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Oh, Crap! Our Fecal Misfortunes and FoiblesEp. 18 - Utah Retro GameXpo Interviews (Part 1 of 5)Back in August 2024, Mike and Brittany took the show on the road and set up a table at the Utah Retro GameXpo to interview the attendees brave enough to share their poop stories. Here are a few of them from day one. We expect this to take at least 5 episodes, so stay tuned to hear what the retro video game community of Utah has to offer!We have partnered with the folks at PoopMania -- an app that allows you to take poopoo pics and doodoo documentation. Share your pics with other like-minded members of the...2024-10-0731 minOh, Crap! Our Fecal Misfortunes and FoiblesEp. 16 - SHIT MOUNTAIN (feat. Ryan Estrada, part 1 of 2)Ryan Estrada is an award-winning pooper...literally. Well, kind of -- he's an award-winning author and illustrator, and one of those stories just so happens to be about pooping. Join Brittany and Mike as they gush about his stories, both poopy and non-poopy!Check out Ryan's website ryanestrada.com and be on the lookout for his newest graphic novel "No Rules Tonight", set for release on October 1. Written by Kim Hyun Sook, it is a follow-up to their previous semi-autobiographical graphic novel, "Banned Book Club"-- which Brittany and Mike strongly recommend. Hosted on...2024-09-2332 min
On CultureOn Culture - A Drug for Everything - RevisitedThis is the podcast that goes with A Drug for Everything, which we revisited last week. I will also post a new “print” piece this weekend - and we will go on a path of something new every other week, followed by that podcast (what we have been doing) plus revisiting a piece every other week, now that we have over 100 posts over these last couple of years - hope you enjoy. Mike talks with Susan James and Bret Toth about our vices and our struggles - and how they may be necessary for our growth.Li...2024-06-0433 min
On CultureOn Culture - The Mideast, ExplainedEvan Sherman and I talk about the Mideast (some) - but also how we have turned politics into the primary expression of the moral - and how that has moved dogma from religion into world of politics - altering what we acknowledge as fact.An excerpt …But morality exists within this reality we are called to live in. We don’t create it ourselves. Our in-group does not define it. And in order to act morally in this world, I will need to understand it on it’s own terms. Even if it challenges me. Even i...2023-11-1141 min
On CultureOn Culture - In Spirit and in Truth(excerpts from the written piece - In Spirit and in Truth - theembassy.substack.com)I get it. I understand the search for meaning in community, in ritual, in spiritual experience. I just think that is a search in the wrong place.Jesus had a memorable conversation with a woman who went to a well in the middle of the day. She was a Samaritan, and the Samaritans had their own way of worshiping God. She seemed to try to justify their manner of worship to Jesus. Jesus replied that her people worshiped what they...2023-09-3033 min
On CultureOn Culture - Change or Mere ActivityI talk with Chad about change and this era of change we are in.No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.Matthew 9:16-17LinksAs I Lay Dying - William...2023-06-1733 min
On CultureOn Culture - Did Anyone See That?On Culture is the podcast of The Embassy -found on theembassy.substack.comMike and Tony talk about Jury Duty, The Truman Show, and our need to be seen.LinksThe Truman ShowJury DutyWest World TV ShowX-Men MoviesSonic Movies Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2023-05-2029 min
On CultureOn Culture - A Drug for EverythingMike talks with Susan James and Bret Toth about our vices and our struggles - and how they may be necessary for our growth.LinksA New Drug Switched Off My Appetite - What's Next? - Wired Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2023-05-0633 min
On CultureOn Culture - A Practical, Impractical HopeMike Sherman flies solo and talks about the tension between hope and action, practicality and impact - and tilting at windmills.On Culture is the podcast of The Embassy - theembassy.substack.com Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2023-04-2216 min
On CultureOn Culture - He Loves (all of) UsMike talks with Chris Bantz about the He Gets Us campaign - the us and them dynamic of the responses to it - the challenges of translating the message of transformation and love and truth into this culture - and the draw of outrage coming from in group and out group dynamicsThe piece that is the foundation for this podcast is here.LinksHe Gets UsA Letter on Justice and Open Debate - Harper’sThe FAQs: What You Should Know About the ‘He Gets Us’ Campaign - The...2023-04-0832 min
