October 13 – Dealing with Things Promptly

The Daily Ripples Podcast · Oct 13, 2026 · 11m · transcript

Pastor Mike opens with a joke about procrastinating on an episode literally titled dealing with things promptly, then turns to Matthew 5 and Jesus' instruction to settle matters quickly with an adversary rather than letting a dispute reach the courts. His point: the intent behind the law was never punishment, it was reconciliation, and that applies just as much to the argument sitting unresolved in a marriage as to anything in scripture.

Corey takes it to a wooden boat with a hole in it, water rising slowly until the whole thing becomes unmanageable, and admits how much simpler drinking made…