Bible Bibs and a Prayer Season 3 Episode 51

Singer: Brother Jim's got the mic tonight.

Singer: David's life is shining bright.

Singer: Talking about God and neon lights.

Singer: It's a holy throwback right from the eighties to the nineties.

Singer: We'll go where the hair was big and faith would grow between the

Singer: mixtapes and the G.I.

Singer: Joe.

Singer: We find the grace.

Singer: We know.

Singer: Bible belief and a prayer.

Singer: We're spreading joy like snowflakes in the air.

Singer: Gen X hearts with stories to share.

Singer: Bible bits.

Singer: And I pray.

Singer: There's humor tucked in every line like Christmas sweaters

Singer: that crossed the line.

Singer: But through it all the word lines.

Singer: The truth of love divine.

Brother Jim: What's up everyone?

Brother Jim: It is time, my friends.

Brother Jim: Time for Bible bibs and a prayer.

Brother Jim: And guess what?

Brother Jim: It's the late night edition again.

Brother Jim: Because thanks to Mother Nature, power went out.

Brother Jim: Not once, not twice, not three times, but here four or five.

Brother Jim: Six.

Brother Jim: Hey, do I got eight?

Brother Jim: Oh, I'm sorry, I'm horrible with an auctioneer voice, David.

Brother Jim: But, uh, I tell you what, this weather.

Brother Jim: But a shout out to the linemen who take care of us.

Brother Jim: God bless them.

Brother Jim: They can't control this.

Brother Jim: But AEP, Carol, co-op, they're out trying their best.

Brother Jim: But so yeah, you get that special late night edition.

Brother Jim: Oh, yeah.

Brother Jim: We need the candles or something.

Brother Jim: Oh, yeah.

Brother Jim: Whoa, I don't know.

Brother Jim: Two dudes in the basement at night with candles.

Brother Jim: I don't know about that one.

Brother Jim: Uh, but yeah, so hey, we we we are trying our best to keep our

Brother Jim: number two or number of fans.

Brother Jim: Two fans, three fans.

Brother Jim: I don't know how many we have,

Brother Jim: but trying to keep them happy

Brother Jim: out there.

Brother Jim: So grab that comfy spot in that.

Brother Jim: You know everybody's got a comfy spot don't they David.

Brother Jim: Oh yeah yeah oh yeah.

Brother Jim: Grab that comfy spot you enjoy

Brother Jim: that makes you feel all good

Brother Jim: inside.

Brother Jim: Grab yourself a snacky poo, something refreshing to drink,

Brother Jim: and maybe something to munch on.

Brother Jim: Whatever makes you happy.

Brother Jim: And let us clear our minds.

Brother Jim: And you know what?

Brother Jim: If you're anything like me,

Brother Jim: clear in your mind does not take

Brother Jim: too long.

Brother Jim: Not a whole lot up there to clean up.

Brother Jim: David.

David: I feel you.

Brother Jim: Yep. Speaking of that.

Brother Jim: Hey, folks, why do fathers take

Brother Jim: an extra pair of socks when they

Brother Jim: go golfing?

Brother Jim: And I thought of you.

Brother Jim: Yeah, in case they get a hole in one.

David: That was bad.

Brother Jim: Uh, what do you expect?

Brother Jim: It's the late night edition, so we're kind of struggling here.

Brother Jim: We're popping energy drinks and everything else.

Brother Jim: Uh, just trying to keep it going for the for the fans, David.

Brother Jim: For the fans.

Brother Jim: Oh. Can't forget.

Brother Jim: Got little Ida Lee here with us.

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Brother Jim: Little Ida Lee and David word out on the street is we're

Brother Jim: getting a chicken.

Brother Jim: Is that right?

Brother Jim: We're getting a chicken.

Brother Jim: Yes.

Brother Jim: Well, we're waiting on the chicken.

Brother Jim: Lord, I hope it's not live.

Brother Jim: We might have a problem.

Brother Jim: Hopefully it's deep fried.

Brother Jim: Oh, there you go.

Brother Jim: There you go.

Brother Jim: Little deep fried chicken.

Brother Jim: Man, that sounds good right now.

Brother Jim: Yeah, that'd be a nice little snack.

Brother Jim: Especially little dark meat.

Brother Jim: Yes.

Brother Jim: Dark meat.

Brother Jim: Dark night.

Brother Jim: Late night.

Brother Jim: Ah, I'm gonna stop there.

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Brother Jim: So I'm saying all that.

Brother Jim: Good morning, good evening, good afternoon.

Brother Jim: Whatever.

Brother Jim: Whatever time period you are watching us.

Brother Jim: Good morning friends.

Brother Jim: Good morning world.

Brother Jim: Let you and I thank God for another day.

Brother Jim: We don't have to set the alarm

Brother Jim: for because we're already awake

Brother Jim: and blessed.

