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Intro: Trips, Grand Canyon, Kids’ reports, anticipation dopamine and a guy named John Wesley.12:18: Going back to the “what to do about judo” question and a tournament recap.15:35: The one who freaks out actually competed!19:31: The other kids’ results.22:35: Dad is not at competitions: an emotional handicap or a blessing?26:57: Mom’s can’t instill the confidence like a dad can.32:57: 1st - 3rd grade Hangman.36:08: We finished the Harry Potter movies and visiting an imaginary world.41:15: The great worldview of Harry Potter.45:05: Tolkien’s issue with Disney, and violence against the story.49:56: Latin and Rowling’s education in the classics.53:57: Tolkien talking about Disney.54:38: Why we’re doing a Disney cruise specifically.1:01:28: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

4/11/25 • 63:35

ntro: Dude Perfect, kids finding new music, behind the scenes on music licensing and coffee consumption.10:07: Speaking of aging, Bryan Johnson isn’t sharing the negative side effects of being the most measured man on Earth.12:40: Waxing philosophical about times changing and the benefits of having grandparents around.18:07: Home is where the wife is and growing up moving a lot.20:48: Kids and change and judo struggles- some background.23:38: The current struggle with judo.28:13: Musing aloud about, life changes and uncertainties, family purpose, goals and benefits of current sporting activities.33:50: Is this burnout or is this not serving our family well?36:52: Is there room for a seasonal break?40:07: Sustainability and being trapped by optimizing opportunities.42:31: What are we trying to achieve as a family?45:21: The guardrails of God’s promises: God’s will.1:01:39: Banking culture and another element of Molly’s history that’s playing into her thinking.1:03:17: Molly wants to know your thoughts.1:04:55: Molly’s brief recap of Nicole Shanahan’s interview with Allie Beth Stuckey.1:08:37: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

4/4/25 • 70:11

Intro: Month days on your knuckles, black chicken, and pterodactyls had feathers.8:05: Mercury retrograde, systems we don’t understand at work around us, and eating seasonally.13:08: The Bethlehem star and astrology.15:38: Molly started listening to the Allie Stuckey, Nicole Shanahan interview.19:19: Affliction and being drawn to God and when you love Jesus but it’s not overflowing.23:08: New convert the enthusiasm, cycles of life, and real world relationship with Christ.26:12: Molly’s reflections on some old blog posts.28:28: Titus wrecks a garage door, stepping up and growing responsibility in a fallen world.35:35: A pork recipe for ya’ll.37:47: Family changes, kids tithing, summer plans.42:02: More affordable eating ideas.46:40: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

3/28/25 • 50:09

Intro: More chickens, God’s ordained order for the world, scouting and prepping chicken deliveries.14:09: Still talking about chickens lol: chick deaths, early learning experiences, chick show and tell.25:21: Brief housekeeping on our upcoming show schedule.26:50: BLVDS shows this weekend, the family attends, Molly’s reflections, JRs thoughts. Growing up dancing, thoughts about jobs that your kids enjoy.40:15: A takedown of Brian Johnson49:45: A brief foray into Tesla promotions and political shenanigans.54:40: A re-awakening of religiosity, love in the 21st century, a couple of podcast episodes Molly is looking forward to.1:02:37: Pulling the milk frother recommendation.1:03:06: Coffee, mold and beer.1:10:11: Show CloseBelieve, Ross DouthatThe Suprising Rebirth of Belief in God, Justin BrieleyThe Case Against the Sexual Revolution, Louise Perry Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

3/21/25 • 71:11

Intro: Skiing, digging holes, judo and kids aren’t like chickens.15:00: 90s youth group culture, deconstructing19:55: God is still so much on the move - people whom God has called are encouraging.22:18: God moving through family generations, Molly’s parents are new, my parents are the result of generations.25:40: Molly’s Princeton Seminary adventure and family heritage.27:18: The Roberts Family Pew (Molly) at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian in Philidelphia.32:58: Molly’s welsh heritage.34:50: The founder of Wikipedia is now a Christian…so is Nicole Shanahan?!42:24: Warmed cocoons, grounded obelisks, and celebrity conversions.48:09: Elon Musk should not be fathering this many children.50:27: We don’t need more citizens, we need more healthy citizens, having kids for the sake of having kids.52:27: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

