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Hosted by Brett Tilford, Table Talk unpacks insights from Christian theology and spirituality that help you become a thoughtful, calm, and downright great human being.

Brett Tilford


    • Aug 14, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 5m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    The Vital Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 6:29


    All we need to know about the truth is to learn the basic principles that keeps us going in the right direction --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brett-tilford/support

    A Gay Affirming Take on Romans 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 14:24


    In part 5 of 7 Brett takes a look at Romans 1:26-27 and seeks to better understand how both traditionalists and revisionists have interpreted it in relationship to LGBTQI+ people.

    A Gay Affirming Take on 1 Corinthians 6:9-10

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 7:07


    In part 4 of 7 in the Why I’m A Gay Affirming Christian series Brett discusses the question of whether or not 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 really condemns all same gender marital relationships.

    What about the Old Testament?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 9:16


    In part three of the why I’m a gay affirming Christian series, we discuss a few relevant passages from the Old Testament (Lev. 18:22 & 20:13) as it relates to our topic.

    Is the Bible pro-slavery, anti-woman, and anti-gay?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 7:16


    Brett unpacks why historically it’s been important fo the church to ask not simply what the Bible says on a given topic but why it says it.

    Why I’m A Gay Affirming Christian

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 7:36


    In this episode Brett shares some of the back story around why he is a gay affirming Christian.

    Individual vs. Systemic Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 5:18


    What is individual vs systemic change and why does it matter?

    Always something different

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2020 4:20


    In this episode we unpack the strange phenomena of never being satisfied with today.

    Focusing on the faults of others

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2020 4:57


    The greatest hindrance to growth is our secret obsession with the shortcomings of other people.

    The Antidote to Discouragement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 3:44


    Brett unpacks a quote from Thomas Merton to discuss the connection between discouragement, self pity, and pride.

    Iteration vs. The Master Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 5:06


    Brett discusses why the sweeping reform, the massive overhaul, the one change that changes everything rarely works out and what to do about it.

    How To Fail Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 6:01


    This podcast reviews the book Black Box Thinking by Matthew Syad.

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    5 Tips for How to Confront Someone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 5:10


    Have you found yourself needing to have a confrontation with someone but worried that you’ll mess it up. Brett walks you through how to go about it.

    Freeze, Flight, and Fight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 5:33


    Brett unpacks the three most common ways we bump into ourselves.

    Relational Triangles: Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 5:18


    Brett unpacks how to get out of a relational triangle when you find yourself trapped in one.

    Relational Triangles: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 3:56


    What are relational triangles and how can they lead to burnout?

    The Issue is Not the Issue

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 8:57


    In this episode Brett shares three reasons why what we think the relational conflict is about is often not what the conflict is about.

    Bumping Into Myself

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 6:27


    Part two in the series on relational conflict

    Why conflict is actually a good thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 5:22


    Brett unpacks 3 reasons that conflict actually helps us, our relationships, and the people we are relating to.

    5 Reasons People Don’t Read the Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 6:45


    Brett discusses why people struggle to read the Bible and what on earth to do about it

    The Bible is Weird but I Love It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 5:35


    Brett unpacks why the Bible is the story he orients his life around, and why you should to.

    That Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 3:07


    Brett discusses that moment, that sliver of space, between the thing happening and your reaction to that thing.

    How Prayer Changes Your Brain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 3:50


    Brett unpacks a portion of the brain called the default mode network and how a consistent prayer practice weakens that “voice in the head” that’s driving you crazy.

    The secret that taught me to pray.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 4:51


    Brett unpacks how a practice of meditative silence taught him to pray.

    Three Mistakes People Make When Learning to Praying

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2019 4:03


    In this podcast Brett unpacks three common mistakes people make when learning to pray. If you’re a beginner in prayer or have ever found yourself frustrated and discouraged in your prayers, then this podcast is for you.

    You are not the next generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2019 3:41


    In this video Brett unpacks two things we must stop saying — that we are the next generation and the past generation — and why that prevents us from stepping into the responsibility of being THE generation.

    Why your brain is the problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 5:09


    In this episode Brett discusses an area of your brain that can make your life miserable, how it corresponds to what spiritual writers call the false self, and what you can do about it.

    What the heck is spiritual growth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 4:59


    In this episode we talk about the framework of the false self and the true self and how that can help us begin to understand what the heck spiritual growth is.

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