We get it—we’re all busy. Life is full with work and family, with hard and good things. And we don’t always make space to intentionally process the important stuff, like faith. Like eternity. But if Christianity is true, shouldn’t [...]

Have you ever felt the sting of rejection? And maybe it was more than mere feelings—you were legitimately abandoned, unwanted, dismissed, or devalued. But did you also know there’s a flip side to rejection? Our fabulous guest for today’s [...]

Isn’t it wild that—no matter what kind of messes we face, cause, or stumble into—we serve a God who’s always close? Jamie Landers is a misplaced Texan living in Tulsa, as well as a wife and mother of four [...]

How do you keep moving forward when life isn't going as planned? According to Michelle Meisner—a wife, boy mom, and long-time staff member at Life.Church who loves Crossfit and poetry; who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in her [...]

Ever since she was a little girl, Heather Miller dreamed of becoming a wife and a mother. But only three years into a thriving marriage, her plans were shattered by tragedy and—at 21 years old—she became a widow. But [...]

Could you use a dose of inspiration? Whether you'd love to renovate a space in your home, parent your children with fresh wisdom, or even set some life-giving boundaries so that everyone around you might thrive—it takes intention to [...]

Tori Hope Petersen bounced around twelve foster homes until she emancipated or "aged out" of the system at 18 years old. But even in the middle of a rollercoaster childhood, God met her in her mess. Despite the odds [...]

Friends!!! Welcome back to The Messy Table! YAY!! And sorry for all the exclamation marks, but we've missed you, missed these conversations, missed these powerful stories, and are so thankful to be back in this intentional space. Kicking off [...]

God cares deeply about the details of our individual stories. But we can't forget that we're also a part of a bigger, overarching story. From beginning to forever, this is God's story and it's our story and it's the greatest [...]

Mother's Day week can bring all the feels—joy, sadness, gratefulness, longing, and other conflicting emotions. But our guest today at The Messy Table is no stranger to such tension. Lindsay Johnson battled infertility for four years AND she's experienced a [...]