"Merry Christmas? Preparing to Engage Family Dysfunction."

100:00:00,000 --> 00:00:08,000Don't get down when you're seeing the worst,200:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,000because the last will be the first.300:00:10,000 --> 00:00:13,000What a day, I'm telling you,400:00:13,000 --> 00:00:15,000all things will be new.500:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,000Living up in a down world.600:00:18,000 --> 00:00:21,000Yeah, we're living, yeah, we're living,700:00:21,000 --> 00:00:25,000living up in a down world.800:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,000Oh!900:00:27,000 --> 00:00:28,000This is Jimmy Internet.1000:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,000We are coming to you now from our news studio,1100:00:31,000 --> 00:00:35,000and this is episode number 47.1200:00:35,000 --> 00:00:38,000News studio, wow.1300:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,000I like the way that sounds.1400:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,000I know, I like the way it smells.1500:00:42,000 --> 00:00:47,000I know, okay, so, our son-in-law came in here to help us.1600:00:47,000 --> 00:00:49,000We're still unboxing things.1700:00:49,000 --> 00:00:50,000Thank you, Brandon.1800:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,000And he and I were putting together the lamps,1900:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,000and he said, is this freshly painted,2000:00:56,000 --> 00:00:57,000because it smells like it?2100:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,000I said, well, it is, although it's been a few weeks,2200:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,000but it's the carpet that smells.2300:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,000Yes, and the carpet is gorgeous.2400:01:05,000 --> 00:01:08,000I think I did a good job with all the furniture.2500:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,000It makes me want to take my shoes off, though.2600:01:10,000 --> 00:01:11,000You know.2700:01:11,000 --> 00:01:12,000It's pretty.2800:01:12,000 --> 00:01:13,000I love furniture.2900:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,000I love solid, good furniture.3000:01:16,000 --> 00:01:17,000We love leather.3100:01:17,000 --> 00:01:18,000Yes.3200:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,000So, we bought new leather furniture for our house last year.3300:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,000This year, new leather furniture.3400:01:23,000 --> 00:01:24,000Is that leather?3500:01:24,000 --> 00:01:25,000Is that real-deal leather?3600:01:25,000 --> 00:01:26,000Oh, yeah.3700:01:26,000 --> 00:01:27,000Is that real-deal?3800:01:27,000 --> 00:01:28,000No, no, no.3900:01:28,000 --> 00:01:29,000It's not Naga-hide.4000:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,000I don't do that.4100:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,000I don't do that.4200:01:31,000 --> 00:01:32,000It looks fantastic.4300:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,000I actually unboxed that and put it together today.4400:01:34,000 --> 00:01:35,000I'm shocked.4500:01:35,000 --> 00:01:36,000I'm shocked.4600:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,000Well, I was seeing it out in the hall, and I'm like,4700:01:38,000 --> 00:01:39,000that's bugging me.4800:01:39,000 --> 00:01:40,000It needs to be...4900:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,000Well, there's two mirrors that need to be unboxed,5000:01:42,000 --> 00:01:43,000and there's a monitor that...5100:01:43,000 --> 00:01:44,000Right.5200:01:44,000 --> 00:01:45,000We'll do that tomorrow, because we'll have some time tomorrow5300:01:45,000 --> 00:01:46,000to do that.5400:01:46,000 --> 00:01:47,000So, it's looking great.5500:01:47,000 --> 00:01:48,000It is.5600:01:48,000 --> 00:01:49,000Super excited.5700:01:49,000 --> 00:01:50,000We shot our first video in here, or my first video,5800:01:50,000 --> 00:01:51,000which was for the church.5900:01:51,000 --> 00:01:52,000For the church.6000:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,000So, we've got new lighting.6100:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,000We've got a new table and chairs.6200:01:56,000 --> 00:01:57,000We've got new mic stands.6300:01:57,000 --> 00:01:58,000Couch is coming in the morning.6400:01:58,000 --> 00:01:59,000Couch is coming tomorrow.6500:01:59,000 --> 00:02:00,000Oh, it's in the morning?6600:02:00,000 --> 00:02:01,000You got the notice?6700:02:01,000 --> 00:02:02,000Between 8, 30 to 12, 30.6800:02:02,000 --> 00:02:03,000Oh, yay.6900:02:03,000 --> 00:02:04,000That's great.7000:02:04,000 --> 00:02:05,000We'll be here.7100:02:05,000 --> 00:02:06,000And so, that'll...7200:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,000Well, not quite, but almost complete.7300:02:08,000 --> 00:02:09,000The biggest thing...7400:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,000The only thing we'll lack is the acoustic wall that we're having built,7500:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,000and that's going to be, I'm hoping, next week.7600:02:15,000 --> 00:02:16,000It comes in Monday or Tuesday.7700:02:16,000 --> 00:02:17,000It comes in Monday.7800:02:17,000 --> 00:02:18,000Monday.7900:02:18,000 --> 00:02:19,000So, just...8000:02:19,000 --> 00:02:20,000We want to give you guys a heads up.8100:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,000If you hear a little bit of an echo in here,8200:02:22,000 --> 00:02:23,000we're still not done.8300:02:23,000 --> 00:02:24,000We're doing the sound panel,8400:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,000and the sound panel is an entire wall,8500:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,000and we'll be up against that wall.8600:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,000It's also the backdrop for our set.8700:02:30,000 --> 00:02:31,000So, for videos...8800:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,000Are we going to be doing YouTube...8900:02:33,000 --> 00:02:35,000Now, we do YouTube channel.9000:02:35,000 --> 00:02:36,000We will be doing that.9100:02:36,000 --> 00:02:37,000Right.9200:02:37,000 --> 00:02:38,000Called...9300:02:38,000 --> 00:02:39,000Meet Pray Love.9400:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,000And someone said, is it Meet M-E-E-T?9500:02:42,000 --> 00:02:43,000I said, no.9600:02:43,000 --> 00:02:44,000Meet M-E-E-T.9700:02:44,000 --> 00:02:45,000Me, carnivore.9800:02:45,000 --> 00:02:46,000Because we're carnivore.9900:02:46,000 --> 00:02:51,000But are we going to be doing video podcasts in the future?10000:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,000Is that in our future?10100:02:52,000 --> 00:02:53,000It's absolutely possible.10200:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,000I mean, we could do that sitting here, talking back and forth.10300:02:56,000 --> 00:02:57,000We've got this great table.10400:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,000And then it can be on here too.10500:02:59,000 --> 00:03:00,000I mean, it's interesting.10600:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,000Yeah, yeah.10700:03:01,000 --> 00:03:02,000It's all kind of...10800:03:02,000 --> 00:03:03,000We can do anything in here.10900:03:03,000 --> 00:03:06,000That's what the beauty of having a dedicated studio space.11000:03:06,000 --> 00:03:07,000Studio.11100:03:07,000 --> 00:03:08,000Interesting.11200:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,000And, of course, we'll have a big cup of coffee on each of our sides.11300:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,000We have a new addiction, don't we?11400:03:13,000 --> 00:03:14,000Oh, my gosh.11500:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,000And this is the Curry's fault.11600:03:15,000 --> 00:03:16,000And this is the Curry's fault.11700:03:16,000 --> 00:03:17,000It is.11800:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,000They introduced us to Black Rifle Coffee.11900:03:19,000 --> 00:03:20,000Oh, my gosh.12000:03:20,000 --> 00:03:24,000And then Rick Green from the Patriot Academy said that they have a new coffee that they12100:03:24,000 --> 00:03:25,000developed.12200:03:25,000 --> 00:03:26,000And I'm open to trying it.12300:03:26,000 --> 00:03:27,000I'm open because I like Rick.12400:03:27,000 --> 00:03:28,000I will try it.12500:03:28,000 --> 00:03:29,000I will try it.12600:03:29,000 --> 00:03:30,000I'm open to trying Rick's coffee.12700:03:30,000 --> 00:03:34,000But I went off coffee for two stinking