On CultureOn Culture - What Could Go Wrong?One way to think about the times we are in is to picture hundreds of symbolic Towers of Babel being built amid much false certainty, confident proclamations, and hubris while hundreds of others are being quietly abandoned in unacknowledged or quickly forgotten disappointment. Mike Sherman(from the Embassy Dispatch “What Could Go Wrong?” - theembassy.substack.com)Mike and Chris Bantz talk about the Tower of Babel, C.S. Lewis, Bo Burnham's Inside, and the promise (and reality) of advancing everything ... and dependence. Read the piece - theembassy.substack.com2022-10-2226 min
On CultureOn Culture - Everything is Different HereI talk with my friend Susan James about culture, cultural differences, curiosity, humility, and time zones. Susan is a counselor who encounters all sorts of cultures in her office (and outside of it, as she will relate). For more background, please read the written piece (Everything is Different Here) on The Embassy - theembassy.substack.comGrace & Peace - Mike Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2022-10-0830 min
On CultureYou Will Know Them By Their Fruits - On CultureLet’s say you have to remove a fence post. Who do you ask? Let’s say a co-worker asks you about Christian Tarot Cards. Who do you trust?We say we have rejected authority - but have we? Is it even possible?Mike Sherman talks with Chad Myers about what a healthy relationship to authority (and truth and trust) might look like.The resource for On Culture episodes, as always, is the corresponding dispatch in The Embassy newsletter. This one is called ‘You Will Know Them By Their Fruits.”The Emba...2022-09-1035 min
On CultureOn Culture - The Shadows of TraditionThe Shadows of TraditionWelcome to On Culture - the podcast of The EmbassyMike and his brother Greg talk about traditions of their childhood and adulthood - and the role tradition does play, for good or for ill.The show notes consist of the dispatch from The Embassy called The Shadows of Tradition - find it (and subscribe) at theembassy.substack.com Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2022-08-2739 min
On CultureOn Culture - Today MattersToday MattersWelcome to On Culture - the podcast of The EmbassyMike and Drew talk about the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once, the multiverse, and the idea that today matters. And some of the implications of the idea that today doesn’t really matter - even if that is what we may want to believe.The show notes consist of the dispatch from The Embassy called Today Matters - find it (and subscribe) at theembassy.substack.com Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2022-08-1332 min
On CultureOn Culture - Where Have All the Zombies Gone?Where Have All the Zombies Gone?Welcome to On Culture - the podcast of The EmbassyThis week’s episode features Mike and Kurt and we talk about Zombies and other Apocalyptic culture, along with our pandemic, our story and how it ends - and upending our comfortable equilibrium. The show notes consist of the dispatch from The Embassy called Where Have All the Zombies Gone? - find it (and subscribe) at theembassy.substack.com Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2022-07-3034 min
On CultureOn Culture - Blade Runner 2022Blade Runner 2022Welcome to On Culture - the podcast of The EmbassyThis week’s episode features Mike and Chad and Chris and we apply our natural intelligence to the topic of artificial intelligence - but mostly to what it means to be human. We have just a few words on Roe as it relates to this discussion.The show notes consist of the dispatch from The Embassy called Blade Runner 2022 - find it (and subscribe) at theembassy.substack.com Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/su...2022-07-1339 min
On CultureOn Culture - You Are Not Being ReplacedYou Are Not Being ReplacedWelcome to On Culture - the podcast of The EmbassyThis week’s episode features Mike and Chad try to understand what may be behind some of the mass shootings we have experienced. This episode is a companion to You Are Not Being Replaced from The Embassy (theembassy.substack.com) - those companion pieces serve as the show notes. Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2022-07-0632 min
On CultureOn Culture - The Truth about Johnny and AmberMike is joined by Brad Aslin and they definitively address the controversy of Johnny and Amber along with every other social media controversy. The companion piece on The Embassy (The Truth about Johnny and Amber) serves as the show notes for this podcast. If you haven’t yet, check us out at The Embassy - theembassy.substack.com. There will always be ample free content. Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2022-06-2925 min
On CultureOn Culture - Honoring Fathers and MothersMike talks with Brad Aslin about the growing trend of family estrangement, about boundaries and relationships with difficult people - and about honoring fathers and mothers when that is difficult.Check out the companion piece (Honoring Fathers and Mothers) from The Embassy - that piece will serve as the show notes. Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2022-06-2231 min
