The Garrett Ashley Mullet Show
By Garrett Ashley Mullet
Episode 1000
May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face to shine upon us, Selah
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:25 – Scripture Reading
01:27 – Introduction
04:53 – Commentary on Psalm 67
20:23 – Commentary on ‘I Don’t Want to Set the World onFire’ by The Ink Spots
50:24 – What Is a Podcast?
1:16:25 – The Results of the Grand Experiment
To Not Grow Weary In Doing Good, I'm Going to Take a 1-Year Sabbatical
Come and hear, all you who fear God,
and I will tell what he has done for my soul.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:25 – Scripture Reading
02:49 – Introduction
05:37 – Commentary on Psalm 66
25:20 – Commentary on ‘Little Black Submarines’ byThe Black Keys
59:31 – To Not Grow Weary In Doing Good
Everyone's Cup of Tea, and Whether Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion,
and to you shall vows be performed.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:25 – Scripture Reading
02:30 – Introduction
15:06 – Commentary on Psalm 65
33:22 – Commentary on ‘Everybody Wants to Rule The World’by Tears for Fears
1:05:37 – Not Even a Cup of Tea is Everyone’s Cup of Tea
The Way of Love, What Is Love
Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint;
preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:25 – Scripture Reading
01:45 – Introduction
09:30 – Commentary on Psalm 64
34:27 – Commentary on ‘What Is Love’ by Haddaway
1:00:48 – The Way of Love
1:24:43 – My Psychological Profile
Du Hast Mich
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:25 – Scripture Reading
01:55 – Introduction
08:37 – Commentary on Psalm 63
27:46 – Commentary on ‘Du hast’ by Rammstein
52:42 – Regarding Those Who Hate Me
An Announcement, Legacy with a Capital 'L,' and Honest Admissions After Talking About Everything for 7 Years
For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence,
for my hope is from him.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:25 – Scripture Reading
02:13 – Introduction
16:46 – Commentary on Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1in B-Flat Minor, Op.23: I
23:15 – Commentary on Psalm 62
36:19 – Honest Admissions After Talking About Everything for7 Years
50:18 – Baby Names and Legacy-Building with a Capital ‘L’
1:14:21 – The Philosopher-Mechanic Paladin
Men Reading Their Bibles, ChatGPT Delivers a SWOT Analysis of this Podcast, and Four Accounts of the Passion
So will I ever sing praises to your name,
as I perform my vows day after day.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:25 – Scripture Reading
01:26 – Introduction
09:00 – Commentary on “At The Cross (Love Ran Red)”
22:24 – Commentary on Psalm 61
34:54 – The Bible Readership Rate Gender Gap Closing
48:06 – Famous Trials: Comparing the Passion Narratives of the Four Gospels
1:18:28 – The Garrett Ashley Mullet Show SWOT Analysis
Reflections on Editing 2 Years Worth of Content and Reviewing 'Lord of the Flies' by William Golding
O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses;
you have been angry; oh, restore us.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:25 – Scripture Reading
02:10 – Introduction
05:27 – Commentary on Psalm 60
15:49 – Reflections on Editing 2 Years Worth of Content
43:01 – A Few Narrow Exceptions
55:12 – Reviewing ‘Lord of the Flies’ by William Golding
What Would Jesus Do... With One Week to Live
O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,
for you, O God, are my fortress,
the God who shows me steadfast love.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:25 – Scripture Reading
02:59 – Introduction
09:52 – Commentary on Psalm 59
38:15 – Palm Sunday
1:00:43 – WWJD with One Week to Live?
Regarding the Imprecatory Psalms, a Range of Interpretations
Mankind will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
surely there is a God who judges on earth.”
