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One couple's slightly irreverent musings on faith, family, food and...marriage

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Marital Conflict: Building Kids' Mental Fortitude

April 26, 2024 11:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB

Intro 4:13: Property, neighbors, covenants. 7:35: Molly has a soft spot for dead tires. 8:39: A trailer park, a dirty magazine and the level of “parents don’t know.” 10:02: Repeat sexual predation on Snapchat, and swapping texts with friends. 13:55 For the love of what is good and holy, don’t let your kids download stuff on their own - a funny story about our kids and devices. 19:28: Marital conflict: What to do about building mental fortitude in our kids- JR’s case. 26:58: Molly’s perspecti...

The Power of Real World Accomplishments

April 19, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MB

Intro: Coffee substitutes, cortisol levels and protein intake. 7:38: One way to tell if you’re healthy via your fingernails. 10:10: Molly’s milk frother died! 10:36: If you’d invested in Apple with iPhone money you’d have how much?” 11:56: Creo brew coffee substitutes, price per serving and the cost of Starbucks. 16:45: Moody’s analytics and the last year’s inflation numbers and saving money at the grocery store. Organic Shell Pasta. 21:43: Finances, young couples owning a home and reasons t...

Calvin & Hobbes, Doomsday Cults, & Great TV

April 12, 2024 11:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MB

Intro: Trying to get back into the swing of things. 3:30: JR’s shoulder recovery- tremendously better 8:27: Molly got sick, her parents had surgery, and 9:38: Some recent TV Shows and our kids’ American history books 14:48: JR’s other things happening, TV shows he’s watching 19:04: Molly started Dear Mr. Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes and some interesting facts about that. 25:41: Molly gets sucked into a doomsday cult - Gloriavale 34:24: What does it mean to say, “I believe it’s the Lord’s will ...

The Roots of Real Relationship

March 14, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MB

Show Open 2:02: Molly’s weekend trip to a homeschool conference speaking on Canavox. 5:28: A Youth Leader spot a People are Weird and Hard sticker. 7:38: Katy Faust’s foundational topic at the conference- The Seven Loves and building relationships. 12:10: A case against “bromance”, “man crush” and sexualizing things that aren’t inherently sexual. 15:47: The most popular MB personality type of gay men is… 19:25: The punchline: Family love. 22:17: Molly’s session on hookup culture. 23:14: Vani...

Mayonnaise, AI Worship Music, & Hookup Culture Cats

March 08, 2024 15:02 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

Intro: Kid’s favorite salmon recipe, homemade mayonnaise, seed oils. 9:38: Explaining the stock market to a kid. 12:16: The Roarin’ 20’s, prohibition and the creation of finger food. 14:54: The origin of the Caesar Salad. 17:48: Telegram discussions, global warming and just being a good steward 21:19: AI, music and human connection 28:39: Molly muses on live music and AI with worship music, and replacing worship leaders 32:24: An assignment for the savvy: a ChatGPT worship song. 37:30: Human...

Christian Nationalism, Moral Failings, & Deepfakes

March 01, 2024 19:29 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

Intro: JR’s shoulder update. ACL surgery recap, the brilliance of the human body. 7:56: Surgery during COVID, and the month of madness with sick kids. 11:47: First ever family destination ski vacation! 75mph + winds 15:22: Molly’s current homeschool studies. Children’s dustbowl era literature anyone? 16:52: Mahatma Ghandi: and meaning of “Mahatma” and the work still happens even if the worker morally failed. 19:36: “Christian Nationalism.” 23:28: Gandhi and India’s independence 25:57: A deep...

Hope, False Comparisons, & Sticking Your Neck Out

February 22, 2024 00:21 - 1 hour - 78.5 MB

Intro: Ginger beer, kid stress, another chicken death and a nightmare week. 14:35: Recap on my short trip Ft. Benton. 19:07: Molly and I had a date and saw The Lucky Valentines live and a discussion about complicated relationships with Christianity. Josephine OEO 24:03: The world is a dark and scary place, Carlson/Weinstein Interview, orienting our hearts and our kids amidst the fear and uncertainty. 32:00: We are the new singles ministry. 33:25: Potions for joint health and MRI results. 37:...

