Too Busy to Flush

Intro: Dog attacks chickens! Product referral code updates.8:23: JR tries Liquid Death Killer Cola. Sparkling water, and a brief kinda-ad break/explanation of referral codes in the show notes.15:43: Molly updates you on the new milk frother.18:15: A note about Skinwalkers (JR’s reading the book), and words from a Christian Native American.26:32: Our son’s big interest in remote viewing and conversations around the paranormal.30:20: The value and benefit to having these convos with your kids.34:24: Molly’s challenges homeschooling our Freshman son.37:25: AI gives out fake answers, and randomness.39:07: Telegram conversation catchups: Safe Spaces and Slander vs. Criticism.43:04: Molly’s comments on Preston Sprinkle and the “safe spaces” question, and what may be mentally healthy.50:35: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

Intro: Broccoli in colder climates, garden updates6:00: Post-religious right, post-Charlie Kirk right.10:10: Boldness and the generational attraction.14:17: Alisa Childers, Derek Webb and those that didn’t deconstruct.19:07: Okay, one traumatizing youth group game.21:28: Back to Childers and changing her ministry because of Charlie Kirk.23:50: Picking up off last week’s end on 1 Timothy.28:56: A true religion, Dave Rueben, and desires to be more into religion.30:01: Is there a place for LGBT to worship in a church after they come to church before they’re convicted but after choosing to follow the Lord?34:59: A real danger in optics and protecting kids for the good, true and beautiful.38:27: A question that needs to be answered. Do you encourage a divorce or legal separation?39:13: Biological bewilderment. And an example from recent African history.43:00: Why the solution of multiple wives would not apply to today’s culture.45:09: Going for walks and stockpiling quality time. John Gottman’s observations of couples (4 Horseman) and the primary indicator for whether a marriage will last.50:00: Don’t just “date your wife.”58:01: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

4:00: Life Update: enrolling our girls in the youth orchestra. Putting in the work for the future reward.12:10: JR’s life update: going out on tour.18:40: Background: What do you say to LGBT folks who know what the church stands for but feel drawn to the church anyway?21:39: The Telegram chat discussion: grace and truth, what do you lead with?23:34: JR’s answer.26:30: Molly’s answer.29:40: There is a different call for those that claim the name of Christ and those that don’t.31:52: We are all under the conviction of sin.33:23: It is a much bigger sacrifice and “dying to self” to exit a relationship.35:06: Living with sexual integrity.37:55: A time to move into an attitude of holy spirit conviction.38:52: Leaning into personal stories of Butterfield, Hill Perry and others.43:20: Church membership vows and appropriate boundaries in church.45:15: 2 Tim. 1:7 - be fearless and speak truth with love and power. The book’s huge relevance in our cultural moment.48:45: Show Close.Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

Intro: schedules, taglines, girls back at school4:14: Transhumanism and a 6 minute John Stonestreet Breakpoint episode.7:40: Molly’s top 3 thoughts of the summer: thought number 1: our oldest two kids are really enjoyable.11:19: Thought number 2: lower your expectations of people. The Future of Christian Marriage.22:53: Thought number 3: don’t wait until your 30s to do something interesting. The Definding Decade. Bed and Board.34:03: Representing “home” forever to a children and husband. The act of sex is something a man does to a woman and being a good guest in her home.36:30: JR’s three things36:51: Thought number 1: how much he’s been enjoying work.41:52: Thought number 2: he’s been enjoying the property.47:32: Thought number 3: the “grayness” of scripture.50:13: Molly responds54:50: Shades of gray and the new Tophouse podcast.59:40: JR’s all-in on barefoot shoes1:00:30: Molly’s all-in on Apple Butter1:01:41: Titus harvested his first elkShow Close: JR’s special anniversary present!Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