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:25 – Scripture Reading
01:55 – Introduction
06:14 – Commentary on Psalm 58
38:37 – Regarding the Imprecatory Psalms: A Range of Interpretations
The Necessity of Being Appropriately Assertive
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:25 – Scripture Reading
02:10 – Introduction
16:48 – Commentary on Psalm 57
37:26 – Our Collection of Superglued Coffee Mugs
58:58 – The Necessity of Being Appropriately Assertive forHealthy Relationships
1:12:06 – Not Milquetoast
1:15:48 – Not Being a Bully
1:22:51 – James 3-4 Considered
All the Individuals and Churches Called Out in the New Testament Epistles
I must perform my vows to you, O God;
I will render thank offerings to you.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:25 – Scripture Reading
02:14 – Introduction
25:27 – Commentary on Psalm 56
55:32 – Named Individuals Called Out in the New TestamentEpistles
1:18:19 – All the Specific Churches Corrected for ParticularlyProblematic Dynamics
Teaching Plutarch, and Reviewing 'The Gallic Wars' by Gaius Julius Caesar
But you, O God, will cast them down
into the pit of destruction;
men of blood and treachery
shall not live out half their days.
But I will trust in you.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:25 – Scripture Reading
03:34 – Introduction
17:15 – Commentary on Psalm 55
34:56 – Teaching Plutarch’s ‘Life of Julius Caesar’
50:39 – Reviewing ‘The Works of Julius Caesar: The Gallic Wars’ by Gaius Julius Caesar
What's Under the Pyramids, the Power of Sci-Fi, and Reviewing 'Starship Troopers' by Robert A. Heinlein
For strangers have risen against me;
ruthless men seek my life;
they do not set God before themselves. Selah
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:25 – Scripture Reading
01:27 – Introduction
13:23 – Commentary on Psalm 54
27:41 – Reviewing ‘Starship Troopers’ by Robert A. Heinlein
47:18 – About the Author
1:00:00 – The Power of Science Fiction to Help and Hinder
1:20:21 – What’s Under the Pyramids in Egypt?
1:29:34 – Captain Kirk: Not a Fan of Not the Bee
Assuming the Best of Intentions and Reasons to Question Them
There they are, in great terror,
where there is no terror!
For God scatters the bones of him who encamps against you;
you put them to shame, for God has rejected them.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:25 – Scripture Reading
01:36 – Introduction
34:16 – Commentary on Psalm 53
1:04:35 – What the Bible Teaches Us About Intentions
1:23:26 – Walking in the Light Relative the Law and Sin
Reviewing ‘The Two-Parent Privilege’ by Melissa S. Kearney
But I am like a green olive tree
in the house of God.
I trust in the steadfast love of God
forever and ever.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:25 – Scripture Reading
01:54 – Introduction
16:17 – Commentary on Psalm 52
40:37 – The End of the U.S. Department of Miseducation
58:37 – When the New Sheriff in Town Actually Wants to Catch America’s Most Wanted
1:13:50 – Our Social Safety Net Needs a Pulse-Check
1:24:49 – Reviewing ‘The Two-Parent Privilege’ by Melissa S.Kearney
God Differentiates Between Good Apologies and Bad Ones; So Should We
O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:25 – Scripture Reading
03:05 – Introduction
16:04 – Commentary on Psalm 51
48:01 – How Long That Should Take for the U.S. to be Headedin ‘the Right Direction’
1:13:05 – Whether Religion is Regarded as a Force for Goodor Bad
1:21:19 – God Differentiates Between Good Apologies and Bad Ones, and So Should We
How to Handle Misbehavior in Youth Ministry
“The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me;
to one who orders his way rightly
I will show the salvation of God!”
This Episode’s Topics:
Scripture Reading
Introduction
Commentary on Psalm 50
How to (and Not to) Handle Misbehavior in Youth Ministry
Thanksgiving As Sacrifice and Ordering Our Way Rightly
Reviewing 'Antifragile' by Nassim Taleb
Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
02:59 – Introduction
10:41 – Commentary on Psalm 49
34:06 – Reviewing ‘Antifragile’ by Nassim Taleb
1:12:12 – Robustness and Antifragility
1:22:06 – Interventionism and Iatrogenics
1:29:36 – Ethics and Foundational Asymmetry
Hereford Country, Singing in Church, and Ill-Gotten Gains - Reviewing 'Centennial' by James A. Michener
We have thought on your steadfast love, O God,
in the midst of your temple.
