FriDudes - Getting Real. Pursuing Truth.

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Bunch of Flawed Dudes trying to make sense out of this broken planet. Seeking Truth - what works and what doesn't. Making and encouraging disciples via Christ. Striving to be better Servant Leaders, Husbands, Fathers, Neighbors and Colleagues.

  1. 6h ago

    You Got to Renew Your Mind, Man!

    Yes!  You are in!  There's a battle around your mind.  Doubt me?  Lots of companies tracking, monitoring and feeding you.  You talk about cruised and hey, there's a pop ad for a cruise line.  Coincidence?  I think not.  How do we counter that?  Stick around, we'll tackle it, here you go...Thanks again for clicking in.  For podcasts also can shape minds.  That's a good test.  Look at your podcast line up.  How many strengthen you?  Encourage your heart?  On the flip, how many whip you up?  Get you agitated?  Hint:  news will most likely agitate.  So how about some Good News?What % of your time is in the Good News?  The Word?  I bet you and I have room for improvement.  As my Brother John Paul of the MonDudes says, "You got to get in the Word, man!"  He's right, Pretty simple truth.  So let me ask in a different way, what % of your time is in the Word vs. Ways of the World?  You know the difference.  The Word has 66 books.  Confession, I mainly leverage the screen version, YouVersion Bible App.  More convenient.  My phone is almost always with me.  So instead of hitting the news app or social media apps first.  The Word gets first.  Ideally, it gets more screen time too.  All that leading to this verse that my TuesDudesPM is tackling and marinating in...1 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.Source:  Bible.com, NLT VersionEnding on a prayer note...

  2. Jul 31

    Scarface

    Yes!  You are in!  This is TommyP aka Tom aka Tomas aka Loco, and today we will be discussing Al Capone, Scarface.  Odds are you are too young to fully know that name.  Heck, he was before my time and I'm Gen X.  Yet, he does have a lesson for me.  Yes, that notorious dude has a lesson for you and me.  Here is Dr. Loritts, one of our greatest teachers of this generation, I declare, here you go...For more of that message from Dr. Loritts, please click here...https://youtu.be/OZMdyWLcef4?si=D0cRspPNrMFk-0k_Did you waste your life?  I know CEO's and government leaders who are now retired.  I know celebrities that are now dead.  They don't matter anymore.  Not really.  Ok, to a few they do yet that will fade in more time.  So you were a big deal in 2009?  Who cares.  Ecclesiastes vibes for any of the versed ones out there Wait a minute Tom, you are Mr. Positive.  Mr. 1 Thes 5:11.  I am.  I'm stil here.  Just a wake up call for some of you or someone you know.  There is a bigger picture I declare.  I'm simply echoing Dr. Bryan Loritts who is echoing Paul who wrote that letter to the Church of Philippi over 2,000 years ago.  Are you still breathing?  Well, you are not done yet.  You have room for improvement.  Confession, so do I.  I've done some dumb things.  I dug crazy holes of debt chasing things.  Avid listener, that will not be news to you.  All of that is going to pass, one way or another.  For now, I owe so off to work I go.  There's a bigger picture.  This world isn't just it.  So have you learned to be content in all circumstances?  Not happy.  Content.  Big difference.  Despite your mistakes, are people going to know you for encouraging others in Jesus Christ?  How well do you know Jesus Christ?  If your prayer and share log presented like your phone or social media, how often do you two talk?  Odds are you are a believer and empowered follower of Jesus Christ if you are listening to this.  If not, welcome.  Better is ahead.  Your choice.  Back up and you'll here episode after episode of legacy and transformed hearts:  Kenny, John of Mecca, James of Compton, Casey, The Jogging Jesus, Gary, Scooter and on and on.  Learn from them.Get in the Word everyday.  Philippians is a great book.  Empowering!  Isn't it interesting that when we think of a great life, even atheists will mention Mother Theresa or Martin Luther King Jr (both followers of Christ, living a life of heart impact).  Not Marilyn Monroe or Elvis or Rockeller, as talented as they were, those are tragic endings.What's your legacy, working, retiring, golf or maj, consuming?  If you think it's too late, check the vineyard workers story.  Matt 20.  It's not too late.  Ending on a prayer note...when you die, will people say you were on fire for the Lord?  Will they say you shared the Lord?  Will they say you went beyond words and shared and helped like the Lord?

  3. Jul 17

    What is a Narcissist?

    What is a narcissist? How not to be a narcissist.

  4. Jul 10

    My Brain Finally Has Something Better To Do

    This episode tackles anxiety.  You either deal with it or you know someone that does.  So we best share what works to minimize or eliminate anxiety. https://thetrek.co/pacific-crest-trail/five-ways-hiking-reduces-anxiety/

