HOME: Finding Mentors and Being a Mentor
Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel discuss the need for mentors, the Biblical paradigm of mentors/disciplers/spiritual parents, and give some tips for how to find them (32:00).
13 Okt 202149min
HOME: Discerning Tech at Home
Steven Manuel opines about technology’s threat to your home life, then interviews David Russell about a book they’re both into: The Tech-Wise Family by Andy Crouch. David shares some tips about how to create and protect peace and relationship in a home filled with technology.
6 Okt 202140min
MISC: Bashful Brooder to Bold Builder!
Steven Manuel sits down with his old friend Jeff Davenport and discuss Jeff’s transformation from a shy youth who eschewed people to a confident and brave author and owner of a family business. They talk about Jeff’s communication coaching business, The Lighthouse Point, and miiiiiiiight go into a leeeeetle too much detail about the time they were on a game show together.
29 Sep 20211h 15min
DOUGH: How to Buy Friends
Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel discuss the Biblical idea that money is, among other things, to be a relationship sweetener. The Bible points us in the direction of using money to encourage good relationships… and Mark and Steven are here to give you concrete tips on execution. They also can’t help but talk about Sukkot and their lame NBA fantasy league.
22 Sep 20211h 5min
HOME: Funerals and Sitting Shiva
Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel (who is speaking from Texas on a terrible audio connection, bless him) have a conversation about great funerals, what the Bible says about honoring the dead, how to maximize the opportunities that funerals present, and one recommended way to grieve communally, as Steven offers a guide for “sitting shiva”. Find our related article here.
15 Sep 202159min
MISC: Mars Hill, screamers, and the order of the home
Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel gab about the Mars Hill oral history podcast, both what it gets wrong by declaring some things as bad, and what it gets wrong by declaring other things good. They are fascinated, intrigued… and disgruntled.
8 Sep 202145min
MISC: Intro to Mark Parrett
Get to know one of the voices of Abraham’s Wallet (and by golly, the best Certified Financial Planner we know), Mark Parrett. Mark shares his background with God and money, how those uniquely intersect for him, and his heart for helping others navigate finances.
1 Sep 202133min
DOUGH: 401K Deep Dive, Part 3
Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel finish their seres on 401Ks (17:00) and give detailed information about “rolling over” 401Ks into various products. We also hear about Steven’s daughter, Joy’s experience running a flea market stall (11:00), Mark’s new ski house, and more annoying pickleball talk (4:30).
25 Aug 202152min