Marriage Metrics, Mandie Books, & WW1

February 08, 2024 06:38 - 1 hour - 60.6 MB

Intro: More dogs, sick kids, and another chicken down. 10:08: Growing your own loofahs. 14:47: Other new garden plans, update on bees. 23:05: Having an ecosystem on our property and thoughts on regenerative farming. 27:30: Molly’s brain is mush, a WW1 study with the kids and book reviews on the topics, They Shall Not Grow Old. 30:08: Why we have poppies on Veteran’s Day, In Flander’s Fields 32:37: Molly found some new, great bread baking forms Ebay forms. 37:56: Who’s still reading the Mandi...

Righteousness, Guilt, & Granola Bars

January 24, 2024 23:53 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

Intro: Righteousness vs. sanctification. 4:37: Jackie Hill Perry comes out against the enneagram. 7:24: Preston Perry invites some LDS in and records the convo, and it applies to Muslim evangelism. 9:09: Conversations with kids about guilt and Tales of Persia. 11:43: Pervasiveness of Islam everywhere except Billings. 13:15: How do you get on Allah’s good side? The distinction of Christianity. 15:56: Distinctions from every other religion in the world. 17:51: Explaining Proverbs to kids. 19:2...

God's Grace is Bigger Than Your Best

January 20, 2024 03:18 - 1 hour - 66.5 MB

Intro 1:48: Homemade beef sticks, 13yo boys and protein needs. 4:40: Bitter cold and ground pork. 7:48: Beef squeezed out of frosting tip instead of a jerky gun and the recipe. 10:27: A mouse in the van. 16:02: A chicken in the house. 21:00: Hollow tubed hair and God’s neat designs for animals. 23:58: Women’s ice cold feet. 26:58: A chicken of the day. 37:00: The cheese is perfect. 32:57: Cracking down on schooling. 35:57: Circling back on the dad convo; no such thing as quality without quan...

Parenting: Relational Warmth and Quantity, not quality time.

January 13, 2024 16:58 - 1 hour - 62.5 MB

Intro: New studio, JR’s a bit distracted by some new gear. 6:03: Things got spicy on Telegram this week, Anthony Bradley Threads on fatherhood. 10:40: God is relational warm to us as well as a law-giver and a teacher. 12:48: Relational warmth has to do with quantity of time. 13:13: Quality does not equate to quantity time as a parents. 15:13: Podcast with Erica Komisar and Lila Rose. 16:13: A cascade of kids with a huge amount of mental health problems and moms not being present. 17:50: Mate...

Gold, Goals, & Grounding

January 08, 2024 17:01 - 1 hour - 68.3 MB

Intro: Savings, investing and gold 7:23: Not being obsessed with the future or placing trust in prepping 9:03: Living in a state of by faith 12:36: Living in a fallen world 15:13: Mueller and people 19:04: Childbearing, faith, and health consequences 22:49: A young kid just screaming at Hobby Lobby 24:10: Faith builds a fort for the night and a cocoon of pillows 26:45: Back to the lady at Hobby Lobby and being 29:52: Big events for a 3rd born birthday…right after Christmas; mercies in planni...

Broadway, Biology, & Being

December 23, 2023 03:40 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

Intro: Telegram, pre-Christmas madness, crazy warm weather, parents of a teenager. 6:45 A symphony trip for the kids.. are 9:06: Hope…or lack thereof from Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. 12:31: The contrast of cheer and family and depressing Christmases. 14:40: Meaningful secular Christmas lyrics, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was written by a victim of bullying. 16:34: Inspiration for Christmas songs from non-Christians. 18:12: Christian Christmas songs address the human condition....

Being a Kind, not Gnostic, Christian Materialist

December 06, 2023 23:52 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MB

Show Open: Christmas Tree update, seasonal hecticness and family random notes. 9:18: One more thought on self-care: living faithfully within our finitude. 15:28 We’re such dependent creatures (food). 16:43 Incorporating the Lord’s prayer. 21:07: Doug Wilson on celebrating the materiality of Christmas. 25:54 Robert Farrar Capon and cottage cheese. 27:41: Christians living in a material world. 29:01: The feasts and the festivals. 30:42: Christian gnosticism confused with holiness. 33:10 “Kind”...

