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You know how it goes. You see somebody talking about something long enough and they seem like they're an expert in it. Like, oh, he knows all about this. Well, my thing is, I wrote this book about anger called Unoffendable, and we talk about it a lot on the show, too. I think it's a fundamental problem with all humans, with all of us. I think the Bible points it out. It's lack of forgiveness at root. But just so you know, like, when I talk about this stuff, I do not, it's not easy for me. It's not like, oh, so he doesn't have any struggles, whatever, with anger or anything like that. Not at all. The question is, what do you do with it when anger happens? It happens to me. I'll flip through the news or I'll flip through Facebook or Twitter. I'll be insulted. I mean, it's clear these people are trying to insult people like me. I get it.

And so there is that flash of anger. The question is, what do I do with that thought? What do I

with that emotion? Or do I turn it over to God and actually forgive people? And so if I ever give

the impression, by the way, that, oh, Mr. Spiritual, he's risen above anger. No, no, no, it all happens.

But then when does the forgiveness kick in? That's the question. So glad God didn't just give us a book.

I mean, the Bible's wonderful. It really is. It's a huge blessing for life. Totally. It helps us

understand who he is, what his plan is, who jesus is but he did better than give us a book

he gave us a person and man is that better just at the root of like trying to forgive other people

it's such a struggle it'd be one thing if i got a book about okay you need to forgive people all right

it's another thing if it's a person who models it, oh, I get to see it. He's on the

cross. The people were very wrong. They were unjust. They were unfair. They were mockers.

They had it coming. He should have squished him, and he didn't. Instead, he prayed, Father,

forgive them, so they don't know what they're doing. Again, one thing, if I had a book, that'd be great, but the fact that God went through it himself, he gave us a person that makes all the difference. Kind of disappointed with everybody, uh, and it's kind of... With everybody? It was just, yeah. Okay. Reflecting back on my July 4th weekend, I wore a shirt that I think made a statement about America. Okay. And nobody reacted to it. Did you wear it in order to get a reaction? Yep. And you didn't get it. Well, and now I say why you were disappointed. And it's not just America. It had a motorcycle. And it had a big front wheel of a motorcycle, and then it had a flag behind it.

Okay. And the motorcycle was, like, glistening in the sun, and the flag was waving. Right. And I just thought... Oh, did it have any words or anything on it? No. What were people supposed to say? Well, I kind of thought that guys would... Because I'm not... I don't normally know how to talk about guy stuff.

But I thought that they would be like, hey, motorcycle guy. And then we'd high five and stuff. Oh, you thought they would think, it was sleeveless, too. It was sleepless. I guarantee you, had I seen you in it, we would have had a conversation about it. Thank you. Well, I appreciate that. you're nice to a lot of people, but I got it for a dollar at Walmart. Oh, yeah, right. There's normally $2, they had it 50% off. I'm like America. And no one. Yeah, no one bought into it. They walk by, act like I wasn't even wearing it. Well, you only paid a dollar for it, so. Oh. This might be helpful to you. They have this thing about upgrades

that people don't actually use. Like when you're buying a house, you want to get your house upgraded or something. And there's some things that you just don't, you think you want them and you don't use them. Home gyms, they say. Yes. What was the other? Oh, double ovens. I don't use the one oven, so I can't see why I need two. It baffles me, too. I don't know anything about cooking, but maybe, like... Maybe some people are really into cooking and they're like, this will help me. I need two ovens. To me, they would just be like, I'm on a roller coaster somewhere, and I'm like, did I leave both ovens on?

I don't need that.

I don't.

Greetings to you.

My name is Brandt.

Greetings to you, I mean.

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