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COnversations With Rick And Tim.

Two Christian dads who talk about
faith, family and fun.

Episode 023: "Fake News" Running time: 00:51:25, posted Aug 05, 2024. Tim and Rick discuss Catan dice game, midwest flooding, photography, misc business stories SHOW NOTES: Catan Dice Game

Episode 022: "D-Day" Running time: 00:36:50, posted July 22, 2024. Tim and Rick discuss D-Day, Military things, photographing airshows, war movies SHOW NOTES: The Navy Blue Angels -|- The Air Force Thunderbirds Sky-writing -|- Fagen Fighters WWII Museum Fighter Pilot Podcast -|- Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare movie Valkrie movie -|- Memoir 44 Game

Episode 021: "Tell Me No Lies" Running time: 00:39:14, posted July 08, 2024. Tim and Rick discuss lying vs. Rahab and the spies vs. the 10 commandments, high school reunions SHOW NOTES: John 8:44 -|- Heb 6:18 -|- Lev 19:11 -|- Heb 30 -|- Deut 7:5 "History of the Church... I Guess" -|- "The Best About Each Denomination" Jeremiah 17:9, 31:33 -|- Prov 4:23 -|- Eph 5:13

Episode 020: "Help My Unbelief" Running time: 00:41:58, posted June 24, 2024. Tim and Rick discuss our value in God's eyes, worship song "foundations", faith vs. unbelief SHOW NOTES: Psalm 145 -|- Hebrews 11:5 -|- Luke 18:8 -|- "10,000 Reasons" "American Gospel Trailer" -|- Mark 9:23-25 -|- Matt 18:25 -|- Luke 12:4-5

Episode 019: "Are We Winning?" Running time: 00:56:00, posted June 4, 2024. Tim, Rick discuss dating, "winning" at marriage, serving God and parenting SHOW NOTES: Job 2:9-10 -|- 5 Love Languages

Episode 018: "Game Over Man!" Running time: 00:43:53, posted May 20, 2024. Tim, Rick and Extra-Special Guest Jim discuss board games SHOW NOTES: Azul -|- Alhambra -|- Mancala -|- Cosmic Encounter "Con Of The North" Gaming Convention -|- King of Tokyo Carcassonne -|- Boss Monster -|- Settlers of Catan -|- Memoir 44 Cities & Knights of Catan -|- Acquire -|- Kanban EV -|- Rail Baron

Episode 017: "Is It Time Yet?" Running time: 00:39:18, posted May 6, 2024. Tim (and Rick) discuss Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 SHOW NOTES: Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 The Byrds - Turn, Turn, Turn

Episode 016: "Out With The Old, In With The New?" Running time: 00:26:04, posted Apr 22, 2024. Tim (and Rick) discuss how the OLD covenant focused on OUTward and the NEW covenant focused on INward SHOW NOTES: Heb 7:26-27 -|- Deut 28:1-2, 11Matt 6:19-21 -|- Deut 28:15, 38-40 2 Thes 1:5-10 -|- Num 33:50-53 -|- Eph 6:10-12 -|- Col 3:5-6 Heb 12:7-11 -|- Gen 17:8 -|- 2 Pet 3:13 -|- Phil 3:20 Luke 23:43 -|- Deut 6:10-12 -|- John 14:1-3 -|- Exo 31:18 Jer 31:33 -|- 2 Cor 3:3 -|- 2 Chr 7:1-3 -|- 1 Cor 3:16 Deut 11:8-9 -|- Joh 3:16 -|- 1 Tim 6:10 -|- Exo 23:29 Jud 3:1 -|- Heb 12:18 -|- Gal 3:1 "Father Abraham" Song