Being "Winsome," Limited, & Living By Design

November 29, 2023 23:19 - 1 hour - 57.8 MB

4:12: “Winsome,” Doug Wilson, Kevin DeYoung and engaging culture. 7:32: GK Chesterton on war. 8:28: Our huge Christmas tree might fall over. 13:36: Titus’ hunting success! 17:46: Why Molly is stressed about the tree. 19:35: Back to winsomeness and getting back to Biblical language. 21:27: “Self-care” last week brought the noise! 22:55: Men vs. Women, recreational habits and the necessity of moms in the first three years and psychological and emotional ties to children. 28:39: The lot the goo...

Shelving, Satisfaction, & Self-Care

November 22, 2023 18:19 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

Show Open: Birthdays, tea and coffee, the differences between. 5:28: Titus, a game night, and his chocolate chip cookie. 7:04: A new recipe for Thanksgiving, chocolate cookie pies and chess pie. 9:46: Chess pie, vinegar pies, Momofuku. 15:29: A running theme: kids’ room shuffling, Ikea hacks, and new shelving ideas. 19:31: Joy and satisfaction in working with your hands, teaching your son to be a man. 22:57: Doing things with your hands for mental health and a sense of doing what you’re crea...

Eating Scrolls & Baking Rolls

November 17, 2023 23:33 - 1 hour - 61.4 MB

A week of normal week, and daylight savings time. 3:19: Timezone history and statistics. 9:26: The electrifying of America. 13:33: The Gray Haven’s new hymn record is fantastic and listening to music over and over again. 17:11: Molly’s 3rd grade snack win, trying trying to find a link on our website like this Revelation sermon. 23:20: Molly’s takeaways from said sermon: a pastor tones down his teaching on God’s wrath; there is no cosmic justice; Hilter, Stalin, Mao didn’t get what’s coming t...

The Joy of Experience & No Sad Funerals

November 11, 2023 19:29 - 1 hour - 59.1 MB

3:40: Birthdays, growing kids, and judo tournament recap. 10:54: Not seeing things in your kids and marveling at the joy of experience and gifting. 18:XX: Excelling at craftsmanship. 21:XX: Camille Paglia and there are no female Mozart’s or female Jack the Rippers. 23:30: Driving your kids to do the thing and being a person that finishes things. 27:19: A super-interesting conversation with the kids about choosing songs for funerals. 29:30: There are no sad hymns at Christian funerals. 39:40:...

Determination, Discouragement, & Doomscrolling

October 26, 2023 14:05 - 1 hour - 60.3 MB

Show Open 1:10: Winter is here and with it comes prep. 4:10: Character qualities of hunters and athletes, getting butts kicked by those better than us 11:45: Way off-topic volleyball rule changes 13:19: “I don’t know why the other team doesn’t just give up” 14:43: Titus leans some character building at the range and elk camp. 23:03: Instant Pot Pumpkin Chili 24:21: Zechariah and requiring the same evidence as non-believer. 28:09: Reasons we’re discouraged and despising the day of small thing...

Dentists, Israel and the Church, & Rethinking Taylor Swift

October 19, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

Show Open 3:00: Lots of money spent on dental, reactive vs proactive dentistry, root canals, jaw alignment, long term problems. 11:59: Body talk basics and talking to your kids about health and puberty. 13:23 The stakes are incredibly high for ignoring joy in our sexed bodies and a sale code! 17:28: Molly’s online Canavox group on masculinity (philosophical and natural law). 20:30: Douglas Murray is an interesting character. The War on The West and his Joe Rogan conversation. 23:05: Ponderin...

Taylor Swift, Leech Guy, & Kids’ Cultural Engagement

October 14, 2023 20:10 - 1 hour - 68.6 MB

Show Open 3:00: The Gospel Coalition, Taylor Swift, and a stretch at best, idolatry at worst. 16:14: “Reformed Mum” and convening coven’s on stage, other writers’ opinions 21:35: Nate Burnham’s “Firebird” 23:23: One thing Molly likes about Dude Perfect and they have a trustworthy app. 26:23: JR’s closing thoughts and “Echoes of Eden” 29:08: Natasha Crain, (Ep: 32), living counter-culturally and raising kids who don’t resent Christianity 32:22: Leech on the Beach Guy, and being so right about...