Brother Jim: Welcome to Bible bibs and a prayer.

Brother Jim: I'm your host brother Jim, aka

Brother Jim: the Nacho Man by day, a pastor

Brother Jim: of Rockford Church and by night,

Brother Jim: a semi low budget professional

Brother Jim: wrestler.

Brother Jim: That's what I'm going with.

Brother Jim: Welcome to the show.

Brother Jim: Let's turn this from a conversation into an experience.

Brother Jim: And I gotta say, I got my the nacho.

Brother Jim: The nacho man got his bubble busted already.

Brother Jim: David.

Brother Jim: Oh, yeah.

Brother Jim: I thought he was going to get to make a return appearance, uh,

Brother Jim: this Friday night.

Brother Jim: But apparently the Nacho man was

Brother Jim: only for the grand opening of

Brother Jim: his abilities.

Brother Jim: Oh, man, I know.

Brother Jim: And I already had a surprise tag team lined up the dumpster

Brother Jim: divers trash cans, and I was looking for a good aluminum so I

Brother Jim: could take a headshot.

Brother Jim: You know, those ones at CVS?

Brother Jim: Uh, and I even got my little chair.

Brother Jim: God bless.

Brother Jim: Todd.

Brother Jim: Wow.

Brother Jim: He brought the little chair I gave him back.

Brother Jim: It was all busted up.

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Brother Jim: I'm not sure what he was going to do with it anyway.

Brother Jim: So, uh, maybe, just maybe, you'll get to see the Nacho Man

Brother Jim: in action sometime.

Brother Jim: But, hey, let's turn this in

Brother Jim: from a conversation into an

Brother Jim: experience.

Brother Jim: If you're like David and I, oh

Brother Jim: Lord, we got some experiences

Brother Jim: and we're going to stop it on

Brother Jim: that one.

Brother Jim: And now the moment you've all been waiting for.

Brother Jim: Behind every great host is a co-host, making sure things do

Brother Jim: not fall apart.

Brother Jim: And as I've said before, mine has been working overtime.

Brother Jim: Literally.

Brother Jim: Please welcome a man among men.

Brother Jim: A face that only a mother could love.

Brother Jim: Joining me today is someone with an impressive resume.

Brother Jim: Professional snack critic, part

Brother Jim: time genius, and full time chaos

Brother Jim: coordinator.

Brother Jim: The one.

Brother Jim: The only, Mr. David Keener.

Brother Jim: Plus one of my very best friends.

Brother Jim: Good morning, good evening, good afternoon, whatever it is.

Brother Jim: Whatever.

Speaker 4: You flatter me, sir.

Speaker 4: Thank you.

Brother Jim: Did you like that new intro I did?

Speaker 4: That was quite a mouthful.

Brother Jim: Yes. Snack critic.

Brother Jim: I forget what I said here, but I'm like, yeah, you're not.

Speaker 4: You're not wrong.

Brother Jim: We critique enough food around here?

Speaker 4: That's right.

Brother Jim: Maybe that'd be our second calling.

Brother Jim: Professional food critic.

Speaker 4: I can get behind that.

Speaker 4: Yeah. Yeah.

Brother Jim: Even if we don't get paid and

Brother Jim: just get a free meal, that would

Brother Jim: be.

Speaker 4: I'm still good with that.

Speaker 4: Yeah.

Brother Jim: Yeah. Yes. So what is going on in Kanesville?

Speaker 4: Oh, you know, not too much.

Speaker 4: The weather has.

Speaker 4: It was great there this over the weekend.

Speaker 4: Man eighty five.

Speaker 4: I think I saw one day was outside was great.

Speaker 4: Yeah.

Speaker 4: And then the bottom fell out was the end of it.

Brother Jim: I'm like, uh, unfortunately I was doing a funeral this week

Brother Jim: and, uh, yeah, we're out there.

Brother Jim: I got snow coming in on me and, and I told the funeral director

Brother Jim: the night before calling.

Brother Jim: I said, hey, make sure the air

Brother Jim: is on in the morning because,

Brother Jim: you know, Sunday was like eighty

Brother Jim: some.

Brother Jim: And I'm thinking, oh, it's going to be hot.

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Brother Jim: So yeah, I didn't have to worry about the AC.

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Speaker 4: Now did you guys get any hail out here over the.

Brother Jim: Yeah, I was up here, uh.

Brother Jim: Sunday night.

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Brother Jim: And it was crazy.

Brother Jim: Like freaky Crazy.

Speaker 4: Yeah. We got.

Speaker 4: I don't know what size they were.

Speaker 4: They were kind of like pebble sized.

Speaker 4: They weren't anything super insane, but.

Brother Jim: And the thunder.

Brother Jim: Oh my goodness.

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Brother Jim: It was some serious thunder and I wasn't.

