Grace Around The Table: Recent Episodes
Grace Snellville
This is a podcast for anyone who attends Grace Snellville Church or is interested in hearing more about life in our community. Lead Pastor, Jon Stallsmith, and host, Jeremy Nuckolls, will have interesting conversations about things many of us are already thinking about, while having fun getting to know a bit more about others who are deeply connected to our church. For information about what’s happening at Grace Snellville or to hear sermons, go to gracesnellville.com. Be sure to sign up for notifications to get notified when new episodes are released–usually twice a month.
In this final OOTK episode, we get to listen in on an interview with one of our students to hear some of her journey of living as an outpost of the kingdom in High School.
Thanksgiving Day is behind us but now, as we start to look toward the end of the year, something else is just beginning. Special guests David Walker and Andrea Nuckolls join our host, Jeremy, to talk about the start of Advent for the Grace Snellville community. Grab a warm beverage and listen in for a bit of Advent history, the debut of a special music project, personal experiences, and the Advent Experience Kit. And for more details on the what, when and where of everything happening in this season, go to gracesnellville.com.
Eldon and Becky Porter have developed a heart for the foreigner, displaced, and vulnerable living near them. They join Jon Stallsmith to share stories of cultivating kingdom friendships when others may have just seen strangers.
When we thought about outposts of the kingdom that have been quietly fruitful over the past decade, foster care in Gwinnett County quickly came to mind. Johnna Stein from our partner organization, Promise 686, joins Jon and Jeremy to share an inspiring update on how a difficult local landscape is being reshaped through real conversations and care.
If you are interested in helping meet physical needs of vulnerable children and families within our community, click this link to join Grace Snellville’s response team.
If we are to be ambassadors of the kingdom of God, it’s helpful if we talk about what the Bible says the kingdom of God is now, and what it’s going to be in the future. Jon and Jeremy do just that in this first episode of a four part series.
Book referenced in this episode : THE TRIUMPH OF CHRISTIANITY by Rodney Stark
Stellar Grace volunteer, Lanier Ward, joins Stalls and Jeremy to wrap up our current work-focused miniseries and give us insight into some of the ups and downs for the entrepreneurs and self employed workers in our community.
Longtime Grace Worship volunteer and Re:generation lay-leader, Miguel DeJesus, is our special guest, joining Stalls and Jeremy to sort out much needed perspective on how seemingly secular jobs can really become sacred spaces for employees to express the heart of God.
Sara and Dominick Fraser share part of their story of integrating their personal faith into owning and running Fraser Roofing in part one of our three part mini series on following Jesus well in business.
Our hosts have an eye opening conversation with special guest and career educator, Joe Ahrens, who shares some hidden gems available to parents that want to have an impact in their child’s education. This special episode includes information you’ve not likely heard before, prompting renewed hope for our neighborhood schools and the next generation.
Grace Snellville Elder, John Murray, joins the guys on this episode with some timely wisdom about healthy ways to engage with our calendars. When school, work, sports, and family time can start to make us feel stretched thin, where can we look for answers on how to focus our time? Listening to this episode of Grace Around The Table is a great place to start!
Singleness in the Church doesn’t mean second class. Laurelyn White joins Jeremy and Jon for a candid conversation on being single, dating, and dreaming of marriage while choosing to see singleness as a gift and not a gift withheld. No matter your relationship status, you’ll hear insight you’ve never heard before.
Our hosts are clearly sports fans but they really love Jesus! How has that played out in their lives? Competition is woven through almost every area of life but we see it sometimes at its worst and best in sports. Jon and Jeremy invite us to think a little more deeply about how our character has been shaped through the positives and negatives of competing in sports, business, family, or school, but mostly sports.
Christian Scholar’s Review The God of the Games: Towards a Theology of Competition - Christian Scholar’s Review In this article, Yvonne S. Smith, Sharon G. Johnson, and Erik M. Hiller explore a theological view of competition. Competition is engrained in Western economic and social systems and Christians... Written by mstine Est. reading time 48 minutes
The podcast is back for Season 2! In this episode, Jon Stallsmith and Jeremy Nuckolls kick off a series of Summer conversations by taking a journey back in time to ask some personal questions about redirected dreams and the influence of culture on our lives.
In this season wrap up episode, Jon Stallsmith and Jeremy Nuckolls recap where our Lenten journey has taken us and set the stage for it’s culmination in Holy Week. Stalls recommends a reading plan through a few chapters in the Gospel of John, so be sure to listen for that and a big announcement in the final minutes of this episode of Grace Around The Table.