Intro: Trips, Grand Canyon, Kids’ reports, anticipation dopamine and a guy named John Wesley.12:18: Going back to the “what to do about judo” question and a tournament recap.15:35: The one who freaks out actually competed!19:31: The other kids’ results.22:35: Dad is not at competitions: an emotional handicap or a blessing?26:57: Mom’s can’t instill the confidence like a dad can.32:57: 1st - 3rd grade Hangman.36:08: We finished the Harry Potter movies and visiting an imaginary world.41:15: The great worldview of Harry Potter.45:05: Tolkien’s issue with Disney, and violence against the story.49:56: Latin and Rowling’s education in the classics.53:57: Tolkien talking about Disney.54:38: Why we’re doing a Disney cruise specifically.1:01:28: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

ntro: Dude Perfect, kids finding new music, behind the scenes on music licensing and coffee consumption.10:07: Speaking of aging, Bryan Johnson isn’t sharing the negative side effects of being the most measured man on Earth.12:40: Waxing philosophical about times changing and the benefits of having grandparents around.18:07: Home is where the wife is and growing up moving a lot.20:48: Kids and change and judo struggles- some background.23:38: The current struggle with judo.28:13: Musing aloud about, life changes and uncertainties, family purpose, goals and benefits of current sporting activities.33:50: Is this burnout or is this not serving our family well?36:52: Is there room for a seasonal break?40:07: Sustainability and being trapped by optimizing opportunities.42:31: What are we trying to achieve as a family?45:21: The guardrails of God’s promises: God’s will.1:01:39: Banking culture and another element of Molly’s history that’s playing into her thinking.1:03:17: Molly wants to know your thoughts.1:04:55: Molly’s brief recap of Nicole Shanahan’s interview with Allie Beth Stuckey.1:08:37: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

Intro: Month days on your knuckles, black chicken, and pterodactyls had feathers.8:05: Mercury retrograde, systems we don’t understand at work around us, and eating seasonally.13:08: The Bethlehem star and astrology.15:38: Molly started listening to the Allie Stuckey, Nicole Shanahan interview.19:19: Affliction and being drawn to God and when you love Jesus but it’s not overflowing.23:08: New convert the enthusiasm, cycles of life, and real world relationship with Christ.26:12: Molly’s reflections on some old blog posts.28:28: Titus wrecks a garage door, stepping up and growing responsibility in a fallen world.35:35: A pork recipe for ya’ll.37:47: Family changes, kids tithing, summer plans.42:02: More affordable eating ideas.46:40: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

Intro: More chickens, God’s ordained order for the world, scouting and prepping chicken deliveries.14:09: Still talking about chickens lol: chick deaths, early learning experiences, chick show and tell.25:21: Brief housekeeping on our upcoming show schedule.26:50: BLVDS shows this weekend, the family attends, Molly’s reflections, JRs thoughts. Growing up dancing, thoughts about jobs that your kids enjoy.40:15: A takedown of Brian Johnson49:45: A brief foray into Tesla promotions and political shenanigans.54:40: A re-awakening of religiosity, love in the 21st century, a couple of podcast episodes Molly is looking forward to.1:02:37: Pulling the milk frother recommendation.1:03:06: Coffee, mold and beer.1:10:11: Show CloseBelieve, Ross DouthatThe Suprising Rebirth of Belief in God, Justin BrieleyThe Case Against the Sexual Revolution, Louise PerryToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

Intro: Skiing, digging holes, judo and kids aren’t like chickens.15:00: 90s youth group culture, deconstructing19:55: God is still so much on the move - people whom God has called are encouraging.22:18: God moving through family generations, Molly’s parents are new, my parents are the result of generations.25:40: Molly’s Princeton Seminary adventure and family heritage.27:18: The Roberts Family Pew (Molly) at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian in Philidelphia.32:58: Molly’s welsh heritage.34:50: The founder of Wikipedia is now a Christian…so is Nicole Shanahan?!42:24: Warmed cocoons, grounded obelisks, and celebrity conversions.48:09: Elon Musk should not be fathering this many children.50:27: We don’t need more citizens, we need more healthy citizens, having kids for the sake of having kids.52:27: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

Intro: Inexpensive tea and microplastics on cutting boards5:12: Complaining shrinks your brain9:40: Characteristics of depression and bad therapy, complaining is contagious.12:00: What was designed to help us, now makes things works. So much of it is backwards; the internet, technology, etc.19:00: Mel’s Kitchen Cafe has nothing to gain from a publisher.23:51: Bypassing gatekeepers, going organic.27:07: Dude Perfect, platforming others.30:30: Being a good (judo) partner and working well with others.35:19: Instilling empathy in our kids for others.38:52: The teeter-totter example of feeling better about yourself and your sense of righteousness.44:45: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