As your name, O God,
so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
Let Mount Zion be glad!
Let the daughters of Judah rejoice
because of your judgments!
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
02:09 – Introduction
07:20 – Commentary on Psalm 48
27:59 – Reviewing ‘Centennial’ by James A. Michener
46:22 – Hereford Country, Sheep Talk From the Pulpit NotWelcome
1:05:52 – The Badger Game, Singing in Church, and Ill-Gotten Gains
To Those Who Don't Want Me to Talk About Everything
For Yahweh, the Most High, is to be feared,
a great king over all the earth.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
01:33 – Introduction
16:53 – Commentary on Psalm 47
40:08 – About Trump’s First Speech to Congress of His Second Term
1:14:15 – To Those Who Don’t Want Me to Talk About Everything
Reviewing 'Happy Lies' by Melissa Dougherty
God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
01:58 – Introduction
20:43 – Commentary on Psalm 46
38:48 – That’s a Paddlin’
46:56 – Looking Everywhere But the Mirror for Who to Blame
59:39 – No Truth, No Justice, No Peace
1:15:27 – Reviewing ‘Happy Lies’ by Melissa Dougherty
When Disillusionment Facilitates Insight, but Estrangement Curtails the Benefits
In place of your fathers shall be your sons;
you will make them princes in all the earth.
I will cause your name to be remembered in all generations;
therefore nations will praise you forever and ever.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
03:08 – Introduction
14:05 – Commentary on Psalm 45
41:38 – When You’re Rich They Think You Really Know
50:46 – If You Hear That Says Someone Is Lying, You CanProbably Trust That
1:06:28 – Whether the Oaths of Atheists Carry Any Weight
1:16:32 – How the Capacity for Greatness Relates to Who WeThink We Are
1:25:20 – When Disillusionment Facilitates Insight, but Estrangement Curtails the Benefits
Trump, Vance, Zelensky: Who Owes Whom an Apology for the Oblong Obtuseness in the Oval Office
If we had forgotten the name of our God
or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
would not God discover this?
For he knows the secrets of the heart.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
03:57 – Introduction
15:26 – ESL as Opposed to an EO Establishing English as the Official Language of the US
27:36 – A Slowing of Christianity’s Decline in the United States, and How I Disagree with Christopher Haylett
1:07:57 – Oblong Obtuseness in the Oval Office, and What Teddy Roosevelt Might Say
1:20:28 – Commentary on Psalm 44
Reviewing 'Against Empathy' by Paul Bloom, and How We Can Do Better Than Feeling One Another's Pain
Send out your light and your truth;
let them lead me;
let them bring me to your holy hill
and to your dwelling!
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
01:24 – Introduction
15:55 – Commentary on Psalm 43
34:00 – Joe Rigney’s Related Book Just Published
48:26 – Reviewing ‘Against Empathy: The Case for RationalCompassion’ by Paul Bloom
1:11:05 – We Can and Must Do Better Than Feeling One Another’s Pain
1:15:17 – How First Responders Do
1:21:20 – The Difference Between Can and Ought or Shall
1:26:59 – Correlation or Causation When Empathy Obstructsand Leads Us Astray
The Father of History and the Fly in the Ointment, Reviewing 'The Histories' by Herodotus
Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation and my God.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
03:49 – Introduction
14:49 – Commentary on Psalm 42
23:35 – Reviewing ‘The Histories’ by Herodotus
53:39 – The Father of History and The Fly in the Ointment
1:12:34 – Fake News, Hearsay, and Objections That Belie Epistemological Assumptions
Reviewing 'Civilization - The West and the Rest' by Niall Ferguson
By this I know that you delight in me:
my enemy will not shout in triumph over me.
But you have upheld me because of my integrity,
and set me in your presence forever.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
02:18 – Introduction
07:45 – Commentary on Psalm 41
29:49 – JD Vance and Niall Ferguson Butt Heads
44:01 – ‘Civilization: The West and the Rest’ by Niall Ferguson – Goodreads
01:01:30 – Whether Western Dominance is Best Explained by Ferguson’s List of “Killer Apps”
Where Overreliance on Reductio ad Absurdum Gets Us
Blessed is the man who makes
Yahweh his trust,
who does not turn to the proud,
to those who go astray after a lie!
