Table Talk

Jacob Mancini and Sam Strutton
  • 5.0 (3)
  • SPIRITUALITY

Two friends examining the faith they inherited, one patch at a time. Jacob and Sam are former church staff who believe Jesus invites us into a fuller picture of being human — one with room for doubt, critical thought, and perspectives that don't always fit the frameworks we were handed. Table Talk is a lab, not a platform. A place to look honestly at what's fraying, keep what's load-bearing, and practice integrating the rest in real time. Less explaining, more exploring. Good company for anyone discovering the surprising transformation downstream of surrendering certainty. Here's to faithful curiosity and patchwork spirituality.

Episodes

  1. MAY 5

    Why We're Here

    Why We're Here The Sunday morning gathering that became a symbol of our faith — and why we decided to keep the conversation going. In this pilot episode, Jacob and Sam tell the origin story of Table Talk: how it began as an anti-event at the church where they both worked, why they kept pulling up chairs long after the church-staff chapter ended, and what they mean when they say faithful curiosity. They share some questions still alive for them, introduce the quilting metaphor that runs through everything they do, and ground the whole project in two verses held in creative tension — Galatians 5:6 and Proverbs 25:2. Less explaining, more exploring. Pull up a chair. ⸻ Chapters 00:00 Cold open 02:08 Welcome to Table Talk 04:09 How Table Talk began 10:23 Curiosity over answers 13:36 The table becomes a lab 15:49 Jacob's mystery: prayer 17:24 Sam's mystery: spiritual beings 20:29 Faithful curiosity as a banner 24:00 Is this deconstruction? 29:30 The quilting metaphor 37:21 Two verses, one framework 46:00 The royal vocation of curiosity 51:44 Pulling up chairs ⸻ Scripture Galatians 5:6 — "The only thing that matters is faith expressing itself in love." Proverbs 25:2 — "It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings." ⸻ Connect Web: tabletalk.fm Email: hello@tabletalk.fm Instagram / TikTok / YouTube: @tabletalkfmfaithful curiosity + patchwork spirituality

    54 min
  • 1 Episode

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
3 Ratings

About

Two friends examining the faith they inherited, one patch at a time. Jacob and Sam are former church staff who believe Jesus invites us into a fuller picture of being human — one with room for doubt, critical thought, and perspectives that don't always fit the frameworks we were handed. Table Talk is a lab, not a platform. A place to look honestly at what's fraying, keep what's load-bearing, and practice integrating the rest in real time. Less explaining, more exploring. Good company for anyone discovering the surprising transformation downstream of surrendering certainty. Here's to faithful curiosity and patchwork spirituality.

Information

  • Creator
    Jacob Mancini and Sam Strutton
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Jacob Mancini and Sam Strutton
  • Show Website
    Table Talk