Here I Am. No Conditions.

You Don't Have to Be the Main Character

EPISODE TITLE: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THE MAIN CHARACTER EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Genesis 36 is a genealogy. A whole chapter of names, family lines, and kings. But hidden inside all those names is a question you might not have expected — where are you in God's story? Not everyone's journey looks like Abraham's covenant moment or Jacob's wrestling match. Some of us are more like Esau — living life, raising a family, receiving blessings we don't fully understand. This episode is for the ones who feel like they're in the background. Because Genesis 36 has something to say to you too. IN THIS EPISODE: * Why a chapter full of names still has something worth stopping for * The two verses that connected Esau's story back to Abraham and Lot * How God keeps His word even to those who aren't in the spotlight * The four men of Genesis and the question: which one are you today? * Chad's honest answer about being in the Jacob era — and what that actually means KEY QUOTE: "God hasn't lost sight of you. And He keeps His word." 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.

Here I Am. No Conditions.

EPISODE TITLE: HERE I AM. NO CONDITIONS. EPISODE DESCRIPTION: What if God is asking you to go back? Not to rehash old pain—but to return to a promise you made and this time mean it completely. In Genesis 35, Jacob is called back to Bethel, and before he goes, he gives his household three instructions that reveal what a real, unconditional commitment to God actually looks like. This one is personal. And it might be for you too. IN THIS EPISODE: * Why Jacob's return to Bethel isn't just a location change—it's a reckoning with a promise he made years earlier * The three things Jacob asked his household to do before building the altar—and why the order matters * What "get rid of your foreign gods" really means when the thing you're holding isn't a statue * The difference between physically handing something over and actually releasing it from your heart * Why "change your clothes" is about more than wardrobe—and what it means to refresh your pop * The difference between an if/then commitment and an unconditional one—and which one you're actually living KEY QUOTE: "Are you still making if/then deals with God? Or are you ready to go back to Bethel?" 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.

No Going Back

EPISODE TITLE: NO GOING BACK EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Genesis 34 is a chapter most people want to skip. It's uncomfortable, it's dark, and it raises questions nobody really wants to sit with. But buried at the very end is a single verse that stood out — and it has nothing to do with justice. It has everything to do with what drives you. What's the difference between a passion that fades and a calling you can't put down? And have you picked up your sword yet? IN THIS EPISODE: * The story of Genesis 34 — why it's hard to read and why it matters * Simeon and Levi's final response in verse 31 and what it reveals about commitment * Why Jacob's reaction in verse 30 tells you everything about whether their actions were endorsed * The honest difference between passions that fade and a calling you can't undo * Chad's own list — bison ranching, forestry, racing mowers — and what happened when the fire cooled * The moment he crossed his own point of no return with this podcast * What it means to go back to the altar when the motivation is gone and it just feels like work * The question you have to answer: Have you picked up your sword? And are you still swinging? KEY QUOTE: "Have you picked up your sword yet? And if you have — are you still swinging?" 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.

Am I Still Choosing Who God Said I Am?

EPISODE TITLE: AM I STILL CHOOSING WHO GOD SAID I AM? EPISODE DESCRIPTION: You can have a new name and still slip back into old habits. Jacob walked into Genesis 33 as Israel—the man who wrestled God—and one chapter later old Jacob tendencies are showing up alongside the new man he's becoming. That tension is real. And it might be exactly where you are right now. This episode isn't about falling apart. It's about the question you can't avoid when you look up and realize old you crept back in: am I still choosing who God said I am? IN THIS EPISODE: * Why Jacob's careful approach to Esau shows a man doing the hard work of making things right * The moment Jacob tells Esau one thing and does another—and why it's more complicated than it looks * How God's direction to Canaan changes the way we read Jacob's departure * The difference between Jacob's conditional "if/then" vow in Genesis 28 and his unconditional declaration at the altar in Genesis 33 * What El Elohe Israel really means—and why declaring direction matters more than declaring perfection * The slow creep of old habits alongside a new season—and the question that cuts through it KEY QUOTE: "The name doesn't disappear just because old you shows up sometimes. Israel was still Israel even when Jacob tendencies crept back in." 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.

Don't Tap

EPISODE TITLE: DON'T TAP EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Have you ever been in something so hard, so suffocating, that you just gave up? Jacob found himself alone in the dark, in the middle of his fear—and God showed up to wrestle. Not to destroy him. To mark him. What does it look like to hold on when everything in you wants to tap out? That's what Genesis 32 is about. IN THIS EPISODE: * Why Jacob was alone on the other side of the river—and why that moment mattered * The wrestling match: what the text actually says about who was winning and what it cost Jacob * The hip, the limp, and what it means that wrestling with God leaves a mark * Israel: the name that carries the struggle AND the victory inside it * The daily choice to not tap—even when you're on the ground and can't see the way through KEY QUOTE: "You might walk away from this marked. But you'll walk away different." 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.