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
05:11 – Introduction
17:45 – Commentary on Psalm 40
40:55 – Where Overreliance on Reductio ad Absurdum Gets Us
1:07:40 – The Necessity of Conservative Institutional Capture and Cleanup
1:20:55 – Emphasizing Rewards for Those Who Do What is Good
Life is Too Short to Not Tell the Truth Just Because Selfish People May Be Offended By It
I said, “I will guard my ways,
that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth with a muzzle,
so long as the wicked are in my presence.”
I was mute and silent;
I held my peace to no avail,
and my distress grew worse.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
02:30 – Introduction
14:53 – Commentary on Psalm 39
28:49 – Seriously Funny Fake News You Can Trust
43:23 – The 51st State’s Hockey Fans Are Big Mad at the US for Asserting National Self-Interest
1:01:35 – Whether You Should Be Allowed to Dislike Anyone’s Instagram Comments
1:13:53 – Deadnaming the Gulf of America and Calling It Journalism
My Candid Review of Civilization VII Reviews, Plus Who God Generally and Specifically Will Not Forsake
But I am like a deaf man; I do not hear,
like a mute man who does not open his mouth.
I have become like a man who does not hear,
and in whose mouth are no rebukes.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
03:04 – Introduction
13:16 – Commentary on Psalm 38
36:22 – Commentary on Psalm 37
1:07:25 – Plutarch, and the Life of Garrett Ashley Mullet
1:16:51 – A Civil (albeit corrective) Review of Early CivilizationVII Reviews
Ordo Amoris, and How Anyone Who Does Not Provide for His Relatives Is Worse Than an Unbeliever
Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
for there is a future for the man of peace.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
05:25 – Introduction
27:19 – What is ‘ordo amoris?’ Vice President JD Vance invokes this medieval Catholic concept – AP
33:03 – What is “Ordo Amoris”? – ChatGPT
44:45 - Compare Translations for 1 Timothy 5:8 – Bible Study Tools
1:07:38 – The Range of Interpretations of 1 Timothy 5:8 – ChatGPT
1:30:29 - Pope Francis takes aim at Vance's definition of 'ordo amoris' in letter to US Bishops – Claire Giangrave, Religious News Service
1:37:05 - Leftist Political Scientist Compares JD Vance To Nazis For Wanting More Babies – Joel Abbott, NTB
1:47:45 – Commentary on Psalm 37
Whether the Man Flu is a Thing, Suspicious USAID Grants, and Reviewing 'Bolivar' by Marie Arana
For he flatters himself in his own eyes
that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
02:13 – Introduction
15:48 – Whether the “Man Flu” is, in fact, a thing.
34:42 –We tried out DeepSeek. It worked well, until we asked it about Tiananmen Square and Taiwan – Donna Lu, The Guardian
39:43 -White House Cancels Subscriptions to Politico After Spending $8.2M Since 2016 – HeadlineRoundup, AllSides
44:48 -Report: Christianity Today received $1.8M in USAID grants in 2023 – Mik Olson, NTB
56:58 -Secretary Hegseth says a major financial overhaul of the Pentagon is coming so it can actually pass an audit – Harris Rigby, NTB
1:06:20 –“Captain America” in 2025: "To me, Captain America represents a lot of things.. and America isn't one of them." – Graham Allen, X.com
1:17:02 –‘Bolívar: American Liberator’ by Marie Arana - Goodreads
I Don't Really Care, Margaret
Let those who delight in my righteousness
shout for joy and be glad
and say evermore,
“Great is Yahweh,
who delights in the welfare of his servant!”
