Secular vs Solomon setup, points, and Andy Griffith
- How do we know where our wisdom is coming from?
The host announces the night's main event, a return of Secular vs Solomon after weeks away, with the premise that listeners should know where their wisdom comes from, since people quote the Bible and then quote Ben Franklin. Mike is asked to explain the point system and the host explains scoring is fully arbitrary, factoring in attitude, hairstyle, and excessive winking. The hosts detour into avoiding the news after two heavy weeks, a host's Andy Griffith binge, whether resembling Andy Griffith is a compliment, and the Matlock name joke.
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Discerning impressions: the exact phrase, obedience, and daily decisions
- Did God give you the exact phrase?
Mike shares a fifteen-year-old unresolved memory of someone saying "God told me," then frames the practical question: "did God give you the exact phrase?"
From No. 593 · Do You Hear What I Hear
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Dear LFTP: should a father disinherit his daughter over her boyfriend?
- Should people's misuse of a gift be a reason to not give a gift?
- How do I tell my daughter I am removing her from my will?
Boova reads the full letter: the boyfriend stole $200,000 from his grandparents, has a denied gambling problem, and already took $200 from the daughter's checking account since release; the father fears telling her about the will change will end the relationship.
From No. 529 · Enter The McCormick
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Dear LFTP: the difficult apartment neighbor
- How do I politely but firmly set boundaries with a difficult neighbor?
Mike reads the 'doormat' letter: a lonely, miserable neighbor demands rides, walks into the apartment uninvited, and fumes when the writer goes to the store without her.
From No. 507 · What’s in a Name
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Dear LFTP: dating a widower with possible bipolar episodes
- Should I stay with a widower who has manic-like episodes, or let him go?
A divorced listener dating a widower describes apparent manic episodes — working himself to exhaustion, not eating or sleeping, abrupt departures, then nitpicking her for trivial things — and wonders if the relationship has a chance.
From No. 452 · False Teachers and Freeloaders