Jan. 17, 2026

Introducing: The Blockhead Project - Day 1

Introducing: The Blockhead Project - Day 1
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Broadcasting live. Well, here we are again Blockhead Nation. For

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everyone that's tuning in right now, welcome back. Thank you

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for your time. If you want to take a seat, relax,

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if you're in your car, or if you're at the

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house taking their chores, or if you are walking around

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the grocery store with your air pods in your ear,

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whatever the case may be, I appreciate you taking the

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time to come listen to once again your favorite blockhead. Now,

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the format is going to be changing from this point forward.

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There is going to be a lot less emphasis on

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what I used to do in the past. In case

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you are new to the show, this used to be

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the only podcast that would combine a love for the

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Peanuts comic strip and the world of mixed martial arts

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and bring those together into some kind of a meaningful story.

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And I could honestly say that I was the only

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one to do it, the first and only podcast that

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would go to that extremes. Well as of August, as

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of last year, things have just kind of changed direction

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over here. And that's not because it wasn't working or

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I wasn't satisfied. I'm okay. It's been almost a month

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since my mother spread her wings and went home, and

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she flew into Jesus's arms. So, because I am going

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through what many would agree would be a type of

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grieving process by facing the world with no parents to

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turn to in earthly bodies, no one will be reunited

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one day in the heavenly realm. That's not the issue.

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I want to let the Blockhead Nation know that I'm sorry.

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If this is not going to be every week, my

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guess is for now, I'll probably do every other week.

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If I can do a weekly episode, then I will

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certainly sit down and record. It's just getting back into

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the routine, back to the consistency, back to the authenticity,

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and being very real with my listeners, who I'm very

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thankful that are still here that for some reason, I

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go back and look at the downloads and they continue

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to pour in, and I'm even more amazed by that,

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and I am truly forever grateful for those who come

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along this journey with me. As a pod caster, I

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kind of always assumed in some way that I'd be

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doing something like this ever since I first picked up

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a microphone and recorded into a Fisher Price tape cassette player.

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SIDEB of the audio cassettes. Some of you may be

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too young to remember that, plenty of you from the

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eighties and the nineties know exactly what I'm talking about.

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Way before there was MP three files. But certainly things

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have changed and the world of podcasting continue to continues

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to explode as an industry, which is very impressive to

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see both in audio and video format. And what I

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mean by the change is I will always be a

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Peanuts fan at heart. I will always be a storyteller

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and a person who wants to contribute in some way,

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shape or form to the podcasting world. So that's why

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I have dusted off the microphone, I have fired up

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the laptop again. I'm sitting in here in the studio

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aka my living room at the Blockhead Mansion with my

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three dogs who are currently quiet, but sometimes that's not

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the case. So we try to deal with the audio

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quality as best as possible, plus the outside external stimuli

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that comes along with it. But just as a way

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to catch you up, Peanuts will still be talked about

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on this podcast if you are a Peanuts fan or

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if you are considering becoming one, as most certainly should

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is I'm going to spend more time on part one

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of this episode really kind of explaining where I've noticed

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that scripture from Old Testament and New Testament, where the

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Bible was very present in the world of peanuts. Because

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when people have asked me, well, as you grieve, what

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is it that you long for? The first thing I

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told you everybody is I want to get back to church.

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Because every Sunday while my mother was in assisted living,

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I would bring her the Facebook live of her home church,

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which was more fruitful for her than was for me,

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and we would participate in the Lord's Supper every Sunday,

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which still matters to me that I can bring her

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church and we could study the Word together and things

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like that.

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So now that she has.

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Gone on to be with Jesus and I will be

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reunited there one day in heaven, because I am a

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sinner who desperately needs a savior and believes that Jesus

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is exactly who he said he was, that he has

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God in humanly flesh, that he rose on the third day,

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that he ascended, and he's at the right hand of

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God and he will return one day. So I wish

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with everything I have to be in the Lord's army,

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and that is a continual path that I will be

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on until I take my last breath. But when it

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comes to the Peanuts, it's been very revealing to a

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lot of people since at least Christmas, that many have

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noticed from the Christmas episode when Linus speaks from the

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Gospel of Luke. There's some that know this little facet

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and some don't. If you watch him as he is

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telling the story of the shepherds in the field and

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the Angel that approaches them, watch what happens when he

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quotes fear not. He does something you don't see in

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comic strips or really anywhere else. He drops his security blanket.