Episode 015: "Don't Stop the Music" Running time: 00:57:18, posted Apr 8, 2024. Tim & Rick talk about some of their favorite Christian music and artists and the role of music in worship SHOW NOTES: The Newsboys -|- Third Day -|- Jeff Johnson -|- Koinonia on Spotify Phil Keaggy -|- Petra -|- Paul Clark -|- Matthew Ward Second Chapter of Acts -|- White Heart on Spotify Kerry Livgren (former Kansas member) (and "A.D.") -|- Allies on Spotify Salvador -|- Resurrection Band/Rez Band/Rez -|- Glenn Kaiser/GKB David Zaffiro on Spotify -|- White Cross of Spotify Bloodgood -|- Barren Cross -|- Mesa DeGarmo & Key on Spotify -|- Larry Howard -|- Darrell Mansfield Michael W Smith -|- Cliff Richard -|- Dogs of Peace on Spotify Ricky Skaggs -|- Richard Souther (a.k.a. Under The Radar) Rick Beato - Music Industry Greed -|- Rick Beato on Tik-Tok vs. UMG Rick Beato - CD Sales Crash -|- Bill Schnee's Book Jason Gray's Music Places to buy Christian Music (including older and used): Roxx Records -|- Girder Music -|- Grrr Records Discogs (also a database of music) -|- Boone's Overstock

Episode 014: "Get Your Own Dirt" Running time: 00:38:59, posted Mar 25, 2024. Tim & Rick discuss Faith, Job 38, The Earth is the Lord's SHOW NOTES: Luke 22:41-43 -|- James 4:3 -|- 1 John 5:14 -|- Psalm 124:8 -|- Psalm 24:1 1 Cor 10:25-26 -|- Gen 2:4 -|- Scientist Joke -|- Job 38, 39, 40 -|- 1 Pet 4:11+ Acts 17:24+ -|- Hebrews 4:14 -|- Phil 2:5 -|- Psalm 103:14-16 Isaiah 42:3 -|- Matt 10:27 -|- Matt 5:25 -|- Jeremiah 2:13

Episode 013: "Out of Context" Running time: 00:57:11, posted Mar 11, 2024. Tim & Rick discuss Bible study methodology SHOW NOTES: Prov 25:2 -|- 2 Tim 3:10 -|- Matt 7:7 -|- Heb 5:12 -|- Amy Grant "Fat Baby" Song Phil 4:10-13 -|- Anachronism -|- 1 Cor 7:1-2 -|- Matt 22:23-32 -|- Heb 10 1 Cor 11:10 -|- Luke 14:26 -|- Shurley English -|- I Love Lucy "ough" Sound Song The Screwtape Letters -|- Jud 19-20 -|- Acts 7:49 -|- 2 Cor 13:1 -|- 2 Tim 3:10-17

Episode 012: "Son Of Carpe' Diem" Running time: 00:48:44, posted Feb 28, 2024. Carpe' Diem - missed career opportunities, "The Rookie" movie, the echo chamber of group-think SHOW NOTES: The Rookie (2002 movie) -|- Ecc 7:10 -|- Phil 4:11-13 -|- C.S. Lewis quote -|- 1 Timothy 6:6-10

Episode 011: "The Kitchen Sink Episode" Running time: 00:38:56, posted Feb 12, 2024. Joseph and his siblings, "Holy Spirit" and Christian "fads", Civil War - not "ancient" history, (2005 movie) The Lion, Witch and The Wardrobe, movie "reviews", military vs. government "goals", history of the "trap set", "safe online shopping", "Invictus" and "My Captain" poems SHOW NOTES: Gen 45:24b funny -|- The Lion, Witch and The Wardrobe (2005 movie) Chronicles of Narnia on IMDB "They Shall Not Grow Old" (2019 movie) Schindler's List (1994 movie) -|- History of the Trapset "Invictus" -|- "My Captain"

Episode 010: "Don't Guilt On Me" Running time: 00:51:48, posted Jan 29, 2024. Tim and Rick talk about Tipping, gracefully handling poor advise, gracefully giving advise, Why Does God Exist? Limitations of Being Human SHOW NOTES: Tipping Harkens Back to Civil War -|- Proverbs 26:4 -|- Matt 28:19 -|- Ecc 12:13

