'There is only one success' (Christopher Morley) and Frank Lloyd Wright
The Morley quote about spending your life in your own way is judged think-twice: a Christ follower lays life down at Jesus' feet. The discussion detours into Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater-style houses and a proposal for 'romping reports' from the band's road trip.
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Discerning impressions: the exact phrase, obedience, and daily decisions
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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?
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- 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