Olive Garden Pasta Pass, Locking the Clock & Ms. Rachel | Brand New Podcast
Episode 40 starts with memorial plaques on church coffee pots and ends up in Matthew 8 — and somehow it all connects.
Episode 40 starts with memorial plaques on church coffee pots and ends up in Matthew 8 — and somehow it all connects.
Shannon breaks down the one-ingredient eating plan after 820 days of carnivore, why summer hobbies are actually therapy, and what he learned during a week of "GPop CC Camp" with the grandkids. From there the conversation turns to the thing most Christian parents aren't doing: discipling their own kids at home. The guys talk through practical tools (The Action Bible, the Brand New Kids devos already built into the church app), why we only challenge our kids on the things that embarrass us, and the real ages of David and the disciples.
The back half gets into locking the clock, voter ID, and what happens when leaders stop leading — which lands on the Roman centurion in Matthew 8 and the only two times Jesus said He'd never seen faith like that. If you want the authority, you have to get under authority.
Grab a set of headphones, go mow something, and listen.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:25 Why Do Churches Memorialize Everything?
5:10 Tyson, Razorback Nuggets, and Naming Rights
7:43 Summer Hobbies Are Therapy
13:26 GPop CC Camp and the Aquatic Park
16:01 Gen Z Needs a Hobby
19:30 The One Ingredient Diet: 91 Pounds in 820 Days
29:21 Don't Wish It Away
29:59 Family Devos and The Action Bible
33:02 Toy Story, Pixar, and the Redemption Story
37:44 How Do We Get Parents to Disciple Their Kids?
40:21 David Was 17 — The Real Ages of the Disciples
44:30 A 10-Year-Old on a 12-Foot Bush Hog
45:42 We Only Challenge Our Kids on What Embarrasses Us
47:25 Brand New Kids Devos Are Already in the App
49:41 Is 18 Months Too Young to Start?
53:17 What Happened to Miss Rachel?
57:43 Sesame Street, Elmo, and What Parents Do Now
59:17 Go Classic: Mary Poppins, Veggie Tales, and Old Disney
1:04:22 Lock the Clock
1:12:21 Pagers, AirTags, and Tracking the Bus
1:15:33 Olive Garden's Never-Ending Pasta Pass Needs an ID
1:20:12 The Save America Act and Voter ID
1:21:17 Global Entry and the Passport Photo Problem
1:28:11 Why Won't Anyone Lead Anymore?
1:30:41 Matthew 8: The Centurion Who Understood Authority
1:37:30 Get Under Authority and Watch What God Does
1:38:39 Why Gen Z Struggles With Authority
1:41:39 When It's Right to Say No
1:46:09 Closing and Prayer