Then my tongue shall tell of your righteousness
and of your praise all the day long.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
04:25 – Introduction
23:15 – “I don’t really care, Margaret”: JD Vance shut down this hack CBS reporter and became an instant meme – Harambe, NTB
35:56 – Texas Christian School Hosts Talks On ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ And ‘Toxic Masculinity’ – Spencer Lindquist, DW
50:55 - Billings educators instructed to follow the law, protect students if ICE comes to schools – Christina Macintosh, Billings Gazette
1:02:30 – This is a real post from Christianity Today. Enjoy the comments. – Joel Abbott, NTB
1:14:12 – JD Vance triggered people who don't know their Bibles by saying you should have a hierarchy of love for others. This isn't hard, guys. – Joel Abbott, NTB
1:33:14 – Commentary on Psalm 35
Dave Ramsey’s Tough Love Advice to Boomer Parents of "Little Millennials" Needing Help with Housing Costs
This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him
and saved him out of all his troubles.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
02:50 – Introduction
26:36 – Dave Ramsey’s Tough Love Advice to Boomer Parents of Little Millennials Needing Help with Housing
48:21 – Claim: 40-50% of First Time Homebuyers in 2024 Received Financial Help from Parents
57:16 – Trump Orders Emergency Price Relief for the US Housing Market – Naveen Athrappully, The Epoch Times
1:02:46 – Metro Denver apartment rents plunge in fourth quarter as a blizzard of new units descend on market – Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post
1:21:26 – One House, Three Owners: The Ballooning Cost of the American Dream – Veronica Dagher, WSJ
1:33:26 – Commentary on Psalm 34
Reviewing 'The Black Swan' by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Behold, the eye of Yahweh is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his steadfast love,
that he may deliver their soul from death
and keep them alive in famine.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
02:54 – Introduction
20:44 – Some Personal Reflections on Uncertainty, Predictability, and Planning
40:36 – The replies to this viral post are actually filled with wise advice. Take a look, then let's talk game theory. – Joel Abbott, NTB
58:25 – ‘The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable’ by Nassim Nicholas Taleb - Goodreads
1:18:38 – Comparing and Contrasting Game Theory, Chaos Theory, and ‘The Black Swan’
1:30:41 – Commentary on Psalm 33
Reviewing 'The Path Between the Seas,' David McCullough's Magisterial History of the Panama Canal
Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
which must be curbed with bit and bridle,
or it will not stay near you.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
02:10 – Introduction
23:49 – Federal Government Authorizes Arrests of Illegal Immigrants at Schools, Churches – Zachary Stieber, The Epoch Times
45:01 – IT'S GO TIME: White House deploys heavily-armed Marines to help at US-Mexico border – Annie Oakley, NTB
53:03 – President Bukele of El Salvador had the perfect response to this garbage headline – Harris Rigby, NTB
1:05:02 – ‘The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914’ by David McCullough - Goodreads
1:25:26 – United States invasion of Panama - Wikipedia
1:40:49 – Commentary on Psalm 32
Sermon by The Wrong Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, What Willem Dafoe Does for a Living, and Okay Boomers
Love Yahweh, all you his saints!
Yahweh preserves the faithful
but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
04:01 – Introduction
21:38 – 1.21.25 Sermon by The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde – Washington National Cathedral, YouTube
41:02 – Trump Criticizes Bishop Who Asked Him to 'Have Mercy’ on Migrants, LGBTQ People During National Prayer Service – Headline Roundup, AllSides
46:35 – "What do you do for a living?": TikToker interviews Willem Dafoe and has no idea who he is – Holly Ash, NTB
58:20 – How Boomers Rule | Blog and Mablog – YouTube
1:29:54 – Watch Javier Milei go scorched earth on the WEF: "Gender ideology constitutes plain and simple child abuse. They are pedophiles." – Harris Rigby, NTB
1:39:50 – Commentary on Psalm 31
Positive Role Models for Disillusioned Young Men
As for me, I said in my prosperity,
“I shall never be moved.”