Brother Jim: Outside looking.

Brother Jim: So I don't know if there was lightning or anything.

Speaker 4: I saw some lightning for sure.

Brother Jim: Yeah. And it was funny.

Brother Jim: Our daughter Ellie, the thirteen year old.

Brother Jim: My wife asked her.

Brother Jim: Hey, did you hear that storm?

Brother Jim: Uh. What storm?

Brother Jim: Slept right through it.

Brother Jim: I'm like, uh, that's a great thing about being a teenager.

Brother Jim: You can sleep right through it.

Speaker 4: Absolutely.

Brother Jim: Yes. And when you get old, you hear everything.

Brother Jim: You gotta get up and pee every.

Brother Jim: Or go to the bathroom, I should say, every two hours.

Brother Jim: So, uh.

Brother Jim: But what?

Brother Jim: Have a good weekend.

Speaker 4: I did, I did, we enjoyed it and yes.

Speaker 4: And the baby turned three over.

Brother Jim: That's right.

Speaker 4: On Monday.

Brother Jim: Yeah. My birthday.

Speaker 4: Cake. So I'm working through some of that still.

Speaker 4: So if anybody needs a birthday cake, I can help you out.

Speaker 4: Just look me up and we'll get you some.

Brother Jim: What time are we talking here?

Speaker 4: I know it's a Walmart cake, but this one first.

Speaker 4: They wanted construction stuff

Speaker 4: because he's in the construction

Speaker 4: stuff.

Speaker 4: but for the dirt along the edges, what they did was they

Speaker 4: have like, you know, they shave that chocolate and it gets kind

Speaker 4: of like curly.

Brother Jim: Oh, yeah.

Speaker 4: I wasn't expecting that.

Speaker 4: That was really good.

Brother Jim: Oh. So yeah.

Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm digging that.

Brother Jim: But yeah, no, I'd never I know what you're talking about, but

Brother Jim: I've never tasted it.

Speaker 4: Yeah. It's really crunchy and good.

Speaker 4: Yeah.

Speaker 4: Yeah.

Brother Jim: Preach it, preach it brother.

Brother Jim: Keep it going.

Brother Jim: Uh, but yeah.

Brother Jim: Uh, crazy with the weekend barbecue, honey.

Speaker 4: Uh, I did, I did Monday night.

Speaker 4: I did, uh, some grilled cheese sandwiches on the, on the.

Brother Jim: You do that a lot.

Brother Jim: The grilled.

Speaker 4: Cheese. Yeah. We get that big Italian bread, the big thick one

Speaker 4: inch bread, and it's really like six minutes done.

Speaker 4: You can do a whole thing of them in six minutes.

Brother Jim: Now here's a question for you.

Brother Jim: Do you put mayonnaise on your toasted cheese?

Speaker 4: I do.

Speaker 4: So do I because that's what the restaurants do.

Brother Jim: Ah.

Speaker 4: And I can't convince my wife.

Speaker 4: My wife doesn't like it.

Speaker 4: And I've done I've done it.

Speaker 4: Not told her.

Speaker 4: Ah, she hasn't noticed the difference.

Speaker 4: But yeah, yeah, I do the mayonnaise.

Speaker 4: I haven't tried it on the

Speaker 4: griddle yet because I don't want

Speaker 4: it to.

Speaker 4: Right, mess the seasoning up on it.

Speaker 4: But yeah, I've done that.

Brother Jim: Yeah. And I'm a miracle whip guy.

Brother Jim: Miracle whip light.

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Brother Jim: That that is my.

Speaker 4: I'm a Hellmann's guy.

Brother Jim: See, I never got into Hellmann's, but oh man on that.

Brother Jim: And Carrie thinks I'm crazy, but

Brother Jim: it's like, oh, that mayonnaise

Brother Jim: right there with that nice

Brother Jim: cheese.

Brother Jim: And.

Brother Jim: Oh it is.

Speaker 4: Yep.

Brother Jim: Yes. We went out to, uh oh, the Italian place there.

Brother Jim: I can never think of it in New Philly.

Speaker 4: Uh, uncle Primo's, Uncle Primo.

Brother Jim: Yeah, yeah.

Brother Jim: Shout out to our waitress.

Brother Jim: She was awesome, but I was kind of a little irritated.

Brother Jim: David, we walk in and we were early, like at four thirty.

Brother Jim: Can you see this for three?

Brother Jim: Well, if you're done in an hour, you can.

Speaker 4: What?

Brother Jim: What do when do we start the the countdown?

Brother Jim: You know, is this starting now or when we get the.

Speaker 4: Order.

Brother Jim: And I'm like, and I swear.

Brother Jim: In our waitress.

Brother Jim: She was awesome.

Brother Jim: She's like, don't worry about that.

Brother Jim: You know, take your time, eat.