months and thought, I'm done.12800:03:34,000 --> 00:03:35,000I'm done.12900:03:35,000 --> 00:03:36,000I'm no longer addicted.13000:03:36,000 --> 00:03:37,000And then it starts to get a little chilly.13100:03:37,000 --> 00:03:38,000And here I am.13200:03:38,000 --> 00:03:39,000Yeah, it's hard not to.13300:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,000I'm more addicted now than I was.13400:03:41,000 --> 00:03:42,000Oh, my gosh.13500:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,000That is the best coffee I've ever tasted.13600:03:44,000 --> 00:03:45,000It is.13700:03:45,000 --> 00:03:46,000It's so smooth.13800:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,000It's strong and bold, but it is smooth.13900:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,000It has no bitter, no bitterness.14000:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,000Tina says it does, but I don't taste the bitterness.14100:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,000I don't either, at least not in the cups, the K cups we're doing.14200:03:56,000 --> 00:03:57,000Yeah.14300:03:57,000 --> 00:03:58,000We did the K cups.14400:03:58,000 --> 00:03:59,000This is so quick and easy for us.14500:03:59,000 --> 00:04:08,000I bet his is so strong because he uses ground coffee and they put a lot in the carafe or14600:04:08,000 --> 00:04:09,000whatever.14700:04:09,000 --> 00:04:10,000That's probably why.14800:04:10,000 --> 00:04:11,000Yeah, it could be.14900:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,000I can't do that.15000:04:12,000 --> 00:04:13,000He does a French press.15100:04:13,000 --> 00:04:14,000Right.15200:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,000So yeah, you can make that stronger if you want.15300:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,000But anyway, that's our new addiction, our new love.15400:04:18,000 --> 00:04:19,000Oh, my gosh.15500:04:19,000 --> 00:04:20,000So back to the studio.15600:04:20,000 --> 00:04:21,000We'll have that done next week.15700:04:21,000 --> 00:04:24,000So there may be a little bit of an echo in here because we still don't have all of our15800:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,000furniture, which will break up the sound.15900:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,000So it's a big, big, nice box.16000:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,000I mean, we're in this box, but...16100:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,000But we have carpet, which helps.16200:04:32,000 --> 00:04:33,000Yeah.16300:04:33,000 --> 00:04:34,000We didn't have carpet at our house.16400:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,000So speak into your mic.16500:04:35,000 --> 00:04:36,000Just make sure.16600:04:36,000 --> 00:04:37,000That'll help.16700:04:37,000 --> 00:04:38,000Okay.16800:04:38,000 --> 00:04:39,000I'm getting as close.16900:04:39,000 --> 00:04:40,000We even bought new mics.17000:04:40,000 --> 00:04:41,000You're doing good.17100:04:41,000 --> 00:04:42,000We bought new equipment.17200:04:42,000 --> 00:04:43,000No, not new mic stands.17300:04:43,000 --> 00:04:44,000Stands.17400:04:44,000 --> 00:04:45,000We did buy a camera.17500:04:45,000 --> 00:04:52,520That's going to be a full frame camera for really high def and like 4K and all that stuff.17600:04:52,520 --> 00:04:53,520Yes.17700:04:53,520 --> 00:04:58,600And one of the reasons why we did that, I have to let our audience know, when Pastor17800:04:58,600 --> 00:05:07,160Jimmy did a YouTube channel, when you were being interviewed, one gentleman wrote in17900:05:07,160 --> 00:05:08,520and said, I couldn't listen.18000:05:08,520 --> 00:05:12,360I couldn't watch because the quality was so bad.18100:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,560And we were like, okay, we got to do something.18200:05:14,560 --> 00:05:15,560But we didn't.18300:05:15,560 --> 00:05:16,560It was our first time.18400:05:16,560 --> 00:05:17,560Not just because some dork did that.18500:05:17,560 --> 00:05:18,560That wasn't it at all.18600:05:18,560 --> 00:05:19,560I know.18700:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,320But still, we want to be excellent in everything we do.18800:05:21,320 --> 00:05:26,800But we were, I was doing this favor for Adam Lacey on his Carnivore Today channel.18900:05:26,800 --> 00:05:29,840So I had to just grab the thing I had.19000:05:29,840 --> 00:05:30,840It was, you made do.19100:05:30,840 --> 00:05:31,840Yeah, I made do.19200:05:31,840 --> 00:05:33,840But, oh, it's going to be nice.19300:05:33,840 --> 00:05:35,040It's going to be super nice.19400:05:35,040 --> 00:05:37,480Got lighting too, studio lighting and everything.19500:05:37,480 --> 00:05:39,800So we got that set up today and shot our first video.19600:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,320So it'll be interesting.19700:05:41,320 --> 00:05:42,320It's fun.19800:05:42,320 --> 00:05:43,320This is fun stuff.19900:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,160It's really enjoyable.20000:05:45,160 --> 00:05:50,360You know, when you talk about the things you love, you want to talk a lot about them.20100:05:50,360 --> 00:05:51,360Exactly.20200:05:51,360 --> 00:05:52,360So steak, meat.20300:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,000I mean, I love meat.20400:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,560You girl have turned into a lioness.20500:05:57,560 --> 00:05:58,560I know.20600:05:58,560 --> 00:06:00,820I mean, like I'm a meat snob.20700:06:00,820 --> 00:06:01,820You are.20800:06:01,820 --> 00:06:02,820Yeah.20900:06:02,820 --> 00:06:06,920Because you have to have filet mignon while I'm over there eating a chuck eye.21000:06:06,920 --> 00:06:08,120Poor man's rib eye.21100:06:08,120 --> 00:06:10,280I've always had a champagne taste.21200:06:10,280 --> 00:06:11,280Always.21300:06:11,280 --> 00:06:12,280I grew up that way.21400:06:12,280 --> 00:06:13,280That is the truth.21500:06:13,280 --> 00:06:16,200I'm glad that I had the money to have.21600:06:16,200 --> 00:06:17,200I just had that.21700:06:17,200 --> 00:06:18,200Exactly.21800:06:18,200 --> 00:06:19,200Exactly.21900:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,200It came from my mother, I believe, because she wanted the best of everything.22000:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,880And yeah, it's pretty crazy.22100:06:24,880 --> 00:06:26,680Oh, well, hey, you're worth it.22200:06:26,680 --> 00:06:27,680You're worth it.22300:06:27,680 --> 00:06:28,680It's so tasty.22400:06:28,680 --> 00:06:29,680You are worth it.22500:06:29,680 --> 00:06:30,680And you look stunning today.22600:06:30,680 --> 00:06:31,680Oh, thank you.22700:06:31,680 --> 00:06:32,680I like the shirt.22800:06:32,680 --> 00:06:33,680I like the jacket.22900:06:33,680 --> 00:06:34,680What do you call it?23000:06:34,680 --> 00:06:35,680It's not a jacket, is it?23100:06:35,680 --> 00:06:36,680It's a cardigan sweater.23200:06:36,680 --> 00:06:37,680Oh, thank you.23300:06:37,680 --> 00:06:38,680Yes.23400:06:38,680 --> 00:06:39,680Thank you.23500:06:39,680 --> 00:06:40,680Technical stuff.23600:06:40,680 --> 00:06:41,680Oh my gosh.23700:06:41,680 --> 00:06:42,680You're funny.23800:06:42,680 --> 00:06:44,760I like the vibe in here.23900:06:44,760 --> 00:06:45,760I do, too.24000:06:45,760 --> 00:06:47,400We need to bring those lights on down.24100:06:47,400 --> 00:06:48,400Oh, we have a dimmer.24200:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,400Do you want me to trot over there and do that?24300:06:50,400 --> 00:06:51,400Trot over there.24400:06:51,400 --> 00:06:52,400Okay.24500:06:52,400 --> 00:06:53,400Let's go see.24600:06:53,400 --> 00:06:54,400You keep going.24700:06:54,400 --> 00:06:55,400You keep talking.24800:06:55,400 --> 00:06:56,400Well, okay.24900:06:56,400 --> 00:06:57,400You're so funny.25000:06:57,400 --> 00:06:58,400I'll be right back.25100:06:58,400 --> 00:06:59,400It's going to be nice.25200:06:59,400 --> 00:07:00,400Can you hear it?25300:07:00,400 --> 00:07:01,400Yes.25400:07:01,400 --> 00:07:06,400One of the reasons why we felt like it's...25500:07:06,400 --> 00:07:07,400That's good.25600:07:07,400 --> 00:07:08,400That's good.25700:07:08,400 --> 00:07:11,600One of the reasons why we felt like it was good to move our studio here is because we25800:07:11,600 --> 00:07:12,960want to...25900:07:12,960 --> 00:07:14,560We'll be spending more time at the office.26000:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,000We're getting busier and busier.26100:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,240We're