Hi, Neighbor Pkarlgh!  As you probably don't know, John has a Dry Bar special which periodically goes viral on social media and doesn't impact his career in the least.   Be careful if you think you want tons of followers on social media!  Internet popularity will NOT lead to fulfilment.  This leads to a possible opportunity for the Peaches to be in a Whirl about something. (But we're not sure.)  (And also, John sounds like his nose is stuffed up.)  Finally, John reads a social media post from a woman who doesn't think her child's father needs to be praised for "simple" things like changing diapers and washing bottles.  What causes some people to focus obsessively on how much or how little encouragment is being given to them BY STRANGERS?  We spend the majority of the conversation discussing the reasons you shouldn't tear others down to make yourself feel better, nor should you fool yourself into imagining that others are happier because their effort is being recognized more than your own.  Finally--does anyone know whether lobsters ACTUALLY step on each others back to get out of buckets? Email us at nextdoor@johnbranyan.com to solve this mystery.  Subscribe to the John Branyan channel on YouTube and watch the Starving Comics Quarantine Show LIVE every Sunday evening at 7:00pm Eastern.  Become a Comedy Clique member for exclusive content. (Details at johnbranyan.com)  And, finally, have your pets spayed and neutered. Support the Fight Laugh Feast network by becoming a Club Member.  Special thank you to Subsplash, for the app!

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TCND John Doesn't Want Fans and Crabs vs Lobsters

The Peaches is pretty distracted, as it's almost lunchtime and the whole family is gathering after church.  John reads some mail from a Neighbor who regrets learning how comedy is made...  Sometimes accepting the truth requires a full grief cycle.  Next, John shares a quote from a preacher asking for help engaging the young families who have started coming to his church.  (Specifically, the preacher wants "doctrinally sound" videos and other resources to share with the newcomers.)   Why is John being so hyper-critical this week?!    John's point:  church leaders already should have doctrinally sound resources in their possession--whether they have new families visiting or not.   Amanda's point:  many church leaders have been told it's right and proper to defer to "the experts" when it comes to dispensing resources.  We live in a culture that values outsourced knowledge more than homemade tools. For whatever reason, we think it lends a certain credibility when we can share a well-produced video made by SOMEONE ELSE, rather than creating something of our own.  Pause.  John needs to go get a drink before he chokes to death.  Okay, now he wants the Peaches to tell the story of the tomato in the toaster.  But first, we need to pause again to retrieve the pizza.  When we finally resume recording again, it has been a couple of hours. (We can't keep secrets from you, Pkarlgh!) But we eventually get around to discussing the tomato in the toaster.  Collin, who's seven-years-old, is starting to show signs of maturity, and we are optimistic he's going to be a free-thinking adult some day!     This reminds us of great advice from Pastor Doug Wilson: give your kids FEWER rules.  Make the principles broad, and trust the children to be smart enough to reason for themselves.  And that's pretty much a wrap, Pkarlgh!   

TCND Tomatoes In Toasters and Ministering To Young Folks

Today, we're talking all things "education" with Jesse Sumpter!    Parents have a responsibility to educate their children--but too many of us are abdicating our roles to the nearest government school building and hoping a Christian disciple emerges in 12 years.  We are so excited to pick Jesse's brain about how to inspire fellow Christians to band together and build a school that impacts the Kingdom.  Quotes from this episode:  "We want freedom to educate our children how we want to, as Christians, and we want to do that in obedience to God's word."   "The first foundation of all good teaching is to tell the truth...and that is fundamentally at odds with the government school system."  "To convince people of a new thing, you can give them literature and give them books--you can have thoughtful conversations with them--but the other way of getting through to people is just saying, 'Come and see.'   We're humans.  We're embodied people, we have to see it sometimes for ourselves..." PLUS, a story about a flat tire AND why Jesse is worried (and also not worried) about artificial intelligence.  Jesse is teaching a virtual class called "Education is Warfare: How to Start a School" on the Fight Laugh Feast network. Visit flfnetwork.com for more details.  Follow John Branyan on Gab, MeWe, and Facebook.  Also, check out his YouTube channel!

TCND Houseguest Jesse Sumpter (Educate Your Kids)

Let's talk about one of the dumbest things anyone has ever said.

DD EP210 Every Law Affects Women's Bodies

If you're going to ordain people into ministry who aren't in the Kingdom of God, then why not ordain some thieves?

DD EP209 Ordain Thieves

It's almost impossible to stay relevant to a culture with no attention span.

DD EP208 Hard To Be Talk of The Town

When the goal is to keep existing no matter what, it makes sense to put yourself into a coma.

DD EP207 Loneliness Extends Your Life

Let me guess why you stopped attending church...

DD EP206 Why You Quit Church

I am an expert at throwing in the towel. 

DD EP205 Champion Quitter

Following legal guidelines won't save your soul.

DD EP204 The Law Does Not Save You

The people who hide in the attic when chased by an ax murderer are almost always Climate Change Advocates.

DD EP203 Caring for The Earth Is Selfishness

Villains need both ambition and bravery. Abortion advocates are lousy villains.

DD EP202 Pro-Abortion People are Rejected Villains

John reads some mail at the beginning of this episode. (Send your questions and comments to nextdoor@johnbranyan.com)  One listener calls us out for our use of the word "rhetoric" as if it's always bad, even though rhetoric CAN be used for good purposes.  That's a fair complaint, Neighbor!   You should always feel free to push back when we don't treat a topic fairly...  Then we jump into the Peaches In a Whirl segment because the Peaches truly is in a whirl this week! She even admits it!  There are so many examples of people doing and saying dumb things this week that we don't have time to cover them all.  People just want to be told pretty lies, and they decide what to believe based on who compliments them.   Why are so many people openly admitting they don't care what you think...they only care how you make them feel? An astounding number of people (who would call themselves Christians) actually have a fundamentally different religion than we do. All the talk about support and encouragement and compassion and love is coming from a worldview that is the OPPOSITE of Christ-centeredness.  Would the Christians you know even recognize the problem with a non-believer saying, "You have restored my faith in humanity!"  Or would they accept that as a nice compliment and assume they are doing a good job spreading the Gospel? Your epistemology matters, Pkarlgh!  Don't be dumb! Follow John Branyan on MeWe, Gab, and Facebook...until he gets removed from there.

TCND Examples of Dumb People and OMG I LOVE HER!

Good comedy reflects real life. The people in my daily life are NOT professional comedians. They're ordinary people and they're FANTASTIC. Sometimes I turn on my recorder and just capture our conversations. Unedited, chaotic and unscripted. This is my Comedy Sojourn.

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John Branyan's Comedy Sojourn Podcast

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