Brother Jim: But there was this one very nice

Brother Jim: young lady who was kind of tall,

Brother Jim: and it's like she kept giving me

Brother Jim: the eye to see if I was

Brother Jim: finishing up.

Brother Jim: And I'm like, this is getting a little freaky.

Brother Jim: I mean, what happens if we hit and we made it?

Brother Jim: We had like three minutes to

Brother Jim: spare and it's like, what

Brother Jim: happened?

Brother Jim: What would happen if we didn't make the hour?

Brother Jim: David.

Brother Jim: I mean, are they going to take us out back?

Brother Jim: And, uh.

Speaker 4: That's a good question, I don't know.

Brother Jim: Yeah. So again, the food was good.

Brother Jim: It was just a little weird that, well, if you can eat in less

Brother Jim: than an hour, we'll see you.

Speaker 4: Okay. That's a little different.

Brother Jim: Yeah. So, hey, it takes all

Brother Jim: kinds to make the world go

Brother Jim: round.

Speaker 4: Yep.

Brother Jim: That's right.

Brother Jim: But again, it was a good service and the food was really good.

Brother Jim: So just a little weird.

Speaker 4: Now what did you what did you get there?

Brother Jim: I got the the lasagna platter.

Speaker 4: That's good.

Brother Jim: That came with three different

Brother Jim: pastas and I wanted to try the

Brother Jim: Wagyu burger.

Brother Jim: Yeah, I was really debating about that.

Brother Jim: But I hadn't had anything to eat in my.

Brother Jim: Of course, my stomach's bigger than.

Brother Jim: Or my eyes are bigger than my stomach.

Brother Jim: And I was thinking of quantity.

Brother Jim: David.

Brother Jim: Instead of quality, which still was great.

Brother Jim: But yes.

Brother Jim: So now Carrie and Ellie got their blueberry cheesecake.

Speaker 4: I can't remember that or not.

Brother Jim: I was allowed a very small,

Brother Jim: small bite and Ellie even on the

Brother Jim: last bite.

Brother Jim: And it was a big one.

Brother Jim: Says here, dad, I'll give it to you.

Speaker 4: Psych!

Speaker 4: Psych!

Speaker 4: Oh.

Brother Jim: I'll say.

Brother Jim: Uh. Oh, they're on a corner.

Brother Jim: Uh, in New Philly.

Brother Jim: Cattywampus from, uh, the courthouse.

Speaker 4: Uh, Gavin's.

Brother Jim: Gavin's that owner.

Brother Jim: He'll make a cheesecake.

Brother Jim: Blueberry cheesecake from scratch.

Speaker 4: Yeah.

Brother Jim: Oh.

Speaker 4: Good.

Brother Jim: He doesn't do it, from what I understand a lot.

Brother Jim: But, man, it was a little piece

Brother Jim: of heaven in your mouth,

Brother Jim: brother.

Brother Jim: It was good.

Brother Jim: And to me, cheesecake.

Brother Jim: You know I even Walmart cheesecake, you know.

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Brother Jim: I'll eat it.

Brother Jim: Right.

Brother Jim: But this was like, uh.

Brother Jim: Oh, we might have to go for a second piece on this one.

Speaker 4: They've got a chicken.

Speaker 4: Is it a chicken parm?

Speaker 4: They got a chicken parm sandwich.

Speaker 4: I think it's got some kind of

Speaker 4: creamy parmesan, uh, sauce on

Speaker 4: it.

Speaker 4: Oh yeah.

Speaker 4: It's probably one of the best

Speaker 4: chicken sandwiches I've ever

Speaker 4: had.

Brother Jim: And where's this one at?

Speaker 4: At Gavyn's.

Speaker 4: Oh, yeah.

Brother Jim: Yeah, they used to have the Gavin.

Brother Jim: Uh, pasta.

Brother Jim: Oh, Gavin.

Brother Jim: And it was phenomenal.

Brother Jim: But they didn't get enough orders in because it was kind of

Brother Jim: expensive to make.

Brother Jim: But, but again, man, it's like nothing.

Brother Jim: I'm made of money or anything,

Brother Jim: but I'm willing to pay pay a

Brother Jim: little bit more for something

Brother Jim: that's good.

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Brother Jim: You know, that just melts in your mouth.

Brother Jim: So as you can see, our friends that we just, we could talk

Brother Jim: about food all day.

Speaker 4: We are connoisseurs.

Brother Jim: Yes we are, yes we are.

Brother Jim: But, uh, again, we are so glad

Brother Jim: to have you here on the late

Brother Jim: night edition.

Brother Jim: And, uh, man, too bad we couldn't do Collins.

Brother Jim: David.

Brother Jim: That would be kind of cool.

Speaker 4: Tell you what.

Speaker 4: If we ever get a little more powerful internet out here, we

Speaker 4: could do these things live now and then and take, take, take

Speaker 4: chats, take calls.