Generational Differences, Not Fitting In, & Waiting on God

October 06, 2023 21:23 - 1 hour - 59.3 MB

Show Open: Lili’s birthday, bear rugs, failed birthday present orders. 07:53: Is asking for devices to be left at home or in a car a sign of disrespect to millennials? Generational differences with technology. 14:43 : Are we ever going to fit into the culture at our church? Parasites and disregulated nervous system. 19:00: Sandra McCracken’s “Abiding City.” Constant death and the persistent breaking down of life and being a sinful monster. 26:01: Walker Family Goods…wearing trending bags and...

Middle-Age Metabolism, Concert Kids, & Small Groups

September 28, 2023 16:16 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB

Show Open 2:47: Middle-aged metabolism, sausage bite recipe, reflections on modern machinery 11:42: Women’s hormones, eating protein in the morning and managing blood sugar and metabolism 13:25: Protein deficiencies, diet discussions and maybe it’s a first world problem 23:38: The kids go to their second concert, Rend Collective and it wasn’t as great as they were hoping; concerts with kids 30:42: The Tophouse live experience was great, and encores. 38:31: A few brief thoughts on last week’s...

Sabbath Rests, Self-Righteousness, & Getting Your Arm Ripped Off

September 20, 2023 05:04 - 58 minutes - 54 MB

Show Open 1:40: Late night vs. early morning, weekend recap, Tophouse, we’re failing at consistently running now, creative focus, focused work time, latest food preservations 14:12: Planning and discipline necessary for harvesting and sabbath rests 19:05: Kamut muffins and Uncle Vernon’s latest, the big difference in what we’re able to grow. 20:01: Sabbath views: Cultural considerations, making other people work by going out to eat. Westminster Standards, Qs 114-121 33:27: Self-righteousness...

Political Ponderings, Life Recap, & Creating Good Habits

September 11, 2023 16:33 - 1 hour - 80 MB

Open 2:55: Molly’s did a reformed history trip with Ligonier Ministries European Tour, government monopolies on utilities 6:12: Mr. Beast and Joe Rogan 9:48: RFK, Jr., and being so far beyond what the founders intended 13:09: 3-Letter Agency overstep 18:19: Worldviews, public policies and political action 20:37: Molly would consider voting for a Kennedy, should big issues like abortions be the issue of the day for a particular election? 25:58: Should we trust Vivik?  26:42: A recap of our li...

Healthy Living, Sovereignty over Free Will, & Trauma as Identity

August 18, 2023 01:02 - 1 hour - 68.4 MB

Show Open 2:00: Lymphatic system, underwire bras, and natural living 3:42: Natural fiber underwear and increased fertility 6:43: Orthorexia and decreasing your toxic load 9:31: Men’s merino wool benefits 11:58: Girls bralettes and growing kids 16:33: Pickleball!! 17:47: How Pickleball ended up on our radar 19:29: One of the big weaknesses in homeschooling 21:10: The story of Pickleball continues 26:03: Rules that make Pickleball relaxed 28:48: Investments for family activity hopes 33:34: God...

Doing Hard Things, Depressing Things, & Making Good Decisions

August 09, 2023 16:05 - 1 hour - 55.3 MB

Show Open 3:45: Family running! 6:40: Completing something difficult creates new neural pathways 7:37: A sandbar disaster 9:35: Your brain gets better by doing hard things 12:30: The Spartan Race founder and brain pathways 16:35: Molly’s new health kick and American shoes, Anya’s reviews and barefoot running. 22:15: Kids’ fitness levels are tied to mom’s level, not dad’s 24:19: Cat door and mouse update 29:18: The most depressing thing we’ve ever done 34:58: Podcast/Media appropriate for the...

Aliens, Amazon, & Men Not Wanting to Work

July 29, 2023 20:57 - 1 hour - 58.3 MB

Open: Life delays, music mixing technology 6:00: UFO congressional hearings 9:48: Kids playing violin 11:58: Takeaways from the the hearings, did God create other lifeforms? 13:28: End times, bad movies, and God letting his people suffer 18:09: Don’t you dare say God won’t let his people suffer and don’t you dare lose hope. 18:58: JR’s opinions 20:13: Could God creating another being in the image of God in a different way? 24:16: Skeptical at the end of the day and ultimate takeaway 27:40: M...