By your favor, O Yahweh,
you made my mountain stand strong;
you hid your face;
I was dismayed.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
02:13 – Introduction
15:05 – Commentary on Psalm 30
31:24 – How Much Power Will Republicans Have Post-Inauguration? – Headline Roundup, AllSides
44:16 – Conservatives: Stop making excuses for Andrew Tate – BlazeTV Staff
57:03 – “Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” – Marcus Aurelius, Goodreads
1:06:12 – Compare and Contrast: ‘The Man Comes Around’ by Johnny Cash and ‘The Man’ by The Killers – ChatGPT
1:14:14 – Putting Americans First – Kevin Portteus, The American Mind
1:34:24 – Conclusion
Reviewing 'The Amazing Development of Men' by Alison A. Armstrong
Yahweh sits enthroned over the flood;
Yahweh sits enthroned as king forever.
May Yahweh give strength to his people!
May Yahweh bless his people with peace!
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
1:45 – Introduction
09:13 – Commentary on Psalm 29
30:29 – Hunter Dies When Bear Falls from Tree After Being Shot and Lands on Him – AWR Hawkins, Breitbart
41:29 - This lady has some grade-A advice for women about men and quests – Joel Abbott, NTB
56:18 - ‘The Amazing Development of Men: Every Man's Journey from Knight to Prince to King’ by Alison A Armstrong – Goodreads
1:31:14 - Conclusion
Hope and Caution Relative the American Energy Vision of Trump 2.0
Oh, save your people and bless your heritage!
Be their shepherd and carry them forever.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
01:56 – Introduction
13:28 – Commentary on Psalm 28
30:27 - EXCLUSIVE: Energy Experts Urge Incoming Trump Administration To Stop EPA Abuse – Leif Le Mahieu, DW
40:11 - EXCLUSIVE: Doug Burgum To Lay Out How American Energy Dominance Can Unlock ‘World Peace’ – Tim Pearce, DW
51:04 - Oil & Gas Industry Insights Report – ClarityPoint Solutions, LinkedIn
1:06:38 – Why Oil Industry Jobs Are Down, Even With Production Up – Rebecca F. Elliott, The New York Times
1:19:37 - The conservative sphere is kung-fu fighting (again) over Panda Express, UPS, and "entitled" Americans who want good jobs. Let's talk about it. – Harris Rigby, NTB
1:32:48 - The Cost of Luxuries and Necessities Have Flipped – Nicholas Powers, Instagram
This Father of Eight Sons Lends Some Perspective on the Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearings
Teach me your way, O Yahweh,
and lead me on a level path
because of my enemies.
Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
for false witnesses have risen against me,
and they breathe out violence.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
02:45 – Introduction
12:44 – Commentary on Psalm 27
31:29 – ‘Battle for the American Mind’ Revisited
46:35 – 5 Key Takeaways From Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing – Andrew Thornebrooke, Ryan Morgan, The Epoch Times
56:30 – If there's one thing to watch from today's hearing, it's Markwayne Mullin calling out the hypocrisy of his fellow senators using grace and truth – Joel Abbott, NTB
1:01:37 - Come here for the highlights of Dems trying (and failing) to dunk on Pete Hegseth during his Senate confirmation hearing – Joel Abbott, NTB
Reviewing 'History of the Conquest of Mexico' by W.H. Prescott
I do not sit with men of falsehood,
nor do I consort with hypocrites.
I hate the assembly of evildoers,
and I will not sit with the wicked.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
01:46 – Introduction
09:29 – Commentary on Psalm 26
24:03 – ‘History of the Conquest of Mexico’ by W.H. Prescott – Goodreads
47:32 – The Legacy of W.H. Prescott's 'History of the Conquest of Mexico'
57:47 – The Company We Keep – 1 Corinthians 15:32-34, Bible Gateway
Reviewing 'Ideas Have Consequences' by Richard M. Weaver
Good and upright is Yahweh;
therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
He leads the humble in what is right,
and teaches the humble his way.