going to three services in January.26200:07:19,240 --> 00:07:23,720But we felt like after we have some meetings on a Tuesday morning, we can come right in26300:07:23,720 --> 00:07:31,440here and record, rather than go home and then go, oh, do we even have anything in us?26400:07:31,440 --> 00:07:32,440And I always want to...26500:07:32,440 --> 00:07:33,440Sometimes we're tired.26600:07:33,440 --> 00:07:36,680Yeah, sometimes we're tired because we've been meeting with people all day.26700:07:36,680 --> 00:07:37,680And I want to...26800:07:37,680 --> 00:07:41,040We may even do it first thing in the morning before we have a staff meeting or something.26900:07:41,040 --> 00:07:42,840We can kind of plan it however we want.27000:07:42,840 --> 00:07:51,360But we want to be excellent in that and we want to have good energy and not be so tired.27100:07:51,360 --> 00:07:52,360And lately...27200:07:52,360 --> 00:07:53,360Oh my goodness.27300:07:53,360 --> 00:07:55,760Well, life got crazy after we got off of sabbatical.27400:07:55,760 --> 00:07:56,760Okay.27500:07:56,760 --> 00:07:57,760What did we do?27600:07:57,760 --> 00:07:58,760Oh my gosh.27700:07:58,760 --> 00:07:59,760We have like increased...27800:07:59,760 --> 00:08:00,760I know.27900:08:00,760 --> 00:08:01,760I think...28000:08:01,760 --> 00:08:02,760Well, part of it is...28100:08:02,760 --> 00:08:03,760Okay.28200:08:03,760 --> 00:08:05,280I mean, this is just the reality of it.28300:08:05,280 --> 00:08:08,280We focused on mind, body, spirit.28400:08:08,280 --> 00:08:12,880So that trifecta, taking care of our mental health, our spiritual health, our physical28500:08:12,880 --> 00:08:14,800health, it energized us.28600:08:14,800 --> 00:08:15,800It did.28700:08:15,800 --> 00:08:17,160So we came back strong.28800:08:17,160 --> 00:08:22,080I mean, like when we talked about going to three services, I looked at our staff, whom28900:08:22,080 --> 00:08:26,000I love and adore, and I could see the terror in their eyes.29000:08:26,000 --> 00:08:31,600Mainly in Leslie's case because she has to deal with volunteers, more volunteers.29100:08:31,600 --> 00:08:34,480Because their mind just goes into overdrive of how are we going to staff it?29200:08:34,480 --> 00:08:35,480How are we going to do it?29300:08:35,480 --> 00:08:36,480Do we have a worship team to do it?29400:08:36,480 --> 00:08:39,160There's a lot of moving parts to it.29500:08:39,160 --> 00:08:43,320But I'm the one who carries the ball on preaching three services when I play guitar.29600:08:43,320 --> 00:08:46,680I'll play guitar and preach three services.29700:08:46,680 --> 00:08:47,680But I didn't bat an eye.29800:08:47,680 --> 00:08:49,360I mean, I literally...29900:08:49,360 --> 00:08:53,840If you would have said this last year, we brought it up some last year and I was resistant30000:08:53,840 --> 00:08:59,760because I was like, I can barely make two right now, but I feel so amazing.30100:08:59,760 --> 00:09:01,040And it's not just carnivore.30200:09:01,040 --> 00:09:02,400It's not just the diet.30300:09:02,400 --> 00:09:06,200It's actually my heart and my spirit and my mentality.30400:09:06,200 --> 00:09:07,200You got rejuvenated.30500:09:07,200 --> 00:09:08,200I did.30600:09:08,200 --> 00:09:15,600You got so rested that you're able to put on more on your plate, put more on your plate.30700:09:15,600 --> 00:09:17,760And so that's what we're going to do.30800:09:17,760 --> 00:09:19,400But we're going to space it out.30900:09:19,400 --> 00:09:22,960We've decided that we're going to do podcasts every two weeks.31000:09:22,960 --> 00:09:24,920Yeah, big announcement right there.31100:09:24,920 --> 00:09:25,920Because we...31200:09:25,920 --> 00:09:26,920For now.31300:09:26,920 --> 00:09:27,920Right.31400:09:27,920 --> 00:09:28,920It may be a season.31500:09:28,920 --> 00:09:29,920It could change.31600:09:29,920 --> 00:09:30,920It may not, but for now...31700:09:30,920 --> 00:09:31,920But we don't know what it's...31800:09:31,920 --> 00:09:32,920Right now, we're going into the holidays.31900:09:32,920 --> 00:09:33,920Yeah.32000:09:33,920 --> 00:09:34,920Then we start our three services.32100:09:34,920 --> 00:09:37,960We're going to be with energy everywhere that we need to.32200:09:37,960 --> 00:09:38,960Yeah, exactly.32300:09:38,960 --> 00:09:41,240And so I feel like we'll have more content.32400:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,400We'll be refreshed.32500:09:43,400 --> 00:09:44,400I think so too.32600:09:44,400 --> 00:09:47,240I mean, because we have a whole lot going on.32700:09:47,240 --> 00:09:49,640We've had things every other night.32800:09:49,640 --> 00:09:51,400We've had dinner dates and all...32900:09:51,400 --> 00:09:52,400It's all good.33000:09:52,400 --> 00:09:53,400It's all people we love.33100:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,040It's church families who want to spend time with.33200:09:56,040 --> 00:09:59,320So these are things, but they do tend to pile up sometimes.33300:09:59,320 --> 00:10:02,160I mean, we had a big staff Christmas party with what?33400:10:02,160 --> 00:10:03,16040 people there.33500:10:03,160 --> 00:10:04,16040 people.33600:10:04,160 --> 00:10:07,600And older staff and their wives and husbands and spouses.33700:10:07,600 --> 00:10:14,240So yeah, so I mean, we've been going and blowing, but we still feel fantastic.33800:10:14,240 --> 00:10:19,120And today, the weather kind of turned and it feels more like Christmas.33900:10:19,120 --> 00:10:20,120It really does.34000:10:20,120 --> 00:10:21,120I mean, I walked out.34100:10:21,120 --> 00:10:22,120I didn't even wear...34200:10:22,120 --> 00:10:23,120I didn't bring a coat.34300:10:23,120 --> 00:10:25,120I've got a sweater on, but it's a light...34400:10:25,120 --> 00:10:26,120Well, I have a sweater on.34500:10:26,120 --> 00:10:28,440No, this is a super light sweater.34600:10:28,440 --> 00:10:30,720And I walked out and man, the wind was blowing.34700:10:30,720 --> 00:10:34,040It was raining like that misty drizzle.34800:10:34,040 --> 00:10:37,480And I was like, whoa, it is actually cold out here.34900:10:37,480 --> 00:10:38,480It switched on us.35000:10:38,480 --> 00:10:39,480Wow, okay.35100:10:39,480 --> 00:10:40,480That caught me off guard.35200:10:40,480 --> 00:10:42,480But I was just going straight to the car.35300:10:42,480 --> 00:10:46,880So I hung out with a bunch of pastors today who have become friends.35400:10:46,880 --> 00:10:53,880Pastor Lance from Brady, Texas, small town America, Pastor Tim and Pastor David, they're35500:10:53,880 --> 00:10:56,360two pastors from Mason, Texas.35600:10:56,360 --> 00:10:59,800So those are smaller communities in our area.35700:10:59,800 --> 00:11:03,960And then we're a small community here in Fredericksburg, even though God's given us a massive footprint.35800:11:03,960 --> 00:11:05,480It's a small town.35900:11:05,480 --> 00:11:10,760So it's really neat getting to know guys that are in similar situations in terms of being36000:11:10,760 --> 00:11:13,280in a small town and supporting each other.36100:11:13,280 --> 00:11:14,280Like-mindedness.36200:11:14,280 --> 00:11:17,840Yeah, like-minded support, encouragement, prayed for each other.36300:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,960They gathered around me and prayed over me because we met at my church.36400:11:20,960 --> 00:11:24,680And then when we meet at somebody else's, we'll gather around them and pray over them.36500:11:24,680 --> 00:11:26,920It's just a way to encourage and build each other up.36600:11:26,920 --> 00:11:27,920Super cool.36700:11:27,920 --> 00:11:29,680Super encouraged by that.36800:11:29,680 --> 00:11:30,680I love that.36900:11:30,680 --> 00:11:31,680I love that.37000:11:31,680 --> 00:11:32,840Yeah, it was neat.37100:11:32,840 --> 00:11:40,840So even though it's a bit premature that we're in our studio, it's either that or we wouldn't37200:11:40,840 --> 00:11:44,080have been able to do a show today.37300:11:44,080 --> 00:11:45,080And we don't have-37400:11:45,080 --> 00:11:46,080Chevy.37500:11:46,080 --> 00:11:48,800That's my only sad moment right now.37600:11:48,800 --> 00:11:49,800We can bring him.37700:11:49,800 --> 00:11:50,800We were very busy today.37800:11:50,800 --> 00:11:52,160Yeah, we can on Tuesdays.37900:11:52,160 --> 00:11:56,680We didn't today because we knew we had a lot of outside things going.38000:11:56,680 --> 00:12:02,200But Chevy's been really sick and we had to take him to the hospital bed yesterday.38100:12:02,200 --> 00:12:04,960To the puppy doctor yesterday.38200:12:04,960 --> 00:12:08,880Almost $400 later after