3/7/25 • 54:18

Intro: Inexpensive tea and microplastics on cutting boards5:12: Complaining shrinks your brain9:40: Characteristics of depression and bad therapy, complaining is contagious.12:00: What was designed to help us, now makes things works. So much of it is backwards; the internet, technology, etc.19:00: Mel’s Kitchen Cafe has nothing to gain from a publisher.23:51: Bypassing gatekeepers, going organic.27:07: Dude Perfect, platforming others.30:30: Being a good (judo) partner and working well with others.35:19: Instilling empathy in our kids for others.38:52: The teeter-totter example of feeling better about yourself and your sense of righteousness.44:45: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

2/21/25 • 47:13

Intro: Tea, mold in coffee, Revel Coffee.10:05: A giant cookie win: double chocolate chip.14:07: A interesting thought about whey protein and a reflection about God’s design for fossil fuels.22:08: Conflict with kids, the law of human nature and mom guilt.26:10: Qualities of relationships that stay together.29:23: Parenting and the relationship of good experiences vs. bad with kids.32:11: When kids preface by: “You’ll probably say no but…”38:18: What’s the long term impression on your kids?39:39 “Am I the weird one?” in kids’ peer groups.41:27: Family games: Slapzi, Ticket to Ride, Carcasonne.45:05: Evaluating family culture and strategy.50:54: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

2/14/25 • 52:41

Intro: Bitter cold and snow, stupid drivers and having a fun activity during winter months.10:28: Biology and weather acclimation.13:12: Leia is not molting and Lewis and Clark are not as exploratory (Chickens).15:57: Bari Weiss with Bryan Johnson, Blueprint and living forever.23:23: Where Molly thinks he’s dangerous and modern day Tower of Babel.25:40: “We are building god in technology and super-intelligence,” and the great deception.27:52: Biomarkers and background.31:19: His meaning of “Don’t Die,” “Living for tomorrow and living forever are identical concepts.”34:41: “As human species we accept our inevitable decay and death. I want to argue that the opposite should be true.”38:52: A scary outcome: “Don’t be a hero, don’t sacrifice, don’t die.”41:00: Dehumanizing the idea of being human.45:43: Naturally, the tie to Ecclesiastes49:54: We can take it with us: thoughts from The Supper of the Lamb.53:24: Forest Bathing is really hunting.56:17: The best meals, the best sex, the experience in nature is good for the body and soul.1:00:18: Our son, bird flu and a nebulizer1:01:30: Show close. Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

2/7/25 • 62:44

Intro: Daughter’s writing struggles and JRs parallel at work.9:04: The discouragement of varsity level sanctification and God’s mercy.13:35: Chatter on Telegram about Molly’s frustration with people last week.15:36: Wesley Huff and how do I know the Bible is true.18:09: The question as applied to deconstruction.22:20: The Case for Christ for Kids, Mama Bear Apologetics.22:49: We live in an upside down world. RFK, health and wellness, politics, and conflicting information.32:00 A litmus test, profiling people and epistemology.34:58: Molly asks JR for his opinion on all the things.38:48: God is not a vending machine, reality and church hurt.45:47: What percentage of political overlap do Molly and JR have with each other?52:10: A Christian posture towards knowledge, Ps. 19, Rom. 1: a convincing an argument to be justly condemned by God.56:13: Political Israel is not Biblical Israel.59:49: Legislating morality.1:06:37: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

2/2/25 • 68:57

Intro: reminiscing about the start of TB2F, random bits and pieces.4:50: Molly’s theme for the day: no capacity for nonsense from people.15:04: JR’s world was upset too, and not just the water heater!21:50: Molly determines these OT “heros” are just a bunch of schmucks!25:53: Molly watched the inauguration and some thoughts on executive actions.31:38: A peaceful transition of power…except at home and in relationships. Switching gears to a couple trivia items and Tim Sheehy.35:33: The end of Job is no-nonsense and the light it shines on Romans.37:12: Kids are really legalistic; Mormons and Christians, and we’re hammering our 1-3rd class a church with how to get saved from the effects of our sin!44:35: Conversations about war with kids48:37: Are we enrolling our girls back into the hybrid classical school?53:15: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

