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  • Writer's pictureJ.R.
    • Feb 8
    • 1 min read

Ep. 159: Marriage Metrics, Mandie Books, & WW1

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Episode Summary

All the kids were sick last week which really threw us while unseasonably warm weather has us pondering bees, gardens and regenerative ecosystems. Molly also started a study on WW1 with the kids which leads us to discussion amillennalism, and depressing human evil. Of course, we temper that discussion with baked bread, good reads and poppy seeds. Take a listen!


Episode Notes

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 Mandie books?

45:05: Every metric for a man’s quality of life goes up if he’s married…including his weight.

51:07: Theology of human depravity and God’s sovereignty.

54:24: Anything is possible with evil humanity but ultimately will not survive.

55:01 Gaining a degree of clarity on the end times with Wayne Grudem’s Christian Beliefs.

57:03: Amillennialists were very shaken by WW1.

1:01:30: Molly’s new podcast chair

1:03:00: Show Close


  • Writer's pictureJ.R.
    • Jan 24
    • 2 min read

Ep. 158: Righteousness, Guilt, & Granola Bars

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Episode Summary


Molly and J.R. dive in deep right off that bat with righteousness vs. sanctification, Islam and the LDS, and conversations with kids about guilt. This leads to more difficult conversations with kids about the end of the world, sin and what that whole thing looks like. We close the show drawing on our time overseas discussion western individualism vs the communal culture found elsewhere in the world and it's manifestation among our churches, families and lives. Naturally we include not one but THREE recipes for you.


Episode Notes


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.

19:23: being a part of the body of Christ, partaking in the Lord’s Supper in a worthy manner.

21:47: The weekly Laura Ingalls Wilder reference to being individual but communal.

24:22: JR adds color from world travels.

26:43: Honor shame vs. Western Individualism, following Christ and “My Soul My Choice.”

27:57: Generational loneliness.

30:32: Your soul will shrivel without others. Faithfully Finite t-shirt plug.

32:34: Discussing the end of the world with a 5 year old.

36:06: Has Been Hotel on Amazon

40:44: A picture of Noah’s ark as safety and protection (not s cute boat full of animals). There was still sin in their hearts.

43:35: Faith’s (our daughter) response.

45:57 Dressing up for church. “You Do You Before The Lord.”

48:08: Being financially wise before the Lord very much depends on life circumstance.

50:20: Meat stick followup. Hint: It’s a big win.

56:21: Granola Bar recipe like the ones you loved from your youth (or maybe still do)

1:02:40: Show Close


  • Writer's pictureJ.R.
    • Jan 19
    • 1 min read

Ep. 157: God's Grace is Bigger Than Your Best

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Episode Summary

It got really cold here in Montana. Really cold. So we had a few adventures. We also revisit last week's conversation and fill it out with some perspectives on grace and life in a fallen world. JR also learns a new term: "Wed Lease." Molly shares a recipe and it's the usual thing. Thanks for joining us!


Episode Notes

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 quantity.

39:07: COVID showed parents the benefit of being home with their kids.

40:39: Some are called the workplace and staying home may not be an option.

41:50: The Factual Feminist and the gender wage gap myth.

43:41: Many women can’t take three years off to raise a kid.

46:47: God’s grace is bigger than you doing the best you can.

48:54: A fascinating video on the biology and neuroscience of men becoming fathers.

53:50: Loneliness is like smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.

46:33: Wedlock vs. Wedlease.

1:01:22: Wine-drinking, Mommy culture weirdness.

1:09:34: Show Close


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