HOME: Permanent vs. Changing Culture
Is your home based on the unchanging Kingdom, or the swirling whims of a culture gone amok? Is freedom a more important value than Truth? Steven Manuel shares a message from 2015 that feels as applicable today as ever.
29 Jul 202130min
DOUGH: Budgeting = Living With Vision
Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel discuss budgeting (9:15) and the three aspects of running it in such a way that money is left over at the end of the month: 1. Know What’s Going On (11:35), 2. Make A Plan (26:02), and 3. Execute Faithfully (50:20). Running a budget that serves the family vision, then submitting to it, is a sure way toward abundance!
28 Jul 20211h
MISC: Intro to Steven and Church Rant
Steven Manuel talks about himself this week (so you know… get ready for that)… he gives us his religious resume, talks about his ministerial experience (7:25), then goes on a CHURCH RANT about obedience vs. legalism (22:30). Enjoy this all-Stevie episode!
21 Jul 202147min
HOME: Summer Adventures
Steven Manuel and Mark Parrett talk (on the road, with road noise thrown in for FREE!) talk about children, including having a vision for them, curating your children’s friendships (10:15), the road trip Steven went on with his daughters (14:45), whether it’s safe or not to let your kids go to summer camp (19:45), monitoring your child’s inputs (27:45), and cross-pollination (32:30). Join us on our road trip as we talk about yours!
14 Jul 202141min
MISC: Road Trip Mail Bag
Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel give listeners a review of their Texas road trip, then dive into a pretty-darn-rare event: the Mail Bag! (7:40) They field questions like “If I have $200K, am I rich?”, “What Bible should be my next Bible?”, “When do my new kids start earning me tax credits?”, “Should I discipline my children when they don’t hear me?” (31:30), and… others.
7 Jul 202147min
HOME: Leaving Poverty for Good
Mark Parrett, snug at home in Utah, talks to Steven Manuel, who’s driving south on I-55, about leaving poverty. Mark gives some tips about what to DO when you’re ready to put poverty into your rear view mirror (if you will. Ahem). Steven encourages repentance and prattles on about what he’s eating on his road trip.
30 Jun 202151min
HOME: Roger and Linda talk about WORK
Steven Manuel has a conversation with his parents about some basic principles of work, and their stories that illustrate them. How important is working for a father and family leader? Should you do just ANY job, or wait for the PERFECT job? What rights do you have? Does life owe you some opportunities? Sit under the wisdom of the years and learn some truths from Roger and Linda.
23 Jun 20211h
DOUGH: Child Tax Credit Checks
Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel have a very good time discussing child tax credit checks (14:00) but surround that with jawing on wide ranging subjects such as summertime golfing, nonalcoholic beer (4:00), Steven’s BBQ fetish (5:00), the Cincy cicada plague of ’21 (13:00), and Steven’s latest rant about his problems with modern Christianity (32:00).
16 Jun 202146min