  5. Jul 3

    Freedom vs. Freedumb

    Yes!  You are in!  For those listeners in the United States, most of us will celebrate 4th of July (our freedom).  250 years.  Is the United States the greatest country in the world?  Let's tackle it...I'll be back...Thanks for tuning in.  When worthy, thank you for sharing.  Is the United States the greatest country in the world?  Let's do a survey.  Avid listener, you know we love math, science and logic in this dojo.Are we free?  Do we have freedom of speech?Do we have freedom to protest?Do we have freedom of religion?Have millions of migrants recently entered this country?Why would you encourage anyone to come to a country that is systemically racist?Why would they want to come here?For resident of the United States, you stay here.  Do we have the greatest GDP in the world?Do we have a king?Hint:  Dictators and Kings don't allow you to do above.  Who has dictators today?  Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, others (far left).  Iran, Saudi Arabia, Hamas, etc, (far right).  Gallup.com, whom I trust and have quoted on this podcat before, say we are are at a 20 year low in morale.  Why?  Definitely the Negative News is in full effect.  Yet, thanks for brining patient with me as I bring the Word finally in...Phil 4: 6-8, NIV... 6Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.So ending on a grateful prayer note...Thank you Lord for...Freedom.  Those that have sacrificed, served and died for us and our freedoms.That we choose/elect all races, creeds, women and men.  Is there a more diverse government on this earth?  Your Heaven is absolutely diverse and you teach us to love all.  Matt 22: 36-40.Thank you for our economy and the generosity of so many that live here.Thank you that the opportuities are so many here that migrants from all over the world are here and striivng to get here for these freedoms.Thank you for our Democrats, Republicans, Inddependents and others that get this and support our freedoms.Thank you that we can elect our leaders and they will come and they go.  That we don't have a dictator or a king.  And that we still have checks and balances for that....designed so long ago.Thank you for freedom of religion.  That you give us a choice of what to believe so why should we do the same.  Human tendency is to want to force feed what we believe.  Your design is better.  Our founding fathers understood that and why freedom of religion is in the constituion.  Thank you that we abolished slavery so long ago.  One of the first countries to do that.  If we truly follow Matt 22: 36-40, there is no slavery.  There is no racism.  For Love is greatest of all.  In this world, there are Negative Ned's and Nancy's and Positive Paul's and Paisley's.  Speaking of Paul.  He once was Saul.  You transformed his heart to Paul.  Who is next?  Who is that Saul in our life that needs encouragement?  As for Paul, he gives us a great formula in Phil 4: 6-8.  So we give thanks to you dear Lord for what is worthy and I ask for your wisdom over this land and both are Democrats and Republicans, Independents.  For we are certainly flawed.  We need you.  I love you and thank you Lord.  Amen.

  6. Jun 26

    Where did God come from?

    Yes, you are in!  Where did God come from?  An excellent Deeper question for your next date night or small group ice breaker or family time.  Inspired by a comment i made on the previous Algorithms episode.  We'll tackle it.  Here you go...Thank you sincerely for clicking in.  When worthy, thank you for sharing.  Avid listener, you know my odd fixation to share Rom 3:23.  For we are all flawed.  I am a flawed dude.  Not everything that comes out of my mouth is correct.  I will make mistakes.  If you believe in God and Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, then let the Word be your ultimate guide.  Use that Owner's Manual for Life to quality control check any book or sermon or episode you hear or watch.  Of course, make sure to take the whole Bible in consideration.  Isolating on just one verse not in context can be equally dangerous.  So considering all that.  Where did God come from?  In the previous episode you hear me hypothesize about what preceded us.  We spoke about Algorithms and that AI can finally get through are thick skeptical heads that there can be and is something much more smarter and powerful than us.  Up til the latest tech, atheists that they were the smartest.  I hypothesized what if there was a previous civilization.  Hypothesis is the key word.  To be clearly, it was merely an attempt to help that skeptic find that mustard seed of faith.  That existed before you, me, and humanity alone.  To be clear, I do believe in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.  That is my Faith.  Something absolutely started this.  That a code (your DNA code and mine) cannot exist without a coder.  So where did God come from?  Where did our coder come from?  How did our coder become the coder?  Short answer, I don't know.  What I do know is something can't come from nothing.  Even an atheist scientist has to grapple with that statement.  As for believers, where in the Bible does it explain where God comes from?  If you see something that I don't, please let us know at the Contact Us page at fridudes.com.  What I do know is that we have an explanation of a Creator.  An all knowing Creator that designed and created us.  And as I just confess, that sounds a bit crazy until GenAI came along.  Now an all knowing creator is more understandable.  Yet great is your Faith that believed in this possibility before we had ChatGPT and Gemini and Claude, etc.

  7. Jun 19

    Algorithms

    Yes!  You are in!  Ask anyone if they are religious and the odds are they will say no.  Ask them to see their phone/screen and the algorithms will definitely tells us where each person is religious.  Big data knows exactly where you are religious.  Intrigued, stick around as we dive deeper on algorithms... Thank you again for clicking and listening, reflecting and sharing when worthy.  Ironically, we may be part of your algorithm.  Odds are you are listnting to this because you are open minded, like to get real, pursue truth...what works in life and what doesn't.  Either that or someone that fits that profile shared this with you.  Regardless, thanks again for listening in.Avid listener, you know I like finding inspiration from unlikely spots.  I love it when secular points to spiritual and deeper thinking.  And the unlikely source this round is NPR.  Yep, they get full credit.  Link to the article that inspired this in the show description.  Shout out to reporter/author Scott Neuman.  Excellent job!https://www.npr.org/2026/06/11/nx-s1-5848013/algorithm-word-week-etymologyAn algorithm is a set of instructions.  So maybe a better way to look at it is Big Data has algorithms on how to measure you vs. Big Data having it's own algorthithm for you.  Does that make sense?  In other words, they use the same algorithm to measure all of us.  It's the data report that tell them who you are.  For example, if Casey clicks on Francis Chan, the algorithm says feed more Francis Chan and others like him.  Part of the algorithm also says x% also like this or buy that if they like _________.  Side note, I'm working on a video that we are all religious.  All of us.  Even atheists.  That can be a common question.  Are you religious?  We all are. Show me your phone and I'll show you where your religious.  For some of you, your church is your screen.  Matt 22: 36-40Is that the outcome of the algorithms that track you?  AI, finally, some can finally comprehend that there is something much smarter than you.  That can track you.  Ending on a prayer note:  Thank you God for math.

  8. Jun 12

    Obadi...who?

    Overview of the shortest book in the Old Testament and how a prophecy over 2800 years ago still very much applies to today.

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