Rainbow Flags & Rubik's cubes

June 21, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 64 MB

Show Open: Mouse Problems and a cat door 11:15: Kids still doing school, restarting catechism 14:06: Molly’s theological musing…or failing for the week- Faith can’t explain what a rainbow means. Failing to teach the younger kids 18:00: Two things about the rainbow from the story of now Noah 22:50: Pride rainbow flag discussion, variations and some history 25:29: The ark and the small remanent of the faithful 33:22: Rubik's cube documentary, Max Park's 3x3 world record, cube culture, autism a...

Reunion Recap, Random Food Things, & Heart vs. Circumstancesq

June 16, 2023 02:25 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB

Show Open: Kombucha vs. ginger beer, sun brewed tea vs. not sun brewed tea. 4:20: Mayo jar discovery 6:42: Reunion Recap, camper crowd and butter (roll recipe here) 12:29: Molly’s grandpa and guessing how many pounds of butter is in his fridge 17:51: Molly’s uncle butchers his own cows, Steak and USDA guidelines 20:28: Statistic on cold vs. hot tea consumed in the US 22:43: Mini composition notebooks 24:01: JR wrecks Elese’s toy and Molly’s shares the blender roll recipe 27:06: “My Worth is ...

Life is Weird and Hard

June 09, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

Intro: Spray dye, teeth extraction, cereal growing up. 14:23: Girl Interrupting, cheap dessert snacks at VBS, and discovering good food. 15:03: Laramie trip, mixing ideologies when family gets together. 24:17: Response to Telegram listener: Heroes of the faith are Re-reading OT in redemptive terms in the NT. 29:19: The modern fascination with the anti-hero, Biblical storylines, craving for resolution. 35:42: Molly’s God-related thoughts for the week: God’s goodness and navigating hard things...

Life Catch Up, New Entertainment, & The Indwelling of the Spirit

June 01, 2023 16:25 - 1 hour - 76.1 MB

Show Open 1:50: Sleep issues…again 3:27: The life catch up 7:34: Levels of hell comments (last episode) 9:40 Faith turned 5…and everyone got sick 15:00 Lili’s ER visit 21:43: Ninja Kidz and dumb Youtube shows 24:43: JR didn’t get sick and attributes it to all the Pique Tea he’s been drinking 😁 26:24: ER visit cost quiz 28:18: Molly gets in a wreck 31:55: Our awesome friend Marshall 36:17: Something happened with our chickens 37:15: Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves was really good 40...

Coronations, Levels of Hell, & Locusts

May 07, 2023 03:28 - 1 hour - 61.3 MB

Show Open 4:00: Molly got too ambitious with her seedlings 8:31: Building a shop 10:18: Are there levels of hell requisite for levels of sin 12:41: Watching the coronation with Grammy. 16:08: Magna Carta and the end of Monarchy power 20:07: Prime Ministers and doing away with Kings 22:44: The difference between Canada and America 28:51: America is not a Democracy 29:58: Will punishment in hell be worse for some than others 35:44: Jesus’ pre-existent being vs. post resurrected being 37:12: Ba...

Strength Through Adversity & The Eradication of Masculinity

April 28, 2023 12:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MB

Show Open 1:50: A chicken update. 5:00: Clark’s Fork, short history of Pompey’s Pillar and Lewis and Clark. 7:40: Recap of Nat Geo’s special on Lewis and Clark. 9:35: Recap of Chicken People documentary. 12:50: We’re back and the Little Green Clean machine. 15:30: Incoherency and seedlings and growing plants. 18:57: Adversity stimulates growth and a study in James. 20:33: JR’s shoulder injury, resistance and strength training. 23:03: God designed us to make us strong through resistance. 24:3...

No God, No Passport, No Problem?!

April 14, 2023 04:38 - 1 hour - 63.2 MB

2:03: All-inclusive resorts are a perverted reflection of eternal paradise. 3:53: True rest poem - John Sullivan Dwight. 8:10: Leaving God out and the affect of luxury on the heart. 11:35: Tower of Babel, weird things people people read, and dandelion wine. 17:38: What happens when you don’t have your passport. 28:00: Meanwhile, back in Minneapolis… 34:08: Kids are sinners and Faith is going through some things. 38:00: Homemade chicken fingers recipe. 40:30: JR’s still nerding out on steak a...