All the paths of Yahweh are steadfast love and faithfulness,
for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
02:56 – Introduction
09:06 – Commentary on Psalm 25
24:58 – The Biblical Necessity of Parapets and Guard Rails
39:31 – Newsom On If ‘Buck Stops’ With Him: ‘This Is Not About Finger Pointing’ – Daily Wire News
48:42 – In Genesis, God commands mankind to "have dominion" over Nature. The Los Angeles fires are what happens when they do the opposite. – Joel Berry, NTB
59:54 – ‘Ideas Have Consequences’ by Richard M. Weaver – Goodreads
1:32:14 – Conclusion
Clean Hands, a Pure Heart, a True Soul, and Honest Testimony
Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
And who shall stand in his holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to what is false
and does not swear deceitfully.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
01:47 – Introduction
10:00 – Commentary on Psalm 24
29:52 – ‘It’s All Fake’: Sydney Sweeney Says There Are No Women ‘Empowering’ Each Other In Hollywood – Katie Jerkovich, DW
51:22 – Why Churches Aren't Credible With Men – Aaron Renn
1:20:34 – How Couples Met (1930-2024) – Andriy Burkov, X
- In 1930, 85.7% Family, School, Friends, Neighbors, and Church combined
- Compare to 25.1% in 2024
Psalm 23, and Reviewing 'Caesar and Christ' by Will Durant
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
01:21 – Introduction
07:53 – My Commentary on Psalm 23
28:11 – ‘Caesar and Christ’ by Will Durant – Goodreads
50:30 – Caesar and Christ Quotes – Goodreads
1:11:37 – A Personal Anecdote
How Knowledge Puffs Up, But Love Builds Up
Posterity shall serve him;
it shall be told of Yahweh to the coming generation;
they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn,
that he has done it.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
04:39 – Introduction
16:15 – My Commentary on Psalm 22
33:15 – How Knowledge Puffs Up, But Love Builds Up
43:16 – Nevertheless, Get Knowledge
51:19 - 2024 – My Year in Books – Goodreads
1:08:57 - Analyzing My Reading Patterns in 2024
1:29:18 – My 5 Star Books of 2024
Resolution and Rejoicing Instead of Reactivity and Rejection
Be exalted, O Yahweh, in your strength!
We will sing and praise your power.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
02:12 – Introduction
08:35 – My Commentary on Psalm 21
29:12 – Positive Goals for 2025
49:40 – Negative Goals for 2025
1:11:59 – Resolution and Rejoicing Instead of Reactivity and Rejection
Benediction and Reflection Instead of Rumination and Ruination
May he grant you your heart’s desire
and fulfill all your plans!
May we shout for joy over your salvation,
and in the name of our God set up our banners!
May Yahweh fulfill all your petitions!
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
01:44 – Introduction
12:05 – My Commentary on Psalm 20
34:12 – The Good in 2024
57:30 – The Bad in 2024
1:26:21 – The Ugly in 2024
1:39:40 – Reflection vs. Rumination
Legalism and Lawlessness
The law of Yahweh is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the testimony of Yahweh is sure,
making wise the simple;
the precepts of Yahweh are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of Yahweh is pure,
enlightening the eyes;
the fear of Yahweh is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules of Yahweh are true,
and righteous altogether.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
02:42 – Introduction
09:22 – Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings, new poll show they're tuning out – David Bauder and Linley Sanders, Associated Press, Billings Gazette
31:49 – Law – Google Image Search
39:16 – Word Association for Law, Legalism, and Lawlessness – ChatGPT
1:03:32 – Keyword Search: Lawless – Bible Gateway
1:30:39 – Keyword Search: Lawful – Bible Gateway
2:21:29 – Conclusion: My Commentary on Psalm 19
On the Rarity of Hearing ‘Merry Christmas’ in Public These Days
Great salvation he brings to his king,
and shows steadfast love to his anointed,
to David and his offspring forever.
This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:
00:00 – Scripture Reading
07:01 – Introduction
11:54 – My Commentary on Psalm 18
29:10 – White Christmas – IMDb
44:52 – After 70 Years, It’s Time To Start Taking ‘White Christmas’ Seriously – Tim Rice, DW
53:35 – Choreography - Wikipedia
1:10:31 – A Charlie Brown Christmas History - Facebook
1:24:22 - The Rarity of Hearing ‘Merry Christmas’ in Public These Days
1:30:56 – In Conclusion: The Birth of Jesus Christ – Luke 2:1-20, Bible Gateway