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Episode 31

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4th May 2026

What Are You Carrying?

Episode Title: What Are You Carrying?

Episode Description:

We all have things in our lives we've never stopped to question — they just became part of the routine without us ever deciding they would. But then there are the other things. The things we know about. The things we took with us on purpose and buried where nobody can find them. In Genesis 31, one verse stopped Chad cold. Rachel stole her father's household idols, hid them under her camel saddle, and lied about having them. She left Laban's house — but she didn't leave empty handed. The question is: what are you carrying out of your last season? And are you brave enough to look at it?

In This Episode:

  • How things enter your life through a side door.
  • Laban's household idols, sitting out in the open, familiar, unquestioned, and what that looks like in your life today
  • Rachel's moment, stealing, hiding, lying, and the difference between what we don't notice and what we refuse to admit
  • The phone as both: the thing that's always around AND the camel bag we reach for when we're avoiding something deeper
  • Chad's honest confession about choosing the scroll over the Word and what it means to force time with God instead of choose it
  • The question that won't let go: are you choosing God or forcing God?
  • Why hiding something from the people around you is one thing but you were never hiding it from God

Key Quote:

"Are you choosing God or are you forcing God? And do you even know the difference anymore?"

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A weekly podcast where we explore God's Word together, one chapter at a time. Every Monday, join me as I share what stood out to me in Scripture and challenge you to discover what stands out to you. It's about going deeper with God in authentic community—heel, toe, heel, toe, one step at a time.

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Leaving the Kid's Table
Do you remember the “kid’s table” when at family holidays or dinners? I do and that is right where I feel I am at, still, in my walk with God. Some look at it as being “ankle deep” in our walk. Either way, I am at a point where I am tired of being in this state. Every Monday at 6 am I will release short episodes where I am going to share what stood out to me in my time with God. At the end of the day it comes down to where scripture meets your story. You may be in the same spot as I am or you are sitting at the adult table or may need to join the kids table. Either option is ok, these episodes are to start the conversation as to “what stands out to you?” and not only grow myself but help others grow as well. "Here's the thing - leaving the kid's table isn't a one-time decision. It's a daily choice. And every day you choose to go deeper, I'll be right here with you."

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Chad Sherlock

Chad is a husband, girl dad, and 20 years in IT. When he's not translating tech into human-speak or performing living room musicals, you'll find him on a mountain, in the woods, or out on the water. He's a Christian who's spent too long at the kid's table in his faith—and he's ready to go deeper. Through his podcast Leaving the Kid's Table, he shares what stands out to him in Scripture each week and invites you into the conversation, because growth happens together, not alone.