1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: All right, coming up at the top of the hour, 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: right about four minutes after the hour, today's Strawberry letter, 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,559 Speaker 1: the subject too much of a good thing. We'll get 4 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:12,720 Speaker 1: into that and just a little bit. But at first 5 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: the nephew is here with today's prink phone call. What 6 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: you got for is enough today? God is not through 7 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: with you, but we are. Oh, let's go. Hello. Hello, 8 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 1: I'm trying to reach our sister Takara. This is Brother 9 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:37,200 Speaker 1: Brinkley from the church. How you doing? Oh hey, how 10 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: is it? It's I'm at work. Can I call you back? Uh? Well, 11 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 1: this is this is kind of urgent. I've called your 12 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: your house phone and I didn't get an answer, and 13 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: I had this other number on file, so I wanted 14 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: to reach out to you. But what I won't take long. 15 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: But it really is a hurt. All right, Well that 16 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: urgent matter. If you don't man, all right, hold on, 17 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: hold on me, let me step away from to come Hello. Hello, yeah, okay, 18 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 1: So what's uh spectually, Okay, we have a bit of 19 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: a problem here and we're gonna try to We're trying 20 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 1: to clean up a lot of things here at the church. 21 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: You know, I hate to be the one to bring 22 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: you some bad news. Let me just start by by 23 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 1: saying that God might not be through with you, but 24 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,199 Speaker 1: we are here at the church. It has been brought 25 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:31,759 Speaker 1: to our attention, UH sister car that you guys are 26 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: halfway coming to church. You you you might come once 27 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 1: once out of a month. You're not tithing as we expected. 28 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: You know, the church can't really depend on you. Um, 29 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: it's you. You got you know, you bring your kids. 30 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 1: I think your brother comes to the church, but everybody 31 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: is coming every now. We need we cannot depend on 32 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: you all to be the members and have the expectation 33 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: of what we're trying to hold. Hold hold, hold hold 34 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: of what you say. You say your name is brinking 35 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: you yes, and you work on you work on the daction. 36 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I've never heard of you before. I I 37 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: have been officiated by the pastor. As I'm over actually 38 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 1: over the finance and we're going through all of the 39 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: books and looking at all of the numbers of the 40 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 1: of the members of the church and directory, and we're 41 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: noticing what people are paying tide, what people are on fanside, 42 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: who's coming to church, who's participating in different and different 43 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 1: UH ministries and whatnot, and since in the car I got, 44 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:33,399 Speaker 1: I had to be honest with you. You you am 45 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: maybe once every one of them mon we might see 46 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 1: you might not see you, you know, and like I said, 47 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: God may not beat through with you, but we are okay. 48 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: You been saying that. Listen, why I don't understand, like 49 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: like y'all monitoring my my my church going like I 50 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: can't I have to go every single week. I mean 51 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: when I came, why are you absence so much at 52 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: the church? Explain that? I mean, I have three kids, 53 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:07,239 Speaker 1: you know, I mean I have two jobs. Sometimes I don't. 54 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: I mean, I still pray. I don't understand how a 55 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 1: church can are you you got two jobs, but we're 56 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: not getting tied like you got two jobs, you're not tired, 57 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: and like you got two jobs because I can't afford 58 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: you just you just said I got two jobs. That's 59 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 1: what you just said, and that those two jobs are 60 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: in supporting my kids. I mean, I can't support the 61 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,679 Speaker 1: church and my kids at the state term, I kid 62 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: do both. I mean, I I give what I can. 63 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: Let me ask you something, what are you making on 64 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: that other job? Here? Is? Are you really? You? Really? 65 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: You really? I didn't know the church got in this 66 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: deep with you really asking me how much I make 67 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: and my second job that I tape to support my kids? Cool? 68 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: And now did It's got to be something. This is 69 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say this to you again. God may not 70 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: be through with you, but we are. If you are 71 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: not gonna pay your tides, if you're not gonna come 72 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: to work on a consistent basis, then what what do 73 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:16,720 Speaker 1: you benefit? The church? Is that what the churches? I'm 74 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: gonna say this. I'm gonna say this to you. You. 75 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: Let me tell you what the church is all about? 