Jeremy and Stalls are joined by special guest, Joshua Toepper, to talk about an often misunderstood concept for many followers of Jesus. Find out how c.b. radio lingo, olympic weight lifting, fire, and a bicycle ride can partner with silence to invite that venerable state of mind, body, and soul called solitude.
For some helpful liturgies as you journey through silence and solitude, visit EVERYMOMENTHOLY.COM. Be sure to check out The Liturgy for Sunsets and The Liturgy for Stargazing as a follow up to this podcast episode. **
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We get it. Easter is coming again as a reminder of the hope that celebrating Jesus’ resurrection brings, so, why spend the next few weeks holding our own mortality at the forefront of our thoughts? Even if, especially if the idea and practice of Lent is new to you, listen in as Jon Stallsmith and Jeremy Nuckolls discuss some ways this season can draw out repentance that leads to richer life.
Additional Resources for Lent: Every Moment Holy 2023 Lenten Journal
Anthony Briggman is the Board Chair of Grace Snellville’s Elders. Listen in to find out more about his story as college professor, early Christian theologian, husband, dad and sports fan. We’re sure you’ll be blessed by hearing from Anthony about his heart for our church community and what it means to him to serve in this position of leadership.
Dr. Chip Dodd (author of The Voice Of The Heart) is our special guest on this episode. Dr. Dodd was one of the keynote speakers at the 2023 Grace Family Summit where Jon Stallsmith captured a powerful interview with the seasoned counselor. Dr Chip has an incredible track record with counseling Christian leaders and advocating for healthy families. We’re excited that he took the time to share some of his hard earned wisdom specifically with our church community. Pro tip: Even if you have to pause and come back later, don’t miss any of this important conversation.
To Find out more:
https://www.chipdodd.com/podcast
https://www.chipdodd.com/books
What is your process or tradition for determining how to plan and prepare for the future? In this episode, Jon and Jeremy share some of their successes and failures in trying to discern God’s direction for a new year. The soul, the Shema, and fast food all play a role in getting to the heart of what God is calling Grace Snellville to trust him with in 2023.
Happy New Year! In part one of this two part episode, Jeremy and Stalls celebrate some of the high points from 2022 and begin to look ahead to what is just over the horizon for 2023.
Books from this episode include:
- Jon Tyson - The Intentional Father: A Practical Guide to Raise Sons of Courage and Character
- John & Julie Gottman - The Love Prescription: Seven Days to More Intimacy, Connection, and Joy
- Ray Lambert & Jim DeFelice - Every Man a Hero: A Memoir of D-Day, the First Wave at Omaha Beach, and a World at War
- C.S. Lewis - Mere Christianity
Final episode of our 4-part Advent series where we discuss the many beautiful ways the seeds of the Kingdom of God are breaking into our world. this time, we're joined by David Walker, Grace Snellville Worship Pastor, about how the Kingdom is breaking in to our lives through worship. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Join us each Thursday of this Advent Season as we discuss the many beautiful ways the seeds of the Kingdom of God are breaking into our world. This time we’re joined by Kamal Sajja, Grace Snellville student pastor, about how the Kingdom is breaking into the next generation. Also, we welcome Shane Smith debuting as co-host. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Join us each Thursday of this Advent Season as we discuss around the table so many beautiful ways the seeds of the Kingdom of God are breaking into our world. This week on the podcast we hear from Marqus Cole, Grace Adults and 360 staff member, about how the Kingdom is breaking into our local community through something as normal as fresh produce. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Join us each Thursday of this Advent Season as we discuss so many beautiful ways the seeds of the Kingdom of God are breaking into our world. This week on the podcast we hear from Grace Children’s Director, Denise Cox about how the Kingdom is breaking into the lives of our kids. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
As promised, Stalls and Jeremy welcome the first guest to join them around the table! Let’s pull up a chair for a heaping helping of inspiration and encouragement from Kim Rhodes to feed our souls before preparing our homes and tables to gather with loved ones for Thanksgiving.
Welcome to Episode 2 of our new podcast! Jeremy Nuckolls and Jon Stallsmith are back to offer some interesting insight into recognizing pockets of community that develop around tables, starting from a look at familiar TV fiction and leading to a powerful example from scripture.
Welcome to the first episode! Jon Stallsmith, lead pastor of Grace Snellville Church, and host, Jeremy Nuckolls, break down the reasons for having a podcast and naming it, Grace Around The Table. Listen in to find out why the Table is so important to our church community, and while you're here don't miss the introduction of our "Hey, Stalls, you got a minute," segment. You'll be really glad you spent about a half hour with us around the table.
Jon Stallsmith and Jeremy Nuckolls announce the beginning of a new podcast called Grace Around The Table.