Hey, February 9th, 2026. We start a new season on this podcast. It's on the Gospel of John.

Wherever you're at in the catalog, whatever season you're listening to, it seemed like a good

idea to reach out and let you know that that's what's happening in case you want to jump in right

there or even invite somebody to jump in with you.

Finally been. This is a fine.

Yeah.

If I'm leaving, yeah.

If I've been a big year for me, in terms of family and adulthood and life and all of that stuff because I sent a kid to college.

That was not my favorite thing ever. Also, it was great and exactly what needed to happen.

One of my daughters is going to school close to home and just made sense for her to stay close for the time being.

My other daughter is far away at college.

Ugh, it hurts.

It was just like all of the scenes and all of the shows when you drop off your kid at

college and the leaves are turning golden and you see the dad's eyes well up with tears.

I mean, it was rough, man.

It was everything that sentimental TV shows and

advertisements had told me it might be and so much more. But she needed to go. I couldn't keep her.

It's the right call. She's doing so well, by the way. I'm so proud of her. She had a great

first semester and succeeded at things that I didn't even know she was interested in and did so well.

And she's studying Bible stuff. And come on, you can guess how that makes me feel. And she's

killing it. She knows so much about the Bible and history,

and she's growing socially and artistically,

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