1/24/25 • 55:24

Intro: Holidays, winter, skiing, life updates.Shameless self-promotion: BLVDS music group.8:43: A skating rink adventure, devotions and Bible reading plans: The Bible Recap,16:45: Molly’s purging cleanse.18:45: JR’s Bible reading: Be Thou My Vision.22:17: JR and Molly’s top books for the year: Dragonfly, Living Life Backward, The Genesis of Gender, The Toxic War on Masculinity, devotion for Christmas24:07: Kids’ reading lists, some less-than-desirable books that have come through.27:13: The source and the beauty of a story.30:49: JR’s thoughts on writing and story.34:10: Who Knows You Best? A healthy diet and reading.38:53: Graphic novels and fast food, Tintin and Asterix, and keeping kids’ reading lists full.45:22: Deep conspiracy theory stuff, contents of food, boycotts and human nature.52:02: How deep do we go and how much should we pay attention to this stuff.58:10: There are lines though, let’s talk about the drones.1:02:07: Weighting and evaluation of world events.1:08:18: A public service announcement about some random SMS messages and the end game of the scam.1:12:05: Show Close. Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

1/10/25 • 74:09

Intro: Last show of 2024, what JR’s going to read over the break, a trip for last minute grain.9:45: Shelaborating.10:50: David Bahnsen’s Full-Time is less about retirement than it is about a false teaching of sacred and secular distinctions.13:53: God’s sacred plan for our lives, work and worship are the same throughout scripture.15:34: Growing up where ministry work had more value than non-ministry work.19:38: Why Molly is surprised by the premise of the book.21:55: It’s okay for us to find identity in what we do.23:48: Full-Time is an outworking of Ecclesiastes, and Molly’s summary.28:20: A sense on mid-life crises.31:15: Molly’s reading a Christian tree-hugger book by the host of The Riot and The Dance.37:14: Nature under the curse and the creation is not all pristine.41:07: A Biblical theology of environmentalism.43:53: Molly’s birthday was yesterday and humans changed their diet after the flood46:36: The interdependency of all living things and a theology of regenerative farming.48:31: The link between true thankfulness and life’s interconnectedness as shown by ungrateful kids with presents.51:03: Why we give thanks before meals.52:06: Behold The Lamb of God concert53:07: Show close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

12/20/24 • 56:00

Intro: Notes for chores, changing your brain, lockdowns changed teenagers’ brains.6:15: Becoming more black and white, shared bathrooms.17:20: Life feels more gray though: a church leadership example.19:05: Being in relationship with people who seem to be in perpetual brokenness and what God really calls us to with those people.25:33: A new podcast recommendation.31:33: Bob Quinn and his Kamut with Jill Winger.35:57: Fig leaves and an underground greenhouse.38:35: Some free burn treatment info for you.42:45: How we use Kamut47:15: A major technological achievement was made, the glories and terrors of AI56:08: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

12/13/24 • 58:48

Intro: Chicken pox, vaccines, related randomness.9:30: We attended an amazing funeral.15:58: Having a joy for life that comes from a true understanding of what life is.17:46: The 30 minute version of Molly’s devotion for the ladies’ Christmas brunch this weekend.22:58: Obtaining guiltless wonder and joy.33:03: JR and Molly’s book recommendations: Living Life Backward, The Supper of The Lamb, Every Moment Holy34:11: CS Lewis and the temptation to try and escape our created condition.44:30: Chores vs. paid work, over-scheduling, pressure canning.50:41: A chocolate truffle cookie recipe.52:06: Molly’s church dinner failure, epic shoe failure and epic boot fail.1:03:00: Show Close  Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

12/6/24 • 66:20

Intro: Broccoli in the cold, scheduling,5:20: Molly’s return trip book recap of Stanley Tucci’s What I Ate in a Year and the theme of death.13:30: How long until we move to Europe15:51: Tucci is an example of Ecclesiastes without God.20:45: If he had the Christian framework about death and eternity, would his experience be that much more enjoyable.24:10: Molly’s experience at the homeschool conference29:07: Molly’s thoughts on Bonhoeffer’s biography34:04: Some parallels of Nazi’s and some American policies42:25: Rockefeller builds a church to capture the culture with a liberal sway.45:37: How did the German christians get hoodwinked so badly?50:24: Ecclesiastes and wishing to never have been born is such a big part of our cultural ethos.58:43: Show close: Ecclesiasties: Living Life Backward, Candace Owens: Exposing The Shadow Government, and Tucker Carlson and Amaryllis Kennedy Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