Brother Jim: That would be the bomb.

Speaker 4: We could do it.

Brother Jim: Oh my goodness.

Brother Jim: Of course.

Brother Jim: Are we prepared to take the calls?

Speaker 4: We might need a call screener, call screener and a delay.

Brother Jim: Oh yeah.

Brother Jim: And I don't want my facial expressions shown on that one.

Brother Jim: Like what?

Brother Jim: Or, uh.

Brother Jim: Okay.

Brother Jim: Uh, you know what?

Brother Jim: That'd be a great job for Peg Abraham.

Brother Jim: Good morning, good afternoon, good evening Peg.

Brother Jim: Can't wait to get you back, but that would be a good one for her

Brother Jim: because she's kind of a straight on kind of gal.

Brother Jim: I like that no no no no nonsense.

Brother Jim: Yes.

Brother Jim: And she would take care of us too.

Brother Jim: I believe so, but, uh, you come

Brother Jim: across any good dad jokes

Brother Jim: lately?

Brother Jim: I'll give you a minute here.

Brother Jim: Uh, I put put him right on the spot.

Speaker 4: You know, I keep seeing all these great ones online.

Speaker 4: I'm like, yeah, I gotta remember that one.

Speaker 4: And then, and then I sit down here and just I draw a blank.

Brother Jim: Uh, yeah.

Speaker 4: But, uh, did you did you ever wonder why the Rolling Stones

Speaker 4: stopped making music?

Speaker 4: No, because they got to the bottom of the hill.

Brother Jim: I'm gonna agree on that one.

Brother Jim: Not a big Rolling Stones fan to begin with.

Brother Jim: No.

Brother Jim: Yes.

Brother Jim: Even on their looks.

Brother Jim: Mick Jagger, man.

Speaker 4: He's been around.

Brother Jim: Yes. Speaking of that, let us take a moment to remember a

Brother Jim: great American actor, great American, just all around guy.

Brother Jim: And most of all, man of God, the late Chuck Norris.

Brother Jim: Yes, yes.

Brother Jim: I mean.

Speaker 4: What a loss.

Brother Jim: Yes. What a good guy.

Brother Jim: But man, his.

Speaker 4: I heard no, it hasn't been

Speaker 4: proven, but I heard he didn't

Speaker 4: die.

Speaker 4: Rather, he allowed death to take him home for free.

Brother Jim: There you go.

Brother Jim: There you go.

Speaker 4: I believe all the famous Chuck Norris memes.

Brother Jim: Those are so great.

Brother Jim: Yeah. Uh, what was one about gravity?

Brother Jim: You know, when he does push ups,

Brother Jim: you know, it's like, I can't

Brother Jim: remember, but it was like, oh,

Brother Jim: wow, we've even went with that

Brother Jim: one.

Brother Jim: But yeah.

Brother Jim: Chuck Norris, you know, but yeah, oh, so many from the

Brother Jim: eighties, the seventies, Chuck Norris movies and of course,

Brother Jim: Texas Walker, you know, that was what a Little Thunder, little

Brother Jim: lightning was one of the things, you know, he.

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Brother Jim: But yeah, but no, just, uh, just a good dude.

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Brother Jim: Never bought into that Hollywood nonsense that I know of.

Brother Jim: And, but he was here at the end especially was very, uh,

Brother Jim: outspoken about his faith.

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Brother Jim: So yeah, we lost a good one there.

Brother Jim: All right, my friends, another, uh, sunrise, another sunset,

Brother Jim: another chance to shine.

Brother Jim: Whoa.

Brother Jim: Excuse me.

Brother Jim: A chance to show the world and everyone around you that you are

Brother Jim: one special person.

Brother Jim: And we've been blessed.

Brother Jim: You, David, and myself, along

Brother Jim: with little Ida Lee here, let

Brother Jim: you and I thank God for another

Brother Jim: blessed day.

Brother Jim: Uh, you know, whether you're driving to work, you're coming

Brother Jim: home, starting your morning coffee or you're.

Brother Jim: We're just glad you're here with us.

Brother Jim: And, uh, you know what?

Brother Jim: We're still alive.

Brother Jim: We're still kicking.

Brother Jim: Even with the aches and pains, we're still blessed.

Brother Jim: So come on and join Mr. David and I as we say.

Brother Jim: Thank you, Lord, for another day of opportunity.

Brother Jim: And, uh, just waiting for you and I to make our mark.

Brother Jim: And maybe this day's coming to

Brother Jim: an end, and we've already made

Brother Jim: our mark.

Brother Jim: But guess what?

Brother Jim: You got another day starting tomorrow.

Brother Jim: So, uh, let's just keep rolling, shall we?

Brother Jim: Find that good in life and forget the bad.

Brother Jim: And you know what, my friends?