On CultureOn Culture - We'll Miss The Truth When It's GoneMike and Chris Bantz talk about how we can avoid truth, our incentives for finding it and for not finding it, and our responsibility to it. The companion piece in The Embassy is here, check it out - those also serve as the show notes for this episode.Thanks for joining us! Love to have you onboard. If you have any questions about anything, send them to theembassy@substack.com - I would love to hear from you. Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2022-06-1533 min
On CultureOn Culture - All the AdvantagesAll the Advantages are All the DisadvantagesWelcome to On Culture - the podcast of The EmbassyThis week’s episode features Mike and his daughter Emily and son-in-law Drew discuss a man who married a fictional character and the movie Lars and the Real Girl. This episode is a companion to All the Advantages are All the Disadvantages from The Embassy (theembassy.substack.com) - those companion pieces serve as the show notes. Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2022-06-0900 min
On CultureOn Culture - Survival is InsufficientMike Sherman is joined by Kyle Bradley to talk about creativity, how we view it in our culture, and how we, perhaps, should.We’ll visit some of the themes of this week’s The Embassy post - Survival is Insufficient.On Culture is always free and you can subscribe wherever you find podcasts. Search for On Culture and/or for Mike Sherman. Here it is on Spotify, here it is on Google podcasts, and here it is on Apple podcasts … you get the idea. Get full access to The Embassy at theemb...2022-06-0231 min
On CultureOn Culture - Please Return to Your SeatWelcome to On Culture - the podcast of The EmbassyThis week’s episode features Mike and his oldest son Evan discussing faith and airline seats. This episode is a companion to Please Return to Your Seat from The Embassy (theembassy.substack.com) - those companion pieces serve as the show notes. Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2022-05-2629 min
On CultureOn Culture - Pick Your BattlesHere’s the latest On Culture episode. Mike talks with Brad Aslin about:* Generational views on war * Playing war, now and 50 years ago* What is the draw of war? What is behind the romanticism of war found in so many stories?* … and what does any of that have to do (even in our own hearts) with the culture wars being fought all around us? Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2022-05-1800 min
On CultureOn Culture - IdentityIdentityMike Sherman is joined again by Chad Myers to talk about the role of identity - who we are and who we think we are and who we associate with and who we don’t - plays in our culture. Is who I am something different from who I present myself as? Or who I present myself as opposing? Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2022-05-1100 min
On CultureOn Culture - The Embassy - Episode 1The Big StoryMike Sherman is joined by Chad Myers in this inaugural episode of On Culture, the podcast for The Embassy.We will talk about the themes visited in the first post of The Embassy - The Big Story we are in. Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2022-05-0130 min
Rogue Table TalksRTT - On Culture Podcast and The Embassy NewsletterThanks for supporting the Rogue Table Talks community for the past couple of years! It has been a blast! Chad and I have loved talking to you!
I want to invite the RTT audience to a new thing I am doing. I have a newsletter that will be launching mid-April or so and a podcast that goes with it. I would love all of you to be a part of that community as well.
The newsletter is called The Embassy - at theembassy.substack.com - you can subscribe for free and get some content t...2022-04-0402 min
On CultureWelcome to On CultureOn Culture is the podcast for The Embassy - the substack newsletter exploring culture, and especially the intersection of culture and faith.This first episode introduces Mike Sherman, host of On Culture and the person behind The Embassy and Embassy Equipping - an organization dedicated to providing resources for those interested in integrating culture and faith, as well as growing in individual and team leadership.You can subscribe to On Culture wherever podcasts are found.The Embassy is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a...2022-02-1501 minRogue Table TalksRTT 127 - Choosing FreedomChad and Mike discuss Galatians 4:21-31 ... an obscure sounding passage with a couple of profound points to ponder.
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Rogue Table Talks#104 Love Where You Live- Let's Take a WalkJoin Mike and Chad as they discuss how Jesus was neighborly to others. He was out with people? How can we learn to be with our neighbors like Jesus did?
