The Table Podcast

Loss and Lament

Join Kasey Olander, Sam Won and Rebecca Carrell as they explore why the church needs to recover the lost art of lament by showing how biblical lament serves as a vital tool for navigating loss while affirming the compatibility of deep grief and Christian hope   Time codes: 9:52  Misconceptions About Grief in the Church 18:16  The Structure of a Lament Psalm 22:23  The Honesty of Biblical Lament 24:41  How to Grieve With Those Who Grieve 35:35  The Pressure to Mask vs. The Compassion of Christ 43:12  Lament as a Theological Mirror 45:17  Sufferers are Marginalized 47:29  What we Should Learn from Lament Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reading and the Spiritual Life

Join Kasey Olander, Kelley Mathews, and Jessica Hooten Wilson as they unpack how the books we read shape our imagination, desires, and empathy, as well as providing practical habits for making reading a life-forming spiritual practice.  Time codes 3:58  Reading as Counter-Cultural   6:35  How Christians Should Think about Reading  12:05  Reading Books Other than the Bible  15:00  How to Decide What to Read  19:29  Reading as an Embodied Experience   21:36  Reading Helps us Understand Ourselves   26:25  Good Practices to Grow the Reading Life  36:58  Closing Thoughts   Resources Jessica Hooten Wilson's Reading for the Love of God: How to Read as a Spiritual Practice  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pastoring the Pastors

Who cares for the pastor? Join Kasey Olander, Robert Duckworth, and Roger Sharp as they talk about the pastoral burnout crisis—why pastors so often isolate, misidentify their needs, and suffer in silence—and offer practical solutions and healthy rhythms to care for those who care for others.     Time codes 1:17  Why Pastors Burn Out  13:30  Common Anxieties for Pastors  17:05  Confidentiality and Transparency for Pastors  24:15  Ways to Care for the Pastor’s Soul  33:52  Warning Signs of Burnout  39:46  How Smaller Ministries Can Support their Ministers  44:45  The Ethical Counselor goes to Counseling   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Swift, the Gospel, and Being Human (62 Minute Version) (From the Vault)

In this special extended episode, Todd Agnew, Sarah Griffith, and Kasey Olander Speak Now about Taylor Swift—cultural phenomenon born in 1989 whose Reputation was bolstered by the Eras tour—discussing why fans are so inspiRed by this musician and how Christians can engage thoughtfully and Fearlessly with art while pointing to the ultimate Lover, Christ, whose affections endure Evermore. This version of the episode contains 15 bonus minutes of never-before-released content throughout the discussion! Time codes 5:41  Reasons for Extraordinary Popularity of Taylor Swift  12:33  Taylor’s Songwriting, Bridges, Musicality, Concert Experience  18:53  The Gospel’s Relationship to Human Longings  32:42  Communities’ Responses to Taylor Swift  40:45  Storytelling, Art, and Thoughtful Engagement  52:01  Psalms and Emotional Expression  56:42  Concluding Thoughts on Christians Interacting with Taylor Swift’s Music  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What the Early Church Fathers Said About the End Times

Join Kymberli Cook, Michael Svigel, and Paul Weaver as they unpack how the early church understood the End Times and why those views still shape Christian life today.  Time codes 4:15  Why Early Fathers’ View on Eschatology Matters Today  9:54  The Background of New Testament Eschatology  14:12  The Other Early Christians on the End Times  17:19  Guidelines Around Understanding the End Times   25:34  Top Five Passages on the End Times  37:52  Wild End Time Theories   40:55  Resources for Understanding the End Times  Resources Three Views on the Millennium and Beyond   Three Views on the Rapture  Michael J. Svigel, The Fathers on the Future: A 2nd-Century Eschatology for the 21st-Century Church  John Walvoord, Commentary on Daniel   John Walvoord, Commentary on Revelation   John Walvoord, Bundle of Walvoord’s Commentaries on Eschatology  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices