WEBVTT 00:00:01.570 --> 00:00:04.469 All right. You about ready to kick it off? I'm 00:00:04.469 --> 00:00:07.070 going to start off with prayer today. Okay. And 00:00:07.070 --> 00:00:11.630 you are beautiful. So, so love the colors. Thank 00:00:11.630 --> 00:00:14.169 you. I have to get you to wake up, though. You're 00:00:14.169 --> 00:00:16.989 going to need some more coffee. I know. Father, 00:00:17.170 --> 00:00:19.190 in the name of Jesus, thank you for the privilege 00:00:19.190 --> 00:00:21.550 of doing this podcast. Lord, our heart and our 00:00:21.550 --> 00:00:24.469 prayers to help people in whatever way we can, 00:00:24.550 --> 00:00:27.699 mind, body, and spirit. So, Lord, as we talk 00:00:27.699 --> 00:00:30.539 today and share and converse, Lord, may what 00:00:30.539 --> 00:00:33.759 is said honor you, glorify you, and literally 00:00:33.759 --> 00:00:36.679 bring lift into the lives of others in Jesus' 00:00:36.780 --> 00:00:40.640 name. And everybody said. Everybody. Everybody 00:00:40.640 --> 00:01:08.170 said. Everybody. This is Jimmy and Annette, and 00:01:08.170 --> 00:01:11.790 we are coming to you from the studio at Bridge 00:01:11.790 --> 00:01:14.730 Church in Fredericksburg, Texas. Hello, beautiful. 00:01:15.090 --> 00:01:17.349 Hello. Stunning as always. It's been a while. 00:01:17.530 --> 00:01:20.129 It's been a minute. You've been interviewing 00:01:20.129 --> 00:01:22.349 a lot of other people. That is true. I've been 00:01:22.349 --> 00:01:25.469 pretty busy. You've been very busy. I have. You've 00:01:25.469 --> 00:01:27.489 been stuck, too. You've been grounded. I was 00:01:27.489 --> 00:01:34.010 stuck, and now I'm not stuck, but the kitchen's... 00:01:34.950 --> 00:01:36.829 It's not just the kitchen. Kitchen, bathroom, 00:01:36.969 --> 00:01:39.689 utility room. It's still not done. Yeah. How 00:01:39.689 --> 00:01:40.750 long have we been doing this? This has been an 00:01:40.750 --> 00:01:44.909 ongoing saga, so to speak. Almost 14 months. 00:01:45.109 --> 00:01:47.650 Yeah. It's been a while. It's been a minute. 00:01:47.709 --> 00:01:50.870 14 months. But the last six weeks have been like... 00:01:50.870 --> 00:01:53.969 Oh, man. I know. It's crazy. It's crazy. It's 00:01:53.969 --> 00:01:57.849 crazy. Like lightning, but not fast enough. Yeah, 00:01:57.849 --> 00:02:00.409 I know. I know. Well, time has passed. I'm glad 00:02:00.409 --> 00:02:02.950 we're back on the podcast together. We traveled 00:02:02.950 --> 00:02:04.569 last week, so we didn't do one. Hey, it was my 00:02:04.569 --> 00:02:06.709 idea to do it today. That was your idea, and 00:02:06.709 --> 00:02:08.969 I'm like uber proud. I know. You almost fell 00:02:08.969 --> 00:02:10.469 over. I almost did. You would have had to pick 00:02:10.469 --> 00:02:14.370 me up. Yeah. Fan me. Well, we had such a great 00:02:14.370 --> 00:02:17.409 week. Wow. Because we took our vacation, and 00:02:17.409 --> 00:02:21.169 then we had a meetup, which we'll talk about 00:02:21.169 --> 00:02:26.960 today, with our carnivore friends. The highlight. 00:02:27.199 --> 00:02:28.620 Absolutely amazing. No, I shouldn't say that. 00:02:28.740 --> 00:02:31.400 I got to see our grandson for the first time. 00:02:31.439 --> 00:02:33.319 That was definitely the highlight. We had two 00:02:33.319 --> 00:02:36.699 highlights. Colin James Lighthizer. Colin James 00:02:36.699 --> 00:02:39.740 Pruitt Lighthizer. Is Pruitt still in there? 00:02:39.819 --> 00:02:42.960 I forgot that. They kept that name. He's going 00:02:42.960 --> 00:02:45.120 to have a complicated name. I feel sorry for 00:02:45.120 --> 00:02:49.580 him. K -J -P -L. That's a pretty lengthy initials. 00:02:49.580 --> 00:02:51.500 That sounds like a radio station. I know it does. 00:02:51.620 --> 00:02:55.659 Four letters, right? But he looks like a linebacker. 00:02:55.719 --> 00:02:57.419 I mean, he looks like he's ready to get on the 00:02:57.419 --> 00:03:00.340 gridiron and go hit somebody. You know, it was 00:03:00.340 --> 00:03:03.659 hard on me because all of our grandkids live 00:03:03.659 --> 00:03:07.400 away from us. And Alicia always lived really 00:03:07.400 --> 00:03:10.840 close to us, so I got to be somewhat close to 00:03:10.840 --> 00:03:13.039 our grandkids. And now she's in Nashville, so 00:03:13.039 --> 00:03:16.180 we have to travel. They're a lot. Darn. Oh my 00:03:16.180 --> 00:03:18.060 gosh. Oh darn. Have to go to Nashville. Because 00:03:18.060 --> 00:03:21.639 I have to, he needs to know his Nana. Our kids 00:03:21.639 --> 00:03:24.860 are really spread out. I mean, that's, it's kind 00:03:24.860 --> 00:03:27.020 of the sign of the times, right? People are mobile, 00:03:27.199 --> 00:03:30.139 jobs are all over. Our family's in ministry. 00:03:30.300 --> 00:03:32.680 So that puts us, takes us all over the place. 00:03:32.699 --> 00:03:35.819 And so anyway, our kids in Houston, our kids 00:03:35.819 --> 00:03:39.240 in Nashville, and one of them, thank the Lord, 00:03:39.280 --> 00:03:42.460 is here. And her husband, Brandon, Faith and 00:03:42.460 --> 00:03:44.099 Brandon. So we're thrilled that they're under 00:03:44.099 --> 00:03:46.379 us. And we have a granddaughter in California. 00:03:46.599 --> 00:03:49.120 So they're everywhere. Wow. We want to welcome 00:03:49.120 --> 00:03:51.819 our listeners today. So glad that you joined 00:03:51.819 --> 00:03:54.939 us today. So good to have Pastor Annette, Mama 00:03:54.939 --> 00:03:58.439 A, Dame Annette back. So happy, happy. Nana? 00:03:58.639 --> 00:04:01.560 Well, I think you've had some good interviews 00:04:01.560 --> 00:04:03.939 and you've got some more coming up. It's been 00:04:03.939 --> 00:04:06.860 great. In your pocket that you're waiting in. 00:04:06.860 --> 00:04:08.780 By the way, I got invited today, this morning. 00:04:08.840 --> 00:04:11.099 I didn't get a chance to tell you. TD from the 00:04:11.099 --> 00:04:14.879 Texas Boys. Oh. We met them at the meetup in 00:04:14.879 --> 00:04:17.459 Austin. He invited me. He wrote me this morning 00:04:17.459 --> 00:04:19.620 and invited me. I was wondering if he was going 00:04:19.620 --> 00:04:21.800 to do that. Yeah. I thought, they need to have 00:04:21.800 --> 00:04:24.060 you on there. Well, I'm a Texas boy, so I'll 00:04:24.060 --> 00:04:25.779 fit right in with their family. They have a huge 00:04:25.779 --> 00:04:28.699 family. They do homesteading, and they do carnivore. 00:04:28.699 --> 00:04:31.259 They have a ranch. They raise their own cattle. 00:04:31.279 --> 00:04:35.240 And they showed the pictures. them and talked 00:04:35.240 --> 00:04:37.970 about their at our meetup and it was shocking 00:04:37.970 --> 00:04:39.810 to see the difference. Yeah, they have a great 00:04:39.810 --> 00:04:41.829 carnivore journey story, which we're going to 00:04:41.829 --> 00:04:43.350 talk a little bit about carnivore today because 00:04:43.350 --> 00:04:45.670 this is a part of our lives. So here's how we 00:04:45.670 --> 00:04:48.490 approach this podcast. And really, this is how 00:04:48.490 --> 00:04:50.050 we approach life. We don't really do anything 00:04:50.050 --> 00:04:52.029 different on a podcast than we do in real life. 00:04:52.189 --> 00:04:55.209 These conversations we have here with you basically 00:04:55.209 --> 00:04:57.149 are the conversations we have. We just turn a 00:04:57.149 --> 00:05:01.949 microphone on and it's our life. But mind, body 00:05:01.949 --> 00:05:04.930 and spirit, living a life of balance, living 00:05:04.930 --> 00:05:09.269 a life. of integrity, of integration. So taking 00:05:09.269 --> 00:05:12.290 these parts, the mind, the mental state, the 00:05:12.290 --> 00:05:14.970 body, obviously the physical and the spirit, 00:05:15.089 --> 00:05:17.970 our walk, our faith life, those all integrate 00:05:17.970 --> 00:05:20.329 into a whole person, right? Mind, body, spirit. 00:05:20.449 --> 00:05:23.470 And so if any one of those are pulled out or 00:05:23.470 --> 00:05:27.290 shorter or not. not in balance with the others, 00:05:27.410 --> 00:05:30.629 then it doesn't work. It's dysfunctional. And 00:05:30.629 --> 00:05:33.829 so we bring all that to the table. So we've not 00:05:33.829 --> 00:05:36.069 talked as much about our carnivore journey because 00:05:36.069 --> 00:05:38.350 we always want to be sensitive to where people 00:05:38.350 --> 00:05:41.930 are, but we realized this is who we are. We can't 00:05:41.930 --> 00:05:44.009 not talk about it. We were invited to a meetup 00:05:44.009 --> 00:05:48.189 in Austin. Talk about that. Because we're featured 00:05:48.189 --> 00:05:51.110 in a documentary that is being made right now 00:05:51.110 --> 00:05:55.720 for Netflix and a series. And we were featured 00:05:55.720 --> 00:05:58.980 in it. They actually came to our church and our 00:05:58.980 --> 00:06:02.899 home and filmed us. And now they're doing all 00:06:02.899 --> 00:06:05.839 these meetups all over America, just trying to 00:06:05.839 --> 00:06:08.920 raise money for this documentary, which they're 00:06:08.920 --> 00:06:11.620 getting close. And so we were able to attend. 00:06:12.240 --> 00:06:16.120 We just piggybacked it from our vacation. And 00:06:16.120 --> 00:06:20.860 it was probably one of the most ministry -oriented. 00:06:21.550 --> 00:06:24.269 things that we've been to that was actually a 00:06:24.269 --> 00:06:28.529 secular event because it wasn't a Christian event 00:06:28.529 --> 00:06:31.829 but someone even approached you and said is this 00:06:31.829 --> 00:06:34.930 a Christian event and you know would a Muslim 00:06:34.930 --> 00:06:37.829 be you know welcomed and you're like well of 00:06:37.829 --> 00:06:40.850 course and I had to remind him no it's not a 00:06:40.850 --> 00:06:43.629 Christian event it just so happens that people 00:06:43.629 --> 00:06:45.870 that are stewarding their health and taking care 00:06:45.870 --> 00:06:49.279 of themselves tend to lean towards a faith life. 00:06:49.540 --> 00:06:53.100 And so, but we're going to be who we are, wherever 00:06:53.100 --> 00:06:55.319 we are, you know, we don't apologize for who 00:06:55.319 --> 00:06:57.139 we, he was totally cool with it. Yeah. And it 00:06:57.139 --> 00:07:03.079 was awesome, but it, it really, uh, it first 00:07:03.079 --> 00:07:05.819 for what you said, because you talked about the 00:07:05.819 --> 00:07:09.079 three legged stool as we were, as we were, you 00:07:09.079 --> 00:07:13.319 know, presenting our story to the people there, 00:07:13.399 --> 00:07:18.779 it, it, it just lent itself. For us to be able 00:07:18.779 --> 00:07:21.980 to just talk about our faith and where we're 00:07:21.980 --> 00:07:26.959 at. And I loved that. I felt like that was so 00:07:26.959 --> 00:07:29.779 important because even people came up to us afterwards 00:07:29.779 --> 00:07:32.560 and said, can we sit with you? Can we, you know, 00:07:32.579 --> 00:07:34.399 and they wanted to talk to us. They wanted to 00:07:34.399 --> 00:07:38.050 know about our church. And it was just. it was 00:07:38.050 --> 00:07:41.069 pretty remarkable what happened there. It infused 00:07:41.069 --> 00:07:43.949 my faith. I love that we got to meet with Dr. 00:07:44.069 --> 00:07:45.910 Kiltz. And I want you to talk about the podcast 00:07:45.910 --> 00:07:49.230 we were on with him on Sunday, because he's writing 00:07:49.230 --> 00:07:52.569 a book called Christ and Carnivore. And that's 00:07:52.569 --> 00:07:55.029 how we feel. We feel like we're bringing Christ 00:07:55.029 --> 00:07:58.189 into every area of our life. Why not into our 00:07:58.189 --> 00:08:01.490 carnivore journey? Exactly. Because it's not 00:08:01.490 --> 00:08:04.810 like, how can you, you can't separate yourself. 00:08:05.069 --> 00:08:07.129 You know what I mean? One of the things that's, 00:08:07.550 --> 00:08:10.329 really typical of Western people, we're Western 00:08:10.329 --> 00:08:14.149 people, is that we tend to categorize or compartmentalize 00:08:14.149 --> 00:08:17.389 our lives to where, you know, we wear this hat 00:08:17.389 --> 00:08:19.790 in this environment, we'll wear this hat. But 00:08:19.790 --> 00:08:23.370 I'm calling us all back to integrity, integration, 00:08:23.769 --> 00:08:26.850 where we're not, we don't live like a chameleon, 00:08:26.850 --> 00:08:30.230 you know, to be a person who's a person of faith, 00:08:30.389 --> 00:08:32.710 a person who takes care of themselves and stewards 00:08:32.710 --> 00:08:35.629 all our attitude about. taking care of ourselves 00:08:35.629 --> 00:08:38.090 and our health is not about vanity. Probably 00:08:38.090 --> 00:08:39.990 wasn't when we were younger. You know, you want 00:08:39.990 --> 00:08:42.090 to look good, but as we've gotten older, I mean, 00:08:42.090 --> 00:08:45.639 it's more about I'm 63. You're still 62. You 00:08:45.639 --> 00:08:47.159 have not crossed over the line. I'm not going 00:08:47.159 --> 00:08:50.039 to cross over. What, two weeks? You're about 00:08:50.039 --> 00:08:53.059 two weeks. So we'll both be 63. And yet we're 00:08:53.059 --> 00:08:55.940 probably in our prime health that we've ever 00:08:55.940 --> 00:08:59.340 been in overall. Overall. We're functional. We're 00:08:59.340 --> 00:09:02.120 energetic. We're busy. We're busier now than 00:09:02.120 --> 00:09:04.580 we've ever been in our entire careers, our lives. 00:09:04.759 --> 00:09:07.179 And we get to do it. But we need the energy. 00:09:07.460 --> 00:09:10.740 We need the energy. Because we're so busy. And 00:09:10.740 --> 00:09:14.159 so that means you need to get on some kind of 00:09:14.159 --> 00:09:21.639 health. so that you can go the long haul. I mean, 00:09:21.659 --> 00:09:24.320 isn't that what we're trying to do? That is. 00:09:24.480 --> 00:09:27.179 And another piece of that I was going to say 00:09:27.179 --> 00:09:30.240 is the stewarding of our body because it's a 00:09:30.240 --> 00:09:33.100 gift from God. God gave us our physical bodies, 00:09:33.179 --> 00:09:35.799 and then he gives us a choice and the ability 00:09:35.799 --> 00:09:38.679 to put the right things into the body, the right 00:09:38.679 --> 00:09:41.960 fuel into the gas tank. If you put diesel in 00:09:41.960 --> 00:09:44.950 a gasoline engine, it's not going to run. It's 00:09:44.950 --> 00:09:48.090 going to ruin that engine or it's going to, you 00:09:48.090 --> 00:09:49.950 know, it's going to not work, won't function. 00:09:50.190 --> 00:09:52.750 And so we're trying to just put the right kind 00:09:52.750 --> 00:09:55.230 of fuel in our bodies and be healthy, not just 00:09:55.230 --> 00:09:58.629 to survive, but to truly thrive. Jesus said in 00:09:58.629 --> 00:10:01.429 John chapter 10, verse 10, I've come that you 00:10:01.429 --> 00:10:04.669 might have life and have life to the full. Another 00:10:04.669 --> 00:10:07.169 translation says have life and have it more abundantly. 00:10:07.309 --> 00:10:09.769 So we're looking for that abundant life. And 00:10:09.769 --> 00:10:12.409 like you said, this is exactly, you nailed it. 00:10:12.470 --> 00:10:15.700 And that is to finish strong. We want to live 00:10:15.700 --> 00:10:18.980 however long we have on this earth, whether it's 00:10:18.980 --> 00:10:21.159 getting taken out by an accident or some kind 00:10:21.159 --> 00:10:23.639 of health event or whatever, however long that 00:10:23.639 --> 00:10:27.120 is. And we know we've got friends our age that 00:10:27.120 --> 00:10:30.179 are long gone, you know, at this age. We see 00:10:30.179 --> 00:10:31.559 it happening all around us. Well, when you were 00:10:31.559 --> 00:10:34.460 talking about the funerals that you did, you've 00:10:34.460 --> 00:10:38.080 talked about it quite a bit on different events. 00:10:39.259 --> 00:10:41.580 You've had that opportunity. But you didn't say 00:10:41.580 --> 00:10:43.580 that most of them were all at once, too, which 00:10:43.580 --> 00:10:47.039 was pretty crazy last year. And remember what 00:10:47.039 --> 00:10:49.879 I said about it is that probably six out of the 00:10:49.879 --> 00:10:54.100 seven should not have died. Well, my sister shouldn't 00:10:54.100 --> 00:10:56.840 have. No. And that was my wife. She was 70. She 00:10:56.840 --> 00:11:00.080 had just turned 70 and had complications of type 00:11:00.080 --> 00:11:02.799 2 diabetes. So that became your why for wanting 00:11:02.799 --> 00:11:04.100 to take care of your health. It was my why because 00:11:04.100 --> 00:11:07.279 everyone in my family had type 2 diabetes. And 00:11:07.279 --> 00:11:10.460 has died of complications of it too young. Right. 00:11:10.580 --> 00:11:14.779 And I feel like, you know, and I'm not saying 00:11:14.779 --> 00:11:17.779 that you have to be 100 % carnivore, but if we 00:11:17.779 --> 00:11:19.919 could get rid of the processed foods, get rid 00:11:19.919 --> 00:11:23.039 of the carbs, because carbs are not essential. 00:11:23.740 --> 00:11:26.659 Protein's essential, but carbs are not essential. 00:11:28.009 --> 00:11:29.830 And I'm not saying you can't ever, but if you 00:11:29.830 --> 00:11:33.149 can modify your diet, I mean, how are we going 00:11:33.149 --> 00:11:36.009 to go the long haul if we keep eating the American 00:11:36.009 --> 00:11:40.370 diet? It's called the sad. It's sad because it's 00:11:40.370 --> 00:11:43.389 the standard American diet. Because it is pretty 00:11:43.389 --> 00:11:46.070 sad, actually. It is. And I was just looking 00:11:46.070 --> 00:11:48.629 up the meetup. Why don't you explain to everybody 00:11:48.629 --> 00:11:51.309 what a meetup is? What is a meetup? Well, you're 00:11:51.309 --> 00:11:55.279 meeting up with people. like -minded people that 00:11:55.279 --> 00:11:58.919 have have embraced carnivore or who have just 00:11:58.919 --> 00:12:03.539 started the carnivore journey and you're obviously 00:12:03.539 --> 00:12:06.120 we were up there speaking about our journey our 00:12:06.120 --> 00:12:12.120 why um what prompted us to do this and um what 00:12:12.120 --> 00:12:14.600 our results are from that and for you and me 00:12:14.600 --> 00:12:16.639 it was a little bit different than others for 00:12:16.639 --> 00:12:20.000 others it was you know a lot of weight loss right 00:12:20.360 --> 00:12:23.600 And a lot of diseases that were cured, cured, 00:12:23.759 --> 00:12:27.539 I say cured because they were cured. Not just 00:12:27.539 --> 00:12:30.679 improved. Not just improved, but so many people 00:12:30.679 --> 00:12:34.720 had diseases that were cured that doctors will 00:12:34.720 --> 00:12:37.519 tell you are incurable. Like type 2 diabetes. 00:12:37.620 --> 00:12:41.519 Yes. Hypertension. IBS. IBS. All those things 00:12:41.519 --> 00:12:44.519 totally cleared up just like with us. Yes. It 00:12:44.519 --> 00:12:47.279 was interesting. I loved hearing the stories. 00:12:47.440 --> 00:12:51.490 What it did is it gave us. the impetus to start 00:12:51.490 --> 00:12:55.850 back like really strong and really remind ourself. 00:12:55.870 --> 00:12:59.409 And I think that's, it's really no different 00:12:59.409 --> 00:13:04.029 than when you're a Christian and you start to 00:13:04.029 --> 00:13:07.129 allow the things of the world. to overtake the 00:13:07.129 --> 00:13:09.889 things that God wants to do in and through you. 00:13:10.309 --> 00:13:13.169 And you've got to kind of get back on the horse 00:13:13.169 --> 00:13:16.350 again, you know, and start going the right direction. 00:13:16.409 --> 00:13:19.450 It's the same way with our health. Anybody who 00:13:19.450 --> 00:13:24.029 decides to get on this, if they have, you know, 00:13:24.029 --> 00:13:27.149 a blimp or something where they can't continue, 00:13:27.350 --> 00:13:31.840 you can get back on it. start the journey again. 00:13:31.899 --> 00:13:34.879 So it's the same thing with our walk. And I think 00:13:34.879 --> 00:13:38.820 because we're human, we're used to kind of having 00:13:38.820 --> 00:13:43.240 things pull us back. And I think for us, just 00:13:43.240 --> 00:13:46.200 going to this meetup and hearing all the stories 00:13:46.200 --> 00:13:52.100 just infused an energy again in us to have mind, 00:13:52.159 --> 00:13:55.460 body, spirit, have it all. Like you said, the 00:13:55.460 --> 00:13:57.860 three -legged stool where we're not cutting one 00:13:57.860 --> 00:14:02.620 leg off, we're actually sitting on a three -legged 00:14:02.620 --> 00:14:07.240 stool that's stable. And that's what, you know, 00:14:07.240 --> 00:14:09.659 we talked about this before, stable makes you 00:14:09.659 --> 00:14:12.159 able. And that's in every area of your life. 00:14:12.399 --> 00:14:17.399 And we see too many people that are godly. I 00:14:17.399 --> 00:14:20.440 mean, they're going full force with God. They're 00:14:20.440 --> 00:14:23.240 hungry, but then they've let themselves go physically. 00:14:23.720 --> 00:14:27.330 And, you know, the Bible talks about our... bodies 00:14:27.330 --> 00:14:29.750 being the temple of the holy spirit and so i 00:14:29.750 --> 00:14:35.090 think not enough preachers preach about the whole 00:14:35.090 --> 00:14:37.909 body the whole person the whole person and i 00:14:37.909 --> 00:14:40.970 think that's i think this infused that energy 00:14:40.970 --> 00:14:44.149 in us to we need to get back to that and not 00:14:44.149 --> 00:14:46.950 i'm not talking about meddling or pushing people 00:14:46.950 --> 00:14:51.830 but saying you know look at the new cabinet look 00:14:51.830 --> 00:14:56.940 at rfk jr and the difference in him And the person 00:14:56.940 --> 00:15:00.679 he took the place. That is like light years. 00:15:00.980 --> 00:15:06.080 It's light years. And so if our government is 00:15:06.080 --> 00:15:09.220 seeing that we need to make a change there, why 00:15:09.220 --> 00:15:12.100 wouldn't we as Christians want to even be better? 00:15:12.200 --> 00:15:14.360 Why wouldn't we want to be better stewards of 00:15:14.360 --> 00:15:18.500 our body? And a lot of it I don't think is ignorance. 00:15:18.960 --> 00:15:21.850 Honestly, I think it's willpower. I think that's 00:15:21.850 --> 00:15:24.710 the problem, which is really the same with our 00:15:24.710 --> 00:15:27.429 walk with the Lord. It's the same. You have to 00:15:27.429 --> 00:15:30.529 have discipline. You have to have a hunger to 00:15:30.529 --> 00:15:34.750 get into the word, to hear his voice, the right 00:15:34.750 --> 00:15:38.049 things inside of you. We become what we behold 00:15:38.049 --> 00:15:42.490 and we leak out what we're full of. And so whether 00:15:42.490 --> 00:15:44.269 you're talking about your spirit, your mind, 00:15:44.309 --> 00:15:47.690 or your body, all of those, if you think about 00:15:47.690 --> 00:15:50.870 it, all of those are diet -oriented. Not like 00:15:50.870 --> 00:15:54.690 food, but the fuel, the inputs. So you've got 00:15:54.690 --> 00:15:57.629 inputs because you want a certain output. You 00:15:57.629 --> 00:16:00.950 want a certain outcome. And I so agree with you. 00:16:00.970 --> 00:16:02.649 One of the things you really hit on, I just want 00:16:02.649 --> 00:16:04.629 to explore it for a minute, because this speaks 00:16:04.629 --> 00:16:07.379 to all three of these. these areas mind body 00:16:07.379 --> 00:16:10.240 and spirit and it's the power of community yeah 00:16:10.240 --> 00:16:13.019 it's the power of connection we the way i said 00:16:13.019 --> 00:16:16.120 it at the at the conference uh on last saturday 00:16:16.120 --> 00:16:19.919 in austin at the meetup i said connection is 00:16:19.919 --> 00:16:22.299 protection which you say that in the pulpit i 00:16:22.299 --> 00:16:26.460 do everything you said the same At our event, 00:16:26.620 --> 00:16:29.740 you say in church. Absolutely. Because it's in 00:16:29.740 --> 00:16:31.759 Texas. Because they're universal principles, 00:16:31.899 --> 00:16:34.379 but they're based out of Scripture. It's in every 00:16:34.379 --> 00:16:35.200 area of our life. They're based out of the Word 00:16:35.200 --> 00:16:38.860 of God. Every area of our life. So I turn them 00:16:38.860 --> 00:16:41.379 into little cliches because I'm a simple man 00:16:41.379 --> 00:16:43.679 and it's easier for me to remember. Which is 00:16:43.679 --> 00:16:47.460 funny because Dr. Kiltz said, I can't wait to 00:16:47.460 --> 00:16:50.899 read your book that you write on all your Jimmy 00:16:50.899 --> 00:16:53.399 -isms because they're phenomenal. They're really 00:16:53.399 --> 00:16:56.360 good. So tell, explain to people what a meetup 00:16:56.360 --> 00:16:59.779 is. Well, I mean, again, it's, it's, you're, 00:16:59.779 --> 00:17:02.460 you're coming together with like -minded people 00:17:02.460 --> 00:17:06.500 and you're hearing stories and it, it hopefully 00:17:06.500 --> 00:17:11.579 will help you, will guide you into this life 00:17:11.579 --> 00:17:15.559 and help you be able to overcome. bad eating 00:17:15.559 --> 00:17:18.160 habits. And so on this meetup, you're meeting 00:17:18.160 --> 00:17:20.039 with a lot of different people. They were from 00:17:20.039 --> 00:17:21.980 everywhere. They weren't just from Austin. So 00:17:21.980 --> 00:17:24.420 let's talk about how much money we all made doing 00:17:24.420 --> 00:17:27.119 this meetup. Zero. You know what it felt like 00:17:27.119 --> 00:17:30.240 to me? Actually, you and I used to be in Avacare 00:17:30.240 --> 00:17:32.900 and we'd go to some Avacare meetings, which is 00:17:32.900 --> 00:17:35.859 an MLM. And it felt like that, but there was 00:17:35.859 --> 00:17:40.019 zero dollars attached. There is no, this is what 00:17:40.019 --> 00:17:42.160 I love about being a part of the carnivore community 00:17:42.160 --> 00:17:46.710 is that It's not about monetizing anything. It's 00:17:46.710 --> 00:17:50.690 literally about how can we help as many people 00:17:50.690 --> 00:17:54.029 as possible really get on the track and the journey 00:17:54.029 --> 00:17:57.240 of health so they can experience. For me, it 00:17:57.240 --> 00:18:00.019 has a spiritual component. So they can experience 00:18:00.019 --> 00:18:02.079 the abundant life that Jesus talks about, the 00:18:02.079 --> 00:18:04.640 full life. And they can actually run through 00:18:04.640 --> 00:18:08.900 the tape, finish their life strong, stave off 00:18:08.900 --> 00:18:11.519 dementia, Alzheimer's, all these different things. 00:18:11.519 --> 00:18:12.940 That's the big one for me. That's a big one for 00:18:12.940 --> 00:18:14.759 me at our age because we've watched. Which is 00:18:14.759 --> 00:18:17.799 why they utilized us in this documentary. Because 00:18:17.799 --> 00:18:21.160 we're old. Because we're old. But not because 00:18:21.160 --> 00:18:23.859 we had a lot of weight to lose, but because we're... 00:18:24.079 --> 00:18:26.039 doing it for a whole different reason exactly 00:18:26.039 --> 00:18:30.099 which is we're yeah longevity yeah the thing 00:18:30.099 --> 00:18:33.880 about life what i love too is we everybody that 00:18:33.880 --> 00:18:37.400 was there or most people that we met had a youtube 00:18:37.400 --> 00:18:42.559 channel so they're constantly barraging people 00:18:42.559 --> 00:18:45.299 with medical information that they're receiving 00:18:45.299 --> 00:18:48.279 from the carnivore doctors because there's many 00:18:48.279 --> 00:18:52.769 doctors involved in this they're they're um They're 00:18:52.769 --> 00:18:55.829 interviewing other people that have these stories, 00:18:55.930 --> 00:18:58.950 but they're not trying to make money off of it. 00:18:58.970 --> 00:19:02.990 It's information, which is what I love because 00:19:02.990 --> 00:19:06.049 literally I felt like we were at an MLM, but 00:19:06.049 --> 00:19:08.630 I kept waiting to see if someone was going to 00:19:08.630 --> 00:19:11.440 say, now send this. There's nothing. It's not. 00:19:11.599 --> 00:19:14.500 This is not about money. We were on a panel as 00:19:14.500 --> 00:19:17.440 well. So we got up and gave a speech, our talk 00:19:17.440 --> 00:19:20.359 on the stage, as did many. Let me just read some 00:19:20.359 --> 00:19:22.259 of the names of the people who gave their speeches. 