Reality Podcasting with a Redemptive Twist

March 24, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MB

1:48: Green Tea facts. 5:06: Last show for probably three weeks. 6:00: Molly’s running around like a chicken with her head cut-off. 7:27: Our lives are kind of in seasons with work and things. 9:30: Gardening plans and managing a greenhouse. 11:08: Our kids love basil. 13:12: Going non-stop, some housekeeping and our Telegram group. 14:07: Snow conditions. 16:04: Ski Patrol spring evac and a gnarly day. 23:10: JR’s personal bible study/devotional - Be Thou My Vision. 28:32: Molly’s personal ...

Fulfilling Relationships & Satisfaction in God Alone

March 20, 2023 04:28 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB

Show Open: Molly’s discombobulated, 4yo woes. 3:53 Titus makes breakfast sausage and our recipe/process. 7:48: Breakfast sandwich eggs differences. 9:25: Telegram group and show updates. 11:00: One pot pasta dinner from last night. 13:02: Nifty facts about pasta. 14:10: Chicken update, ideas about feeding them, fertilizer. 17:28: SNL references, casts, Chris Farley died at the age JR and Molly are now. 21:25: Judo complications with one of our girls, character development, taking’s seasons o...

Chickens, Cats, & Dealing with Deliberately Mean People

March 05, 2023 00:25 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MB

Show Open 3:30: Murdered chicken update, general baby chicks update. 12:30: And this week our cats almost died. 13:10: A fresh loaf of bread and a dead mouse. 14:38: Back to the cats… 22:21: Back to the chicks and processing guilt and shame. Issue of discipleship of the kids. 23:28: Stories of hiding things from our parents. 27:35: A kid comes forth. 30:14: God works in our lives with themes, ours seems to be “handling the fact that I meant [the bad thing] I said or did.” 32:00: A friend’s k...

Guilt, Fear, & Freedom to Live

February 26, 2023 00:41 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MB

Open: Phone issues, Visible, and saving money. 4:00: A kid interrupts. 6:39: We got chicks! But we’re missing one. Did a kid murder one? 11:07: Browser tabs and marital humor. 14:14: Being faced with a tremendous about of guilt. 15:18: A question for Islam: What do you do with your guilt? 18:18: How’s that anger working out for you? 19:45: Wanting our kids to find out the sin early so we can guide to repentance and love. 18:50: Responding to our kids when we know someone is guilty. 21:34: Tr...

Growing Sprouts & Growing Relationships

February 17, 2023 13:58 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB

Intro, winter road travel. 05:16: An appropriate view of animals vs. humans. 07:30: Elese is outraged at the vet having scantily-clad women in the window. 08:52: A child’s joy in her body and tankinis. 10:27: Planning for chickens. 12:36: Growing broccoli sprouts. 15:24: Kid’s valentine boxes and an easy puff pastry snack, and another snack idea. 17:56: Molly’s gardening heritage and what drove her from not wanting to garden to having a garden. 20:59: Back to broccoli sprouts. 22:08: Counter...

Sourdough Crackers & Seeing the World Accurately

February 11, 2023 17:23 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MB

:36: Canavox weekend recap. 4:04: Introductions. 7:19: Reality TV, a MILF reality TV show. 9:10: People who listen from overseas and VPNs. 13:19: Kids bring a lot of drama and Molly has no capacity for extra drama. 11:50: Deemphasizing vegetables and adding more fruit to our diet. 14:08: Trying to adapt palettes and grocery budgets. 15:06: Crackers and cheese and food and crackers. 17:04: Sourdough cracker recipe and preferred chip and cracker flavors 20:46: Karl Barth and adulterous relatio...

Tales from You

February 05, 2023 00:01 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

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Frosting, Vaping, & Encouraging Others

January 30, 2023 04:42 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MB

Open and some random updates. 6:54: New chocolate cake recipe and 7 minute frosting. 11:40: Titus chocolate chip cookie as a roll. 14:03: Vaping health issues. 17:51: Is vaping sin? 23:36: Too dangerous sports? 24:44: When you die is in God’s hands but also… 26:53: A show idea for J.R. without Molly 27:46: The parents don’t care. 29:01 American culture is so stressed filled and pharmaceuticals for mental health issues. 30:47: The Magic of Tidying Up lady now has kids. 32:10: Commending paren...