all the x-rays, everything.38300:12:08,880 --> 00:12:10,920Did we really need that?38400:12:10,920 --> 00:12:11,920I was like, what?38500:12:11,920 --> 00:12:13,000That sounds like us.38600:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,560It's more than what happens when we go.38700:12:15,560 --> 00:12:16,560I know, exactly.38800:12:16,560 --> 00:12:17,560Yeah, it was.38900:12:17,560 --> 00:12:18,560But he's okay.39000:12:18,560 --> 00:12:22,040He has allergies, really bad ear infection.39100:12:22,040 --> 00:12:23,680But he scared me.39200:12:23,680 --> 00:12:26,320Now, okay, Chevy's a dog.39300:12:26,320 --> 00:12:27,320Hello.39400:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,360But he's keeping us up with his coughing.39500:12:29,360 --> 00:12:33,280It sounds like that's something a toddler would do.39600:12:33,280 --> 00:12:36,880And he's keeping us up at night because of his coughing.39700:12:36,880 --> 00:12:43,000And then yesterday he woke up, he was coughing, but then he seemed to be gasping for air.39800:12:43,000 --> 00:12:44,320And that scared me.39900:12:44,320 --> 00:12:48,600That's why we ended up having to take him in because we didn't want there to be...40000:12:48,600 --> 00:12:50,400We were afraid there could be an obstruction.40100:12:50,400 --> 00:12:51,400Right, right.40200:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,640Or he had swallowed something maybe that we didn't know about.40300:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,280So yeah, so I took him in yesterday.40400:12:57,280 --> 00:13:00,440I stayed home from the office while you guys had staff meeting.40500:13:00,440 --> 00:13:03,520I was zoomed in or I just did a conference in.40600:13:03,520 --> 00:13:06,360So I was still with you, but I was taking care of him.40700:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,160But you know what was so cool?40800:13:08,160 --> 00:13:13,480I took him to this great place called Lindner over in Comfort, Texas, right off the I-10.40900:13:13,480 --> 00:13:17,560And three girls in the office there, I walk in, we start chatting.41000:13:17,560 --> 00:13:18,560They're just in a good mood.41100:13:18,560 --> 00:13:20,840I mean, I was like, you know, they're happy.41200:13:20,840 --> 00:13:22,120I could tell it was a good atmosphere.41300:13:22,120 --> 00:13:24,380I said, hey, I got a question for y'all.41400:13:24,380 --> 00:13:25,380Can you imagine what I just asked?41500:13:25,380 --> 00:13:26,380Oh, so you did your question.41600:13:26,380 --> 00:13:27,380I said, I got a question.41700:13:27,380 --> 00:13:28,380I'll start with you.41800:13:28,380 --> 00:13:32,360And I pointed to the one girl and I said, first thing comes off top of your head, what41900:13:32,360 --> 00:13:33,600are you thankful for?42000:13:33,600 --> 00:13:37,000And she went, oh, oh, my family.42100:13:37,000 --> 00:13:38,000Everybody says family.42200:13:38,000 --> 00:13:39,000I said, you know what?42300:13:39,000 --> 00:13:40,000That's the number one answer by far.42400:13:40,000 --> 00:13:41,000And I said, how about you?42500:13:41,000 --> 00:13:42,000And she said, my dog.42600:13:42,000 --> 00:13:43,000Oh, of course.42700:13:43,000 --> 00:13:44,000She works at a...42800:13:44,000 --> 00:13:45,000She better say that.42900:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,400She works at a veterinarian office, her dog.43000:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,560And then the other one was family as well.43100:13:49,560 --> 00:13:51,200And they just, they started laughing.43200:13:51,200 --> 00:13:52,800We got us laughing and talking.43300:13:52,800 --> 00:13:55,720I said, I've been surveying dozens of people.43400:13:55,720 --> 00:14:00,080And in fact, I did our waiter today, Steve at Hill and Vine.43500:14:00,080 --> 00:14:01,080You're doing it everywhere.43600:14:01,080 --> 00:14:03,480And he and I had a great visit, great chat.43700:14:03,480 --> 00:14:06,480And he said, I'm just happy to be here to serve you.43800:14:06,480 --> 00:14:08,440I said, oh, your tip just went up, bro.43900:14:08,440 --> 00:14:09,440Oh, wow.44000:14:09,440 --> 00:14:10,440You're working it.44100:14:10,440 --> 00:14:17,440I remember, I remember we had a friend and every time we would go to a restaurant, they44200:14:17,440 --> 00:14:20,880would say, your tip is going to depend on...44300:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,960They would start off the meal.44400:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,360You take care of us, you're going to get a big tip.44500:14:26,360 --> 00:14:29,560He did that everywhere we went.44600:14:29,560 --> 00:14:37,280Now, I can't remember who it was, but I remember that distinctly, that that person said, your44700:14:37,280 --> 00:14:38,400tip will depend.44800:14:38,400 --> 00:14:43,560If you take care of us, you keep us with sweet tea or whatever.44900:14:43,560 --> 00:14:48,920You will get a great tip, but it worked because I don't know if it would work these days.45000:14:48,920 --> 00:14:50,600This was more like 15 years ago.45100:14:50,600 --> 00:14:52,200God, it's a little different.45200:14:52,200 --> 00:14:53,200But it was different.45300:14:53,200 --> 00:14:54,200I had never heard anything like that.45400:14:54,200 --> 00:14:55,200My approach is kindness.45500:14:55,200 --> 00:14:56,200I treat them with dignity and respect.45600:14:56,200 --> 00:14:58,720But he didn't say it in a mean way.45700:14:58,720 --> 00:14:59,720He was just saying...45800:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,080Yeah, but still laying the law down a little bit.45900:15:02,080 --> 00:15:05,120It's like, yeah, don't cross over this line or else kind of thing.46000:15:05,120 --> 00:15:06,120It feels like a threat.46100:15:06,120 --> 00:15:07,120It can work, bro.46200:15:07,120 --> 00:15:10,120Of course, the waiter could go, you know what, I'll find someone else.46300:15:10,120 --> 00:15:12,840I always look for a contact point.46400:15:12,840 --> 00:15:17,600If it's a dude, I don't do females, but always looking for a contact point.46500:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,400He was wearing a watch similar to mine.46600:15:19,400 --> 00:15:20,400Oops, sorry.46700:15:20,400 --> 00:15:21,400Oh, so there's your conversation.46800:15:21,400 --> 00:15:24,000So I said, hey, how do you like your Apple Ultra?46900:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,480And he's like, oh man, I love this thing and blah, blah, blah.47000:15:26,480 --> 00:15:27,480I used to have a Garmin.47100:15:27,480 --> 00:15:30,040And then we started talking about triathlons and working out.47200:15:30,040 --> 00:15:33,080And then he hung out for a while with all four of his pastors.47300:15:33,080 --> 00:15:36,040He had no idea standing over the table full of pastors.47400:15:36,040 --> 00:15:37,040Wow.47500:15:37,040 --> 00:15:38,040It's cool.47600:15:38,040 --> 00:15:39,040That's good.47700:15:39,040 --> 00:15:40,040I like Steve.47800:15:40,040 --> 00:15:41,040He's a neat guy.47900:15:41,040 --> 00:15:42,040So yeah.48000:15:42,040 --> 00:15:50,800Hey, so one of the things we were talking about is the power of what we say and do.48100:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,440It's interesting to me how things come back to you.48200:15:53,440 --> 00:15:54,440Yes.48300:15:54,440 --> 00:16:00,120Like, you know, you can say, for me, even on this podcast, we could say something and48400:16:00,120 --> 00:16:05,480it may be something we've said in other arenas, but for whatever reason, God takes that one48500:16:05,480 --> 00:16:12,160thing, that one little ism, that little truth, and he zeros it in on somebody on the other48600:16:12,160 --> 00:16:13,500side of the world.48700:16:13,500 --> 00:16:18,960That's the beauty of podcasting is that you can literally impact somebody in another country,48800:16:18,960 --> 00:16:20,540in another nation.48900:16:20,540 --> 00:16:24,280And speaking of that, we got a beautiful note from Iris.49000:16:24,280 --> 00:16:26,960Remember Iris from Holland?49100:16:26,960 --> 00:16:29,760And she gave us a boost, 35,000 sats.49200:16:29,760 --> 00:16:34,000She says, Hi, Jimmy and Annette, I loved your past episodes.49300:16:34,000 --> 00:16:37,320Thank you for the reminder to be grateful.49400:16:37,320 --> 00:16:42,200Trust in God to help us on our path and to please God before people.49500:16:42,200 --> 00:16:46,720I am always very inspired after listening to you and more confident in my faith.49600:16:46,720 --> 00:16:47,720Lots of love, Iris.49700:16:47,720 --> 00:16:48,720Isn't