1 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: Everybody. It's Bill Courtney with Shop Talk number thirty three. 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: Welcome in, Jeeve came into the shop. You're in the 3 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: shop now, the door open. 4 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 2: We're actually at your office right now. We're not in 5 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 2: a shop. 6 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 1: They were in the shop. The bell says it. So 7 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: we're going to revisit something that you've heard before. But 8 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: considering the time of year and that we were sent 9 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: this letter that I'm going to read, we're going to 10 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: talk again about a Turkey Person, but we're going to 11 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: do it from the limbs of another person. Ken Morse 12 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 1: sent me an unbelievably kind letter that I'm going to 13 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: share with you now, and then we're going to uh 14 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: to just let's just say a few words about it, 15 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: and that's going to be the end of Shop Talk 16 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 1: number thirty three. So Shop Talk number thirty three is 17 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: revisiting Turkey Person through the lens of Ken Morris and 18 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: some really kind words he had to me, some kind 19 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: words of encouragement, some inspiration and maybe even a little 20 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: bit of challenge. So Shop Talk number thirty three revisiting 21 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: Turkey Person through the eyes of Ken Morris. Right after 22 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: these brief messages from our general sponsors, all right, everybody 23 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: shop talk. Welcome in. I Love My I Love Buffell 24 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: from Ken Morris, dated December seventh, four thirty three. Hey Bill, 25 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: I write a devotion from my church including my Turkey experience, 26 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: trying to learn from you. Thanks Ken, December seventh, twenty 27 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: twenty four. Don't be a Turkey Luke ten twenty seven 28 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 1: and he answered, you shall love the Lord your God 29 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: with all your heart, with all your soul, with all 30 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor 31 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: as yourself. Ken is in Thailand and here's how his 32 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 1: letter goes. 33 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 2: Army members in Thailand. 34 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: We have army members in Thailand. That's awesome. It's the 35 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 1: greatest thing in the world. It's a worldwide movement. Here's 36 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:51,239 Speaker 1: Ken's devotion, Greetings from Thailand. Often listen to the podcast 37 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 1: An Army of Normal Folks, hosted by Bill Courtney, a 38 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: formal former high school football coach who took a team 39 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: with losing record of the Tennessee State championship Ken. Just 40 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: to be clear, while I wish that was the truth, 41 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: I took him to the playoffs. I never made it 42 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: to the Tennessee State Championship, So one little footnote there, 43 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:13,799 Speaker 1: But uh, yeah, we can at least say we got 44 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 1: better of football. So there it is. Can you edit 45 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 1: out that? 46 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 2: But maybe I'll keep it in there to make you 47 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 2: look like an idiot that you could have find. Hey, 48 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 2: listeners say all the time about how you make fun 49 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 2: of me and the. 50 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: Order you gave me, the pages out of order. It 51 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: as your fault. 52 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 2: Actually, I didn't give you a mode of order. 53 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: This is poor production quality. Okay, Now I gotta kind 54 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: of remind everybody where we were. His documentary Undefeated, won 55 00:03:56,240 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 1: an Academy Award. I highly recommend this podcast because it 56 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: highlights ordinary people who decided to make a difference in 57 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: their communities. Through their hard work, lives have been transformed 58 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: and the communities they served have become better places to live. 59 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: Bill defines a Turkey person as someone who visits a 60 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:19,679 Speaker 1: disadvantaged community only during holidays like Christmas or Thanksgiving, hands 61 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 1: out some food or gifts, and disappear until the following year. 62 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: He describes as someone who helps others primarily to feel 63 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: good about themselves without genuinely caring about the people they 64 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: are helping. Last week, someone in the school where I teach. 65 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: This is Ken's speaking, of course. Last week someone in 66 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: the school where I teached emailed the staff and said, 67 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 1: you're invited to a Christmas celebration on a low income 68 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 1: community near our school and we needed help distributing some 69 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 1: food and supplies to the neighbors. I didn't think about 70 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: it and I just signed up. The event was really 71 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: nice as the small church played games with the kids, 72 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: The church members san Christmas songs, and some children dance 73 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: to the music. Since I went with someone else, they 74 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: had to leave early, so I added a part. Before 75 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: the event was over. As I was leaving, a local 76 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:09,799 Speaker 1: person from the church. 77 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 2: Appost on a little bit, just so that people can 78 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 2: understand you better. 79 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:16,479 Speaker 1: As I was leaving, a local person from the church 80 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 1: approached me and thanked me in English for coming. Her 81 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:24,600 Speaker 1: tone was nice, but I believe she wanted to say more. However, 82 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 1: not to be greedy, she stopped at that one phrase. 83 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: The next thing I was thinking about all day was 84 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 1: I am a Turkey. Since this community is so close 85 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: to my house, my wife and I have committed to 86 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: walking around it often, observing and figuring out how we 87 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 1: can help them. We have no idea how we can help. 88 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 1: We were committed to showing up. Today's scripture describes a 89 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: lawyer who tests Jesus on what is required to inherit 90 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 1: eternal life. Jesus does not answer the question, but gives 91 00:05:56,880 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: a lawyer a couple more questions to consider, like what 92 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: does the law say? And how do you understand what 93 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 1: the law says? The lawyer's response is impressive. In summary, 94 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: the lawyer answers jesus questions by saying, love God with 95 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: everything you have, and love your neighbor as yourself. Then 96 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: Jesus agreed with his answer and said to the lawyer, 97 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 1: do this and you will live. Loving your neighbor is 98 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: not an annual event, but being part of your neighbor's 99 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 1: lives during good times and bad. It includes showing compassion 100 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:33,359 Speaker 1: and empathy with them when times are tough. To do 101 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 1: this well, it takes time in being present. Serving others 102 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: is important and something we must all do. So I 103 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 1: would like to challenge you to determine your motive for serving, 104 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: and when you do serve, do it consistently and show 105 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:55,239 Speaker 1: up often. God's grace upon you and your family. Kim 106 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 1: Wow Ken. I could not have said it better myself. 