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So do you remember that day when the sheriff pulled into our driveway?

I'll never forget.

Why?

What about it?

Yeah, let's share that story. Welcome to Family Life Today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most.

I'm Dave Wilson.

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This is Family Life Today.

Okay. us at family life today.com. This is family life today. Well, I was trying to sell a motorcycle. A guy came with his nephew to say, I want my nephew's

sort of mechanic to test out your bike. So he takes it for a quick ride around the neighborhood. He comes back in and a sheriff is following him into my driveway. And it's a woman. And she gets out and says... She's pretty gruff. Oh, she looks at me and this guy wants to buy it in his nephew. We're all just staying there like, and I'm like looking around the neighborhood,

like there's a sheriff's car in my driveway. I'm like, can we help you? And she goes, gentlemen, do you know what state you're in? And we're like, yeah, we're in Michigan. It's a helmet state. It isn't anymore, but it wasn't the time. And he wasn't wearing a helmet. And I'm like, oh, he's just test driving my bike.

He only rode it around the block.

Yeah, and then she looks in my garage and I have a street sign that's not supposed to be there from one of my sons that took it. Says Wilson Street. Yeah, and she goes, and you see that street sign? I could put you in jail for that street sign. And we're literally standing. And I like, oh, no, I'm going to get arrested in front of my neighbors. And then she goes, but I'm not going to do it. We're like, you're not? Why not? She goes, because I'm your neighbor and I go to your church. And she starts laughing. And I'm like, what? And she goes, I live right around the block. I've been wanting to do this for years. And I just thought, man, it's good to have neighbors like that. Because I could be in big trouble. Right. And it's, you know, every neighbor has, every neighborhood has a lot of neighbors. And we're going to talk about neighbors today. Is that why you brought it up? That's a good transition. I mean, I had no idea that, I mean, I saw a sheriff car drive around her neighborhood. I had no idea as she went to our church. She's really great too. And man, she had you good. She was funny. She talked and laughed about that for years. Oh yeah, it was funny. Anyway, we got Don Everts in the studio of Family Life Today. Don, welcome back. Great to be with you guys. And you've written a book about neighborhoods. It's called The Hopeful Neighborhood. What happens when Christians pursue the common good? I can't wait to talk about this. But tell our listeners a little bit about yourself, because you're not Mr. Neighborhood, man. And you're actually a pastor, a dad, a husband. Tell us what you do.

I did. But tell our listeners a little bit about yourself, because you're not Mr. Neighborhood, man. You're actually a pastor, a dad, a husband.

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