that beautiful?49800:16:48,720 --> 00:16:49,720That's beautiful.49900:16:49,720 --> 00:16:53,520And I just thought about how the power of this, we had a conversation and we talked50000:16:53,520 --> 00:16:58,360about gratitude, which I talk a lot about because I talk about a lot about the things50100:16:58,360 --> 00:17:00,520I love.50200:17:00,520 --> 00:17:01,520And we were talking about that.50300:17:01,520 --> 00:17:06,000And we were also talking about, you know, we need to, God's who we need to please,50400:17:06,000 --> 00:17:07,000not everybody else.50500:17:07,000 --> 00:17:10,400And sometimes we sacrifice pleasing God for pleasing others.50600:17:10,400 --> 00:17:12,520And so she just cued in on that.50700:17:12,520 --> 00:17:19,080And so to think that right here in Fredericksburg, Texas, that message got over to Iris across50800:17:19,080 --> 00:17:22,080the world and she was encouraged and blessed by it.50900:17:22,080 --> 00:17:23,080That's beautiful.51000:17:23,080 --> 00:17:24,080Isn't that amazing?51100:17:24,080 --> 00:17:26,280Technology is amazing to me.51200:17:26,280 --> 00:17:29,720If you leverage it for good, it's fantastic.51300:17:29,720 --> 00:17:34,600I remember there was a day when you were so excited when it was when technology was just51400:17:34,600 --> 00:17:40,600coming very apparent and I wasn't very happy about it because I was thinking about all51500:17:40,600 --> 00:17:43,080the negative aspects of it.51600:17:43,080 --> 00:17:48,680But as we've matured and we've grown and technology has grown, I mean, obviously there's51700:17:48,680 --> 00:17:52,320a lot of negative, but there's a lot of positive.51800:17:52,320 --> 00:17:55,600We wouldn't be able to do what we're doing if we didn't have technology.51900:17:55,600 --> 00:18:04,040And so, you know, and doing this podcast, this isn't just I mean, it's not just little52000:18:04,040 --> 00:18:06,680old Fredericksburg people that are hearing us.52100:18:06,680 --> 00:18:11,080We have the opportunity to affect people in Japan, of which we're going hopefully next52200:18:11,080 --> 00:18:12,080year.52300:18:12,080 --> 00:18:15,440We we affect people in all different parts of the world.52400:18:15,440 --> 00:18:18,080And what we say matters.52500:18:18,080 --> 00:18:21,680And it's I love the fact that we can.52600:18:21,680 --> 00:18:27,760I mean, this is to me part of the gospel of Matthew 28 and go into all the world and preach52700:18:27,760 --> 00:18:28,760the gospel.52800:18:28,760 --> 00:18:29,760That's beautiful.52900:18:29,760 --> 00:18:31,480And this is what we're doing.53000:18:31,480 --> 00:18:36,440And we're able to get it to places that we normally could never get it to because we're53100:18:36,440 --> 00:18:42,000you know, we're not going to be able to travel to every place in the world that needs a gospel.53200:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,320But you can through the airwaves.53300:18:44,320 --> 00:18:50,000And I love that we have this opportunity and have the opportunity through video as well.53400:18:50,000 --> 00:18:51,440You know, we video our services.53500:18:51,440 --> 00:19:00,200I love that churches are now becoming able to be able to video their services.53600:19:00,200 --> 00:19:03,920People that probably thought they would never have the opportunity to do that.53700:19:03,920 --> 00:19:08,800Maybe a small church doesn't have a lot of money, but it doesn't take much.53800:19:08,800 --> 00:19:11,280Do you remember when we used an iPad?53900:19:11,280 --> 00:19:14,240And we was an old iPad, four years old, out of date.54000:19:14,240 --> 00:19:15,240Yes.54100:19:15,240 --> 00:19:17,840And I gaff taped it to a pole.54200:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,320And that's how we recorded our services.54300:19:20,320 --> 00:19:21,720This was just four years ago.54400:19:21,720 --> 00:19:23,760All we had four years ago.54500:19:23,760 --> 00:19:24,760Yeah, four.54600:19:24,760 --> 00:19:25,760And now look at it.54700:19:25,760 --> 00:19:30,000Yeah, that was when we were a campus of another church.54800:19:30,000 --> 00:19:34,840And so we didn't have a lot of resources and they wouldn't really help us with any resources54900:19:34,840 --> 00:19:36,040to do technology.55000:19:36,040 --> 00:19:38,480So we're like, we'll figure it out.55100:19:38,480 --> 00:19:41,080You get resourceful when you have to.55200:19:41,080 --> 00:19:44,880But we felt so impressed that we needed to get the message out.55300:19:44,880 --> 00:19:47,120I love the word good news.55400:19:47,120 --> 00:19:51,800When we use the word gospel, the gospel of Jesus Christ, and there may be listeners who55500:19:51,800 --> 00:19:52,840don't know what that means.55600:19:52,840 --> 00:19:54,600It literally means good news.55700:19:54,600 --> 00:19:58,880It's the good news of Jesus Christ, not the bad news.55800:19:58,880 --> 00:20:01,560Sometimes people think Christianity is bad news.55900:20:01,560 --> 00:20:02,880No, this is good news.56000:20:02,880 --> 00:20:05,000Or a bunch of rules of do's and don'ts.56100:20:05,000 --> 00:20:06,000Right, right.56200:20:06,000 --> 00:20:07,000Yeah, that's, I don't know.56300:20:07,000 --> 00:20:10,800I remember I got over that real quick as a new Christian and realized, no, this is, there's56400:20:10,800 --> 00:20:11,800a lot of do's.56500:20:11,800 --> 00:20:13,640Like, man, we got a lot to do.56600:20:13,640 --> 00:20:14,640This is amazing.56700:20:14,640 --> 00:20:18,680And I found out that living for Jesus was like being on an adventure.56800:20:18,680 --> 00:20:23,040Like you're in a, you know, C.S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia movie or something.56900:20:23,040 --> 00:20:25,480It was life-giving and good.57000:20:25,480 --> 00:20:29,000And so, you know, you were talking about the power of podcasting, the power of getting57100:20:29,000 --> 00:20:30,400our voice out.57200:20:30,400 --> 00:20:35,360We called this podcast, Living Up in a Down World, because that's our goal.57300:20:35,360 --> 00:20:36,760We want to be positive.57400:20:36,760 --> 00:20:40,520We want, there's too many negative voices out there in the world.57500:20:40,520 --> 00:20:46,760You know, I love what Adam Curry and John Dvorak are doing with, you know, media deconstruction.57600:20:46,760 --> 00:20:49,960They're saying, look, this is not true, or this is actually a lie.57700:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,080This is false information.57800:20:52,080 --> 00:20:57,920And they're deconstructing that because we don't need to give energy to bad news or fake57900:20:57,920 --> 00:20:58,920news.58000:20:58,920 --> 00:21:02,480And when you've got good news, you want to tell people about it.58100:21:02,480 --> 00:21:07,420And I feel led to challenge our listeners right now.58200:21:07,420 --> 00:21:09,640Maybe you thought, well, maybe I should do a podcast.58300:21:09,640 --> 00:21:11,760I got things to talk about.58400:21:11,760 --> 00:21:14,000I would encourage you to do it.58500:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,960You know, we took the plunge and we didn't have anything.58600:21:16,960 --> 00:21:18,280We didn't have a microphone.58700:21:18,280 --> 00:21:19,640We didn't have a mic stand.58800:21:19,640 --> 00:21:21,800We didn't have anything.58900:21:21,800 --> 00:21:26,240And it was actually Adam and Tina challenged us to do a podcast.59000:21:26,240 --> 00:21:29,440And we were like, we don't know where to start.59100:21:29,440 --> 00:21:30,660We don't know what to do.59200:21:30,660 --> 00:21:34,200And then here we're 47 episodes in.59300:21:34,200 --> 00:21:38,880And then we were challenged to do a YouTube channel, you know, in particular for our health,59400:21:38,880 --> 00:21:40,640you know, journey.59500:21:40,640 --> 00:21:46,240And I thought, OK, we can wait until we get all the right equipment.59600:21:46,240 --> 00:21:48,360We can wait until we've got a studio.59700:21:48,360 --> 00:21:49,720We can wait until it.59800:21:49,720 --> 00:21:51,200And instead, I just did it.59900:21:51,200 --> 00:21:53,360I pulled the trigger.60000:21:53,360 --> 00:21:58,520Because I've realized that you can sit around with good intentions and never do anything.60100:21:58,520 --> 00:21:59,720It's true.60200:21:59,720 --> 00:22:06,400But there's something that's exciting about jumping into the unknown and in knowing it60300:22:06,400 --> 00:22:13,200could fail, knowing it may not work, knowing that it may be a miss, a swing and a miss.60400:22:13,200 --> 00:22:17,720But there's also something exciting when you do it