107 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:07,039 Speaker 1: And the last part is the best. Serving others is 108 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: important and something we must all do. So I'd like 109 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: to challenge you to determine your motive for serving, and 110 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: when you do serve, do it consistently and show up often. 111 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen. Ken gets it. If you serve in 112 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: a soup kitchen, or you give away gives it Christmas 113 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: to the needy, or you do stuff to serve people 114 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: that are disadvantaged, that's a beautiful thing. It's not that. 115 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: The story of Turkey Person is not to discourage that. 116 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: It's to check our motive and ask ourselves, are we 117 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: willing to be consistent in that work. It's phenomenal. Love 118 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: your neighbor as yourself, have empathy, have grace, and be giving. 119 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:55,559 Speaker 1: Do it for the simple edification of a person that's 120 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:59,559 Speaker 1: not as blessed as you, and do it more than once. 121 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:03,119 Speaker 1: Do it consistently so that the very people you seek 122 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: to serve don't see you as a fraud doing it 123 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: for yourself, but they see you more often, and they 124 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: see you motivated by their exultation. If you do that, 125 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: you can lead, you can serve, and you can make 126 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: a difference in your communities. We've talked about it before, 127 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: but through Ken's lens, I just felt like at this 128 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: time of year, it would be good to share from 129 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 1: a guy in Thailand who's heard the story, who's recognized 130 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 1: the importance of the story, who understands the inspiration behind 131 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: the story, and who he himself found himself possibly slipping 132 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: into the role of a Turkey person, and who he 133 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: and his wife have now decided we're going to be consistent. 134 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: We're going to do it for right reason. We don't 135 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 1: even know if we can help or how to help, 136 00:08:56,880 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: but we're going to try. That's it, that's all all. 137 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: It takes, just a willingness and an understanding that somebody 138 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 1: I had to do something about these problems is not 139 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: good enough. That's somebody as us. And if we're motivated 140 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: by the right reasons and willing to remain consistent, we 141 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: can make amazing changes. And I'll usually say all over 142 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: this country, but Ken's and Thailand, so we can make 143 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 1: changes all of the world for the better. That's Shop 144 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: Talk number thirty three. Ken Morris, hats off to you. 145 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 1: Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, and please write 146 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 1: me back when you figure out what you're going to 147 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:41,320 Speaker 1: do to that little with that little community. I really 148 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: want to hear about it because I absolutely believe in 149 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:51,680 Speaker 1: your your focus, your inspiration, and your commitment. So follow 150 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: up with us Ken, thanks for the idea of shot 151 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: talk number thirty three. 152 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 2: Hold on, and if people want to watch the full 153 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 2: Turkey for story. 154 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, and if you're hearing this for the first 155 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: time and you really want to watch the first Turkey 156 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 1: Person story. I think Alex actually bought a domain name 157 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: or something. What's it called turkeyperson dot com. Yeah, yeah, 158 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,559 Speaker 1: you can go to turkeyperson dot com. 159 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 2: And see a fat reddithead a guy on camera for 160 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 2: ten minutes. 161 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 1: Hold it. I'm allowed to make fun of myself, but 162 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 1: when you say it, you're just being mean. So you 163 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 1: can watch a fat, redheaded guy talk about Turkey Person. 164 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: You could do that, and I think there's even a 165 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: link to when we did it on the Kelly Clarkson Show. Right, 166 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: that's correct, So you can go. Also look at me 167 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: explaining to Kelly Clarkson, what the turkey what about the 168 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 1: Sherry Show? 169 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:42,079 Speaker 2: That's yeah, that's all there. 170 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: Okay, So you can see me talking about Turkey Person 171 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 1: to Kelly Clarkson on TV. You can see me talking 172 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: to Sherry on TV about Turkey Person you can see 173 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 1: a video of me explaining originally the Turkey person story. 174 00:10:57,240 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 1: So there's a lot of it at turkey person dot com. 175 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: Right correct, All right, there you are. 176 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 2: If you have shop talk ideas, I'm going to that 177 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:08,440 Speaker 2: you were about to miss. 178 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:09,559 Speaker 1: Do you want to host this thing? 179 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 2: You already rung the bell and you're closing it out. 180 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:16,559 Speaker 1: Hey you I walk back in. All right, Guys, If 181 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: you have ideas for shop talk sharing with us, you 182 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: can write me anytime at Bill at normal Folks dot us. 183 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: I will respond. And if you have ideas that I 184 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 1: think I can add value to, I will always respond. 185 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 1: But if you have ideas I think I can add 186 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: value to, or if I share them, I'm not going 187 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: to sound like a complete until idiot. I'll share them 188 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: on the air, and I appreciate you. Guys. Listen, Please 189 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: share this thing with friends and rate us and review us, 190 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:51,200 Speaker 1: share us on social get involved. Don't be a turkey person. 191 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 1: Be a part of the army of normal folks. I'm 192 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: Bill Courtney with Alex signing off shop Talk number thirty 193 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: three thanks to producer iron Like Labs. I'll see you 194 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:02,320 Speaker 1: next week.