that already has an obvious answer. Chad sees himself in that moment the decisions he already knows he needs to make but keeps talking himself out of. From a decision he's still wrestling with to the mundane choices behind building this very podcast, this episode asks: when has God already put the answer in front of you, and what's stopping you from moving? IN THIS EPISODE: * Jacob's blunt question to his sons "Why do you look at one another?" and what it reveals about decisions that don't actually need debating * The real risk behind the brothers' hesitation, and why "no-brainer" doesn't always mean "easy" * Chad's own unresolved decision, and the small, unglamorous choices (like switching microphones) that taught him God doesn't always speak sometimes He just places it in front of you * The difference between decisions that need counsel and decisions that just need courage KEY QUOTE: "Some decisions need counsel. Some just need courage. Know which one is in front of you. Then take it." NEXT STEPS: * Subscribe so you don't miss an episode * Share this with someone ready to go deeper * Submit a prayer request or Tell us what stood out to YOU at https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ [https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/] CONNECT WITH US: * Website: https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ [https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/] ABOUT LEAVING THE KID'S TABLE: A weekly podcast where we explore God's Word together, one chapter at a time. Every Monday, join me as I share what stood out to me in Scripture and challenge you to discover what stands out to you. It's about going deeper with God in authentic community—heel, toe, heel, toe, one step at a time.

Someone Else's Dream

EPISODE TITLE: SOMEONE ELSE'S DREAM EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Pharaoh has a dream he can't understand and the man who finally makes sense of it is a prisoner named Joseph. But the real question in Genesis 41 isn't about Joseph's rise. It's about what Pharaoh was willing to give up to make room for it. What happens when you step aside from something you've been holding onto, so someone else can do what God built them to do? IN THIS EPISODE: * Pharaoh's two dreams, and why none of his own wise men could touch them * Genesis 41:39-41 (NKJV) — what Pharaoh actually handed over to Joseph, and why "only the throne" matters * Why Joseph's years-old dream didn't start in this chapter — it started coming true here * A conversation Chad hasn't had yet, and the fear that's kept him from having it * What it means to trust God with letting go, not just trusting God with the outcome KEY QUOTE: "Stepping aside wasn't Pharaoh giving up his dream. It was Pharaoh getting out of the way of someone else's — and it saved them both." NEXT STEPS: * Subscribe so you don't miss an episode * Share this with someone ready to go deeper * Submit a prayer request or Tell us what stood out to YOU at https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ [https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/] CONNECT WITH US: * Website: https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ [https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/] ABOUT LEAVING THE KID'S TABLE: A weekly podcast where we explore God's Word together, one chapter at a time. Every Monday, join me as I share what stood out to me in Scripture and challenge you to discover what stands out to you. It's about going deeper with God in authentic community—heel, toe, heel, toe, one step at a time.

What Do You Do With a Dream?

EPISODE TITLE: WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A DREAM? EPISODE DESCRIPTION: You've got a dream. Maybe you've had it for years. But have you ever actually handed it over to God or are you just holding it a little too tight? In Genesis 40, Joseph is in prison with his own dreams buried, and yet he's the one pointing others to God as the interpreter of dreams. This episode is about releasing your grip, staying present where you are, and trusting that God is preparing you for what He's already placed inside you. IN THIS EPISODE: * Why moving forward sometimes looks like prison, not progress * The two kinds of dreams and why both matter * What Joseph does in Genesis 40 that most of us wouldn't think to do * Why "do not interpretations belong to God?" is one of the most faith-filled statements in the whole Joseph story * The difference between mentioning your dream to God and actually giving it to Him * How releasing your grip on the dream frees you to be present where you are right now KEY QUOTE: "Giving your dream to God doesn't put it on hold. It frees you to do the work God has in front of you right now. And while you're doing that work, trust that He is preparing you for the dream He's already placed inside you." NEXT STEPS: * Subscribe so you don't miss an episode * Share this with someone ready to go deeper * Submit a prayer request or Tell us what stood out to YOU at https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ [https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/] CONNECT WITH US: * Website: https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ [https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/] ABOUT LEAVING THE KID'S TABLE: A weekly podcast where we explore God's Word together, one chapter at a time. Every Monday, join me as I share what stood out to me in Scripture and challenge you to discover what stands out to you. It's about going deeper with God in authentic community—heel, toe, heel, toe, one step at a time.

The Coat You're Still Carrying

EPISODE TITLE: THE COAT YOU'RE STILL CARRYING EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Joseph didn't put either coat down both times they were taken from him. But he never went back for them either. He turned around and got to work. In Genesis 39, we see the same God show up in a wealthy house and a prison cell with the same faithfulness. This episode is about what you do after the coat is gone whether it was taken, whether you need to lay it down, or whether you're still reaching back for something that's already gone. IN THIS EPISODE: * Why Joseph's second coat matters as much as the first and what's different about it * The pattern God repeats in Potiphar's house and the prison, and what it means for where you are right now * Three places you might be with your coat: it was taken, you're still holding it, or it's gone but you keep reaching back * The difference between grief and bitterness and why that distinction changes everything * What it looks like to stop chasing a coat that's already gone KEY QUOTE: "Joseph didn't go back for either coat. Not once. He turned around, found the work in front of him, and God showed up in every place he was put." NEXT STEPS: * Subscribe so you don't miss an episode * Share this with someone ready to go deeper * Submit a prayer request or Tell us what stood out to YOU at https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ [https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/] CONNECT WITH US: * Website: https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ [https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/] ABOUT LEAVING THE KID'S TABLE: A weekly podcast where we explore God's Word together, one chapter at a time. Every Monday, join me as I share what stood out to me in Scripture and challenge you to discover what stands out to you. It's about going deeper with God in authentic community—heel, toe, heel, toe, one step at a time.

The Verdict God Didn't Give

EPISODE TITLE: THE VERDICT GOD DIDN'T GIVE EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Two of Judah’s sons die in this chapter, same verdict, same result. And then there’s Judah, who does some of the worst things in the whole story, and he’s still standing at the end of it. What makes someone wicked enough that God ends it? And what happens when He confronts you instead? Genesis 38 Puzzles me but it has something uncomfortable to say about what God sees when He looks at your heart. IN THIS EPISODE: * Why did Judah walk away right after selling his brother Joseph and lying to his father * Er and Onan: two men, two verdicts, same result and what the text actually tells us about why * The levirate custom and what Onan’s refusal actually meant * Tamar’s risk, Judah’s blindspot, and the moment he holds up the evidence against himself * The three-man comparison: wicked, wicked, and confronted and what the difference might tell us * Why “I probably won’t drop dead today” isn’t the comfort we think it is * The challenge: not just checking your heart but being willing to tell the truth about what you find KEY QUOTE: “Not ‘what did I do’ but what’s actually in my heart. Because God already knows. The only question is whether I’m willing to look at my own heart too.” NEXT STEPS: * Subscribe so you don't miss an episode * Share this with someone ready to go deeper * Submit a prayer request or Tell us what stood out to YOU at https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ [https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/] CONNECT WITH US: * Website: https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ [https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/] ABOUT LEAVING THE KID'S TABLE: A weekly podcast where we explore God's Word together, one chapter at a time. Every Monday, join me as I share what stood out to me in Scripture and challenge you to discover what stands out to you. It's about going deeper with God in authentic community—heel, toe, heel, toe, one step at a time.