11/22/24 • 66:32

Intro: election recap, the Tuttle Twins on why printing money for the Ukraine causes your grocery bill to go up.7:55: Molly’s really cold, no good, very bad day13:22: Kid’s math tests and Halloween Candy22:00: Kids’ learning styles24:50: The sermon you must drop everything and listen to right now: phenomenal moral clarity26:22: Some leaked documents on the Paris boxer28:53: The pinnacle of creation, The Song of Songs, and sexual desire.31:34: Envy, the marriage supper of the lamb and earnest desire for fellowship and communion.38:20: Molly’s 18 hour drive listen list.44:38: Are feelings and desire the same thing? What constitutes sin?47:54: A sidenote on Jordan Neely52:08: Gray situations, nuance and an application in the homosexual community.56:58: Molly ties a bow on the conversation.59:57: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

11/8/24 • 64:19

Intro: Life challenges of growing up, maturing and some things just can’t be fixed.9:37: Ecclesiastes, Living Life Backward, “Accepting your death is the first step towards living.”11:05: David Gibson’s Youtube Series.15:55: Poetic Onomatopoeia17:30: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies and school lunches.21:18: Pursuing for the sake of the thing, is vapor25:44: The need for resets in our lives.30:05: Brushing your teeth while eating an Oreo.32:53: On the concept of Karma.39:57: Not much to say about halloween.48:12: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

11/1/24 • 50:52

Intro: Book recommendations, buttery pull-apart bread recommendation!8:40: 12yo birthday parties and southern-style chili.14:31: Ecclesiastes: it’s a wonderful [brief] life; contentment = reality - your expectations.20:48: This music trio is not comprised of spring chickens!27:30: There is so much beauty of living a long life when aging is taken with redemption.28:41: Thoughts on weariness and stewarding your children’s souls.36:56: Jesus answers all the meaningless in Ecclesiastes in the book of Mark!39:14: You’re Only Human is a modern narrative of Ecclesiastes. Your finitude is a feature, not a bug.43:19: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

10/25/24 • 45:59

Intro: A new milk frother and ball gowns, health, fasting, and tea.10:40: The glycemic index level of homemade sourdough bread and the deep impact of metabolic efficiency.14:20: Parent-teacher meeting results, school lunch ingredients.19:00: Pumpkin Gingerbread Apple Muffin recipe.21:40: A TedX from a 7yo girl about parents setting up kids for success in life.24:14: Some Canavox advice on helping parents with LGBT issues with their kids and the affect of the digital world on our perceptions of reality.26:35: “Go touch some dirt” and Jonathan Haidt.28:34: Thoughts on growing old.36:43: Masculinity and the value of a human person.43:00: Casey and Callie Means, nihilism, and how we see the world.52:00: Athletic women injure themselves way more during their cycles than not.55:12: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

10/18/24 • 57:01

Intro: Last week’s events, touring.6:04: Titus’s boot size, lemon trees, indoor plants.9:44: Composting is wild, peach pits, apple cores and wheelbarrow trees.14:59: Our chickens are molting and it looks like a pillow fight.17:53: Monster cookie bars, S’mores Cookie Bars, Mel’s giant chocolate chip cookie and tablespoons of butter. 22:40: Dairy cows, Tillamook Dairy Farm providers, PETA, and all the milk.30:11: The struggle to prioritize mental headspace, lessons from Little House on The Prairie. The importance of reorienting with daily devotions.38:01: We’re living in the end times…but that’s not the end and the revelation of Jesus Christ Bryan Clark Tom Schriener.48:50: Show Close and Telegram group update. Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