76 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: The churches and with you again, No, I'm gonna tell 77 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: you this you're talking about? This is that what the 78 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: church is about? Let me tell you what the church is. 79 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 1: The church is a hospital for cripple souls. You understand 80 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: that that's what That's what the churches. But when when 81 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 1: we have the souls that are coming in to be saved, 82 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:48,359 Speaker 1: we are doing our job. And guess what those people 83 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: that are coming and you know what they're doing. They're tithing. 84 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: That's what they're doing. They're tithing you, sister Takara, and 85 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: I'm sure your soul is crippled. You're not coming and 86 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: you're not tithing. You may give us a little something 87 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: when you show up. Well, if you show up, am 88 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 1: I right? A wrong? M Okay? Let me get worth 89 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: the straight. This is what you called me for in 90 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 1: the middle of my work day to tell me that 91 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 1: you're kicking me out the church because I don't give 92 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: enough money to the church while I'm at my job 93 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: that I can barely afford to pay my bills with 94 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 1: not a fact. I don't even know who you are. 95 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: I've never met you in my life, and I don't 96 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: you know what this church? You know? This church? I 97 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: hate to say it, but if that's what the church 98 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: is about, you had the nerve to call me Okay, no, no, no, no, no, 99 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: let me say something now. You're being very un Christian 100 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: like na to the car. You're gonna watch your done 101 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: in your language, Jim, this is not Christian life. Well 102 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 1: do you do you know brother Dwayne? Isn't that your brother? Okay? 103 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 1: And my brother Dwayne is who told me to call you? 104 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: Really my brother? So what? So? What is this about? 105 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:12,919 Speaker 1: H whatever? I don't know what is your name? My 106 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:16,119 Speaker 1: name is nephew Tommy from the Steve Harvey Morning Show. 107 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: Your brother Dwaine got me to pray phone call you. No, 108 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, yo, he's about to get me by 109 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: you to this job, I mean the lobby screaming up 110 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:47,599 Speaker 1: looking at me. Oh you all right? Yeah? What's up? No? No, normal? 111 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: Oh my god, Oh my god. My heart is racing. 112 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: Tell me it's the car. What is the baddest and 113 00:06:55,279 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 1: I mean the baddest radio show in the land, Steve Harvey. 114 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: God is not through with you. But she said, if 115 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: you say that one more time, and then and then, 116 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: and then when she finally had enough for that, you 117 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: and whatever church you friend got information for you. Slack yeah, man, 118 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: blank this church, yeah, this church pressed the book said, 119 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: a matter of how about you making on that other job? 120 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: Are you serious? Church is a hospital for criple soul. Man, 121 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: Your soul is cripple, ain't it alright? The King of Pranks, 122 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: The King is coming to Westbalm Beach. Flawder. Tickets don't 123 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: see all right now? That's this month Friday and Saturday. 124 00:07:57,640 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 1: Tickets don't see all right now. And Nephew coming to 125 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 1: act dog gone food, get it while they're getting this 126 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: good four shows, two on Friday too, on Saturday and 127 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 1: back on a plane. On Sunday, you know, because it 128 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: got to be the work on That's that's how we do. 129 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: That's different. You know. You know you got to grow 130 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: up at some point. I just see. I just say 131 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: that to your uncle to have anything to say on 132 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: that one. Grow up and grow up at some point. 133 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: You know you have the man up. You know you 134 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 1: on time for your job. You know what I mean, 135 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: ready to work and nephew coming to West Palm Beach, 136 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: Florida to Friday to Saturday. Get anybody getting a good 137 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:44,559 Speaker 1: and we're gonna have some fun up in here. I'm 138 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: a player the golf up in there. A matter of fact, 139 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: if there is anybody in West Palm with a nice 140 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: soul food restaurant, I showed with like somebody to slide 141 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: by and bring something reels or someone I ain't never 142 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 1: nave familiar with that. No, they might have it, but 143 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: I'm not for me With soul food and West Point, 144 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:04,959 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure it's down. I just ain't never had 145 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: got some good eating and West Pom that's what you're 146 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: gonna have to take yours with you. I will pack 147 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: up some food now I didn't got on there. That's 148 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: two damn country I didn't. I didn't done it. I 149 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 1: didn't had a zip like a whole seafood ball on 150 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: the all right, nephew, thank you. Coming up next, a 151 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 1: strawberry letter. Too much of a good thing is the subject. 152 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 1: We'll get into it right after this. 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