Brother Jim: You're not alone.

Brother Jim: And again, I'm glad you asked.

Brother Jim: Why?

Brother Jim: Because of Jesus, and Jesus alone rejoiced.

Brother Jim: You are alive.

Brother Jim: You are alive.

Brother Jim: And man.

Brother Jim: We've got it coming up here.

Brother Jim: Uh, Palm Sunday service.

Brother Jim: If you don't have a place to come worship.

Brother Jim: We all love to have you here at Rockford Church.

Brother Jim: Nine thirty a m Palm Sunday service this week and then next

Brother Jim: week, David, Easter service.

Brother Jim: We got sunrise.

Brother Jim: Yeah, sunrise breakfast and, uh,

Brother Jim: and I never get to partake of

Brother Jim: that because I'm always busy

Brother Jim: getting ready.

Brother Jim: Kind of a bummer, you know?

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Brother Jim: Uh, and then our Easter service at nine thirty.

Brother Jim: So check us out on Facebook.

Brother Jim: Uh, I believe everything's on there, isn't it?

Speaker 4: Yeah. And we got the big Easter egg hunt Saturday before Easter.

Brother Jim: Egg hunt next Saturday at two pm, I believe.

Speaker 4: I think that's right.

Brother Jim: Yes. Now I think we do pretty good.

Brother Jim: Like what, five, seven thousand eggs?

Speaker 4: Something that's crazy.

Brother Jim: Down at organic church.

Brother Jim: God bless Pastor Michael and them.

Brother Jim: They do like twenty two, twenty three thousand.

Speaker 4: Oh, boy.

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Speaker 4: True.

Brother Jim: Wow. Yeah. Kind of puts us to shame there.

Brother Jim: And it's like a little bit.

Brother Jim: But you know what?

Brother Jim: That's alright because I

Brother Jim: wouldn't want to fill that many

Brother Jim: eggs.

Brother Jim: Uh, I'm just.

Brother Jim: I can't imagine how much candy.

Brother Jim: You know, that's a lot of candy.

Brother Jim: Twenty three, twenty two, twenty three thousand.

Speaker 4: They must get a ton of kids down there.

Brother Jim: They must, they must.

Brother Jim: But, uh, when you look in that

Brother Jim: mirror, remember, you are

Brother Jim: beautiful.

Brother Jim: You matter in this world.

Brother Jim: And most of all, oh, my goodness, you are loved.

Brother Jim: Uh. Today, Dave and I, we want to talk briefly about honesty.

Brother Jim: What is honesty to you?

Brother Jim: What is honesty to me?

Brother Jim: What is honesty to the world?

Brother Jim: Honesty is more than just telling the truth.

Brother Jim: When someone asks us a question.

Brother Jim: Honesty is a way of living.

Brother Jim: It means our words, our actions, and even our intentions line up

Brother Jim: with what is right.

Brother Jim: Now here's the big question, David.

Brother Jim: What is right in today's world by today's standards?

Speaker 4: Good question.

Brother Jim: Big question mark.

Brother Jim: I would say big question mark.

Brother Jim: And to me, and this is just my

Brother Jim: opinion, it comes down to the

Brother Jim: individual.

Brother Jim: What you choose to believe is right.

Brother Jim: What you choose to believe is wrong.

Brother Jim: Now, if you claim the title of

Brother Jim: Christian, if you claim the

Brother Jim: title of being a follower of

Brother Jim: Jesus Christ, then this right

Brother Jim: here, my friends, this is the

Brother Jim: honest truth.

Brother Jim: So we better align ourselves with that.

Brother Jim: Now, there's so much in the world today.

Brother Jim: And again, just my opinion, David, you look around.

Brother Jim: I mean, there is so much you can pick from, if you will.

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Brother Jim: On what you want to believe and what you don't want to believe.

Brother Jim: From religion to politics to

Brother Jim: entertainment to this, to that

Brother Jim: social media.

Brother Jim: Who's got the best app?

Brother Jim: What's the best app?

Brother Jim: You know, I mean, is Htmu better than Amazon?

Brother Jim: I don't know.

Speaker 4: Right?

Brother Jim: And again, look what we get into arguments about skirmishes.

Brother Jim: People end in friendships.

Brother Jim: Harsh words said over silliness, silliness.

Brother Jim: So what is honesty today?

Brother Jim: What do you speak?

Brother Jim: What comes out of your mouth?

Brother Jim: These kanane lips of yours and

Brother Jim: mine, especially the Bible,

Brother Jim: reminds us in Proverbs twelve

Brother Jim: twenty two that the Lord detests

Brother Jim: lying lips, but he delights in

Brother Jim: people who are trustworthy, O

Brother Jim: trustworthy.

Brother Jim: David, are we men that are trustworthy?

Brother Jim: I would hope.