10/11/24 • 52:08

7:15: Telegram, Praying Mantises, Lady Bug insect kits.11:20: Molly eats caterpillars for dinner, Molly gets a tension headache.15:48: Being shocked by someone’s sin and Stephen Lawson20:25: Idols of the Heart and flattening out the spectrum of sin22:27: Ed Welch and leftover halloween candy26:00: The language of “watch yourself lest you too fall into sin.”27:44: But the sin is actually egregious and Julie Roys took it up.32:34: Severity of sin and an interesting paradox in Scripture36:07: A take on RFK and Olivia Nuzzi via House Inhabit.SUBSTACK44:56: 3 Sermons on the theme of idols: Stacy Gaylord (ME? A Slave?) Jeff Hamling (Sound of Silence), Bryan Clark (The Fall of the Great Prostitute).54:26: A spelling test of the old testament and the root of the word “Proverb.” Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

9/27/24 • 59:01

Intro: Money spending, electric rates.6:14: Engines, different perspectives on energy development.10:45: There’s no money in people being healthy, large companies that feed on each other. 15:41: Molly’s second school board meeting was very eye-opening.23:30: Dark and oppressive feelings, spiritual battles and hymns of glory. Petra Phil Wickham31:02 “I’m with Him” vs. “He’s with me” and the object vs. strength of faith.36:37 A model of the Lord’s Prayer without it becoming rote 3 Reasons NOT to Pray the Lord's Prayer44:10: Incorporating the Lord’s Prayer into the home.53:00: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

9/20/24 • 55:09

Show Open6:25: The first week of school! A recap of why we put three of our kids in a hybrid school.11:00 Titus’ curriculum this year.12:35: The girls’ first week so far (including Molly)…16:00: Winding up the cats.18:00: Moving to in to new models and philosophies20:00: Making decisions and being so married to things you can’t be flexible when life circumstances changes. You’re Only Human (link)23:00: A balance pivoting and serving the family well26:53: Foraging and activities at the cabin38:37: Further adventures of building mental fortitude and resilience in the kids35:30: We’re either growing or shrinking and there’s self-esteem to be gained by trying something new: success or failure independent.39:30: Alex Honnold, fear responses and building confidence when it doesn’t feel risky to keep doing the same.45:57: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

9/6/24 • 49:02

Intro: Sheep, goats, and Molly hitting them in the head with apples.5:30: Molly gives testimony at a school board meeting about prurient books in school libraries.14:30: [Story Pause] Some info about pornography that Molly learned while prepping.18:11: Creating an on ramp addiction and fueling anxiety.20:40: Hijacking your ability to set goals and shutting of the pre-frontal cortex.24:51: Relational consequences of pornography and the problem with crafting a sexual harassment policy.29:03: [Back to the Story]30:13: Two in the midst of a mass34:45: How to be equipped to engage like this?39:10: “Queering” the research.40:42: A gender clinic researcher gets raided by the FBI.43:42: Clinics and orgs that have said, “no way.”44:50: Monthly reading groups around natural law and sexual studies.50:37: Final thoughts from Molly about times of transition.54:28: Your body accelerates your aging twice.56:05: JR think his kids don’t know what unknowns really are.58:28: Show CloseWhy I Stopped Watching PornThe Anxious Generation Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

8/23/24 • 59:31

Show open: Cousins are in town, phone/watch usage for kids, eyeglasses.13:27: Feeling the onset of age through eyes and considering regular health checks17:45: Eye exercises and muscular eye health26:48: Less controversial: theological contemplations on death to sin so don’t sin and three metaphors.36:20: More controversial: Olympic lookalikes, Arcadian Wild, impressive performances and God opens a pathway.42:27: Acappella gospel hymns at Olympic press conferences45:55: Being a light and the balance of doing a good job and being an overt witness.49:40: Jesus T Shirts and balancing evangelism vs. reality52:53: Male boxers in a female league. Some important considerations relating to intersexed people and why men and women should be in different categories.1:01:52: In the early days, intersexed people were used to disprove the binary, but it doesn’t and now transgender activists are becoming clear on genetics.1:07:15: Where it gets tricky for Molly: thinking pastorally, care for a soul.1:17:10: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