Intro: Tea, mold in coffee, Revel Coffee.10:05: A giant cookie win: double chocolate chip.14:07: A interesting thought about whey protein and a reflection about God’s design for fossil fuels.22:08: Conflict with kids, the law of human nature and mom guilt.26:10: Qualities of relationships that stay together.29:23: Parenting and the relationship of good experiences vs. bad with kids.32:11: When kids preface by: “You’ll probably say no but…”38:18: What’s the long term impression on your kids?39:39 “Am I the weird one?” in kids’ peer groups.41:27: Family games: Slapzi, Ticket to Ride, Carcasonne.45:05: Evaluating family culture and strategy.50:54: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

Intro: Bitter cold and snow, stupid drivers and having a fun activity during winter months.10:28: Biology and weather acclimation.13:12: Leia is not molting and Lewis and Clark are not as exploratory (Chickens).15:57: Bari Weiss with Bryan Johnson, Blueprint and living forever.23:23: Where Molly thinks he’s dangerous and modern day Tower of Babel.25:40: “We are building god in technology and super-intelligence,” and the great deception.27:52: Biomarkers and background.31:19: His meaning of “Don’t Die,” “Living for tomorrow and living forever are identical concepts.”34:41: “As human species we accept our inevitable decay and death. I want to argue that the opposite should be true.”38:52: A scary outcome: “Don’t be a hero, don’t sacrifice, don’t die.”41:00: Dehumanizing the idea of being human.45:43: Naturally, the tie to Ecclesiastes49:54: We can take it with us: thoughts from The Supper of the Lamb.53:24: Forest Bathing is really hunting.56:17: The best meals, the best sex, the experience in nature is good for the body and soul.1:00:18: Our son, bird flu and a nebulizer1:01:30: Show close.Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

Intro: Daughter’s writing struggles and JRs parallel at work.9:04: The discouragement of varsity level sanctification and God’s mercy.13:35: Chatter on Telegram about Molly’s frustration with people last week.15:36: Wesley Huff and how do I know the Bible is true.18:09: The question as applied to deconstruction.22:20: The Case for Christ for Kids, Mama Bear Apologetics.22:49: We live in an upside down world. RFK, health and wellness, politics, and conflicting information.32:00 A litmus test, profiling people and epistemology.34:58: Molly asks JR for his opinion on all the things.38:48: God is not a vending machine, reality and church hurt.45:47: What percentage of political overlap do Molly and JR have with each other?52:10: A Christian posture towards knowledge, Ps. 19, Rom. 1: a convincing an argument to be justly condemned by God.56:13: Political Israel is not Biblical Israel.59:49: Legislating morality.1:06:37: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

Intro: reminiscing about the start of TB2F, random bits and pieces.4:50: Molly’s theme for the day: no capacity for nonsense from people.15:04: JR’s world was upset too, and not just the water heater!21:50: Molly determines these OT “heros” are just a bunch of schmucks!25:53: Molly watched the inauguration and some thoughts on executive actions.31:38: A peaceful transition of power…except at home and in relationships. Switching gears to a couple trivia items and Tim Sheehy.35:33: The end of Job is no-nonsense and the light it shines on Romans.37:12: Kids are really legalistic; Mormons and Christians, and we’re hammering our 1-3rd class a church with how to get saved from the effects of our sin!44:35: Conversations about war with kids48:37: Are we enrolling our girls back into the hybrid classical school?53:15: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

Intro: Holidays, winter, skiing, life updates.Shameless self-promotion: BLVDS music group.8:43: A skating rink adventure, devotions and Bible reading plans: The Bible Recap,16:45: Molly’s purging cleanse.18:45: JR’s Bible reading: Be Thou My Vision.22:17: JR and Molly’s top books for the year: Dragonfly, Living Life Backward, The Genesis of Gender, The Toxic War on Masculinity, devotion for Christmas24:07: Kids’ reading lists, some less-than-desirable books that have come through.27:13: The source and the beauty of a story.30:49: JR’s thoughts on writing and story.34:10: Who Knows You Best? A healthy diet and reading.38:53: Graphic novels and fast food, Tintin and Asterix, and keeping kids’ reading lists full.45:22: Deep conspiracy theory stuff, contents of food, boycotts and human nature.52:02: How deep do we go and how much should we pay attention to this stuff.58:10: There are lines though, let’s talk about the drones.1:02:07: Weighting and evaluation of world events.1:08:18: A public service announcement about some random SMS messages and the end game of the scam.1:12:05: Show Close.Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