00:19:22.319 --> 00:19:24.539 I pulled this up just to let people know who 00:19:24.539 --> 00:19:27.039 we were with. We were with Dr. Robert Kiltz, 00:19:27.039 --> 00:19:29.740 who's a rock star in the carnivore space. He's 00:19:29.740 --> 00:19:32.259 a doctor. And then we were with Lauren Knight 00:19:32.259 --> 00:19:35.579 Hughes. She has a great transformation story 00:19:35.579 --> 00:19:38.920 of herself, of healing her body. Nia Nova, another 00:19:38.920 --> 00:19:43.140 one. had major healing turnarounds uh oh pastor 00:19:43.140 --> 00:19:45.359 jimmy and annette they even called us pastor 00:19:45.359 --> 00:19:48.019 jimmy which was funny in that a non -christian 00:19:48.019 --> 00:19:50.819 environment again it's so good for us getting 00:19:50.819 --> 00:19:53.500 outside of the church box and being out in the 00:19:53.500 --> 00:19:56.039 culture salt and light but they but every one 00:19:56.039 --> 00:19:59.019 of them talked to us honored us as pastor jimmy 00:19:59.019 --> 00:20:01.640 and annette and then uh the texas boys that's 00:20:01.640 --> 00:20:05.640 a cool homesteaded couple out of uh not a couple 00:20:05.640 --> 00:20:07.779 well they're they're brothers it's a whole family 00:20:08.400 --> 00:20:11.440 No, the Texas boys are the family. Well, I thought 00:20:11.440 --> 00:20:14.039 they're, okay. It's the family. It's the kids 00:20:14.039 --> 00:20:17.059 that are the boys. Think about it. And so they 00:20:17.059 --> 00:20:19.839 were there as well. And then Carrie Mann of Homestead 00:20:19.839 --> 00:20:22.279 Howe, that's his YouTube channel. He's really, 00:20:22.299 --> 00:20:26.579 really one of the non -doctor drivers in the 00:20:26.579 --> 00:20:30.200 carnivore space. Because it healed him of depression. 00:20:30.240 --> 00:20:35.730 So much. He had major depression, anxiety. Sleep 00:20:35.730 --> 00:20:39.029 apnea. He had a lot. You name it. He had so many 00:20:39.029 --> 00:20:40.970 pills that he used to be on. He had clinical 00:20:40.970 --> 00:20:44.430 depression to the point of suicide. He was there. 00:20:44.569 --> 00:20:47.930 But they told him it was clinical. Well, no, 00:20:48.170 --> 00:20:51.430 chemical. They said you have a chemical imbalance. 00:20:51.750 --> 00:20:53.549 Chemical imbalance, which is what they tell everybody. 00:20:53.589 --> 00:20:55.730 And here's some pills. And he just began to say, 00:20:55.829 --> 00:20:58.109 I don't. I don't think that, because they were 00:20:58.109 --> 00:21:00.690 basically dooming him into a life. What I love 00:21:00.690 --> 00:21:03.470 about this, too, is several of us, including 00:21:03.470 --> 00:21:09.509 ourselves, when I told our story, heard Dr. Jordan 00:21:09.509 --> 00:21:13.130 Peterson on Joe Rogan. And that's what prompted 00:21:13.130 --> 00:21:17.750 a lot of us, Carrie Mann, myself, and others 00:21:17.750 --> 00:21:21.789 mentioned it, to try the carnivore way of eating. 00:21:22.329 --> 00:21:25.880 It's not a diet. It's a way of eating. And I 00:21:25.880 --> 00:21:30.099 was really impressed with that. I mean, Dr. Jordan 00:21:30.099 --> 00:21:33.880 Peterson made a huge impact just by going on 00:21:33.880 --> 00:21:36.720 Joe Rogan. And then now his wife is in this movie. 00:21:36.859 --> 00:21:39.099 She's part of the documentary. It started, though, 00:21:39.119 --> 00:21:41.799 with his daughter, Michaela. He was telling her 00:21:41.799 --> 00:21:45.480 story to Joe Rogan about carnivore because Rogan's 00:21:45.480 --> 00:21:47.599 been in and out of carnivore. He's a health nut. 00:21:49.160 --> 00:21:52.240 he has done intermittent seasons of being strict 00:21:52.240 --> 00:21:54.460 carnivore and then he'll come out of it and go 00:21:54.460 --> 00:21:56.859 back into it, which again, you can, if you get 00:21:56.859 --> 00:21:58.759 off the bandwagon, there's no judgment. You just 00:21:58.759 --> 00:22:01.140 get back on. You don't beat yourself up. You 00:22:01.140 --> 00:22:04.480 just pick up where you left off. Exactly. Because 00:22:04.480 --> 00:22:06.599 sometimes we think he moves away, but we move 00:22:06.599 --> 00:22:10.480 away because of the distractions. Yeah. So Jordan 00:22:10.480 --> 00:22:13.259 Peterson was on the show. He talks about Michaela 00:22:13.259 --> 00:22:16.299 having just a litany. She had a laundry list 00:22:16.299 --> 00:22:20.039 of physical ailments that she had struggled with 00:22:20.039 --> 00:22:24.299 for her whole life as a young person. And she 00:22:24.299 --> 00:22:26.720 somehow, I don't remember how she did it, she 00:22:26.720 --> 00:22:29.299 stumbled on a carnivore. Well, it's because someone 00:22:29.299 --> 00:22:32.059 told her to do some elimination. Oh, that's how 00:22:32.059 --> 00:22:36.559 it was. And so she kind of went keto -ish. But 00:22:36.559 --> 00:22:40.000 then once she was still having issues. So in 00:22:40.000 --> 00:22:42.640 an elimination diet, you sort of strip down to 00:22:42.640 --> 00:22:45.059 just the bare bones. And it's good to start with 00:22:45.059 --> 00:22:47.460 carnivore simply because you're just back to 00:22:47.460 --> 00:22:50.900 meat and water, you know, electrolytes to help 00:22:50.900 --> 00:22:54.000 you stay balanced. But she did that, and she 00:22:54.000 --> 00:22:57.559 felt great. All of a sudden, things started clearing 00:22:57.559 --> 00:23:00.519 up. Then as she did that, so an elimination diet, 00:23:00.599 --> 00:23:02.380 you eliminate those things, but then you can 00:23:02.380 --> 00:23:04.720 start adding back things, and then your body 00:23:04.720 --> 00:23:07.019 will tell you whether you can do it or not. Turns 00:23:07.019 --> 00:23:09.299 out for her, she's got to stay pretty strict 00:23:09.299 --> 00:23:13.519 carnivore. But her father, Jordan Peterson, and 00:23:13.519 --> 00:23:17.460 his wife both watched her heal herself. And then 00:23:17.460 --> 00:23:19.480 they realized, you know what, we have some issues 00:23:19.480 --> 00:23:21.619 too. I wonder if it will clear our issues up. 00:23:21.920 --> 00:23:24.160 And it did. And they stuck with it. If you see 00:23:24.160 --> 00:23:26.539 older pictures of Jordan Peterson, he was huge. 00:23:26.680 --> 00:23:29.519 He was way overweight. And now look how thin 00:23:29.519 --> 00:23:32.180 he is. Oh, he's trim and thin. And gosh, I don't 00:23:32.180 --> 00:23:35.579 know how old Jordan is. Late 60s? Probably. Yeah, 00:23:35.599 --> 00:23:39.299 close to 70. And he looks phenomenal. But it's 00:23:39.299 --> 00:23:41.240 not just about the losing weight, though. It 00:23:41.240 --> 00:23:44.000 really is about quality of life. And that's why 00:23:44.000 --> 00:23:46.480 we're not. We don't have a full -on carnivore 00:23:46.480 --> 00:23:49.960 channel. We just don't do that. But it's a part 00:23:49.960 --> 00:23:51.819 of who we are. We were going to, but we realized 00:23:51.819 --> 00:23:54.380 we have so many things to do. We have a lot of 00:23:54.380 --> 00:23:56.900 irons in the fire. Integrated into our podcast 00:23:56.900 --> 00:24:00.519 here. So for you listening, we want to encourage 00:24:00.519 --> 00:24:05.460 you. Think in terms about mind, body, and spirit 00:24:05.460 --> 00:24:08.980 being like a three -legged stool. And ask yourself, 00:24:09.299 --> 00:24:12.059 are all three of my legs on my stool the same 00:24:12.059 --> 00:24:15.339 length? And if they're not, why not? What is 00:24:15.339 --> 00:24:17.660 it in one area that's shorter than the other? 00:24:17.700 --> 00:24:20.200 Because if you cut two to three inches off of 00:24:20.200 --> 00:24:23.180 a stool and try to sit on it, it's dysfunctional. 00:24:23.180 --> 00:24:25.759 It's ruined. Well, I think about our son -in 00:24:25.759 --> 00:24:30.039 -law who has been a lifelong smoker. He's 37 00:24:30.039 --> 00:24:32.759 years old. So I think he started smoking when 00:24:32.759 --> 00:24:37.299 he was very young. And he and my daughter decided 00:24:37.299 --> 00:24:41.640 that they wanted to have a baby. And she begged 00:24:41.640 --> 00:24:45.180 him to stop smoking. And he tried, he tried everything. 00:24:45.480 --> 00:24:48.960 Struggled. Nothing worked. And then she said, 00:24:49.079 --> 00:24:53.420 okay, they were able to conceive a child. And 00:24:53.420 --> 00:24:56.880 she said, can you do it by the time Colin is 00:24:56.880 --> 00:25:00.500 born? So that I don't want you to have health 00:25:00.500 --> 00:25:03.980 problems. And for Colin to have to breathe. Breathe, 00:25:03.980 --> 00:25:08.559 yes. And so he said, okay, that's my goal. So 00:25:08.559 --> 00:25:12.660 he had a why. And so he did the patches. He did 00:25:12.660 --> 00:25:15.200 everything. But he still was struggling. And 00:25:15.200 --> 00:25:18.359 the moment that baby was born, and he caught 00:25:18.359 --> 00:25:20.519 the baby just like you did when we had Faith, 00:25:20.740 --> 00:25:23.359 which I thought was really wonderful. Once he 00:25:23.359 --> 00:25:26.880 did, he's never smoked again. And that was December 00:25:26.880 --> 00:25:30.700 20th. So coming up on three months, we got to 00:25:30.700 --> 00:25:33.019 see them last week. And he said, I don't even 00:25:33.019 --> 00:25:36.200 miss it. He said, I tried everything. And he 00:25:36.200 --> 00:25:39.940 said, but when I saw that baby. It changed everything. 