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2021-05-0932 minRogue Table Talks#101 Knowing Jesus - What is Jesus Doing Now?In addition to discussing their theological author names...Mike and Chad discuss what Jesus is doing here and now.
The ministry of Jesus … something in the past
It is finished … but what is finished?
What is he doing now? And why does it matter?
Simplistic view … God sends the Son, who dies and rises and asks the Father to send the Spirit and the Spirit is now here and the others are gone ...
1 John 2:1-2 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advo...2021-04-1832 minRogue Table Talks#98 Knowing Jesus - The Upper RoomWhat is Easter to you? We may not often think this way, but it is the story of YOUR redemption. Join Mike and Chad as they discuss in this week's episode.
Luke 22:7-16
Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” 9 “Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked. 10 He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house th...2021-03-2836 minRogue Table Talks#97 Knowing Jesus - Clearing the TempleWhat is our view of Jesus? Why do we think of Him that way? Find out what Mike and Chad have to say in this week's episode! Thanks for listening! Wanna be a part of the conversation? Leave us a voice message: https://anchor.fm/roguetabletalks
Mark 11:15-18
On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, 16 and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. 17 And as...2021-03-2135 minRogue Table Talks#96 Knowing Jesus - The Triumphal EntryJoin Mike and Chad as they discuss story and how it may not be what we expect. Jesus' life was a real "they won't be expecting that!" moment.
John 12:12-19 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,
“Hosanna!”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Blessed is the king of Israel!”
14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:
15 “Do not...2021-03-1437 minRogue Table Talks#95 Knowing Jesus - Mary Anoints JesusIs there an acceptable amount of extravagance? Join Mike and Chad as they discuss this week.
John 12:1-11
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. 3 Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4 But one of h...2021-03-0736 minRogue Table Talks#94 Knowing Jesus - Jesus Meets ZacchaeusJoin Mike and Chad as they discuss Jesus' encounter with Zacchaeus and what transformation in our lives, and others, might mean.
Luke 19:1-10
Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.
5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and s...2021-02-2838 minRogue Table Talks#93 Knowing Jesus - Raising Lazarus from the DeadThis week Mike and Chad discuss death, grief, and mourning. What did Jesus show us about death?
Scripture: John 11:1-44
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2021-02-2136 minRogue Table Talks#92 Knowing Jesus - All or NothingWhat is our understanding of what it means to follow Jesus? Mike and Chad discuss on this week's podcast.
John 10:22-39
Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade. 24 The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”
25 Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify about me, 26 but you do not bel...2021-02-1439 minRogue Table Talks#91 Knowing Jesus - PrayerHow do you pray? Do you think that we should be "taught" to pray? This week, Mike and Chad discuss why Jesus taught us to pray and how sometimes our prayers may not be what we think they are.
Matthew 6:5-15 And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and...2021-02-0736 minRogue Table Talks#83 - Knowing Jesus - A Miracle of CompassionThis week, Mike and Chad discuss:
Would I call out to Jesus if I only had calm seas? Do I think the point of life is calm seas? Is the storm necessary to help me see the point? Will we see Jesus without the storm? Why am I so afraid? Is this a storm that is happening to me or a storm that is happening because of me? #RogueTableTalks
Mark 4:35-41 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him al...2020-12-0839 minRogue Table Talks#80 Knowing Jesus - Do You Want to Get Well?Change...Transformation...Healing...What works against it? When, or how, does it happen? Join Mike and Chad as they discuss in this week's episode.
John 5:1-9 Sometime later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda[a] and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying ther...2020-11-1543 minRogue Table Talks#79 Knowing Jesus - CallingJoin Mike and Chad as they discuss the calling of the 12 and what a calling in our own lives might be like. Questions covered are:
What is a call? What does it mean to be a vocational pastor?
Does it mean anything different to be a non-vocational pastor?
Does everyone get one?
How does it impact, influence, change, inform your life actions…?
What isn’t it?
Luke 5:1-11
One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God. He saw at the...2020-11-0842 minRogue Table Talks#78 Knowing Jesus - Healing the Paralyzed ManFaith. The role it plays in our lives is significant. How does faith impact us personally and how does it impact our relationship with God? This week, listen in as Mike and Chad discuss faith's role in our lives.