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That is not accidental blockad nation. That was intentional by

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Charles Schultz, who also could have very well been a

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full time minister if he was not a successful artist,

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very well could have been that, and he would sprinkle

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the message, the truth, the word many Bible scriptures all

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through his comic strips, his TV specials. He hinted at

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a little bit in the movie The Anime Movie of

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twenty fifteen he did that, but there was certainly some

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clear evidence when Lias drops his security blanket and then

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picks it up and leaves exits the stage after he's

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done quoting scripture, many have started to notice that. But

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I've been asked, Blockhead, are there other ones? Certainly two

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of them come very quickly to my mind, and the

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first one is one of my favorite TV specials of

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all time, a boy named Charlie Brown, which this was

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extracted straight from the comic strip. In the very beginning

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of that TV special, Lucy Linus and Charlie Brown are

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cloud watching and Lucy asks what Linus sees in the clouds? Well,

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he started in a very complex manner, talking about different

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painters and sculptors and some geographic locations like the Caribbean.

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But the last one he mentions the stoning of Stephen

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and he points to the sky and says, I can

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see the apostle Paul, who would have at the time

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been Saul of Tarsus. He says, I see the apostle

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Paul stand there to one side. That one is sprinkling.

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And of course, as soon as he says that, Lucy

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asked Charlie Brown what he sees, well, Charlie Brown was

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gonna say that he saw a ducky and a horsey,

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but he changed his mind because Linus certainly outdid him

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with his answer. But that would be the second example.

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But there's a third one that I really enjoyed growing up.

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There is an older TV special called You're in Love

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Charlie Brown. Yes, he's infatuated with the little red haired

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girl during this whole episode, but at one point he

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actually snaps with the teacher because he's missed the bus

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and he's just having a rough day, and he's sent

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to the principal's office, and you can hear him start

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to say, plead my cause, O Lord. He's quoting Psalm

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chapter thirty five, that is a prayer of King David

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asking God to defend him against his enemies. And I quote,

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plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me,

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fight against them that fight against me. Take hold of

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shield and buckler and stand up from mine. Help draw

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out also the spear, and stop the way against them

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that persecute me. Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

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Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek

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after my soul. Let them be turned back and brought

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to confusion that devised my heart. I mean, David goes

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into depth about needing to be rescued from his enemies

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this entire Psalm. So that's just a few examples among

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many where Charles Schultz very systematically and very intentionally describe

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the Word described God's truth through all of the Peanuts.

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There are two books that came out written by Robert L. Short.

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One is called The Gospel according to Peanuts, and the

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other there's one of my absolute favorites on my Bookshelf,

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happens to be the parable of Peanuts. Jesus would tell

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stories when his disciples just didn't get it. Now, that's

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not what I'm doing. Block adonation is that you don't

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get this podcast. But that was how Jesus did it.

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That was certainly the approach of Charles Schultz and this

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storyteller will continue on part two of this episode with

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the true intent of this new chapter that will be

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known as the Blockhead Project.

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Stay tuned to, my friends.

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Our scripture read for this podcast comes from Second Corinthians,

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Chapter ten, verses four through five. For the weapons of

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our warfare are not cars all but mighty in God,

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for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments, and every high

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thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing

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every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. There

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is a reflection from Blueletter Bible that is typically where

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I get my commentary from. It's a free website, Blueletterbible

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dot org. And these are a few words from a

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man by the name of David Guzick, and he explains

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it this way. Paul will admit, like anybody else, that

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he walks according to the flesh we all do. He

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is a human being too, and he struggles with the

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same thing that the Church does that every believer struggles with. However,

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the apostle Paul wants to make it clear that he

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does not war according to the flesh. When Paul would

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choose his battles, his weapons were not material, but they

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were spiritual suited for spiritual war. This is expounded upon

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in one of the audio books that I tune into weekly.

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I listen to doctor Charles Stanley in his audio book

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in his Presence, and the most recent reading that I

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had from him is something that everybody, including the men

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who might be tuned into this podcast, need to hear. Yes,

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I am grieving. Yes there are good days and there

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are bad days. But I'm gonna stress to you anybody

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that's listening especially you men, that when you feel like

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you are inferior, when you have those thoughts that are

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not enough, that you are not enough, that you feel

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like you're worthless, I want you to listen closely to

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what I'm going to tell you. That is the great deceiver.

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He's also known as Old Scratch. He's known as Satan.

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That is the devil, and he is hitting you where

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it hurts the most, and he is very.

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Good at it.

