June 17, 2013 Podcast

Show open: band in the studio, tonight's lineup

The show opens live from the Pathway Studios in Johnston proper with the band Now Serving Seven warming up in the studio. The hosts tease the night: proof #51 from godisimaginary.com (think about God and Baal), Mike's pope-style advice, and several etiquette-heavy Dear LFTP letters the band will weigh in on.

Band interview: how Now Serving Seven formed

• Where in Scripture does the phrase 'great and glorious' appear?

Interview with in-studio musical guests Now Serving Seven from the Pella area. Charlie (addressed on-air) describes them as a self-described electro-acoustic rock band with a mission, tells how he met Bob through the insulation and energy-efficiency business rather than music, and how Matt joined via the church worship team; Martha is Charlie's wife and a band member.

Performance: Great and Glorious

Charlie introduces 'Great and Glorious,' a worship song he wrote that became one of the band's signature tunes, and challenges listeners to find where the phrase appears in Scripture. Now Serving Seven then performs the song live in the studio.

Where to get the Now Serving Seven album

The hosts praise the performance and the band tells listeners where to buy the album: iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Google Play, the Sanctuary Christian bookstore in Pella, or by driving to Charlie's house.

Dan's forgotten concert lyric

• What was the concert song with a lyric about eternity not beginning at your last breath but beginning when you believe?

A host (identified on-air as Dan) asks the band about a forgotten concert lyric that struck him at their show: something about eternity not beginning when you breathe your last breath but beginning when you believe. The band can't place it; they did cover a Gungor song ('Beautiful Things') and Phillip Phillips' 'Home' at that show.

Proof #51: Think about God and Baal

• Does the Elijah-and-Baal story in 1 Kings 18 prove that God is imaginary?

The hosts walk through proof #51 from godisimaginary.com: think about God and Baal. A host reads the 1 Kings 18 account of Elijah confronting Baal's prophets on Mount Carmel, then reads the site's argument that God's failure to show himself today proves he is imaginary. The hosts push back: changing a person's life is a greater demonstration than a mountain moved; the challenge was God-ordained, not a stunt the prophets invented; the author uses the Bible inconsistently; and the argument lands on 'God is absurd,' not 'God is imaginary.' Charlie adds his own testimony: after third-degree burns covered half his face, doctors predicted two to four months of recovery with scarring, yet he was fully healed in three days with many people praying.

Proof #52 preview and station promos

Preview of next week's proof #52 (watch your minister, pastor, or priest, with four prescriptions including 'Christians keep quiet' and 'Christians do not have wealth'). The hosts urge listeners to pray before reading godisimaginary.com and be good Bereans checking their answers against Scripture. Station promos: live Monday nights at 10, KTIA 99.3 Saturdays at 7pm, TuneIn, Stitcher.

Pope-style advice: tell the truth

Mike (identified on-air as the advice-giver) gives pope-style advice: just tell the truth, brutally and not fake-honest. The trigger was the brutally personal autobiographical questionnaire for his adoption, which he answered honestly instead of writing flowery evasions, so God gets the glory for who he used to be. The hosts expand: half-truths and small lies become a burden only you carry, like the guy with Jimmy Hoffa in his basement; you don't have the energy to track your mistruths.

Monk music banter, gig plugs, song intro

Banter about what music the pope travels to (monk music, Gregorian chant) and the hosts' stint listening to Catholic radio fundraising. The band plugs upcoming gigs: Bash on the Farm this Saturday at 1:00 on the main stage, and Promised Land Fest on Friday July 12 at 5:30 on the main stage. Charlie introduces 'The World Will Never Know,' written about Christians needing to move out of church walls into the world.

Performance: The World Will Never Know

Now Serving Seven performs 'The World Will Never Know' live in the studio, a song about people the world passes by and the need to carry Jesus into the world.

Post-performance banter and promos

The hosts praise the second performance and haggle over the album price ($15 in stores, $9.99 on iTunes), pitch the studio wall for posters, plug livefromthepath.org and the Facebook page, and give the KTIA radio sign-off lead-in.

Dear LFTP: Carrie's purse theft

• My cousin-in-law Carrie stole my vintage purse at a family party and handed me $10 for it. Am I wrong to feel offended, and do I have any hope of getting my purse back?

Dear LFTP letter: the writer's cousin-in-law 'Carrie,' going through a hard time after her mother's death and her father's remarriage plans, announced she was stealing the writer's vintage purse at a family party, dumped its contents on the kitchen counter, handed her $10, and put the purse in her car. The hosts agree she has every right to feel offended, hold out no hope for the purse's return, debate whether the $10 came from the purse itself, and read the secular answer: her behavior was outrageous and may indicate emotional problems that should be addressed.

KTIA radio sign-off

The hosts sign off the KTIA terrestrial-radio listeners, who only get a limited window, and promise the podcast listeners more Dear LFTP advice on the bonus content.

Dear LFTP: Wayne and the compliments

• My boyfriend Wayne is stingy with compliments and just says I always look beautiful no matter what. How do I get him to give more specific responses?

Dear LFTP letter: the writer has dated Wayne for about a year and finds him stingy with compliments; dressed up, she gets only 'you always look beautiful.' The hosts debate whether that's disingenuous, argue he needs to notice details (Ephesians 5 idea of knowing your wife), and land on the verdict: it's the courting phase and he's on his best behavior, so if this is all he offers, kick Wayne to the curb. The secular answer is read and dismissed: telling him 'I see you put in special effort today' would not be genuine.

Dear LFTP: the name in her sleep

• My wife of 37 years is calling out another man's name in her sleep. Should I be concerned?

Dear LFTP letter: the writer's wife of 37 years is calling out another man's name in her sleep, and he doesn't recognize the name. The hosts advise against setting up a sting operation and say to just ask her directly, joking that 'Bill' could be anyone from a territory manager to a childhood pet. The secular answer is read: sleep talking isn't necessarily indicative of romance; ask who the man of her dreams is.

Final thanks and sign-off

Final thanks to Now Serving Seven for coming in, plugs for the album on iTunes/Amazon/Spotify, nowserving7.com, and the Bash on the Farm and Promised Land Fest gigs. Sign-off until next week.