Mark 2:1-5
A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of...2020-11-0132 minRogue Table Talks#77 Knowing Jesus - Jesus Has Power Over the SupernaturalJoin Mike and Chad as they discuss the supernatural and how Christ holds power and authority over it.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-10-2541 minRogue Table Talks#75 Knowing Jesus - Jesus' Intellectual Banter with NicodemusWhat changes your mind? How do you "reach" someone who doesn't believe what you do? This week, Mike and Chad discuss this and how the story of Nicodemus isn't all that different from our own. #KnowingJesusCC
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-10-1148 minRogue Table Talks#74 Knowing Jesus - Water into WineMike and Chad discuss the importance of this first act Jesus did for others. How significant was it and how does it relate to us today?
Scripture: On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” “Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
Nearby stood six stone water...2020-10-0444 minRogue Table Talks#73 Knowing Jesus - Jesus is TemptedThis week, Mike and Chad discuss the topic of temptation. How does culture influence us or make us feel about temptation? Is there something that's more tempting than another?
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-09-2741 minRogue Table Talks#71 Knowing Jesus - DisruptionThis week, Mike and Chad discuss Jesus' visit to the temple while he was still a kid. Mary and Joseph lost track of him and found him at the temple listening, responding, and teaching.
Why can’t things just stay the way they are?
Not only not possible - it isn’t really what we want (e.g. kids growing up)
We may not want it, but we often need it.
So God may want or need to disrupt our world, our expectations, our plans.
Scripture:
Luke 2:42-52
Ev...2020-09-1345 minRogue Table Talks#70 Knowing Jesus - The Story of the God-ManWhat is my part of the story? What perspective does this give on my life? On suffering? On the craziness of the world? Mike and Chad discuss in this week's episode.
Scripture:
Galatians 4:4-5 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike h...2020-09-0642 minRogue Table Talks#69 REmember - Do You Remember WhenEveryone is back from vacation! Join Mike and Chad as they talk about what it means to remember and why it's important. Memories are powerful and serve a purpose in our life.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-08-3036 minRogue Table Talks#68 - REform - Grieving Where I Am and Joyful About Where I Am GoingJoin Mike as he talks about the grief of facing where we are and - at the same time - rejoicing over God grace, promise and future for us as we ponder Nehemiah 8 together.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-08-2323 minRogue Table Talks#67 REnew - FlourishWhat does a fully flourishing life look like? How can our flourishing be of use to others? Listen in as Mike talks about how our story and a flourishing life can have eternal impact.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-08-1620 minRogue Table Talks#66 REbuildThis week, join the discussion of why and how we rebuild our lives. Or rather, how God can rebuild our lives. Mike and Chad discuss.
Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-9
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-08-0934 minRogue Table Talks#65 REquest - Passion, Prayer, and PurposeThank you for listening to Rogue Table Talks! We appreciate you!
This week, Mike and Chad discuss the correlation between our passions and our prayer life. How do our passions give us purpose? Do they?
Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-6
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-08-0236 minRogue Table Talks#63 RElentless - Restoration in Our CultureJoin Mike and Chad as they look at history, find our place in the story, and restore purpose.
Scripture: Ezra 7-8
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-07-1943 minRogue Table Talks#61 REturn - Nostalgia and Returning and RenewalIs Nostalgia good? Bad? Why or why not? What is the danger of nostalgia? Is there a benefit? Join Mike and Chad for the discussion!
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-07-0539 minRogue Table Talks#60 1 Thessalonians - The End of This Part of the StoryIs this the end? We are so busy managing the middle of our stories that we often live without the end in mind. Join Mike and Chad for discussion about the end.
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-06-2840 minRogue Table Talks#58 1 Thessalonians - Why Does How I Live Matter?We have the hope that comes from knowing that how we live matters - it has meaning.
