• Advice to My Younger Self: Money, Money, Money
    Dec 25 2024

    In this episode, Adam and Barnabas discuss the financial wisdom they didn’t have when they were younger and stuff they wish they’d known about finances and generosity.

    • What are some basic financial principles you wish you had known earlier?
    • What are some of the most common misperceptions and pitfalls associated with money?
    • What is the purpose of money and how should we view it?
    • What does it look like to develop habits of stewardship and generosity?

    And of course they take a few moments to be properly curmudgeonly about a nitpicky, petty, and otherwise mundane topic.

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    54 mins
  • Advice to My Younger Self: Developing Character
    Dec 18 2024

    In this episode, Adam and Barnabas discuss the importance of developing godly character and how humility plays a vital role in it.

    • What is “character” and why does it matter so much?
    • What are the benefits of focusing on developing godly character?
    • How does pride undermine godly character?
    • Is humility at odds with ambition?

    And of course they take a few moments to be properly curmudgeonly about a nitpicky, petty, and otherwise mundane topic.

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    45 mins
  • Advice to My Younger Self: Dating and Marriage
    Dec 11 2024

    In this episode, Adam and Barnabas have an honest conversation about dating, marriage, and how complicated these significant decisions are.

    • What do we even have to offer here? Why should anyone listen to us?
    • What are a few primary principles that apply to every person in every relationship?
    • Is getting married young foolish? Is it better to wait until you are older?
    • What should someone look for in a potential spouse?
    • How do we maintain a healthy, right view toward members of the opposite sex so that we aren’t treating them only as prospects, rejects, or temptations?

    And of course they take a few moments to be properly curmudgeonly about a nitpicky, petty, and otherwise mundane topic.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Advice to My Younger Self: Career Choices and Pursuing Success
    Dec 4 2024

    In this episode, Adam and Barnabas discuss the complexities of choosing a career, defining success, and following God’s will.

    • How did you define success in your 20s? How do you define it now?
    • What is the difference between success and achievement?
    • How do we determine God’s will for our life’s direction?
    • How do we pick a career direction that is best for us?

    And of course they take a few moments to be properly curmudgeonly about a nitpicky, petty, and otherwise mundane topic.

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    53 mins
  • Advice to My Younger Self: Developing Disciplines
    Nov 27 2024

    In this episode, Adam and Barnabas wade into some deep, murky, and seemingly not-very-fun waters to discuss the importance of discipline in life.

    • What is a “discipline”?
    • What are disciplines you developed later in life you wish you had invested in earlier?
    • What are the most important disciplines in your life?
    • How does someone keep disciplines from feeling like drudgery (or legalism, in the case of spiritual disciplines)?
    • What is a discipline you still need to work on?

    And of course they take a few moments to be properly curmudgeonly about a nitpicky, petty, and otherwise mundane topic.

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    56 mins
  • Advice to My Younger Self: Risk-Taking and Pursuing Opportunities
    Nov 20 2024

    In this episode, Adam and Barnabas talk about how they considered risks and opportunities when they were younger vs. how they consider them now.

    • What risks do we wish we had taken?
    • How does someone weigh risk vs. reward?
    • How does that evaluation change over the years?
    • How do we consider risk in terms of following God’s will for our lives?

    And of course they take a few moments to be properly curmudgeonly about a nitpicky, petty, and otherwise mundane topic.

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    42 mins
  • Advice to My Younger Self: Spiritual Health and Passion
    Nov 13 2024

    In this episode, Adam and Barnabas consider their own spiritual states in their younger years and discuss some things they wish they had known.

    • Aspects of spiritual life and faith to be taken more seriously
    • Things that fueled or quenched spiritual passion
    • The role of friends and mentors in spiritual life

    And of course they take a few moments to be properly curmudgeonly about a nitpicky, petty, and otherwise mundane topic.

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    52 mins
  • Season 2 Intro: Advice for My 20-Year-Old-Self
    Nov 13 2024

    How does this topic impact all ages? Encouragement to the young, exhortation to ourselves, others and “the old.”

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    11 mins