Hey guys, welcome to the messy table, an ordinary space for real women,

imperfect stories, and the God who's faithfully at work in our mess.

I'm Jen Jewel, the host of this conversation style podcast, which air is a brand new episode every other Tuesday.

And today I have a co-host joining me.

She's wise and passionate.

She was actually on the podcast back on episode 18, my good friend Davina Bruss.

Y'all, the Messy table is partnered with our church, Life Church, and our sister's ministry, as well as the brave

women from all over the globe who willingly offer their powerful stories and unique perspectives

so that we might learn and grow. We are also huge advocates of the larger capital C church and big time fans of the U-Version Bible app,

God's word literally in our pockets wherever we go.

If you don't already have that downloaded to your phone, you should totally go do that now.

And while you're at it, you can subscribe to the messy table, both of which are absolutely free.

While I wish we could all be doing

this face to face, preferably over hot coffee and some kind of sugary pastry, I'm also grateful

for this space. Modern technology allows us to connect on a practical level, but the powerful

name of Jesus is what unites our very souls. And I love Revelation 1211, which tells us that our enemy is conquered by Jesus' perfect sacrifice

on the cross, and by the words of our testimonies, boldly speaking what God has done in our actual

lives.

So this proverbial table exists very simply to glorify God and encourage each other as we share these

pieces of our own stories and his faithfulness because our lives are made of stories.

Not just one story, not five stories, but story upon story day after day.

Some of these stories are beautiful and we proudly show them off on Instagram.

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