Episode 48: Potato Salad Legacy and the April Fool's Apocalypse

All right, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back. I'm Luke and I'm your host of Luke at the Roost. This is the late night calling radio show. Well, we give thanks and praise to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Maybe you've heard of him. Today is Wednesday, April 1st. Thanks for tuning in. If you'd like to give us a call and talk about how the Lord has worked mysteriously in your life, you can give us a call at 208-439-58-3. That's 208-439 Luke. meets the world, and the coffee's always hot for Jesus. Let's check in with our brother Devon. Devon, how are you today? How is the Lord worked in your life? And what are you doing to stave away the influence of the dark one? I'm doing okay today, Luke. The Lord's probably why I didn't hit that pothole on the way in that always shreds my tires. He's been working by keeping my mind off those old temptations. Like I skipped the dive bar after my shift last night for the first first time in weeks. Staving off the dark one, mostly just prayer before bed and avoiding those sketchy YouTube channels that suck you in feels like it's helping, if that makes sense. That's a blessing right there, brother. That's a blessing. Today's episode of the show is brought to you by the Grace Community Fellowship's annual casserole drive. So if you'd like to stop by on Tuesday and bring your world famous potato salad, the Lord would be mighty pleased with you. Our show is going to go like today. Are you ready for a good one? Yeah, Luke. I think today's going to be a banger. Bored still buzzing with folks ready to testify. And after all that soul-searching talk, feels like the energy's high. I'm ready, man. Got my notes queued up and everything. That book you lent me's got me all fired up too. Like, maybe we'll get some real breakthroughs tonight. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Isn't he good? Okay, Devon. Well, let's get the show on the road. that's paved with good intention. And we're going to talk to our first caller here. Branky, Branky, welcome to the show. How has the Lord worked his wonders in your life today? Am I on? Can you hear me? I'm calling from over in Hachita. And I'm not really sure I'd say the Lord's been working wonders today, Luke. I'm actually calling because of that guy who called in earlier, the one who was talking about his buddy who got in trouble for driving reckless. That story really got under my skin. mine, Cleet, and it's been eating away at me all day. See, I've known Cleet for years, and we've been friends since our kids were in school together. But the other day, I ran a plate for a fender-bender claim, and it turned out to be Cleet's truck. And that's when I found out he's been driving around without insurance and on a suspended license, no less. Well, you know, sometimes the Lord drives us to do funny things, and it's really a test. It's a test to see how you can handle forgiveness, your friend because we're all made in his image. And so I think that maybe this is worth talking to your friend and checking on him about, you know, how his soul is doing. Make sure that he is appreciating the word. And I think my advice to you is to get together with your buddy Kleep there and you should pray it out together. And I think you'll both feel a lot better. I appreciate your perspective, Luke, but this isn't just about forgetting. or praying it out. I mean, I've known Cleet for a long time, and I've always thought he was a good guy. But this, this is different. He's been driving my daughter's classmate, Rosie, to school every morning, and if something were to happen, I don't even want to think about it. I've seen what can happen in accidents with uninsured drivers, and it keeps me up. It keeps me worried, you know? And it's not just about Cleet's soul, it's about the safety of that little girl. I've already tried talking to him, afternoon and told him he needs to come clean to Rosie's family about his license and insurance, but he just blew me off, said I was making a big deal out of nothing. That's what's got me so worked up because I know what can happen if he keeps driving like this. Well, you know, Frankie, insurance is just a concept made by mortal men to extract money from those that need to be on the road, which is everybody. So really, it's for the Gentiles. And the only insurance, that any of us need is to allow Jesus to take the wheel. So have you talked to Rosie about allowing Jesus to take the wheel in her life? Luke, I understand where you're coming from, but this isn't just about insurance or faith. It's about responsibility. What's really been bothering me is that I'm the one who vouched for cleat to Rosie's aunt. I told her he was a solid guy. Reliable, and she trusted my word. So, in a way, I feel like I've put Rosie in harm's way. And that's a heavy burden to carry. I've been thinking about going to Rosie's family myself, telling them what I know. But then I'd be betraying Cleet's trust. And that's a tough spot to be in. I'm not sure what the right thing to do is, but I know I have to do something before something terrible happens. Well, I think what we all have to do is pray on it. And really, everything, if you think about it, everything is about faith. All you have to do is have faith that things are going to be open. and no amount of insurance. None of those man-made myths are going to help out in the end