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He knows exactly what he is doing. He knows exactly

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where to target you. And I am begging you, those

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that are listening, especially you men, or anyone who struggles

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with these deep thoughts and these dark thoughts, that it

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is a lie. I am not here to tell you

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what most of our society would say, to pick yourself

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up by your bootstraps and get back to work. That

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doesn't work for everybody. I will tell you before you do,

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just to equip you, as I've spent so much time

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in the Word embracing this truth that you need to

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be suited up for spiritual warfare. And how do you

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take these thoughts captive? You spend time daily with Christ alone,

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who decided you were worthy, that you were worth taking

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the nails in his hands, in his feet, and the

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lashings on his back, and the spear in his side,

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and the vinegar to his lips. He believed you were

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worthy to die, to be placed in a borrowed tomb,

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and to defeat death where you never have to feel.

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The sting of death.

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Listeners, Blockhead, and this is going to be the intent

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of the Blockhead project. We all stumble, we all have

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our Charlie Brown moments, But when you get back up,

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I beg you to suit up for spiritual warfare. Just

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like the Apostle Paul would tell you, equip yourself with

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the word, pray over it, meditate over it daily, and

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then when you're ready, just like I'm doing with this podcast,

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share it with all creation. This is how you defeat

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those thoughts that are holding you captive, that are telling

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you that you're not enough. You sit there and think,

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if pain makes you strong, why do I feel so weak?

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Nobody expects you to be bulletproof. I expect you to

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fall down on your face and open the word and

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know that Jesus is ready for you to run back

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to his arms. But that's the warfare you're gonna have

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to face. Be ready for spiritual warfare before you pull

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yourself up and you go face a broken world again.

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And with that, I will start sharing songs of the

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week that I think would be possibly helpful to you

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or to give you small insight into what I listened

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to in my life. And the band that I enjoy

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almost as much as I do Shane and Shane is

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a group called Falling Up. Falling Up has not done

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many albums over the last several years, but I can

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and my roommate was listening to this the first time

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be in the notes for the blog today. I'm firing

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up the blog mostly for you to have references to,

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so you can see the notes that are written today.

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even better. The third song on their flights Incredible search Lights,

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Wonderful Song, Cascades, Wonderful Song, Moonlight Wonderful. But start with

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Exhibition as you're taking on this spiritual fight this week. Now,

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if you're like lock it, I'm not ready to get

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back into the Bible yet. Okay, I have a book

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that I'm going to recommend for you, whether you actually

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want a hardback copy or if you want to listen

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on audible. The book I challenge you Blockhead Nation to

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read or start listening to is a book by Timothy

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Keller called Every Good Endeavor What truly encompasses when you

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do your work according to God's will and according to

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His purpose. May that be encouraging to you? Every good

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endeavor worth read? And that's a book on Blockhead's bookshelf

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here at the Blockhead mansion over in my study. Now,

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this is going to be really the intent of the

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Blockhead project if I am not able to get you

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back out of those dark thoughts and get you back

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on the path where you're seeking the light, because the

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light will defeat dark every time. If I can't do it,

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then block a Nation. I got so many wonderful people

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that are friends of mine on this show, and I

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could start rattling them off right now. First of all,

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arrive with Dan Usa. This is a man who rode

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across the United States raising suicide awareness. I can put

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you in touch with Dan right away, who is trained

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to know how to talk you through those dark days

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and those moments. Yes, please reach out to me. Know

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that you matter. But if my tools aren't equipping you, well,

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then his can. I got a friend of mine. There's

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an MMA fighter that's a friend of the show, Smiling

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Sam Alvey. Whenever he has his fights, he is not

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afraid to take the microphone and say that Jesus Christ

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is his Lord and savior. He's not afraid of that message.

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We can put you in touch with Sam if we

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need to. If that doesn't work, my brother Erskine un Avatarte.

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His music is incredible, his story is incredible. He's been

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here in this house with me on the microphone. We

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can put you in touch with him on his journey.

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My friend Zack Sanders Man, it's so great, and I

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can just go back and I can listen to his

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music again and truly be happy as I hear him

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play his saxophone. One of the best young men I've

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ever come in touch with. Never would have thought to

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seek him out with a podcast, but we stumbled across

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each other and we started having episodes, and he's cheered

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on my victories. He's gonna cheer on yours too. I

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can put you in touch with Zach if I need to. So, friends,

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that's just a few to my dear friend ed from

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casually kicking, it was so great to receive your text

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message to the other day. I love you, brother. So

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just know that that's going to be the intent of

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the Blockhead Project. Every goal that I ever set out

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with my podcast before Mom passed away, I accomplished them all.

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That's not bragging. It just means every guest that I

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could have possibly wanted has been.

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On the show.

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Now it's time for me to do a oneint eighty.

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It's time for this show to benefit you, to serve you.