00:25:40.140 --> 00:25:45.440 That was his why. Now, the great thing about 00:25:45.440 --> 00:25:48.940 this is he got a community around him of believers 00:25:48.940 --> 00:25:53.319 that prayed and prayed that God would give him, 00:25:53.339 --> 00:25:57.220 yes, the willpower, the determination to look 00:25:57.220 --> 00:26:00.680 at that child and go, no, that's what we have 00:26:00.680 --> 00:26:04.190 to do with food. That's what we have to do. when 00:26:04.190 --> 00:26:07.910 the enemy comes at us to take us off our path 00:26:07.910 --> 00:26:10.269 with our, with the word of God, with our walk 00:26:10.269 --> 00:26:12.289 with Jesus, we've got to have a community. It's 00:26:12.289 --> 00:26:14.109 like you said, we have to have a community of 00:26:14.109 --> 00:26:18.410 people that are around us holding our arms up 00:26:18.410 --> 00:26:23.829 like Aaron and her, you know, Moses holding our 00:26:23.829 --> 00:26:26.750 arms up saying we can do this, whether it's carnivore, 00:26:26.809 --> 00:26:29.609 whether it's our walk with the Lord, staying 00:26:29.609 --> 00:26:32.710 steadfast, even when the enemy's coming at us 00:26:32.710 --> 00:26:36.700 at every, direction. It's the same thing. You 00:26:36.700 --> 00:26:39.400 need a community around you. This is why I don't 00:26:39.400 --> 00:26:42.339 understand why people can just go to not go to 00:26:42.339 --> 00:26:46.680 church, but just watch it online and not be in 00:26:46.680 --> 00:26:49.819 a community of believers where you're growing 00:26:49.819 --> 00:26:54.740 with other people. How in the world can you be 00:26:54.740 --> 00:26:58.079 a Christian and not have people around you? And 00:26:58.079 --> 00:27:00.900 so it's the same thing. That's why this is, you 00:27:00.900 --> 00:27:06.509 know, Every area of our life, we've got to have 00:27:06.509 --> 00:27:10.509 community. You know, you're so right. So on point, 00:27:10.650 --> 00:27:14.690 Damonette. Now that, you know, I've reserved 00:27:14.690 --> 00:27:19.009 that only for Adam Curry. He's the only one that 00:27:19.009 --> 00:27:23.269 can call me that. Honey, how's that? That's reserved 00:27:23.269 --> 00:27:29.829 for me. I love what you said because you've got 00:27:29.829 --> 00:27:33.670 to have that clarified why. And for Mark, good 00:27:33.670 --> 00:27:37.049 example, as soon as he saw that baby, he realized, 00:27:37.289 --> 00:27:39.369 it pushed him over the top where he goes, my 00:27:39.369 --> 00:27:41.730 why is tangible. And that's really interesting. 00:27:42.130 --> 00:27:44.710 That was one of the points I used. I've preached 00:27:44.710 --> 00:27:48.450 this in the church, but also at the conference, 00:27:48.589 --> 00:27:51.349 the meetup, is you have to clarify your why. 00:27:51.509 --> 00:27:53.450 You've got to clarify. It's got to be clear. 00:27:53.569 --> 00:27:56.269 In other words, if it's not clear, if it's ambiguous 00:27:56.269 --> 00:27:59.059 and vague, oh, I want to lose some weight. That 00:27:59.059 --> 00:28:01.779 won't work. Then that's just a diet. Or as a 00:28:01.779 --> 00:28:03.359 Christian, I just want to be a better person. 00:28:03.420 --> 00:28:05.059 I got to get our kids in church because it's 00:28:05.059 --> 00:28:08.880 good for them. That's not a clarified why. So 00:28:08.880 --> 00:28:11.400 you've got to clarify your why in all three of 00:28:11.400 --> 00:28:13.279 your areas, in your health, in your physical 00:28:13.279 --> 00:28:17.380 body, in your mindset, your mentality. Clarify 00:28:17.380 --> 00:28:20.079 your why. Why do I want to be a clear thinker 00:28:20.079 --> 00:28:22.500 instead of live with brain fog all the time and 00:28:22.500 --> 00:28:26.279 the fog of war on my mind and always forgetful 00:28:26.279 --> 00:28:30.019 and not being on point and tired all the time, 00:28:30.119 --> 00:28:31.819 mental fatigue. Which is interesting because 00:28:31.819 --> 00:28:35.279 when we went on keto several years ago, many 00:28:35.279 --> 00:28:38.970 people in the church went on it and said, I didn't 00:28:38.970 --> 00:28:41.809 even know I had mental fog until I got on keto 00:28:41.809 --> 00:28:45.950 and things began to clear. I had clarity for 00:28:45.950 --> 00:28:49.089 the first time. But what happens is we allow 00:28:49.089 --> 00:28:54.130 the things of life to creep in and take us away 00:28:54.130 --> 00:28:56.589 from that. And we're constantly going back and 00:28:56.589 --> 00:28:59.250 forth. So we move from simplicity to complexity. 00:28:59.490 --> 00:29:02.329 And when things get complicated, we're like a 00:29:02.329 --> 00:29:04.329 deer in the headlights. You know, a deer, and 00:29:04.329 --> 00:29:06.089 we know this because we live in deer country 00:29:06.089 --> 00:29:08.609 here in the Texas Hill country. When a deer's 00:29:08.609 --> 00:29:10.329 in the road, they don't know which way to go 00:29:10.329 --> 00:29:12.130 because all they see are these lights coming 00:29:12.130 --> 00:29:14.650 at them. Their life gets suddenly very complicated 00:29:14.650 --> 00:29:17.759 and they just stop. And they stand in the road 00:29:17.759 --> 00:29:20.740 and they get hit. And it happens all the time 00:29:20.740 --> 00:29:23.799 on our road. But it's because they move from 00:29:23.799 --> 00:29:27.079 simplicity to complexity. When we do the same, 00:29:27.160 --> 00:29:30.079 which means we have to have that clear, simplified 00:29:30.079 --> 00:29:34.039 why in every area of our lives. Because if we 00:29:34.039 --> 00:29:37.660 don't, we won't be able to stick to. Mark has 00:29:37.660 --> 00:29:40.440 been able to overcome a lifelong addiction and 00:29:40.440 --> 00:29:44.660 habit. because his why was clarified. His why 00:29:44.660 --> 00:29:47.700 was right in front of him screaming and getting 00:29:47.700 --> 00:29:50.200 a high rating on the Epgar, you know, when they 00:29:50.200 --> 00:29:51.599 were doing all that initial thing. And it was 00:29:51.599 --> 00:29:54.140 like, it clicked for him. So thank God, but that 00:29:54.140 --> 00:29:56.359 needs to happen in every arena of our life, mind, 00:29:56.400 --> 00:29:59.059 body, spirit. You also mentioned community and 00:29:59.059 --> 00:30:01.160 the power of that. That goes for your spiritual 00:30:01.160 --> 00:30:03.920 life. It goes for your health life, but it also 00:30:03.920 --> 00:30:06.440 goes for your mentality. What kind of people 00:30:06.440 --> 00:30:09.599 do you have in your sphere of influence? If you've 00:30:09.599 --> 00:30:12.240 got a bunch of negative names, I mean, who just 00:30:12.240 --> 00:30:15.759 constantly are negative all the way down. My 00:30:15.759 --> 00:30:18.859 goodness. It will take you down. Your community 00:30:18.859 --> 00:30:21.799 will either lift you up or it will take you down. 00:30:21.839 --> 00:30:25.559 And you've got to make sure you circle the wagon, 00:30:25.720 --> 00:30:27.619 so to speak. You put the right people around 00:30:27.619 --> 00:30:31.220 you. And are those people actually adding any 00:30:31.220 --> 00:30:34.980 value to you? We call it as iron sharpens iron, 00:30:35.160 --> 00:30:38.220 so a friend sharpens another. That's a biblical. 00:30:40.010 --> 00:30:44.109 biblical maxim or biblical truth. And are the 00:30:44.109 --> 00:30:46.910 people that you have around you, are they sharpening 00:30:46.910 --> 00:30:48.230 you? Are they lifting you up? I love how you're 00:30:48.230 --> 00:30:51.029 using your hands. I have to. I'm a preacher. 00:30:51.029 --> 00:30:52.769 And no one can see you. I talk with my whole 00:30:52.769 --> 00:30:55.130 body. That's why we need to do video. But I know 00:30:55.130 --> 00:30:58.049 you don't like that idea. I'm still pushing for 00:30:58.049 --> 00:31:01.500 it. Well, we might have to do that. But all that 00:31:01.500 --> 00:31:04.859 to say is really got to clarify your why. Connections, 00:31:04.859 --> 00:31:07.059 protection. Get your community around you. Find 00:31:07.059 --> 00:31:09.880 people who will support you. Not just say yes. 00:31:09.980 --> 00:31:12.059 You need people who will push back too. Who will 00:31:12.059 --> 00:31:14.000 say, ooh, I don't think that's a good idea. Have 00:31:14.000 --> 00:31:16.059 you really studied that? Have you checked into 00:31:16.059 --> 00:31:18.380 that? I've got people like that in my life. Adam 00:31:18.380 --> 00:31:21.309 and I are that way. We have no problem pushing 00:31:21.309 --> 00:31:23.490 back on each other, but we do it with kindness 00:31:23.490 --> 00:31:27.009 because we're constructively trying to, if we 00:31:27.009 --> 00:31:28.990 criticize one another, it's constructive because 00:31:28.990 --> 00:31:31.150 I want to see him prosper. I want to see him 00:31:31.150 --> 00:31:33.609 continue to grow. And he does the same for me. 00:31:33.809 --> 00:31:37.089 That's iron sharpens iron. And so that's another 00:31:37.089 --> 00:31:40.329 piece. Here's another thing that's really important. 00:31:40.789 --> 00:31:43.069 And what do you think of this principle? I shared 00:31:43.069 --> 00:31:45.950 this as well. You have to give grace to yourself. 