Speaker 4: So. Right?

Brother Jim: Trustworthy.

Brother Jim: This tells us that honesty matters to God.

Brother Jim: So did you hear me on that?

Brother Jim: My friend's honesty matters to God.

Brother Jim: When we are honest, we reflect his character.

Brother Jim: Oh, character is a big one right there.

Brother Jim: Definition of character of an individual.

Brother Jim: I've met a lot of good men and

Brother Jim: women whose character put mine

Brother Jim: to shame, and I've met some

Brother Jim: people.

Brother Jim: I should be on Mount Rushmore.

Brother Jim: David.

Brother Jim: I'm just.

Brother Jim: You know what I mean?

Brother Jim: Uh, yeah.

Brother Jim: And a lot of people right there in the middle, but, uh,

Brother Jim: character that could be a whole sermon series on that one.

Brother Jim: But sometimes, let's be honest, honesty is not easy.

Brother Jim: For example, and I'm going to go with a little bit of funny here.

Brother Jim: When the wife asks, does this make me look fat?

Brother Jim: Gentlemen, what do you say?

Speaker 4: Good one.

Speaker 4: David, you got it?

Speaker 4: Yeah.

Brother Jim: Do I look good in this?

Brother Jim: How do you like my hair?

Brother Jim: See, that's what.

Brother Jim: Guys, we're so simple.

Brother Jim: We're just simple.

Brother Jim: Simple cretins of.

Speaker 4: What you see is what you get.

Brother Jim: Exactly. We don't care, obviously.

Brother Jim: But. Yeah.

Brother Jim: No. And that's just kind of a

Brother Jim: running joke with, you know,

Brother Jim: you've heard that many a times,

Brother Jim: you know, of does this make me

Brother Jim: look fat or does it make me look

Brother Jim: ugly?

Brother Jim: Does this make me look old?

Brother Jim: Why are you even asking?

Brother Jim: Because you're setting me up.

Brother Jim: Setting us up because no matter

Brother Jim: how we answer, women will

Brother Jim: usually find.

Brother Jim: And again, I'm not picking on women.

Brother Jim: But if you're not feeling good about it, then we're definitely

Brother Jim: not going to say anything.

Brother Jim: So it's kind of we can't win on that situation.

Brother Jim: So. So yes, and again, we're joking about that.

Brother Jim: But no, when it comes down to it, honesty is not easy.

Brother Jim: Sometimes they say, David, you

Brother Jim: know, a little white lie is

Brother Jim: okay.

Brother Jim: Is it though?

Brother Jim: And it's hard sometimes.

Brother Jim: You want to protect people's feelings.

Brother Jim: You don't want to hurt somebody.

Speaker 4: Sure.

Brother Jim: But also, it can come back to

Brother Jim: bite you in the keister at

Brother Jim: times, too.

Brother Jim: You know, there are moments when

Brother Jim: telling the truth may cost us

Brother Jim: something.

Brother Jim: Our pride, our comfort, or even someone's approval.

Brother Jim: But honesty builds something far greater.

Brother Jim: Trust.

Brother Jim: When people know we are honest, they know they can depend on us.

Brother Jim: Jesus.

Brother Jim: Oh excuse me.

Brother Jim: Jesus also taught the importance of truth.

Brother Jim: In John eight thirty two it

Brother Jim: says, then you will know the

Brother Jim: truth, and the truth will set

Brother Jim: you free.

Brother Jim: Living honestly frees us from

Brother Jim: guilt, fear, and the burden of

Brother Jim: hiding things.

Brother Jim: And oh, David, I don't know about you, but back in the day,

Brother Jim: I could hide some serious stuff.

Speaker 4: Oh, yeah.

Brother Jim: And maybe not bad things, you know, but things you just didn't

Brother Jim: want anybody else to know.

Brother Jim: Sure.

Brother Jim: Because it could hurt them.

Brother Jim: Or it could embarrass you and embarrass someone you love.

Brother Jim: And, you know, even as a pastor, you got to have very many, a lot

Brother Jim: of compartments of things that, you know, it just doesn't go

Brother Jim: beyond this wall here between myself and the person.

Brother Jim: And there's sometimes, you know, it's hard.

Brother Jim: Are you asking for prayer?

Brother Jim: And, you know, you try to come out.

Brother Jim: Do you would you like prayer for this?

Brother Jim: And people can get very weird.

Brother Jim: You got to try to read between the lines.

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Brother Jim: You know, do you want to visit?

Brother Jim: Well, it's like, help me out here a little bit.

Speaker 4: Yeah.

Brother Jim: You know, you're not going to hurt my feelings either way, but

Brother Jim: just be honest.

Brother Jim: Uh, and it's tough, you know?

Brother Jim: But again, it frees us from guilt.

Brother Jim: Honesty does fear and the burden of hiding things.

