2016 Episode 37

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Produced opening music voiceover and the hosts' live open from the Pathway Studios in Johnston.

Reading Job to the kids; ESV joke Facebook complaint

A host reads the middle of the book of Job to his young daughters out of the ESV and jokes about how he paraphrases. The hosts revisit a listener comment on a clip about the ESV's editing decisions, and a complaint that a joke about Mary being promiscuous was not funny; they defend it as said in jest while admitting people do spin the Bible to sell their own angle.

Tonight's guests: Jeff Arendelle band and John Eisenlauer

The hosts announce the evening's lineup: the Jeff Arendelle band is in studio with music, and John Eisenlauer (of the Eisenlauer real estate team) is in studio. They preview coming weeks: the band Silversyde next week, a guest on the 31st, and folks doing work in Haiti in November.

Interview: the Jeff Arendelle band's album

Interview with Jeff Arendelle and his band about their album finally landing on iTunes, Amazon, and CD Baby, and the recording process down south — including the song 'Almighty' turning out more rock-forward in the studio than live, 128-track overdub sessions ('Photoshop for music'), and jokes about adding mandolins and a 'whoop dee horn'.

Live song: 'Be Alert'

The Jeff Arendelle band performs 'Be Alert' live in the studio — a song about staying alert because Satan is on the prowl.

Upcoming shows, fall festival, chili contest, men's conference

The band talks about opening for the national Christian act About a Mile on Saturday, October 22 at Fellowship Community Church in Norwalk (fall festival, 5:15 to 9), a Sunday chili contest (band member Hennessy is entering a hot one), upcoming dates in Osceola, Newton, and the Southeast Side, and playing worship at the Real Men Conference in March. A host jokes about Dan's disastrous chili-cookoff strategy of over-spicing.

Ryman story and live hymn: 'Leaning on the Everlasting Arms'

Jeff Arendelle says he stops at the Ryman in Nashville on every trip for the history (WSM, Grand Ole Opry), which inspired them to do old hymns. The band performs a David Crowder-style version of 'Leaning on the Everlasting Arms' with rich vocal harmony, and a host jumps in on fourth-high harmony.

Wrap-up with the band; vocal harmony appreciation

The hosts praise the band's vocal harmony, note the songs are not on the album, and plug the band: Facebook (Jeff Arendelle Music Ministry), jeffaarendelle.com, and the album on Amazon, iTunes, and CD Baby. They take a short break so the band can head home.

Post-break bit: fake Jeff Arendelle PR announcements

The hosts fail to reproduce the hymn's harmony themselves, then riff fake announcements — 'Jeff Arendelle publishes the book of Psalms, now out in available hardback' — and mock PR opportunities.

Interview: John Eisenlauer on loving people in real estate

• Do you have to love people to do the job you do in real estate?

The hosts ask John Eisenlauer whether you have to love people to work in real estate. He says yes — you are with people all day, meeting new people, building relationships. He describes the team model (three licensed agents covering evenings and weekends), and the conversation turns to whether some people are simply built for people-work. The hosts frame it with the second greatest commandment: love people.

Bob Eisenlauer house story; John's contact info; market timing

• Is it still a good time to sell (or buy) a house right now?

A host tells the story of buying his house through Bob Eisenlauer — texting addresses, Bob confirming a foreclosure in ten minutes, paperwork started before the call ended — and praises the family's straight honesty. They plug eisenlauerteam.com (source: transcript 'eisenhowerteam.com') and John's phone (515) 783-4837, joke about realtor-face vans, and discuss the hot seller's market and whether the economy worries him.

Mike's Pope-style advice: the Renaissance Faire and no judgment

Mike delivers his Pope-style advice from a surprise anniversary trip to the Kansas City Renaissance Faire. He expected costumed gatekeeping but found nobody made fun of anyone — no 'seat of superiority' anywhere — and says the Ren Faire puts the Jesus community to shame on loving people. He admits his own struggle with sizing people up in ten seconds, admires how effortlessly the Eisenlauers and the Ren Faire folks accept people, and is stopped short when a vendor tries to bless the 'jangles' he bought. Another host adds a Mennonite barn-raising story: a stranger is welcomed in and stays in the community for 25 years. The point: open arms first, not after distinctions — love God first and love people, not people-only acceptance that never points anyone to the Creator.

Pope-style preview: Tim Tebow and 'my business vs. God's business'

A host says he will hold his Pope-style advice for next week: Tim Tebow convicted him by being willing to insert himself into situations the host considered none of his business. He realized there is a gap between what he calls 'my business' and what he knows is 'the business of Jesus', and he is spending the week trying to see through that lens.

Dear LFTP: 32, engaged 5 years, supporting an unemployed fiance

• I am 32, engaged for five years, unhappy, and supporting my fiance who has not worked in three years. What should I do?

A 32-year-old listener is unhappy, has supported her fiance Fred for three years of no work, sends out his resume, and asks what to do. The hosts say: get help or get out — issue an ultimatum, demand to see progress; she is dating the wrong man if nothing changes. One host suspects depression; all agree she cannot keep living this way. Secular's answer: stop sending out his resume — Fred has no intention of getting a job.

Dear LFTP: friend cheated off me in science class

• My friend cheated off me in science class. Should I confront her and risk losing her as a friend?

A 10-year-old listener's friend cheated off her science test and has been rude before; she fears confronting her will cost the friendship. John Eisenlauer's advice: talk to her directly, not the teacher. The hosts add: she is complicit since she permitted it — she needs to rat herself out and make sure it can't happen again. A joke debate follows about whether cheating is just efficient information retrieval, with the verdict that it's against the rules. Secular's answer: real friends don't do rude things to each other (the hosts call this a lie); practical advice about assigned seats and keeping the paper out of sight. A host confesses he let a girl peek at his test in eighth grade and felt good about not confronting her.

Dear LFTP: should callers be told they're on speakerphone?

• When I call my brother or sister I hear pots and pans — others are listening. Should callers be told they are on speakerphone?

A listener expects private calls with siblings but hears pots and pans — others are listening on speakerphone. The hosts agree courtesy demands telling people: conversations change based on who is in the room. They share stories — a boss furious on speakerphone, a wife calling a cubicle worker, dodging conference-room calls. John Eisenlauer recounts walking into a family fight while showing a house and having to pick a side. Secular's answer: ask at the start of each call whether you are on speaker.

Sign-off

Plugs: info@livefromthepath.org, livefromthepath.org, musical clips from the evening coming to the site. Thanks to the Jeff Arendelle band and John Eisenlauer. The show signs off with the recurring line: 'Be faithful in the means. God will take care of the ends.'