00:31:47.150 --> 00:31:50.809 Why wouldn't we give the same grace to ourselves 00:31:50.809 --> 00:31:54.349 that we do to everybody else? Yes. You know, 00:31:54.410 --> 00:31:57.630 we tend to be merciful to others. We tend, people 00:31:57.630 --> 00:31:59.869 were trying to help. We give a lot of grace for, 00:31:59.990 --> 00:32:03.329 and yet we hold ourselves to these sometimes 00:32:03.329 --> 00:32:06.589 ridiculous standards that we don't hold others 00:32:06.589 --> 00:32:09.170 to. I'm not saying you got to lower your standards. 00:32:09.230 --> 00:32:11.670 I'm saying, but you got to have grace for when 00:32:11.670 --> 00:32:13.990 you, when you make a mistake, whether it's spiritually, 00:32:14.170 --> 00:32:18.220 physically, or emotionally. Right. Because if 00:32:18.220 --> 00:32:21.000 you don't learn to do that, things will take 00:32:21.000 --> 00:32:23.759 you out on the journey. Absolutely. Absolutely. 00:32:24.259 --> 00:32:26.900 Who are you texting? I'm not. I'm just kidding. 00:32:27.000 --> 00:32:29.339 No, I was kidding because we had a lot of givers 00:32:29.339 --> 00:32:33.220 in the last few weeks and I wanted to write to 00:32:33.220 --> 00:32:37.000 be able to. Oh, nice. For our podcast. Yeah, 00:32:37.039 --> 00:32:38.019 and some letters. I want to be able to do some 00:32:38.019 --> 00:32:39.980 shout outs. That's what I wanted to talk about. 00:32:39.980 --> 00:32:43.500 Oh, thank you. I'm sorry. But you're absolutely 00:32:43.500 --> 00:32:46.410 right. We have to have grace, which we did. During 00:32:46.410 --> 00:32:49.410 the holidays, this is one of the things that 00:32:49.410 --> 00:32:52.009 came up. How hard is carnivore? And we're like, 00:32:52.029 --> 00:32:55.289 well, during the holidays, it's really hard because 00:32:55.289 --> 00:32:59.369 we're invited to a lot of social. Pastors are 00:32:59.369 --> 00:33:02.910 very social. Yes. And so you have to kind of 00:33:02.910 --> 00:33:04.430 pick and choose what you're going to eat. But 00:33:04.430 --> 00:33:06.470 you also don't want to offend people. And so 00:33:06.470 --> 00:33:10.210 that that was we gave ourselves some grace during 00:33:10.210 --> 00:33:13.750 that time. And but you're right. We also. But 00:33:13.750 --> 00:33:16.150 the thing is, too, one of the things I've learned 00:33:16.150 --> 00:33:19.990 in my Christian walk is giving new Christians 00:33:19.990 --> 00:33:24.890 more grace. Because we, for example, Donald Trump, 00:33:24.970 --> 00:33:27.509 let's talk about Donald Trump being a new Christian. 00:33:27.549 --> 00:33:30.829 You found out recently from someone that's on 00:33:30.829 --> 00:33:35.869 his team, that office of faith, the White House 00:33:35.869 --> 00:33:38.329 office of faith. And you asked someone that you 00:33:38.329 --> 00:33:41.390 met who's... Praise with them weekly. Is Donald 00:33:41.390 --> 00:33:44.690 Trump born again? Is he a believer? Absolutely. 00:33:45.029 --> 00:33:47.730 Which I believe he's a new Christian. I do too. 00:33:47.849 --> 00:33:50.829 I think that probably the shooting had more to 00:33:50.829 --> 00:33:52.670 do with it than anything. Absolutely. It would 00:33:52.670 --> 00:33:56.190 for me. But we can't expect him to act like a 00:33:56.190 --> 00:33:59.569 mature Christian. Yeah. And likewise, we can't 00:33:59.569 --> 00:34:02.309 do that with new believers that come into our 00:34:02.309 --> 00:34:05.549 sphere of influence. And a lot of times we as 00:34:05.549 --> 00:34:08.550 Christians judge people. That's why we say, oh. 00:34:09.019 --> 00:34:10.980 There's just a bunch of hypocrites in church. 00:34:11.139 --> 00:34:13.139 Well, there's a lot of babies in church that 00:34:13.139 --> 00:34:14.860 are growing. Hey, I'm a hypocrite. Hopefully 00:34:14.860 --> 00:34:17.000 they're progressing. Are you a hypocrite? Absolutely. 00:34:17.699 --> 00:34:20.239 Because we're human. The church is full of hypocrites. 00:34:20.260 --> 00:34:22.139 Of course, that's why we're all coming together 00:34:22.139 --> 00:34:24.000 to get healed. We're trying to help each other. 00:34:24.239 --> 00:34:27.000 And I think if there's anything I've learned 00:34:27.000 --> 00:34:30.699 in the last couple of years is to have grace 00:34:30.699 --> 00:34:34.219 for those new Christians. And we cannot expect, 00:34:34.460 --> 00:34:36.300 and that's what I love about Adam Curry going 00:34:36.300 --> 00:34:39.780 on Joe Rogan the first time. He said, I'm new 00:34:39.780 --> 00:34:42.980 at this. You know, I just became a Jesus freak 00:34:42.980 --> 00:34:46.619 basically. And so I don't have all the answers. 00:34:46.780 --> 00:34:50.179 And that's true. And we as more mature believers 00:34:50.179 --> 00:34:53.159 who've walked with Jesus for a very long time 00:34:53.159 --> 00:34:56.719 have to give grace to those that are new. But 00:34:56.719 --> 00:34:59.920 also to ourselves. Yes. We tend to give grace 00:34:59.920 --> 00:35:02.619 more to others than we do ourselves. And that 00:35:02.619 --> 00:35:05.719 is the thing, you know. The Bible says that, 00:35:05.739 --> 00:35:07.300 you know, it talks about, you know, love the 00:35:07.300 --> 00:35:08.860 Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul, 00:35:08.880 --> 00:35:10.380 and strength. The second commandment is like 00:35:10.380 --> 00:35:13.760 the first. Love your neighbor as yourself. Love 00:35:13.760 --> 00:35:17.280 your neighbor as yourself. So it's God, others, 00:35:17.440 --> 00:35:20.159 and yourself in that order. But here's the thing. 00:35:20.260 --> 00:35:22.599 Most people do not love themselves. And when 00:35:22.599 --> 00:35:24.880 you start talking about self -love, it can eke 00:35:24.880 --> 00:35:26.860 over into some other arenas that are unhealthy. 00:35:27.219 --> 00:35:29.900 But I'm talking about a very healthy, proper 00:35:29.900 --> 00:35:33.719 estimation that... I can love myself because 00:35:33.719 --> 00:35:37.179 I know this. I'm a son of God. I'm a child of 00:35:37.179 --> 00:35:39.400 God. I'm created in His image. In His image, 00:35:39.519 --> 00:35:42.199 the Imago Dei. So I can love myself, but it's 00:35:42.199 --> 00:35:45.599 not that weird self -love that turns into narcissism 00:35:45.599 --> 00:35:50.579 or vanity. It's truly just being thankful. That 00:35:50.579 --> 00:35:53.860 God created me. So that means I need to give 00:35:53.860 --> 00:35:56.920 myself some grace when I make mistakes in all 00:35:56.920 --> 00:35:59.699 three of those arenas. You know, when I have 00:35:59.699 --> 00:36:02.260 the extra piece of Lily's chocolate instead of 00:36:02.260 --> 00:36:05.639 having one, I know I love Lily's chocolate. That's 00:36:05.639 --> 00:36:08.219 the one thing. It's hard to give up. It's my, 00:36:08.239 --> 00:36:11.460 uh, what's the word? Moderation. Not kryptonite, 00:36:11.480 --> 00:36:13.900 but moderation. Moderation is the key. But, but 00:36:13.900 --> 00:36:16.500 it's easy to have two blocks of it instead of 00:36:16.500 --> 00:36:18.849 just one. Now some carnivores. That hear this 00:36:18.849 --> 00:36:21.010 will say, no, you can't. Yeah, you can't do that. 00:36:21.050 --> 00:36:22.670 Or you can't have coffee with creamer in it. 00:36:22.690 --> 00:36:24.230 But you know what, then it makes it more of a 00:36:24.230 --> 00:36:27.230 diet. I don't live in that world of expectation. 00:36:27.750 --> 00:36:31.170 I know what works for me. And today I hit my 00:36:31.170 --> 00:36:35.320 goal weight, 195. I feel. freaking amazing and 00:36:35.320 --> 00:36:37.860 i did have an extra piece of chocolate yesterday 00:36:37.860 --> 00:36:41.000 of the lily's no no it was the new chocolate 00:36:41.000 --> 00:36:43.599 thing whatever you got that whatever that is 00:36:43.599 --> 00:36:46.659 organic that i got thank you and no thank you 00:36:46.659 --> 00:36:49.760 but i didn't i didn't partake because i didn't 00:36:49.760 --> 00:36:52.059 i don't feel like right now i need to be partaking 00:36:52.059 --> 00:36:54.340 so let's get back to our meetup so we did the 00:36:54.340 --> 00:36:56.400 meetup that was fantastic and we got to meet 00:36:56.400 --> 00:36:58.699 the one person i didn't mention is adam lacy 00:36:58.699 --> 00:37:01.920 who's become a dear friend uh just a great brother 00:37:01.920 --> 00:37:03.820 in the lord but also he's doing a lot of the 00:37:03.820 --> 00:37:07.199 cinematography and photography for the movie, 00:37:07.280 --> 00:37:10.159 doing a lot of the filming. He has really jumped 00:37:10.159 --> 00:37:11.480 in on this. When he showed his before and after 00:37:11.480 --> 00:37:15.039 picture, it was shocking. He's a rock star in 00:37:15.039 --> 00:37:17.880 the carnivore arena. And he's pretty much given 00:37:17.880 --> 00:37:22.360 up his whole life for this project. He has. Because 00:37:22.360 --> 00:37:25.460 he believes in it. Because it saved his life. 00:37:25.679 --> 00:37:27.960 It also healed a traumatic brain injury from 00:37:27.960 --> 00:37:30.360 an accident. But we also met a new doctor, Dr. 00:37:30.519 --> 00:37:33.769 Nelson. who's coming on board with Dr. Kills. 00:37:33.769 --> 00:37:37.070 And he had his own story. And I love that. I 00:37:37.070 --> 00:37:42.230 love it when doctors are seeing the light and 00:37:42.230 --> 00:37:44.110 they're seeing how they were taught. They were 00:37:44.110 --> 00:37:47.469 not taught the proper way of eating. And so a 00:37:47.469 --> 00:37:50.829 lot of them are leaving their practices. And 00:37:50.829 --> 00:37:52.590 going down a whole different road. Because they 00:37:52.590 --> 00:37:55.349 weren't taught to heal and or cure diseases. 