Join Mike and Chad as they discuss how this translates to our current state of affairs and its impact on culture.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-06-1440 minRogue Table Talks#57 1 Thessalonians - Hope In DifficultyJoin Mike and Chad as they continue to discuss 1 Thessalonians and how/where we can find hope.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-06-0744 minRogue Table Talks#54 1 Thessalonians - Faith, Hope & LoveHow do we communicate the gospel in our cultural moment? What is our cultural moment? In this week's episode, Mike and Chad dive in and discuss.
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-05-1744 minRogue Table Talks#53 Braving the Wilderness - Wilderness and WonderGod is in the wilderness with you. Mike and Chad talk about experiencing the presence of God in the wilderness.
Scripture: Exodus 16:9-20
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-05-1038 minRogue Table Talks#51 Braving the Wilderness - Temptation in the WildernessGoing through life on autopilot - we may not be aware of our temptations, fallings and failings - maybe a blessing in the wilderness is we are more likely to face up to some temptation. Listen in as Mike and Chad discuss.
Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11,
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-04-2640 minRogue Table Talks#50 Braving the WildernessWhy the wilderness? There are plenty of Biblical examples of wilderness: Jesus, David, Moses (before Exodus), and God’s people. What are the commonalities? The differences? What does the wilderness mean for us? Mike and Chad discuss in this week's episode!
Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:2-9
Passage from The Screwtape Letters written by CS Lewis
(from the senior tempter to the junior tempter)
Merely to override a human will (as His felt presence in any but the faintest and most mitigated degree would certainly do) would be for Him useless. He cannot ravish. He can on...2020-04-1941 minRogue Table Talks#49 EasterA special Easter edition with Mike and Chad!
Scripture: Luke 24:36-44
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-04-1240 minRogue Table Talks#48 AMEN - Praying Without CeasingWhat are the factors of persistent prayer? Faith and hope? And what's my role? Mike and Chad discuss on this week's episode.
Scripture: Luke 18:1-8 & Luke 11:5-13
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-04-0539 minRogue Table Talks#47 AMEN - Praying for OthersIn this week's episode, Mike and Chad discuss what, and how, we can pray for others. They discuss topically and about the language we use.
Scripture: Philippians 1:3-6, Ephesians 1:15-19, John 17:20-23, Acts 12:5-7
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-03-2942 minRogue Table Talks#46 AMEN - LamentThis week, Mike and Chad weigh in on the heavier topic of lament. A very timely discussion you don't want to miss.
Scripture: Psalm 13:1-2, 2 Samuel 1:24-26a, Lamentations 1:1-2, 4
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-03-2239 minRogue Table Talks#45 AMEN - Prayer & WorshipWhat is worship? Mike and Chad discuss in this week's episode!
Scripture: John 4:24, 1 Chronicles 16:8-36, 2 Samuel 6:20-22
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-03-1545 minRogue Table Talks#44 AMEN - Prayer & FastingThis week Mike and Chad discuss prayer and fasting. Is it something we're called to in the Bible? Is it one more thing we need to add to our life? Find out their thoughts by listening...
Thank you for joining us for this episode! We're grateful for you!
Scripture: Matthew 9:14-17
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-03-0843 minRogue Table Talks#43 AMEN - Praying God's WordMike and Chad talk about the importance of praying the scriptures. Is there a right way? Is there a wrong way? Listen in on the discussion.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-03-0145 minRogue Table Talks#42 Amen - PresenceToday marks the beginning of a 40-day prayer challenge and new series revolving around the subject. Listen in as Mike and Chad open up on their prayer life and thoughts of being present with the Creator.
Scripture in this episode: Luke 18:1-8 & Ephesians 3:14-21
Quotes:
Soren Kierkegaard, "The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays."
CS Lewis prayed, "The prayer preceding all prayers is, May it be the real I who speaks. May it be the real Thou that I speak...2020-02-2345 minRogue Table Talks#41 Margin - MoralityThis week Mike and Chad talk about margin and temptation. The gospel is the only margin from temptation that works - the gospel that transforms us more and more into the image of Christ. Thanks for listening!
Scripture in this week's episode: Colossians 2:20-23, Matthew 7:17-19, Matthew 12:33-34
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-02-1641 minRogue Table Talks#40 Margin - PeopleWhat does margin FROM people look like? What does margin WITH people look like? Listen in as Mike and Chad discuss.