Brother Jim: And those are all big ones.

Brother Jim: And I think everybody's life, David, you know, guilt is a

Brother Jim: tough one to deal with fear.

Brother Jim: And it's funny, it's not that I fear the boogeyman anymore or.

Brother Jim: Well, I don't know if I ran into Bigfoot out in the woods.

Brother Jim: I still don't know what I'd do there, you know?

Speaker 4: Yeah.

Brother Jim: But, uh, you know, the burden of hiding things.

Brother Jim: And again, not so much hiding things, but how about dealing

Brother Jim: with things, David?

Brother Jim: Dealing with from a husband, a

Brother Jim: father, a son, a brother, a

Brother Jim: pastor.

Brother Jim: There's a lot of things you deal with.

Brother Jim: And sometimes you you hide.

Brother Jim: You ever hide from reality or

Brother Jim: you want to let me redefine

Brother Jim: that.

Brother Jim: You want to hide from reality.

Speaker 4: Try to escape.

Brother Jim: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Brother Jim: So, uh, today, let us remember,

Brother Jim: friends, be honest in what we

Brother Jim: say.

Brother Jim: Be honest in what we do.

Brother Jim: Be honest even when no one is watching.

Brother Jim: When you and I walk.

Brother Jim: In honesty, we honor God and become people others can trust.

Brother Jim: So let you and I strive to live lives of truth every, every day.

Brother Jim: Amen.

Brother Jim: Well, my friends, that just about does it for this.

Brother Jim: Tuesday, March twenty fourth, twenty twenty six.

Brother Jim: Mr. Dave and my friend.

Brother Jim: Closing thoughts or comments on this segment.

Speaker 4: Well, you know, it's just I think it's best to err on the

Speaker 4: side of honesty.

Speaker 4: If nothing else, you know, we joked about, you know, does this

Speaker 4: make me look fat?

Speaker 4: And I, I, I do, I don't tell my wife.

Speaker 4: Yeah, you look like a fat cow.

Speaker 4: I mean, come on, who would do that?

Speaker 4: But I want to be honest with her

Speaker 4: and say, well, you know, yeah,

Speaker 4: maybe.

Speaker 4: You know.

Brother Jim: That color doesn't flatter you.

Brother Jim: Yes or.

Speaker 4: Yes. And does it hurt?

Speaker 4: Maybe.

Speaker 4: But would she rather me let her go out?

Speaker 4: Not looking her best, right?

Speaker 4: I mean, I don't I don't think that she would so.

Brother Jim: Right.

Brother Jim: And to me it doesn't matter.

Brother Jim: But when they ask because you love your wife regardless,

Brother Jim: you're beautiful in our eyes.

Brother Jim: But we're getting set up a lot of the time.

Brother Jim: You know it.

Brother Jim: Like me going down to everybody

Brother Jim: said, hey, did you enjoy the

Brother Jim: sermon today?

Brother Jim: Did you enjoy the sermon today?

Brother Jim: Well.

Speaker 4: Brother Jim, that was the best sermon I heard today.

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Speaker 4: Exactly.

Brother Jim: Well thank you.

Brother Jim: Uh, wait a minute here.

Brother Jim: Yeah, exactly.

Brother Jim: And I think sometimes we set ourselves up for that.

Brother Jim: David, of do we really want to hear the truth?

Speaker 4: Right.

Speaker 4: Yeah.

Brother Jim: Yeah. And if we ask, then, you know, you.

Speaker 4: You got to be willing to receive.

Brother Jim: It comes back people that are very straightforward and honest,

Brother Jim: which I like.

Brother Jim: Yeah.

Brother Jim: You better be man enough to take it then.

Brother Jim: Right?

Brother Jim: You know, um, again, I'm so glad we're dudes.

Brother Jim: We don't have to worry about.

Brother Jim: Does this make me look fat?

Brother Jim: You know?

Speaker 4: Yes. Everything I wear makes me look fat, I know it.

Speaker 4: Just go on.

Brother Jim: You know why, David?

Brother Jim: Because I'm fat.

Speaker 4: That's right.

Speaker 4: Exactly.

Brother Jim: Yeah. Uh. All right.

Brother Jim: Please remember you.

Brother Jim: Yes, you have meaning.

Brother Jim: You have value.

Brother Jim: And most of all, you are loved.

Brother Jim: May God continue to bless you just as well.

Brother Jim: May you and I continue to thank our Lord above for our blessings

Brother Jim: each and every day.

Brother Jim: And if we meet again, well, then we will smile and rejoice.

Brother Jim: And if not, then this parting was well made.

Brother Jim: Thank you for joining David and myself along with Miss Ida Lee.

Brother Jim: Here, baby.

Brother Jim: Yeah, here on Bible and prayer.

Brother Jim: This is the big guy, brother Jim.

Brother Jim: Out.