Predestination, Prayer, & Really Good Beef

January 19, 2023 23:04 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MB

2:00: Last minute elk opportunities. 3:34: Schatzker, The End of Craving, and The Model Health Show. 5:28: Molly giggles every time she fills her car with gas. 6:40: End of a Model Health podcast with Schatzker, the Dorito effect and tricking your tastebuds. 9:06: Mark Schatzker’s “Steak” recap so far. 14:10: Steakbites recipe. 16:37: Cows, feedlots, and finishing beef 🥩 22:39: Predestination and does it matter. 24:37: The origins of Methodists. 26:37: George Whitfield’s approach. 28:07: Bei...

Repentance, Confession, & Using the Gospel As Law

January 14, 2023 01:02 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB

1:48: Ski Patrol training and tree wells 6:07: Mixing shows and Star Wars 7:20: Bacon fig jam 9:30: Bible Project’s Introductory to the Psalms 12:00: More struggles with our daughter 16:01: Repentance and specificity 19:48: There is truth in confessing more but… 22:30: Depression and confession [Spiritual Depression, Martin Lloyd-Jones] 25:50: Using the gospel as law and Jesus Juking 28:03: What you must do to experience fulfillment 30:54: Lecturing kids and the law 33:41: Why does James cal...

What To Do When You Can't Do Anything

January 07, 2023 04:14 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB

Open: Elese Birthday, Stories from kids about dead cats 5:03: neutering and spaying animals and puberty blockers 7:05: Cats reproductive systems 8:31: Pete and Kim’s dogs 10:27: Snowflakes and being so severed from reality 12:06: Apocalyptic Politics; Carl Trueman article 15:02: The real world experience vs. virtual and being increasingly marginalized in the public sphere 19:06: China’s covid policy reversal 20:53: Molly and JR bicker 22:00: Ukraine, all the whys, and real suffering 25:28: R...

Responding Well When You Don't Have Control

December 12, 2022 23:20 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MB

Intro & Housekeeping, 2:14: Thorns in the flesh, David and Saul, pride. 4:50: Behold the Lamb of God. 6:49: Parenting struggles with our 4 year old. 8:52: Forgetting bad things with your kids, the struggle with our human nature, why health and wealth. seems so appealing. 10:51: Community Comments on the news, anxiety and hopelessness. 12:28: Our desire to know and control, be omniscient like God, and our finite capacity to do so. 14:43: Embracing the life God gives us and just rolling with i...

Human vs. Animal, & The Desecration of the Imago Dei

December 05, 2022 23:50 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB

2:06: Homemade marshmallows. Molly talks about current life madness, marshmallow making (blog link) 7:54: Cats wants to eat the rabbit, rabbit wants to hump the cats 12:17: The lion shall lie down with the lamb. The cat shall lie down with the bunny. What did cats before the fall? 15:50: Dogs don’t have a soul, humans are special and conveying that to kids 18:56: Extreme life-saving measures with pets and Our friend’s convo with kids about the violent death of an animal 22:54: Our cultural v...

Molly is More Intellectually and Spiritual Lazy Than Everyone Thought

November 29, 2022 05:18 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

1:58: community feedback on modesty discussion 6:46- Kids are full on Christmas decorating, Old Navy Gender Neutral Christmas PJ line/ gender dysphoria and race (Irreversible Damage, Abigail Schrier) 12:54: Molly’s gut instinct on gender dysphoria and demographics. [Canavox PDF with Substack Article URL] 17:20: JRs thoughts on genderless clothes and bathrooms 20:39: Molly just doesn’t care- homeschoolers, paganism and Christmas Trees 24:28: Growing in Christian maturity softens opinions in m...

Counteracting an Unnatural Sexual Ethic

November 23, 2022 06:10 - 1 hour - 62.1 MB

1:02: Nick Cannon, EDM Twitter and perverted sexual ethics 4:55: How we talk to our children about being wise in the world 7:32: Comments from a sex crimes prosecutor 8:32: Helping our girls grow in wisdom and not be victims, the natural science behind attraction 13:11: Mutual men and women's responsibility to protect themselves 17:13: How to make girls feel valued by not making themselves a sex object 19:10: Beauty is a good thing - mothers need to communicate these things 20:48: We will ne...