Scripture in this episode: Matthew 14:22-24 & John 6:22-35
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-02-0940 minRogue Table Talks#39 Margin - TechnologyWe understand the irony of talking about margin with technology; using technology 🙄 ...but here we are. This week we tackle the question, "Does my technology control me?" Listen in as Mike and Chad discuss the role technology plays in our lives.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2020-02-0248 minRogue Table Talks#34 Finding Joy in the InsignificantThis week, Chad and Mike discuss the places we find joy and that it may be hidden in the darker places in our lives.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-12-2245 minRogue Table Talks#33 Source of Joy (Mary's Joy)Chad's back this week! Mike and Chad discuss accessing the source of joy.
How does Elizabeth’s (Spirit-inspired) understanding of what is happening lead to her joy?
How can this be true and be common to all people? What if people don’t believe in the larger story? Can they have joy?
What if people do believe in the larger story? Does it mean joy is guaranteed?
Scripture: Luke 1:39-55
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-12-1538 minRogue Table Talks#31 enTRUSTed - GratitudeHow do we have attitudes of gratitude? God wants us to have a life of flourishing and he wants to bless us. Join Mike and Chad as they discuss what this looks like in our culture.
Scripture this week: Deuteronomy 8:10-18, John 12:1-8
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-12-0143 minRogue Table Talks#29 enTRUSTed - Spend/Save/GiveHow should we think about spending, saving, and giving? What emotions do we experience when we encounter those things? Chad and Mike discuss.
Scripture referenced in this episode:
Ecclesiastes 5:19
Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God.
Proverbs 21:20
Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling,
but a foolish man devours it.
Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply every need of yours according to hi...2019-11-1748 minRogue Table Talks#28 enTRUSTed - MoreIn a culture that pushes for more and to go to whatever extreme possible to obtain it; this week, Mike and Chad discuss our fascination with the feeling of needing more. Can we learn to know what it is to be content?
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-11-1046 minRogue Table Talks#27 enTRUSTed - Live SimplyContentment. Do we live lives full of being content or always longing for the next "thing?" Where is our heart in our desires? This week Mike and Chad focus in on our posture towards living content lives.
Scripture referenced this week: Proberbs 15:16, Proverbs 19:23, 1 Timothy 6:6-10
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-11-0344 minRogue Table Talks#26 VisionWho are We? What is our Mission? What are We Doing? What are we Responsible For? What is the Church? This week Mike and Chad talk about the vision of the church.
Scripture in this episode: 1 Peter 2:9-10, Romans 4:17, Ephesians 2:19-22
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-10-2747 minRogue Table Talks#25 Jesus Unexpected: PoliticsWe're talking politics this week! Who's excited? Mike and Chad are! Listen in as they discuss Jesus and politics.
Chinese Pastor's Declaration - https://www.chinapartnership.org/blog/2018/12/my-declaration-of-faithful-disobedience
Tim Keller Article - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/29/opinion/sunday/christians-politics-belief.html
Scripture referenced in this episode: Matthew 22:15-22, Romans 13:1-7
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-10-2050 minRogue Table Talks#23 Jesus Unexpected: Enjoyed a Good PartyDo you like to party? Jesus did. This week Mike and Chad discuss how Jesus went to parties to be in relationship with people.
Scripture in this episode: Mark 2:15-17, Matthew 22:2-4, Luke 7:31-35, 1 Corinthians 5:9-10
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-10-0643 minRogue Table Talks#22 Jesus Unexpected: On JudgementMike and Chad discuss the cultural evolution of judgement. Also, how does all of this not judging relate to the complete holiness of Christ and the perfection to which we are called?
Scripture References: Matthew 7:1-5, Luke 6:37-42, Hebrews 12:14
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-09-2942 minRogue Table Talks#21 Jesus Unexpected: Cared More About Our Hearts Than Our HandsThis week, Mike and Chad talk about Jesus as the one who speaks of transformation in our heart and obedience in our heart, more than an outward obedience.
Scripture References: Luke 6:43-45, Jeremiah 17:9, & Psalm 139:23-24
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-09-2239 minRogue Table Talks#20 Jesus Unexpected: Broke Unnecessary RulesJesus went Rogue and was unexpected by the religious people of his day. Here from Mike and Chad on what that means for us in today's world.