Episode 009: Carpe' Diem (again), "Honest" Bible teaching, "Teenagers", Finances Running time: 1:02:14, posted Jan 15, 2024. Tim and Rick talk about "Honest" Bible teaching, Carpe' Diem revisited, "Teenagers", finances. SHOW NOTES: Mike Winger -|- Ecclesiates 12 John Eldridge Wild at Heart -|- Do Hard Things J.C. Ryle -|- Dave Ramsey Proverbs 30:5, 7  -|- 1 Tim 6:9, 10 -|- Richard Cory Poem -|- Jason David Frank The Lottery Destroys Lives -|- 2 Sam 11:1-4 -|- Proverbs 16:26

Episode 008: Recreation: Board Games Running time: 49:42, posted Jan 01, 2024. Tim and Rick talk about board games in leisure time. SHOW NOTES: Board Game Geek Website -|- Catan Website Catan "Longest Turn" Card -|- Code Names Endeavor: Age of Sail -|- Agricola Power Grid -|- Memoir 44 Seven Wonders -|- King of Tokyo Pack o' Games -|- Tiny Epic Galaxies Pit

Bonus Episode: A Few Of Our Favorite (Christmasy) Things Running time: 59:44, posted Dec 25, 2023. Tim and Rick talk about Christmas related "things" and 1800's wardrobe nostalgia SHOW NOTES: Stage Right With John Thorn Podcast -|- The Fighter Pilot Podcast Hello Internet Podcast -|- Cultish Podcast The Unmade Podcast -|- Brachs Christmas Nougat It's A Wonderful Life -|- The Christmas Card by Hallmark The Santa Clause -|- The Christmas Card (Youtube) Elf Movie -|- The Santa Claus (Youtube) Home Alone -|- Home Alone - Amazon Prime Madagascar Christmas Caper -|- Home Alone (Youtube) Angel of Pennsylvania Ave (Youtube) -|- Christmas Caper (Youtube) Angel of Pennsylvania Ave -|- Charity Long - O Holy Night (iTunes) A Christmas Carol (Youtube) -|- A Christmas Carol White Heart - Little Drummer Boy -|- White Heart - Little Drummer Boy (Youtube) White Heart - Little Drummer Boy Live -|- White Heart - Little Drummer Boy Live White Heart - Little Drummer Boy (iTunes) -|- Stryper - Winter Wonderland Stryper - Winter Wonderland -|- Stryper - Winter Wonderland (iTunes) The Star of Bethlehem Movie

Episode 007: Adventures in Camping Running time: 38:14, posted Dec 11, 2023. Tim and Rick talk about adventures in family camping, and scouting as youths. SHOW NOTES: Wilderness Fellowship Campground -|- "Hatchet" (book)

Episode 006: Adventures in Child-Raising Running time: 48:24, posted Nov 27, 2023. Tim and Rick talk about adventures in raising children. SHOW NOTES: John Branyan - (Shakespearean) "Three Little Pigs" Raising A Modern Day Knight To Train Up a Child -|- "Hatchet" (book)

Episode 005: Leisure time, Vacation & Getaway locations. Running time: 44:45, posted Nov 14, 2023. Tim and Rick talk about leisure time, favorite get-aways and vacation destinations. SHOW NOTES: Anchor Bar and Grill The Pickwick Restaurant and Pub Glensheen Mansion Palisade Head Theodore Roosevelt National Park Grand Marais, MN Two Harbors, MN

Episode 004: Carpe' Diem, Living "Well" and Inner Healing. Running time: 46:59, posted Oct 30, 2023. Tim and Rick talk about living "well" and healing emotional & psychological hurts. SHOW NOTES: Ecclesiastes 3 - suggested reading on seasons of life Ecclesiastes 7:8a (NKJV) "The end of a thing is better than its beginning;"

Episode 003: Calvinism, Arminianism, Salvation Conclusion and family life. Running time: 41:40, posted Oct 16, 2023. Tim & Rick wrap up talking about Calvinism, Arminianism and delve into parenting and "moral law". Episode 002: Calvinism, Arminianism and Salvation Cont. Running time: 54:00, posted Oct 3, 2023. Tim & Rick continue talking about Calvinism, Arminianism and what it is to be "saved". Episode 001: Calvinism, Arminianism and Salvation Running time: 50:37, posted Sept 18, 2023. Tim & Rick talk about some of the tenants of Calvinism, Arminianism and what it is to be "saved".