and someone writes you a note back and60500:22:17,720 --> 00:22:20,000says, this really helped me.60600:22:20,000 --> 00:22:21,120This changed my life.60700:22:21,120 --> 00:22:25,440I'm now walking with Jesus and I walked away.60800:22:25,440 --> 00:22:30,600I'm now going back to a church because I walked away because I was hurt.60900:22:30,600 --> 00:22:32,560Those are the things I want to hear.61000:22:32,560 --> 00:22:36,040And we are hearing those constantly.61100:22:36,040 --> 00:22:38,860And that's what keeps me going.61200:22:38,860 --> 00:22:46,760If one person says what you're saying is making sense to me, it's I feel like it's time for61300:22:46,760 --> 00:22:49,000me to make a change in my life.61400:22:49,000 --> 00:22:50,000It's worth it.61500:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,680And just know we're not fishing for compliments.61600:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,960This is actually we're asking for testimonies.61700:22:55,960 --> 00:23:01,660If what we're doing matters and if what we're doing is helping you, I've learned I gave61800:23:01,660 --> 00:23:03,880up my right to withhold encouragement.61900:23:03,880 --> 00:23:10,120So when I'm in a given situation, for example, Steve, our waiter today, I mean, or the girls62000:23:10,120 --> 00:23:13,960at the veterinary clinic, you know, these are kids.62100:23:13,960 --> 00:23:17,080I just have given up the right to withhold encouragement.62200:23:17,080 --> 00:23:22,000And so any environment I'm in right now, it's like my antenna is up, my eyes are open, my62300:23:22,000 --> 00:23:24,840radar is on, and I'm looking for an opportunity.62400:23:24,840 --> 00:23:26,960I don't force anything because that's weird.62500:23:26,960 --> 00:23:28,720I guess weird.62600:23:28,720 --> 00:23:34,120But it's amazing how natural these things come up if you're aware and if you're kind62700:23:34,120 --> 00:23:37,240of looking for that opportunity to encourage.62800:23:37,240 --> 00:23:39,360The word encourage simply means to inspire courage.62900:23:39,360 --> 00:23:42,760It's to build another person up.63000:23:42,760 --> 00:23:48,440And the reason I do it is because I know how I feel when people build me up.63100:23:48,440 --> 00:23:51,240And it is interesting how when you throw things out there, they come back.63200:23:51,240 --> 00:23:53,200You do need a lot of encouragement.63300:23:53,200 --> 00:23:58,640You have course always number one love language.63400:23:58,640 --> 00:23:59,640Words of affirmation.63500:23:59,640 --> 00:24:00,640Words of affirmation.63600:24:00,640 --> 00:24:01,640Yep.63700:24:01,640 --> 00:24:03,120And so that's why you love doing that.63800:24:03,120 --> 00:24:08,080Not because you want them to do it back, but because it's something that you desire so63900:24:08,080 --> 00:24:09,080much.64000:24:09,080 --> 00:24:10,080So you just give it to others.64100:24:10,080 --> 00:24:11,080So I give it to others.64200:24:11,080 --> 00:24:12,080You just give it to others.64300:24:12,080 --> 00:24:13,080I love that.64400:24:13,080 --> 00:24:14,080Give what I want.64500:24:14,080 --> 00:24:15,080And sometimes it does come back.64600:24:15,080 --> 00:24:16,080Sometimes it doesn't.64700:24:16,080 --> 00:24:17,080That's okay too.64800:24:17,080 --> 00:24:20,360But there's something powerful when we build other people up.64900:24:20,360 --> 00:24:24,080So the whole idea of living up in a down world, the whole idea of doing a podcast, the whole65000:24:24,080 --> 00:24:31,680idea of doing a meet, pray, love, health journey YouTube channel is to build people up because65100:24:31,680 --> 00:24:33,640there's so much bad news in this world.65200:24:33,640 --> 00:24:36,680We want to live up in a down world, not live down in a down world.65300:24:36,680 --> 00:24:38,880The holidays can be very tough for some people.65400:24:38,880 --> 00:24:41,280Oh, thank you for bringing that up.65500:24:41,280 --> 00:24:42,280Very tough.65600:24:42,280 --> 00:24:43,280Wow, talk about that for a second.65700:24:43,280 --> 00:24:50,940And so to me, people need encouragement right now because they may be going into situations65800:24:50,940 --> 00:24:56,800and you know, into a family situation that's uncomfortable, that brings on anxiety, depression.65900:24:56,800 --> 00:25:05,240And we want you to be able to go in to those situations and have the strength that God66000:25:05,240 --> 00:25:07,680wants to give you to get through that.66100:25:07,680 --> 00:25:13,600And to go in with eyes and a heart that's softened, that's different because you're66200:25:13,600 --> 00:25:19,200different and not go into those situations as you always have in the past.66300:25:19,200 --> 00:25:23,280And I know for me, it was hard.66400:25:23,280 --> 00:25:26,680Every Christmas was hard because my dad was so mean.66500:25:26,680 --> 00:25:29,360And so he hated the name of Jesus.66600:25:29,360 --> 00:25:35,740And every time we brought it up, you know, it was, there was carnage, honestly.66700:25:35,740 --> 00:25:38,720And every Christmas, my mother would do this.66800:25:38,720 --> 00:25:44,080She would buy him a Bible every Christmas for years.66900:25:44,080 --> 00:25:48,680And my sister and I were married, you know, we're bringing our family and we know what's67000:25:48,680 --> 00:25:50,600going to happen.67100:25:50,600 --> 00:25:52,400And she continued to do that.67200:25:52,400 --> 00:25:54,960It was so hard.67300:25:54,960 --> 00:26:00,880And so we had a lot of anxiety going in to Christmas knowing what my mom was going to67400:26:00,880 --> 00:26:08,080do until finally we got her to, mom, this is not the way you win him to Christ.67500:26:08,080 --> 00:26:13,720You win him by loving him, by treating him the way you want to be treated.67600:26:13,720 --> 00:26:22,440You win him by showing how you love one another and how, you know, showing the love of Christ67700:26:22,440 --> 00:26:25,520but not throwing it down his throat, so to speak.67800:26:25,520 --> 00:26:31,360And it was just, the great thing is, is he ended up coming to know the Lord right before67900:26:31,360 --> 00:26:32,360his death.68000:26:32,360 --> 00:26:33,360That was so powerful.68100:26:33,360 --> 00:26:39,440But the anxiety we felt just going every Christmas was very difficult on us.68200:26:39,440 --> 00:26:46,080And so I know there are people out there that have family members that maybe mistreated68300:26:46,080 --> 00:26:49,680them when they were younger and they have to see them again.68400:26:49,680 --> 00:26:50,800And those are hard things.68500:26:50,800 --> 00:26:54,300But, you know, God wants to redeem and restore.68600:26:54,300 --> 00:26:55,480And that's who he is.68700:26:55,480 --> 00:26:59,080He is a God that restores.68800:26:59,080 --> 00:27:03,680He restores us back to the way, he restores us better than we were.68900:27:03,680 --> 00:27:08,920And I know that because I know what I've gone through in my past and how I needed to be69000:27:08,920 --> 00:27:11,160redeemed and restored.69100:27:11,160 --> 00:27:15,320And so to me, that's, you know, that's the message.69200:27:15,320 --> 00:27:21,440The gospel is when he can come in and he can restore you and you don't feel those things69300:27:21,440 --> 00:27:22,440anymore.69400:27:22,440 --> 00:27:24,560You go in with a different heart.69500:27:24,560 --> 00:27:27,360You see through a different lens.69600:27:27,360 --> 00:27:31,960And to me, it can make Christmas so much more delightful.69700:27:31,960 --> 00:27:39,680When you put the emphasis on Christ-mas, not Christmas as in commercial holiday.69800:27:39,680 --> 00:27:47,560And so this Christmas, I pray that as we've, if you've listened to us and hopefully gotten69900:27:47,560 --> 00:27:51,960into the word that you're going to go in and have a different type of Christmas than you've70000:27:51,960 --> 00:27:52,960ever had.70100:27:52,960 --> 00:28:02,480I know like for instance, Adam and Tina, they last Christmas, it was their, I don't know,70200:28:02,480 --> 00:28:08,560it was their really first Christmas last year when they were getting to know God.70300:28:08,560 --> 00:28:09,560Okay.70400:28:09,560 --> 00:28:11,760Let's just say getting to know him.70500:28:11,760 --> 00:28:18,080This Christmas, they have matured so much that, and they're having family come in.70600:28:18,080 --> 00:28:22,880And I guarantee you this Christmas is going to be so different because they are so different.70700:28:22,880 --> 00:28:29,040They're approaching this Christmas season as a child of God, not as just someone who's70800:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,120just