Episode 172 - Who Has Two Thumbs and is Totally Encouraged?

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4.7 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2026

⏱️ 125 minutes

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It's safe to say that we are thrilled with the number of felines in this episode. Not to mention the lack of Josh compared to last week. The brood is silly with cats! They found two kittens, named them, and then found three more. Even the electrician working on one of their houses found a kitten.

In our Dig, Whit explores the IBLP teachings on Discouragement. This came up due to Joe's released phone calls from jail. He goes on and on about reading the book of Psalms and how it makes him feel encouraged. Discouragement is something to be avoided at all costs, thus why "encouragement" carries such meaning in their cult, much like "character".

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0:00.0	Mother is believing.
0:03.0	At least I have a husband, you know.
0:06.0	Does anybody here believe that?
0:27.9	We are from Arkansas, no.
0:39.8	We're on episode 172 and the letter U.
0:43.4	So in our letter book, it's umbrella.
0:48.6	The umbrella of authority is a pillar of their belief system.
0:50.5	So it had to make the book.
0:51.2	Yep.
1:12.0	I also think of that scene, or it was pretty early on, maybe three, season, season two, three, I don't know, I don't know, but where they were at an ATI conference and they were headed to go speak so Jim Bob was in his suit. Mm-hmm. And they were at the campsite because, you know, they stay in the art, like, you know, kind of like campy-ish style.
1:14.2	And it was raining.
1:19.0	And you remember how he had the umbrella and he just like, like, let go of it?
1:22.2	Like, just like, kind of like semi like let go through it.
1:25.0	And Michelle was like, that's Scots.
1:26.2	That's Scots!
1:28.2	I do remember that. So it was Scottots umbrella, not his to just like, but it's so him to just be like, mm.
1:35.4	And like, oh, this doesn't, I can't, I don't need this anymore.
1:38.3	I'm just going to drop it.
1:39.6	Yeah.
1:40.4	I'm just going to drop it right here into the muddy, rainy dirt.
1:45.5	And then she's like, it's Scots, it's Scots.
1:47.7	Oh, man.
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