The hosts trade stories of things they were sure were in the Bible but aren't: the host's vivid memory of praying for a battle rock at sixteen that a host admits was wrong; Dan's discovery that the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob) were all dysfunctional, killing the idealized nuclear-family model; a host's belief that Ananias and Sapphira were electrocuted (Acts 5) and that the armor of God has a 'sword of truth' instead of a belt of truth (Ephesians 6); and Micah's learned correction that the wise men came to a house, not the manger (Matthew 2), plus children's-Bible sanitizing of Jonah and Noah. The Bob Eisenlauer complaint line gets plugged, and Boova's John 17 Judas question is held for next week.
More on Family
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Dear LFTP: the mother-in-law moved in
- My mother-in-law moved in seven months ago and it’s been difficult — how can we sort this out?
The last letter comes from a wife whose mother-in-law moved in seven months ago with no boundaries, rising bills, unpaid prescriptions, and open disrespect.
From No. 604 · Rearview Mirror
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Dear LFTP: the single man and the holiday cliques
- Would it be wrong for the lonely single man to start declining holiday invitations?
The first Dear LFTP letter: a single man, happy with his life and plenty of friends and family, dreads the holidays — at Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings of 15 to 25 people,…
From No. 603 · Found Out
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Dear LFTP: the grandma, 'Libby,' and the weight comment
- Was I wrong to mention my concern about Libby's weight?
Mike reads the letter: she moved 2,000 miles to be near her daughter's family; granddaughter 'Libby' was diagnosed with a medical condition and put on weight.
From No. 602 · Relationship Counseling
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Dear LFTP: the Mimi letter ('Call Me Hoopi')
- Is it wrong for a grandmother to be upset when her grandson's other grandmother claims the same nickname?
Mike reads the Dear LFTP letter: a grandmother whose two-year-old grandson calls her Mimi — but the other grandmother claimed Mimi for herself, and the daughter-in-law is annoyed and doesn't want 'mom mom' either.