been informed of who God is.70900:28:31,120 --> 00:28:32,120Do you know what I'm saying?71000:28:32,120 --> 00:28:36,360And I know that it's going to be special for them.71100:28:36,360 --> 00:28:42,920And I pray that for everybody that's listening that let's not go in with commercial eyes71200:28:42,920 --> 00:28:45,400of the best presents.71300:28:45,400 --> 00:28:48,120I got to have the best food.71400:28:48,120 --> 00:28:51,160It's all about retail.71500:28:51,160 --> 00:28:54,240Let's go into it with what is the true reason?71600:28:54,240 --> 00:28:57,160Why is it that we even have Christmas?71700:28:57,160 --> 00:29:00,040Why do we even celebrate Christmas?71800:29:00,040 --> 00:29:05,440We didn't even do many decorations this year.71900:29:05,440 --> 00:29:10,480We chose, well, sorry, we chose to kind of go a little bit more minimalistic this year72000:29:10,480 --> 00:29:16,120and not put so much emphasis on our, on that in our home at this point, just because we72100:29:16,120 --> 00:29:17,720were busy.72200:29:17,720 --> 00:29:22,440But it was, it's, I mean, it's kind of creeping up on us.72300:29:22,440 --> 00:29:24,080It's in less than two weeks.72400:29:24,080 --> 00:29:25,080It's here.72500:29:25,080 --> 00:29:29,040And you know, I love what you're saying because there are people even listening that have72600:29:29,040 --> 00:29:30,040been traumatized by family.72700:29:30,040 --> 00:29:31,040That's what I said.72800:29:31,040 --> 00:29:32,040Yes.72900:29:32,040 --> 00:29:35,960Just lived in real trauma and real terror like you did.73000:29:35,960 --> 00:29:41,080And then the thought of going back into those environments can be really harsh and very73100:29:41,080 --> 00:29:42,080triggering.73200:29:42,080 --> 00:29:43,080Yes.73300:29:43,080 --> 00:29:44,080And I agree with you.73400:29:44,080 --> 00:29:49,000And I think the prayer for those who listen to our show and really for everybody is that73500:29:49,000 --> 00:29:53,680they will realize how much they've changed, how much they've grown.73600:29:53,680 --> 00:29:55,320They're not that kid anymore.73700:29:55,320 --> 00:30:01,200They're not that sad, lonely, broken teenager anymore.73800:30:01,200 --> 00:30:02,560They're a child of God.73900:30:02,560 --> 00:30:05,360They're a son of God, a daughter of God.74000:30:05,360 --> 00:30:09,600And they carry that identity now back into those environments.74100:30:09,600 --> 00:30:15,360And I have to say, you know, I remember when I got in my twenties, especially in here,74200:30:15,360 --> 00:30:20,240I was married now, I was going to college, I was working full time and going to college74300:30:20,240 --> 00:30:23,120and being, it was crazy, crazy life.74400:30:23,120 --> 00:30:28,160And I remember when I would go back home, because we moved away from to another community,74500:30:28,160 --> 00:30:31,880would go back home over the holidays and I would almost revert to a 12 year old in my74600:30:31,880 --> 00:30:32,880mind.74700:30:32,880 --> 00:30:34,160Now I was blessed.74800:30:34,160 --> 00:30:37,720I didn't have abuse and all those things.74900:30:37,720 --> 00:30:43,320But still there's dysfunctional family dynamics that you deal with, even if there's not trauma75000:30:43,320 --> 00:30:47,440or abuse, there's still dysfunction because we're all humans, right?75100:30:47,440 --> 00:30:48,520Being human.75200:30:48,520 --> 00:30:54,120So I would go back and I would catch myself relating to my grandmother like I was 12 again.75300:30:54,120 --> 00:30:58,280And it wasn't until I got like through my twenties and starting to get in my thirties75400:30:58,280 --> 00:31:03,380where I began to really embrace my identity as a child of God that I'm not that 12 year75500:31:03,380 --> 00:31:05,060old kid anymore.75600:31:05,060 --> 00:31:09,360And so it may not even be that you had abuse, but it may just be there was a dysfunctional75700:31:09,360 --> 00:31:11,100family dynamic.75800:31:11,100 --> 00:31:12,100And I don't blame my family.75900:31:12,100 --> 00:31:15,920I had a great family, but hey, we were weird like everybody else.76000:31:15,920 --> 00:31:22,800It's no blame or anything on anybody, but we just had odd dynamics sometimes.76100:31:22,800 --> 00:31:31,920And so you may be going back into a hard situation or a hard dynamic where your mom or your grandmother76200:31:31,920 --> 00:31:38,160still knows how to push every button you have and that turns you back into a teenager in76300:31:38,160 --> 00:31:39,160a nanosecond.76400:31:39,160 --> 00:31:43,720And so we want to encourage you in that, that as you go back, first of all, you should take76500:31:43,720 --> 00:31:50,240a moment and literally out loud say to yourself, I am not who I used to be in the name of Jesus.76600:31:50,240 --> 00:31:54,280And because of Jesus, I am now a child of the King.76700:31:54,280 --> 00:31:57,000I'm a child of the ancient of days.76800:31:57,000 --> 00:32:00,840I'm a child of God and I'm not that person.76900:32:00,840 --> 00:32:09,880And I can walk upright knowing that God is who I look to, not anybody else, not man,77000:32:09,880 --> 00:32:10,880but God.77100:32:10,880 --> 00:32:16,160The word righteous, for example, when the Bible says that we are the righteousness of77200:32:16,160 --> 00:32:20,400God in Christ Jesus, it literally means we are able to stand upright.77300:32:20,400 --> 00:32:22,400In other words, we're not cowering.77400:32:22,400 --> 00:32:23,400We're not in fear.77500:32:23,400 --> 00:32:28,340We're not cowering out of a loss of esteem or identity.77600:32:28,340 --> 00:32:29,720We're actually bold.77700:32:29,720 --> 00:32:31,520We're actually strong.77800:32:31,520 --> 00:32:35,120And we are because Christ makes us that way, not because we can just rev it up or make77900:32:35,120 --> 00:32:36,920it happen, but it is.78000:32:36,920 --> 00:32:43,840And so to encourage you as you go back into odd family dynamics, maybe not abusive now,78100:32:43,840 --> 00:32:49,440but maybe still triggering, walk in like you're different because you are.78200:32:49,440 --> 00:32:53,760Remind yourself when you're out in the car before you walk in and carry all your goodies78300:32:53,760 --> 00:32:55,280and stuff in there.78400:32:55,280 --> 00:32:57,000I am not who I used to be.78500:32:57,000 --> 00:32:58,960This will not be the same.78600:32:58,960 --> 00:33:03,020And we've encouraged people to do that for years as pastors and kind of right before78700:33:03,020 --> 00:33:06,920Christmas we'll always talk about family dynamics from the pulpit and say, hey, you're about78800:33:06,920 --> 00:33:10,680to step back into some could be awkward situations.78900:33:10,680 --> 00:33:12,200You're not who you used to be.79000:33:12,200 --> 00:33:15,520You're not even who you were a year ago when you were there last year.79100:33:15,520 --> 00:33:21,960And so I just want to encourage our listeners to really embrace the truth that you are God's79200:33:21,960 --> 00:33:25,160child, you're God's son, God's daughter.79300:33:25,160 --> 00:33:28,200You're not that insecure teenager anymore.79400:33:28,200 --> 00:33:30,040You're not that insecure adult anymore.79500:33:30,040 --> 00:33:32,080You're secure in Jesus.79600:33:32,080 --> 00:33:38,560And let the truth of God's Word bring out the book and let the truth of God's Word change79700:33:38,560 --> 00:33:39,560your mind about things.79800:33:39,560 --> 00:33:40,560Love that.79900:33:40,560 --> 00:33:44,480You know, I was just now looking at the calendar.80000:33:44,480 --> 00:33:47,680Our next podcast, Christmas will be over.80100:33:47,680 --> 00:33:48,680Oh, wow.80200:33:48,680 --> 00:33:49,680Wow.80300:33:49,680 --> 00:33:50,680That's why I wanted to bring that up.80400:33:50,680 --> 00:33:51,680Merry Christmas, everybody.80500:33:51,680 --> 00:33:55,080Because literally Christmas is in a week and a half.80600:33:55,080 --> 00:33:56,080And I thought...80700:33:56,080 --> 00:33:57,400It's hard to believe it's here.80800:33:57,400 --> 00:33:58,400I know.80900:33:58,400 --> 00:34:04,200And I thought that was important that we share that because we definitely want you to have...81000:34:04,200 --> 00:34:07,800We want this to be the best Christmas you've ever had.81100:34:07,800 --> 00:34:13,640And especially if you're embracing Christ, maybe for the first time or coming back, we81200:34:13,640 --> 00:34:17,320want this to be a time where you're so different.81300:34:17,320 --> 00:34:19,720People go, I want what you have.81400:34:19,720 --> 00:34:20,760What's changed about you?81500:34:20,760 --> 00:34:21,760What