8/16/24 • 78:50

Intro: Drinking glassware quirks, open house happy hours, updates from the last three weeks.8:45 Jesus juking, waves of exhausting heat, and Faith is outraged at Rapunzel’s hair cutting in Tangled.14:02: The verses Molly’s been working on with the kids and a philosophy of intuition17:03: JR finds the DC Talk lyrics18:40: Our experience with a sexual predator. Abuse Prevention22:25: the paradox: don’t follow your heart but also, the intuition…26:20: Where the heart is deceitful. The 77’s song.30:52: Being weird and a convo with Titus about goat milk.35:55: What cholesterol is and what big medical says it is.41:38: More weird diet things Molly’s learned- discuss!44:25: When the tide turned on cigarette companies.48:54: J.R.’s almost favorite book. Kindle Audiobook Paperback Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

8/9/24 • 62:19

Show open, Delicious recipes like these cinnamon knots!5:09: Roasted cauliflower, chicken shwarma.7:55: A recipe Molly did NOT like.15:41: Simple syrup disaster.18:38: More Disney things.21:01: Molly’s parenting moral crises.29:28: Parenting wisdom: sheltering vs. exposing and discussing.35:37: Disconnects in the movies.40:43: Adult movies with kids vs. kids movies with kids45:13: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

7/12/24 • 48:18

Intro: Gauging how you’re doing, resilience and banjos at church.8:06: Product Rec: Cooking From Scratch for Teens, and completely vapid Disney movies with our girls.15:19: Titus bakes himself a pizza and meatball subs.19:04: Making yourself less when feel more and more when feeling less.24:00: Taking self-introspection too far.25:18: Everything hinges on your heart motivation and finding rightness and righteousness in God.28:25: A prick on the conscience and calls to action when someone is “more than you.”31:06: Being faithful and standing before a holy and righteous God and grumbling.32:50: Two holy responses when feeling “less than.”35:17: The diagnosis have zero expectation on treatment.36:56: People are weird and hard, “Better than I deserve.”40:02: JR’s personal struggles in this area and Ecclesiastes.44:48: Improving yourself, living in a fallen world and knowing where to work on changing things.48:18: The moral of the story.48:46: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

6/28/24 • 50:59

Intro: Juneteenth, Salem Witch Trials.6:55: Family camping trip recap.11:25: Farragut State Park's (Idaho) WW2 history.13:44: Almost destroyed SUPs.17:21: Reflections on things going wrong in life as a kid.23:22: A gross story about mice and farm life and bats.26:32: The Hillbilly Thomists, “The Power and The Glory.”32:28: Resilience, Bad Therapy and Socio-Emotional Learning damage in schools.36:44: Vale of Tears: Our default state is not feeling like we’re doing well.39:08: How scripture speaks into our state.41:28: The problem of sending kids going through puberty to therapy and pharmaceuticals and The Anxious Generation.48:35: Website hustle, JR’s audiobooks, Anne of Green Gables and the importance of imagination as a child.55:46: Alone with your thoughts can be good for you.58:09: Working out with our son, Breathe, ancient Yoga, and breath in the Bible and being fearfully and wonderfully made.1:14:33: Mini Panthers.1:16:17: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

6/21/24 • 77:34

Intro2:30: TB2F community comments, free books from Barnes & Noble, corporate puking on June 1.6:13: AI phones and doctors.10:30: The challenge of good medical care13:30: Why is Ai going after creative jobs?15:30: Creating a 15 minute city without walls.17:43: Barnes and Noble summer reading club and their giveaways.21:00 The Tuttle Twins TV, weird watching habits and the Classical school assessments.22:15: A new curriculum for our oldest.24:55: Faith interrupts.26:37: Molly makes a confession about Andor.28:24: Kids and weird music habits.30:41: What else do you do when you feel overwhelmed? You get more chickens and a pool.36:50: The humbling nature of being an adult.42:58: We think we have our chicken situation figured out this year.46:54: A debate between Allie Stuckey and a transgender activist.51:59: Assigning sociological roles based on gender.54:50: Transgenderism is not the physical condition you’re trying to prove.56:41: We can watch and learn to not fall into fight of flight in these situations.59:04: Truth vs. love.1:02:01: Adult desires should not be at the cost of children’s needs.1:05:05: Anti-natalism in culture today.1:12:42: Show close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral Link

6/1/24 • 75:27