everybody what is going on you know what time it is you're listening to join the journey podcast

with your host emma daughter thanks for joining today we are reading jeremiah 42 through 44

and i am in the podcast studio with the faithful watermark member tyler moffitt good to be here

good to have you here tyler long Long time listener, first time call her.

That's right. Long time is in like what? You've been listening for two months? Two months.

Yeah, yeah. Hey, but you recently joined Watermark staff. I also recently learned that you have quite the history with Watermark.

That's right. New to Watermark, but not really. But not really. Yes. My wife, Jen, before we were married, she was attending Watermark. And so I was working as a youth pastor at another church. And so we'd come on Saturday nights. And one crazy story. So our second date was actually at Watermark. Your second date? Our second date. Our second date, we came to the Shane and Shane Christmas concert. Oh, classic. Oh, so good. Classic. We sat up at the top left, and it was a blast. And the one thing about this concert, it was my wife's birthday that day. So if you've ever been, Shane and Shane do this thing where they're like, is it anyone's birthday? And they sing them happy birthday.

So it's beautiful. It's the most beautiful rendition of happy birthday. So, you've ever heard.

So they say, is it anybody's birthday

and me and some friends that are with Jen, we yell,

yeah, hi, you know, we're yelling.

And then they go, what's her name?

And I forgot her name.

We went silent.

You know, they did too, but I did.

And this is our second day.

And it's her name. We went silent. You know, they did too, but I did. And this is our second date. And it's the second date. Yes. And so they go, we can't hear you. So they end up picking someone else that wasn't even their birthday, singing them happy birthday, giving them signed merch, and Jen, my wife got nothing. And still married me. So I guess, you know.

And did she say like, hey guys, what happened? Yeah, there's a bit of a reckoning, you know,

after that, but we made it through. You made it through. Suffering produces endurance. That's right.

Yeah. I love it. Well, on that note. So from there, though, we did get married. Then we moved to

Nashville for a little bit. Then Katie, Texas, just west of Houston. And then two months ago, moved back to Dallas to join staff at the porch. Yes, what's your role?

Director of Discipleship. Okay. What's one thing that surprised you of being back in Dallas or working with the porch. I mean, I think the porch has such a

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