Welcome to the podcast where life’s moments meet timeless truths! Here, we explore the quirks, insights, and lightbulb moments that reveal God’s presence. From scripture to daily life, our casual, fun, and honest chats blend humor with depth to uncover the profound truths shaping our faith. Whether you’re seeking clarity, inspiration, or a good laugh, this podcast reminds you that God’s wisdom is often found in the ordinary. Grab a coffee, tune in, and let’s celebrate the beauty of God’s work in everyday life!
Is doing the minimum the same as living from the heart? James, Jorge, and Manny explore what it means to live above the common level: moving beyond a checklist of obligations toward love, surrender, and the character of Christ.
After an Off Topic On Topic conversation about the things we go overboard on, the hosts turn to the rich young ruler, the Good Samaritan, and Jesus' command to love our enemies. They discuss why grace makes transformation possible, how our motives shape our actions, and why spiritual maturity leads to humility and service. The question running through it all is simple: What would love require of me?
Chapters
00:00 Beyond the bare minimum
00:55 Off Topic On Topic
06:00 Would you rather receive the minimum?
09:27 What does love require?
12:29 The rich young ruler and the heart
16:35 The Good Samaritan and making time
23:58 Loving your enemies
28:12 The law defines the line
31:02 Grace makes transformation possible
34:04 Love examines our motives
36:32 The mind of Christ and humility
39:29 The letter and the Spirit
41:07 Appearance and the inner life
43:44 Living from a transformed heart
45:08 A question for reflection
45:32 Amen
22 Sept 2026
Famous Last Words - S2 E12
What will your last words reveal about the way you lived? James, Jorge, and Manny begin with some memorable—and sometimes questionable—last-word stories before turning to family, priorities, and finishing faithfully.
A round of tombstone epitaphs leads into a personal remembrance of James’s dad, an honest conversation about the cost of career success, and the biblical words of Jesus, Stephen, David, and Paul. The question isn’t just what you will say at the end. It’s what your everyday choices are saying now.
Chapters
00:00 Famous last words: the cold open
01:48 Welcome back and remembering Dad
03:15 Off Topic / On Topic: your tombstone
05:52 Why last words carry weight
07:39 The alleged Sam Walton story and the cost of success
12:13 When good things replace first things
14:47 Jesus and Stephen: finishing and forgiving
16:21 David: remembering God’s faithfulness
18:16 Paul: fought, finished, kept
19:50 Your daily choices are writing your last words
22:43 What would heaven say about your life?
23:54 Amen
Scripture discussed
John 19:30 — “It is finished.”
Acts 7:60 — Stephen’s prayer for those killing him.
2 Samuel 23:1–5 — David’s final recorded words and God’s everlasting covenant.
2 Timothy 4:6–7 — Paul’s departure, the good fight, the finished course, and faith kept.
A question to carry with you
If your daily choices are writing your last words, what are you saying yes to—and what needs a different answer this week?
Truism — Rightly So Said
Hosts: James, Jorge, and Manny
8 Sept 2026
Talking Donkeys & Selective Submission - S2 E10
Sometimes the thing slowing you down isn’t standing in your way — it may be saving you from something you can’t see.
In this episode of Truism, the guys dig into the strange but powerful story of Balaam and his talking donkey in Numbers 22. Balaam was a man who could hear from God, yet he became so determined to move in the direction he wanted that his donkey could see the danger before he could.
What looked like stubbornness was actually protection. What felt like an inconvenience was mercy.
That raises a much more personal question: How do we respond when someone pushes back on us, corrects us, questions our plans, or tells us something we don’t want to hear?
From friends and spouses to pastors, leaders, and trusted voices, God can use unexpected people to expose something we’re missing. The conversation explores the danger of selective submission, the difference between seeking God’s direction and merely seeking His permission, and why correction doesn’t always feel like protection while it’s happening.
And yes… before they get there, there are donkey impressions, kangaroos with Australian accents, and a surprisingly difficult discussion about how to pronounce Balaam.
Because apparently even the donkey knew what was going on before they did.
The big takeaway: Not everyone who hurts you is harming you. Sometimes the uncomfortable conversation, closed door, unexpected resistance, or faithful wound of a friend is God’s mercy keeping you from walking straight into something you cannot yet see.
Numbers 22:12, 21–33 — Balaam, the donkey, and the angel of the Lord
Proverbs 27:6 — “Faithful are the wounds of a friend”
Psalm 141:5 — Receiving the correction of the righteous as kindness
Proverbs 11:14 — Safety in a multitude of counselors
Proverbs 19:20 — Hearing counsel and receiving instruction
Hebrews 13:17 — Leaders who watch for your soul
Ecclesiastes 7:5 — The rebuke of the wise
Jeremiah 17:9 — The deceitfulness of the heart
1 Corinthians 1:27 — God using foolish things to confound the wise
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