00:37:55.610 --> 00:37:58.409 They were taught how to treat symptoms and dispense 00:37:58.409 --> 00:38:01.530 pills. And every doctor I know will say that, 00:38:01.570 --> 00:38:03.329 honestly. Yes, absolutely. Well, because they're 00:38:03.329 --> 00:38:06.110 not really taught nutrition. Yeah. So, yeah. 00:38:06.440 --> 00:38:09.039 At the cellular level, the molecular level. And 00:38:09.039 --> 00:38:11.719 so to see these doctors coming on board, and 00:38:11.719 --> 00:38:14.239 there's a bunch of them coming over and seeing 00:38:14.239 --> 00:38:16.320 the value of this. Even your own doctor said, 00:38:16.460 --> 00:38:18.320 whatever you're doing, keep doing it. Keep doing 00:38:18.320 --> 00:38:20.159 it, and I think I want to check into this. I 00:38:20.159 --> 00:38:22.380 want to check into it myself. And again, we have 00:38:22.380 --> 00:38:25.219 nothing to gain from this in terms of monetary. 00:38:25.320 --> 00:38:27.900 We don't get paid for any of this. We just want 00:38:27.900 --> 00:38:31.000 to help people get better in mind, body, and 00:38:31.000 --> 00:38:37.159 spirit. All three arenas. going to another meetup. 00:38:37.179 --> 00:38:39.340 We found out there was another meetup in Nashville, 00:38:39.340 --> 00:38:42.800 in the Nashville area next month. And we were 00:38:42.800 --> 00:38:45.219 like, well, Hey, another opportunity to go see 00:38:45.219 --> 00:38:48.519 our grandson. I called my daughter. She was so 00:38:48.519 --> 00:38:50.679 excited that we're coming and we're going back 00:38:50.679 --> 00:38:54.599 in May for another event. Um, but, uh, Caleb, 00:38:54.760 --> 00:38:57.840 Caleb fan award. And so we get to see him again. 00:38:58.139 --> 00:39:02.019 But what I love about this, um, meetup in Nashville 00:39:02.019 --> 00:39:03.980 is we're going to get to meet Dr. Ken Berry. 00:39:04.380 --> 00:39:08.179 He, was instrumental in giving us some great 00:39:08.179 --> 00:39:11.119 medical information. So let me just say, can 00:39:11.119 --> 00:39:13.940 I pause right here and just caveat that? So for 00:39:13.940 --> 00:39:15.619 those of you that are listening to us and going, 00:39:15.719 --> 00:39:17.300 well, okay, I want to check this carnivore thing 00:39:17.300 --> 00:39:19.960 out. Sounds weird just eating meat, but I want 00:39:19.960 --> 00:39:22.179 to check it out. Well, meat, eggs, bacon, better. 00:39:22.539 --> 00:39:24.519 But you want to get the science behind this, 00:39:24.539 --> 00:39:27.980 then go on YouTube and just put in the search 00:39:27.980 --> 00:39:31.800 feature Dr. Kenberry, and you'll have every kind 00:39:31.800 --> 00:39:33.219 of video you want to know. You want to learn 00:39:33.219 --> 00:39:35.179 about cholesterol. You want to learn about PCOS. 00:39:35.219 --> 00:39:36.639 You want to learn about all the different issues. 00:39:36.659 --> 00:39:39.039 Any disease you have, you can put Dr. Kenberry 00:39:39.039 --> 00:39:43.500 and that disease, and you'll see a clip come 00:39:43.500 --> 00:39:47.039 through that'll address. 20 -year family practice 00:39:47.039 --> 00:39:50.739 doctor, and he is full -on keto and carnivore. 00:39:50.739 --> 00:39:52.539 It's just called Ketovore, which is kind of a 00:39:52.539 --> 00:39:57.659 combination. And he got out of the medical industry, 00:39:57.940 --> 00:40:01.099 the standard American medical industry, because 00:40:01.099 --> 00:40:04.579 he wants to help and heal people, not just treat 00:40:04.579 --> 00:40:07.429 symptoms and be a... a pill pusher. Exactly. 00:40:07.449 --> 00:40:10.650 And so he, he is amazing. Check him out. And, 00:40:10.710 --> 00:40:14.309 uh, also Dr. Robert kilts. I call him my favorite 00:40:14.309 --> 00:40:17.369 12 year old. He's high on life. This guy is about 00:40:17.369 --> 00:40:22.449 to be 69 this week. And that was a fun podcast 00:40:22.449 --> 00:40:26.590 when we got to go on his, it's his YouTube channel. 00:40:27.010 --> 00:40:30.530 And, um, it's not out yet. I think it's going 00:40:30.530 --> 00:40:33.030 to be out. We'll put the link on our newsletter 00:40:33.030 --> 00:40:35.949 when it releases. What was, Cool about it is 00:40:35.949 --> 00:40:38.949 we went into a studio. He rented a studio in 00:40:38.949 --> 00:40:41.550 Austin for us to meet with him. We went into 00:40:41.550 --> 00:40:44.929 that studio, hit record, and it was supposed 00:40:44.929 --> 00:40:47.230 to be an hour long and it ended up being almost 00:40:47.230 --> 00:40:49.989 an hour and a half. And we didn't realize it 00:40:49.989 --> 00:40:53.349 because we had so much to talk about. But I love 00:40:53.349 --> 00:40:57.000 that he brought. Christ into every bit of it. 00:40:57.039 --> 00:41:00.420 It was all about our journey, our spiritual journey, 00:41:00.539 --> 00:41:03.559 how you became a pastor. He always says the number 00:41:03.559 --> 00:41:05.400 one thing is I would listen to him today just 00:41:05.400 --> 00:41:07.199 for a moment this morning. The number one thing 00:41:07.199 --> 00:41:09.440 is have faith in God. I mean, that's his whole 00:41:09.440 --> 00:41:12.400 thing. And so I love that he's got that heart 00:41:12.400 --> 00:41:15.579 and, and that he really respected and honored 00:41:15.579 --> 00:41:19.340 us as pastors and let us tell our story. Wonderful. 00:41:20.119 --> 00:41:22.780 He does. He's one of our favorite people because 00:41:22.780 --> 00:41:26.920 he's full of life. He's living up in a down world. 00:41:27.039 --> 00:41:29.579 He is. He's the epitome of the title of the show. 00:41:29.599 --> 00:41:33.280 For sure. And everybody needs to get around someone 00:41:33.280 --> 00:41:34.960 like him. Oh, my gosh. I want him in my circle. 00:41:34.960 --> 00:41:36.739 We're going to get to see him again in Nashville. 00:41:37.059 --> 00:41:40.900 This will be our third time to meet with him. 00:41:41.039 --> 00:41:44.619 And that's what I love about this adventure. 00:41:46.010 --> 00:41:48.429 doctor, like I said, doctors coming into this 00:41:48.429 --> 00:41:52.530 and opening up their eyes and seeing, um, this 00:41:52.530 --> 00:41:55.030 is, it's not about doing all these surgeries. 00:41:55.090 --> 00:41:57.949 It's not about doing, you know, giving all these 00:41:57.949 --> 00:42:02.170 pills out. It's about fueling your body properly. 00:42:02.269 --> 00:42:05.409 Yeah. Yeah. It's amazing. Yeah. Well, that was 00:42:05.409 --> 00:42:07.769 amazing. And then we wrapped up, we got to go 00:42:07.769 --> 00:42:10.590 sit, we went to a concert. Thank you, Matt Munt, 00:42:10.670 --> 00:42:13.469 for blessing us with tickets. We got to go see 00:42:13.469 --> 00:42:17.510 Toby Mac's new tour. They just came out on tour. 00:42:17.650 --> 00:42:20.369 So we saw Toby Mac. This is all in Austin. Toby 00:42:20.369 --> 00:42:26.510 Mac, Ryan Stevens. Stevenson. Stevenson. Kane. 00:42:27.010 --> 00:42:29.929 Terrian. Yeah. Terrian, Kane. Terrian, Kane. 00:42:30.070 --> 00:42:33.519 And Crowder. caleb and john too and caleb and 00:42:33.519 --> 00:42:36.420 john were with in a four -hour period where we 00:42:36.420 --> 00:42:39.260 stood almost it was non -stop there were no breaks 00:42:39.260 --> 00:42:41.780 they had one intermission one intermission oh 00:42:41.780 --> 00:42:43.820 my gosh we needed it i mean we were on our feet 00:42:43.820 --> 00:42:46.840 the whole time one of the best most enjoyable 00:42:46.840 --> 00:42:50.159 concert experiences we've had and we've been 00:42:50.159 --> 00:42:55.159 to a bunch of them honestly for me crowder crowder 00:42:55.159 --> 00:42:59.400 took it I mean, I, and I, for me, I love Toby 00:42:59.400 --> 00:43:02.460 Mac because I love the dancing. They were amazing. 00:43:02.679 --> 00:43:05.079 They were all amazing. All of them were fantastic. 00:43:05.239 --> 00:43:08.440 What a great experience. But we got blessed with 00:43:08.440 --> 00:43:10.380 great seats. We were right there by the, there's 00:43:10.380 --> 00:43:13.039 two stages and we were literally right up against 00:43:13.039 --> 00:43:15.539 one of the stages. Except it was a little vertical. 00:43:16.329 --> 00:43:19.110 challenge for me because there was people in 00:43:19.110 --> 00:43:21.309 front of me when they were on the first stage 00:43:21.309 --> 00:43:23.969 yeah when we're standing that puts you at a big 00:43:23.969 --> 00:43:27.789 disadvantage for sure for sure yeah but it was 00:43:28.320 --> 00:43:31.059 It was still an amazing experience. Can't wait 00:43:31.059 --> 00:43:33.219 to go to K -Love and see some of the same artists. 00:43:33.219 --> 00:43:34.860 But because we're healthy, we have energy, we 00:43:34.860 --> 00:43:39.260 did a full day meetup conference. From 10 .30 00:43:39.260 --> 00:43:41.699 to 5 .30. Speaking on the panel, meeting with 00:43:41.699 --> 00:43:44.079 people constantly, photo ops, all that stuff. 