Intro: Last show of 2024, what JR’s going to read over the break, a trip for last minute grain.9:45: Shelaborating.10:50: David Bahnsen’s Full-Time is less about retirement than it is about a false teaching of sacred and secular distinctions.13:53: God’s sacred plan for our lives, work and worship are the same throughout scripture.15:34: Growing up where ministry work had more value than non-ministry work.19:38: Why Molly is surprised by the premise of the book.21:55: It’s okay for us to find identity in what we do.23:48: Full-Time is an outworking of Ecclesiastes, and Molly’s summary.28:20: A sense on mid-life crises.31:15: Molly’s reading a Christian tree-hugger book by the host of The Riot and The Dance.37:14: Nature under the curse and the creation is not all pristine.41:07: A Biblical theology of environmentalism.43:53: Molly’s birthday was yesterday and humans changed their diet after the flood46:36: The interdependency of all living things and a theology of regenerative farming.48:31: The link between true thankfulness and life’s interconnectedness as shown by ungrateful kids with presents.51:03: Why we give thanks before meals.52:06: Behold The Lamb of God concert53:07: Show closeToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

Intro: Notes for chores, changing your brain, lockdowns changed teenagers’ brains.6:15: Becoming more black and white, shared bathrooms.17:20: Life feels more gray though: a church leadership example.19:05: Being in relationship with people who seem to be in perpetual brokenness and what God really calls us to with those people.25:33: A new podcast recommendation.31:33: Bob Quinn and his Kamut with Jill Winger.35:57: Fig leaves and an underground greenhouse.38:35: Some free burn treatment info for you.42:45: How we use Kamut47:15: A major technological achievement was made, the glories and terrors of AI56:08: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

Intro: Chicken pox, vaccines, related randomness.9:30: We attended an amazing funeral.15:58: Having a joy for life that comes from a true understanding of what life is.17:46: The 30 minute version of Molly’s devotion for the ladies’ Christmas brunch this weekend.22:58: Obtaining guiltless wonder and joy.33:03: JR and Molly’s book recommendations: Living Life Backward, The Supper of The Lamb, Every Moment Holy34:11: CS Lewis and the temptation to try and escape our created condition.44:30: Chores vs. paid work, over-scheduling, pressure canning.50:41: A chocolate truffle cookie recipe.52:06: Molly’s church dinner failure, epic shoe failure and epic boot fail.1:03:00: Show Close Too Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

Intro: Broccoli in the cold, scheduling,5:20: Molly’s return trip book recap of Stanley Tucci’s What I Ate in a Year and the theme of death.13:30: How long until we move to Europe15:51: Tucci is an example of Ecclesiastes without God.20:45: If he had the Christian framework about death and eternity, would his experience be that much more enjoyable.24:10: Molly’s experience at the homeschool conference29:07: Molly’s thoughts on Bonhoeffer’s biography34:04: Some parallels of Nazi’s and some American policies42:25: Rockefeller builds a church to capture the culture with a liberal sway.45:37: How did the German christians get hoodwinked so badly?50:24: Ecclesiastes and wishing to never have been born is such a big part of our cultural ethos.58:43: Show close: Ecclesiasties: Living Life Backward, Candace Owens: Exposing The Shadow Government, and Tucker Carlson and Amaryllis KennedyToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe

Intro: election recap, the Tuttle Twins on why printing money for the Ukraine causes your grocery bill to go up.7:55: Molly’s really cold, no good, very bad day13:22: Kid’s math tests and Halloween Candy22:00: Kids’ learning styles24:50: The sermon you must drop everything and listen to right now: phenomenal moral clarity26:22: Some leaked documents on the Paris boxer28:53: The pinnacle of creation, The Song of Songs, and sexual desire.31:34: Envy, the marriage supper of the lamb and earnest desire for fellowship and communion.38:20: Molly’s 18 hour drive listen list.44:38: Are feelings and desire the same thing? What constitutes sin?47:54: A sidenote on Jordan Neely52:08: Gray situations, nuance and an application in the homosexual community.56:58: Molly ties a bow on the conversation.59:57: Show CloseToo Busy to Flush Telegram GroupSend us a PostcardCanavoxPique Tea - Referral Link (it's super-delicious and healthy)Ledger Hardware Wallet - Referral Link (store your crypto securely!)Wealthfront Referral LinkMolly's Preferred Milk FrotherIncogni (data removal and internet anonymizer) Get full access to Too Busy to Flush at tb2f.substack.com/subscribe