Scripture references: Matthew 12:1-8 & Luke 6:6-11 & Colossians 2:20-23
CS Lewis Quote: "The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is to hand over your whole self – all your wishes and precautions – to Christ. But it is far easier than what we are all trying to do instead. For what we are trying to do is to remain what we call ‘ourselves’, to keep personal happiness as our great aim in life, an...2019-09-1545 minRogue Table Talks#19 Where Prodigals BelongOur final episode as we walk through our Welcome Home series. How do we welcome people into community with us? How can we share the gospel through our daily lives? Listen as Mike and Chad share their thoughts on this final Welcome Home episode.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-09-0842 minRogue Table Talks#18 Where Questions Are HeardIn an interesting turn of events there was a podcast feel to this week's message. So, be sure to listen to the message as well as this week's Rogue Table Talk. Mike and Chad dive into the world of questions and why questions are important and should be welcomed.
Message audio can be found HERE.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-09-0143 minRogue Table Talks#16 Where Compassion DwellsThis week we talk about compassion. Compassion can be complicated, but we are called to it. Listen in, as Mike and Chad discuss.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-08-1839 minRogue Table Talks#15 Where Everyone Is WelcomeThis week, Mike and Chad talk about how culture can shape our views on welcoming someone. Does it matter what your history is? How do we trust? How do we extend grace? What matters?
This is the beginning of a new series at Calvary called "Welcome Home." Thanks for listening!
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-08-1140 minRogue Table Talks#14 Judges - RuthThis week we have a special guest join us to discuss Ruth. Listen as Susan James, Mike, and Chad discuss Ruth and the beauty of God's redemptive story whether a native or a foreigner. How does the story of Ruth relate to me? God has a plan.
Scripture for this week is the book of Ruth.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-08-0450 minRogue Table Talks#11 Judges - AbimelechMike and Chad dive into the story of Abimelech this week. Listen to hear how the life of Abimelech relates to us here and now. Thank for listening.
Scripture for this week.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-07-1441 minRogue Table Talks#10 Judges - GideonThis week Chad and Mike take a look at Gideon and his underdog story. However, all doesn't appear as it seems. You're in for a wild ride with all of Gideon's ups and downs. Also, be sure to stay until the very end for a little something extra. Thanks for listening!
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-07-0949 minRogue Table Talks#9 Judges - DeborahThis week we take a look at our next judge, Deborah. Mike and Chad go rogue and venture away from the story for a moment to highlight women in the church.
Follow along with us in the book of Judges.
Video Overview of the Book of Judges.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-06-3044 minRogue Table Talks#6 The Book of JUDGES OverviewThis week is an overview of the whole book and series. The book of Judges consists of a similarly repeated cycle in this period of Israel’s history: The people become complacent and turn their focus away from God. Eventually, trouble and difficulty come their way, usually from oppressive enemies. They call out to God for help and God raises up a Judge who leads them to political victory and spiritual fullness. The people turn to God and enjoy His favor until they become complacent and the cycle repeats itself. We all bow down to something or someone. Our choic...2019-06-0944 minRogue Table Talks#5 Control & ManipulationThis week Chad and Mike dive deeper into the topic of control and manipulation.
The Bible passage for this week is Judges 13:3-5, Judges 14:15-17, and Judges 16:6-20.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-06-0241 minRogue Table Talks#4 Insults, Attacks and Belittling: I Can’t Value YouDo you feel valued in your relationships?
This week Chad and Mike discuss in further detail how we handle being attacked and belittled.
The Bible passage for the week is 1 Samuel 16:1-13 & 1 Samuel 17:26-29.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-05-2944 minRogue Table Talks#2 FavoritismThis week, Chad and Mike weigh in on favoritism and how we can approach and handle it through life.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-05-1541 minRogue Table Talks#1 SecretsWhy do we keep secrets? Is there a safe way to share them? Do you have a person you can confess to? Are you a person people can confess to? All of this and more as Mike and Chad talk about the elephant in the living room. Secrets.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roguetabletalks/message2019-05-0848 min