00:43:44.400 --> 00:43:47.530 And then we went straight from there. To get 00:43:47.530 --> 00:43:49.829 patties at In -N -Out Burger. Yes. To get just 00:43:49.829 --> 00:43:52.130 meat patties. We woofed them down and went straight 00:43:52.130 --> 00:43:52.869 to the concert. Woofed them and went straight 00:43:52.869 --> 00:43:54.630 to the concert. Oh, my gosh. Didn't even change 00:43:54.630 --> 00:43:57.769 clothes. I know. I was in sweats. Yeah. And you 00:43:57.769 --> 00:44:00.769 know what? I was sitting there thinking while 00:44:00.769 --> 00:44:03.409 the concert was going on, man, mega loud, mega 00:44:03.409 --> 00:44:07.820 everything. And I'm going. We feel good. We should 00:44:07.820 --> 00:44:10.659 be in a coma by now. We should be home in bed. 00:44:11.059 --> 00:44:14.039 And yet we feel so good because of our health 00:44:14.039 --> 00:44:17.059 that we're just enjoying, I won't say dancing, 00:44:17.199 --> 00:44:18.699 you were probably moving more than me. I was 00:44:18.699 --> 00:44:21.360 dancing a lot. And I thought, oh, I hope this 00:44:21.360 --> 00:44:25.369 doesn't hurt my knee. Nothing. So much fun. But 00:44:25.369 --> 00:44:27.590 anyway, that was a huge blessing. Big shout out 00:44:27.590 --> 00:44:29.809 to Matt Munt for blessing us with those tickets. 00:44:30.090 --> 00:44:32.750 Adam and Tina were supposed to go with us. They 00:44:32.750 --> 00:44:35.050 had another commitment. So we just took the tickets. 00:44:35.090 --> 00:44:37.630 And then we blessed a couple with the extra tickets. 00:44:37.710 --> 00:44:40.010 They were in front of us in line. And we were 00:44:40.010 --> 00:44:41.829 like, where are y 'all seats? And they were trying 00:44:41.829 --> 00:44:43.449 to explain. And we said, do you want better seats? 00:44:43.949 --> 00:44:46.429 Here's two more tickets. And he was like, you 00:44:46.429 --> 00:44:48.690 could go scalp those tickets. I said, no, they 00:44:48.690 --> 00:44:51.570 were given to us. I'd rather give them. They 00:44:51.570 --> 00:44:53.590 loved it. They were so appreciative, too. They 00:44:53.590 --> 00:44:55.030 were a sweet couple. And we got to meet another 00:44:55.030 --> 00:44:58.550 couple. I know. It was cool. That are like -minded, 00:44:58.630 --> 00:45:01.340 which is... Christ is our center. That's it. 00:45:01.480 --> 00:45:04.679 It was amazing. What a great week and a great 00:45:04.679 --> 00:45:07.599 weekend. We also got to see Pastor Brian and 00:45:07.599 --> 00:45:10.079 Terry Bush. Yes, in Nashville. They pastor in 00:45:10.079 --> 00:45:12.239 Antioch. He also works with Dave Ramsey. He was 00:45:12.239 --> 00:45:15.079 my boss back then. Now he's a board of directors. 00:45:15.119 --> 00:45:16.900 He's one of our board of directors at our church. 00:45:17.000 --> 00:45:19.400 So he's not my boss. He's my partner. So we got 00:45:19.400 --> 00:45:22.239 to meet with them and share with them what's 00:45:22.239 --> 00:45:24.199 going on in our church, which is amazing. But 00:45:24.199 --> 00:45:25.659 you know who I missed the most besides Mr. Chevy? 00:45:26.190 --> 00:45:28.889 Who? I missed Adam and Tina. Oh, I know. There's 00:45:28.889 --> 00:45:31.730 something about our friendship has moved to this 00:45:31.730 --> 00:45:34.210 place that when one of us is out of town, it's 00:45:34.210 --> 00:45:36.309 weird for us. Even though we might not have gotten 00:45:36.309 --> 00:45:38.789 together in that space, it's just weird knowing 00:45:38.789 --> 00:45:41.050 there's somebody somewhere else. We laugh about 00:45:41.050 --> 00:45:42.849 it. Well, you get to have a bro date tomorrow 00:45:42.849 --> 00:45:46.269 night. I am fired up. I know. We are doing a 00:45:46.269 --> 00:45:49.750 bro date. And I'm thinking Freed Helms is on 00:45:49.750 --> 00:45:54.050 the menu. And Freed Helms is... Adam's go -to 00:45:54.050 --> 00:45:56.650 place but I love it too they actually have a 00:45:56.650 --> 00:45:58.769 great ribeye there so I'm thinking go rock a 00:45:58.769 --> 00:46:02.789 ribeye at Friedhelm's so yeah bro date yeah we're 00:46:02.789 --> 00:46:05.570 doing that tomorrow night and uh looking forward 00:46:05.570 --> 00:46:08.130 to that well you have a lunch thing well I do 00:46:08.130 --> 00:46:11.590 but Nashville when we go to Nashville in April 00:46:11.590 --> 00:46:14.710 yeah Tina's going with us yep when we're going 00:46:14.710 --> 00:46:17.400 to Nashville in May Tina and Adam. Adam and Tina 00:46:17.400 --> 00:46:20.760 are going with us. We would go to Florida. Florida. 00:46:21.099 --> 00:46:23.579 Tina and Adam. This summer, they'll be with us. 00:46:23.659 --> 00:46:25.940 And then the Bahamas, Tina and Adam. I know. 00:46:26.059 --> 00:46:28.059 We're going to go suffer for Jesus in the Bahamas. 00:46:28.059 --> 00:46:29.440 We have got to make sure that we keep our relationship 00:46:29.440 --> 00:46:31.699 intact. We were invited on a trip by Peggy Layden 00:46:31.699 --> 00:46:33.420 and her husband. I haven't met her husband yet, 00:46:33.460 --> 00:46:35.880 so I'm really excited about meeting him. So they 00:46:35.880 --> 00:46:38.519 invited us to a condo in the Bahamas, and so 00:46:38.519 --> 00:46:40.739 we just got to get there. And so that's going 00:46:40.739 --> 00:46:42.960 to be a fun trip. But that's a lot of trips with 00:46:42.960 --> 00:46:45.239 the Currys. I hope we can stay friends. It's 00:46:45.239 --> 00:46:48.300 like we like them or something. I love those 00:46:48.300 --> 00:46:49.639 guys. In fact, I was listening to their podcast 00:46:49.639 --> 00:46:52.659 on the way in this morning. Catching up. Before 00:46:52.659 --> 00:46:55.239 their next one, which is tonight. I know. We 00:46:55.239 --> 00:46:56.760 love them. Well, listen, thanks for listening 00:46:56.760 --> 00:46:58.659 to our show. Why don't you share some things? 00:46:59.000 --> 00:47:01.760 We've had some great donations, people being 00:47:01.760 --> 00:47:05.000 generous. Thank you. Trinity sent us some donations. 00:47:05.360 --> 00:47:11.619 Steve Wise. Brandy. James Berings. Beautiful. 00:47:11.900 --> 00:47:16.110 Adam Curry. Adam Curry, because you know the 00:47:16.110 --> 00:47:21.449 Bitcoin. I don't know the Bitcoin so much. We've 00:47:21.449 --> 00:47:24.570 had a lot of donations recently, and we really 00:47:24.570 --> 00:47:27.650 appreciate those donations. Huge. It's just been 00:47:27.650 --> 00:47:31.469 amazing. We've gotten a couple of beautiful letters, 00:47:31.489 --> 00:47:33.550 too. In fact, one was from Trinity. That was 00:47:33.550 --> 00:47:36.230 so encouraging. I sent that over to you. And 00:47:36.230 --> 00:47:38.409 then another one wrote in. And we just want to 00:47:38.409 --> 00:47:41.719 say thank you to all of you. You know, if we 00:47:41.719 --> 00:47:43.360 don't give you an individual shout out, I just 00:47:43.360 --> 00:47:46.199 want you to know it matters what you do. When 00:47:46.199 --> 00:47:49.320 you thank us, that's value for value. And we 00:47:49.320 --> 00:47:51.920 just want to say we really, really appreciate 00:47:51.920 --> 00:47:55.159 it. And we want you to know we're not here in 00:47:55.159 --> 00:47:57.760 a podcast to do anything for ourselves. We're 00:47:57.760 --> 00:48:00.000 truly just trying to get the good news out, a 00:48:00.000 --> 00:48:02.900 good message that will change your life, hopefully 00:48:02.900 --> 00:48:05.860 change the trajectory of your life for the better. 00:48:05.980 --> 00:48:08.659 We're here to live up in a down world. We mean 00:48:08.659 --> 00:48:10.800 that. In fact, Dr. Kiltz asked about that. name 00:48:10.800 --> 00:48:13.500 because he's an up guy. He's like down. But he 00:48:13.500 --> 00:48:15.360 didn't, he said, but this isn't a down world. 00:48:15.380 --> 00:48:17.920 He didn't really get that. But it's a biblical 00:48:17.920 --> 00:48:20.679 reference that we live in a fallen world after 00:48:20.679 --> 00:48:23.780 the, after, um, the garden incident with Adam 00:48:23.780 --> 00:48:26.579 and Eve, the world is referred to as a fallen 00:48:26.579 --> 00:48:29.300 world. It's a down world. So I think the world's 00:48:29.300 --> 00:48:31.280 beautiful. I love the mountains. I love the beach 00:48:31.280 --> 00:48:33.019 and everything in between. There's a lot of people 00:48:33.019 --> 00:48:35.619 that are down that don't know Christ. Right. 00:48:35.619 --> 00:48:38.460 And so you can live up when you have a relationship. 00:48:39.210 --> 00:48:42.269 with christ and that's another avenue of our 00:48:42.269 --> 00:48:46.610 name i hate to go but you've got a meeting to 00:48:46.610 --> 00:48:49.889 get to girl oh it's time i know i've got to go 00:48:49.889 --> 00:48:52.769 i know well thank you for joining us today for 00:48:52.769 --> 00:48:55.869 living up in a down world we love you even if 00:48:55.869 --> 00:48:58.469 we've never met you in person we love you we 00:48:58.469 --> 00:49:01.929 appreciate you we value you listen keep living 00:49:01.929 --> 00:49:04.070 up in a down world one last word very quickly 00:49:04.070 --> 00:49:07.159 what are you gonna say Thank you for tuning in. 00:49:07.239 --> 00:49:10.340 We love you. And hopefully we'll be getting a 00:49:10.340 --> 00:49:15.320 little bit more. Sorry, we'll be getting a little 00:49:15.320 --> 00:49:19.260 bit more weekly or every other week. We'll have 00:49:19.260 --> 00:49:21.880 some time to more consistent, more consistency. 00:49:22.139 --> 00:49:24.900 All right. You guys have an amazing week on purpose. 00:49:25.480 --> 00:49:26.539 Go to your meeting.