August 31 – Freely Received, Freely Given

The Daily Ripples Podcast · Aug 31, 2026 · 17m · transcript

Pastor Mike opens with a bit — introducing Corey as though nobody's ever heard from him before, long-time listener, first-time caller — and then takes the devotional to Matthew 25 and the parable of the talents. Two servants grow what they were handed and hear well done, good and faithful servant. The third buries his, and the question underneath it becomes the day's: how ungrateful would a man have to be to sit on what he was given and keep his mouth shut about it? Corey takes the other end, honest that he used to blame alcohol for what selfishness was doing all along — that the apology at…