did you do different?81600:34:21,760 --> 00:34:22,760Yeah, you're different.81700:34:22,760 --> 00:34:23,760Yeah.81800:34:23,760 --> 00:34:24,760Something's different.81900:34:24,760 --> 00:34:25,760Yeah.82000:34:25,760 --> 00:34:26,760And we're not going to have that opportunity.82100:34:26,760 --> 00:34:29,480We're going to have our daughter and son-in-law are coming.82200:34:29,480 --> 00:34:32,920We are going to Tina and Adam's on Christmas Day.82300:34:32,920 --> 00:34:35,880So we're not going to be around people this time.82400:34:35,880 --> 00:34:36,880Our typical family.82500:34:36,880 --> 00:34:39,640Well, but it'll give us a good time to rest.82600:34:39,640 --> 00:34:41,960Oh, it'll be really needed.82700:34:41,960 --> 00:34:42,960Many times.82800:34:42,960 --> 00:34:45,440But we're around people all the time, almost daily.82900:34:45,440 --> 00:34:46,440It is true.83000:34:46,440 --> 00:34:47,440So it'll be a nice rest.83100:34:47,440 --> 00:34:54,440But I still really encourage you to draw near to Jesus.83200:34:54,440 --> 00:34:58,160He says, when you draw near to me, I'll draw near to you.83300:34:58,160 --> 00:35:01,080And draw near to Him in this time.83400:35:01,080 --> 00:35:04,640Don't forget who He is and what He's done in your life.83500:35:04,640 --> 00:35:06,640So what are our plans for the holidays?83600:35:06,640 --> 00:35:08,240What are we going to do with all this downtime?83700:35:08,240 --> 00:35:09,240Nothing.83800:35:09,240 --> 00:35:10,240We talked about this already.83900:35:10,240 --> 00:35:11,240I cannot wait.84000:35:11,240 --> 00:35:14,280We're going to carnivore like to the end of the world, and then we're going to go to the84100:35:14,280 --> 00:35:15,840gym almost every day.84200:35:15,840 --> 00:35:16,840And rest.84300:35:16,840 --> 00:35:18,520I'm looking forward to it.84400:35:18,520 --> 00:35:21,720It's funny because people don't think going to the gym is restful, but it is for us.84500:35:21,720 --> 00:35:22,720It's therapeutic.84600:35:22,720 --> 00:35:23,720It is.84700:35:23,720 --> 00:35:27,160And we always listen to preaching, teaching, or some good music.84800:35:27,160 --> 00:35:30,640It's spiritually therapeutic for us, honestly.84900:35:30,640 --> 00:35:35,880Because that's the time that we really spend more time in His Word.85000:35:35,880 --> 00:35:41,540Not that we don't every day, but we really increase our time when we get to rest.85100:35:41,540 --> 00:35:43,560So who do we have to thank today?85200:35:43,560 --> 00:35:48,800Well, not a lot today because we didn't do our show last week, and so it gets really85300:35:48,800 --> 00:35:49,800quiet.85400:35:49,800 --> 00:36:00,400But I do have to say that one Mr. Adam, the Podfather Curry at 77,777 sats.85500:36:00,400 --> 00:36:01,400That's a striper boost.85600:36:01,400 --> 00:36:05,960And he says, my word for 2024, because we've been talking about my one word.85700:36:05,960 --> 00:36:06,960What is your one word?85800:36:06,960 --> 00:36:08,640He says, my word will be encourage.85900:36:08,640 --> 00:36:11,080I just said that.86000:36:11,080 --> 00:36:14,120And he says, another excellent episode.86100:36:14,120 --> 00:36:16,440Adam is already like an over the top.86200:36:16,440 --> 00:36:18,600He's one of the most encouraging people I know.86300:36:18,600 --> 00:36:21,160One of the most positive people I've ever met.86400:36:21,160 --> 00:36:22,160For real.86500:36:22,160 --> 00:36:23,160Yes.86600:36:23,160 --> 00:36:24,680And so that'll be a great word for him.86700:36:24,680 --> 00:36:27,480This may be the first year he's ever done that.86800:36:27,480 --> 00:36:31,880So for those of you listening, Annette and I, years ago, we used to do, I used to try86900:36:31,880 --> 00:36:32,880to do resolutions.87000:36:32,880 --> 00:36:33,880Remember that?87100:36:33,880 --> 00:36:35,160And I'd go, here's top 10.87200:36:35,160 --> 00:36:36,160You never did that?87300:36:36,160 --> 00:36:37,160I did.87400:36:37,160 --> 00:36:38,160I brought them down.87500:36:38,160 --> 00:36:39,160Oh yeah.87600:36:39,160 --> 00:36:40,160No, I did.87700:36:40,160 --> 00:36:41,160But then I'd forget them the day after.87800:36:41,160 --> 00:36:42,160I would lose them.87900:36:42,160 --> 00:36:43,160I forgot where I stuck them.88000:36:43,160 --> 00:36:44,160I stuck them in a Bible somewhere or a book and I can't find them.88100:36:44,160 --> 00:36:45,160Never looked at them again.88200:36:45,160 --> 00:36:46,160I know.88300:36:46,160 --> 00:36:47,160I was like, ah, I can't remember.88400:36:47,160 --> 00:36:48,840I can't remember again, but I don't remember.88500:36:48,840 --> 00:36:53,840So then we stumbled on, it's been years ago, this thing called My One Word.88600:36:53,840 --> 00:36:56,280And I thought, oh, what a great idea.88700:36:56,280 --> 00:37:03,840Instead of having 10 resolutions that I'll forget in two weeks or less, or I'll misplace,88800:37:03,840 --> 00:37:06,000pick one word that is a theme.88900:37:06,000 --> 00:37:08,680It's thematic for the year.89000:37:08,680 --> 00:37:10,920And so I've had several.89100:37:10,920 --> 00:37:15,840I'm revisiting, I'm revisiting a word right now.89200:37:15,840 --> 00:37:17,400And the word is engage.89300:37:17,400 --> 00:37:19,280Which we've had in the past.89400:37:19,280 --> 00:37:20,280Back when we were in Tennessee.89500:37:20,280 --> 00:37:21,280But it's a good word.89600:37:21,280 --> 00:37:22,280Back when we lived in Nashville.89700:37:22,280 --> 00:37:23,280Yes, it's a good word.89800:37:23,280 --> 00:37:27,360It was actually the word that I gave for the year that we came here.89900:37:27,360 --> 00:37:29,560It was a, I'm ready to engage.90000:37:29,560 --> 00:37:30,560Was that really?90100:37:30,560 --> 00:37:31,560I'm ready.90200:37:31,560 --> 00:37:32,560That year.90300:37:32,560 --> 00:37:33,560I was stepping into a new place.90400:37:33,560 --> 00:37:34,560I love that.90500:37:34,560 --> 00:37:35,560So that was 2016.90600:37:35,560 --> 00:37:36,640So we're revisiting that one.90700:37:36,640 --> 00:37:40,880And usually we embrace the same word just because it's easy for us to encourage each90800:37:40,880 --> 00:37:41,880other.90900:37:41,880 --> 00:37:44,080Well, I used to have a separate one and then it got confusing.91000:37:44,080 --> 00:37:46,520And we decided, which you came up with engage.91100:37:46,520 --> 00:37:47,520So I'm just going along with it.91200:37:47,520 --> 00:37:48,520Are you cool with that?91300:37:48,520 --> 00:37:49,520You like it?91400:37:49,520 --> 00:37:50,520Yep.91500:37:50,520 --> 00:37:52,680I figure it fits where we're at right now is we're praying for revival.91600:37:52,680 --> 00:37:53,840We're believing for it.91700:37:53,840 --> 00:37:58,360We're being more engaging with people by asking them what they're thankful for every day,91800:37:58,360 --> 00:37:59,800everywhere I go.91900:37:59,800 --> 00:38:02,120So do what?92000:38:02,120 --> 00:38:03,120He has youth in a minute.92100:38:03,120 --> 00:38:05,120So we need to get, I'm looking at the time.92200:38:05,120 --> 00:38:06,120Oh, 425.92300:38:06,120 --> 00:38:08,000That's why I'm like, yeah, we need to wrap it up a minute.92400:38:08,000 --> 00:38:09,000Okay.92500:38:09,000 --> 00:38:10,000Yeah.92600:38:10,000 --> 00:38:12,000I've got student ministry about to fire up on the other side of the wall.92700:38:12,000 --> 00:38:14,920We don't want them to interrupt our podcast.92800:38:14,920 --> 00:38:15,920What's time to land the plane?92900:38:15,920 --> 00:38:17,360Listen, we love you guys.93000:38:17,360 --> 00:38:21,560And we want to say thank you for being patient with us as we get the studio built.93100:38:21,560 --> 00:38:22,560It's getting there.93200:38:22,560 --> 00:38:25,160I'll take some pictures in two weeks when we come back.93300:38:25,160 --> 00:38:26,160It should be done.93400:38:26,160 --> 00:38:27,160It'll be done.93500:38:27,160 --> 00:38:28,160Oh, totally.93600:38:28,160 --> 00:38:29,160Actually.93700:38:29,160 --> 00:38:30,160Yeah.93800:38:30,160 --> 00:38:33,080Before then, but we wanted to have a small one just right before we get going.93900:38:33,080 --> 00:38:34,800So, Hey, we love you guys.94000:38:34,800 --> 00:38:36,160And Hey, Merry Christmas.94100:38:36,160 --> 00:38:37,480Can you believe it's here?94200:38:37,480 --> 00:38:39,960Go watch some Hallmark movies or something.94300:38:39,960 --> 00:38:42,120You guys have a great week.94400:38:42,120 --> 00:38:43,120Merry Christmas.94500:38:43,120 --> 00:38:44,120Merry Christmas.94600:38:44,120 --> 00:38:45,120We'll talk to you the next time.94700:38:45,120 --> 00:39:12,520Bye bye.