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May the Blockhead Project be a network of continuing to

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love each other and to expound upon true kindness and

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respect and be a refreshing podcast that is not so

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much a distraction but a place where you can come

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to and have your emotional outlet.

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You need them, I need them.

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I love to share a little bit of creativity, but

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this is the direction we're heading now. This is just

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the beginning. So if you have input on songs of

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the week that you'd like to hear, me talk about

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send them into the show, reach out to me. Books

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that you're currently reading, Let's talk about it. If you've

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got thoughts for the next episode, if you like them,

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including the notes on the blog you reach out. Let's

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let this project be about more than just a guy

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on a microphone, where we can truly embrace what matters

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the most, and I encourage you to face that spiritual warfare.

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Suit up this week, blockhead Nation. Much love to all

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of you. Now as I round this off, I guarantee

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there's a few that going You mean you'll never talk

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about MMA again. Not necessarily. That does mean there's gonna

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be some segments where we'll go back to my favorite sport,

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which there's not a whole lot to get excited about

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these days. But I will tell you next week, after

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we have my mom's visitation, first thing in the morning,

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it will be a Brown Street Church of Christ in Waksahatchie.

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It'll be come and go as you please. Those that

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are listening, You're welcome to come by if you're in

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the local area if you can't totally understand, But that evening,

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we have a bit of a conundrum. Kayla Harrison's out

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with an injury co main event was supposed to be

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a Man in Newness versus Kayla Harrison. The true threat

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to a Man in Unas his legacy is clearly Kayla,

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which means in steps Julian Opania. Okay, I won't have

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a whole lot in depth analysis with this, but a

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week's training for a man in new Ness when she's

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been trained for months for Kayla, all I can tell

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you is unless there's a doctor stoppage, or there's a

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weight cut issue, as I've talked about with my friend Russ,

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or if there is God forbid an ipoke, pretty sure

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with a week's preparation. I commend Julian Openion for taking

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the fight, but she's probably gonna get wrecked by the

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goat of women's MMA. You don't like me saying that

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about women's MMA when comes to a man in Unaz,

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show me somebody who else who can dismantle her accomplishments.

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The only one that currently can is a prime Kayla Harrison. Julianapania,

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this had a shelf life a week's notice. I smell

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a disaster, but you do have a main event that

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does have my attention. Patty the Batty versus Justin gae

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Chee now again not a whole lot to bring to

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the forefront. It'll be the same analysis anybody that's an

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MMA fan will tell you is that if this is

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going to be standing and throwing hands, Gaechie has the

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heavier hands of the two. If it goes to the ground,

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Patty Pimlet is a much better submission specialist than Justin.

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But I have to ask the question for both guys.

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When everybody wants to get mad at Patty pimblet forgetting opportunity,

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I have to ask you just what has he done wrong?

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I remember his interview with Dana White where he said,

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you're mad that you think I'm getting pushed, but I'm not.

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I just create better content than all of you. His

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exact words. Since you can't sell a Bible to an

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Orthodox Christian, I get more notice and more time on

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the microphone than you do. He does have some advantages.

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He's young, and he has a look. He has a

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regiment that no coach would ever put a fighter on

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to blow up in between fights and still show up

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on weight, nothing like the Dulcey dietary and these others

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that other fires have used. But he keeps coming back

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and he keeps proving people wrong. He destroyed Michael Chandler.

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Justin Gaechie had one of the best fights I've ever

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seen with Michael Chandler. So both have beat him. So

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we shift over to Justin Gegie. I asked the same question,

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what has Justin Gachie done wrong? I'm sure Summer looking

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at this as an entitlement, him saying I want to

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shot in the title or we leave. So what do

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you do? You have a contendership, you have Patty who

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clearly has beef with the current champion, Eliodaporia, who Elio

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Daporias stepped out of the conversation. Long story there, but

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that's easy to bring up when you start marketing a

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match between the two. That's easy storytelling. Justin Gatchie, what

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has he done wrong? He gets a shot at the

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title after he goes through Patty pimplet I think the

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MMA organization, the UFC has done the right thing here.

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I think this is what we need to see. And

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whoever standing tall, that's your next contender or your interim

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title holder until Elia comes back. Either way, what have

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either of the two done wrong? Regardless what's going on

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with Elia and the title? What has Patty done wrong?

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What has Justin Gachie done wrong? So this is how

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you solve it, and we'll have that next week. So

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there may not be an episode next week. My guess

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is I'm gonna do bi weekly, but feel free to

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reach out for the next two weeks. I will come

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in at some point, firing up the microphone and getting

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it going again. Long live the Blockhead project. This is

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just the beginning. We will catch all of you next time,

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same blockhead time, Say blockhead cham