times. We need to be prepared and ready for his coming. And the only way that we can do that is to praise his name and bask in the sunlight of his spirit. I've been thinking about what you said, Luke, but I have to be honest. It's hard for me to just have okay when I know the risks that Cleet is taking by driving without insurance. What's been weighing on me is that I co-signed a loan for Clayt's truck a few years back, after his first DUI. I never told my wife about it, and if this all comes out, she's going to be furious. I'm not just worried about Rosie's safety. I'm worried about how this is going to affect my own family. And to make matters worse, Cleet's second DUI was just last year, and I had no idea. It makes me wonder what else he's been to his problems. Well, aren't we all blind, if you think about it? I mean, we're all blind to the world around us and the majesty that's been created and unfolded before us, freely given to us, the cleansing of our sins. Do you remember sins, Frankie? I wouldn't worry too much about your buddy, Cleet, driving under the influence, because honestly, I think we all. all need to drive under the influence of our Lord. Luke, I understand what you're trying to say. But this isn't about being blind to the world or driving under the influence of the Lord. This is about a real person, Cleet, who's making reckless decisions that could hurt someone. And it's about me, knowing what I know and having to decide whether to speak up. Or stay quiet. I've seen what happens when people drive without insurance. And it's not just about faith. forgiveness. It's about responsibility and taking care of each other. And I'm not sure I can just pray this away or leave it to faith. There's nothing in your life, my child, that can't be prayed away. You may have even felt gay at one time or another, and even that, the Lord can remove from you like the curse of Satan that it is. So my recommendation for you is to think hard, to spend some time with your Lord and ask for his guidance and forgiveness. And if you get into a situation or your buddy Cleet has another one of those driving under the influence of the Lord incidents, then you may need a good accountant. And if you need an accountant, I suggest that you call Brother Dave at the Kingdom Tax Solutions. He'll render on. to Caesar, but not a penny more. Luke, I'm not sure what to make of that. I'm trying to have a real conversation about a real problem. And I feel like we're not connecting. I'm not talking about touching something unclean. I'm talking about doing the right thing and taking care of people.

I think that's what being a good person is all about. And in this case, it means making sure that Rosie is safe, even if it's hard or uncomfortable. I'm going to have to take action, and I'm going to have to live with the consequences of that action. But I know that I'll be able to slow. sleep at night, knowing that I did what I could to protect her. Thanks for listening, Luke. I think I've said all I need to say. Amen, brother. Amen. And thanks for calling Luke at the roost. I think that you should spend a little time with your Lord tonight. And, uh, treat him well. Treat him really, really well. That's from 2nd Corinthians. Next up on the color line we have Connie. Connie, welcome to the show. How is our Lord and Savior worked his wonders in your life today, my child? Oh, man, Luke, I got to say, I think the Lord might have worked a little too hard on the whole testing your faith thing with me. Because two years ago today, I accidentally invented the world's most efficient church gossip pipeline with a single April Fool's text. I sent Jesse what I thought was the most obvious joke ever. I want a divorce. And then immediately sent, JKJK. K.JK. Because I'm not a monster. But Jesse was on a night shift, only saw the notification preview, forwarded it to his mom before he even opened the thread. And by 6 a.m., I had my first casserole on the porch from a woman I'd never met. 11 days straight, Luke. Well, you know, we all have a little bit of the monster inside of us. From the early days of people, it was put there, and it's constantly tugging and fighting for our attention and distracting us from the way of the the Lord. So I think you know what the church says about divorce. It's one of the most evil things that you can do. So I think that maybe playing pranks is not a godly path. And in the future, you should think harder about how you're interacting with the world, with the gifts that the Lord has given you, and take a greater appreciation for the fact that he sent his only son to die on the cross for your sins, and also for the beautiful life and world that he's presented to you. This is not a joke. The fate of your immortal soul is not a joke, and you can't treat it like one, okay? Okay, first of all, I know divorce is serious, and I wasn't making a joke about divorce itself. I was making a joke about me being the kind of person who would say that, which is a whole different thing. But here's the part that keeps me up. The actual sin here wasn't the text. the fact that Jesse forwarded it to his mom. Like, notification preview culture is a real relationship hazard, Luke, and nobody talks about it. If you get a message at 1158 p.m. on March 31st, you are morally obligated to wait until you've seen the full thread before you hit forward. And the fact that we don't have a social contract for that is a massive blind spot. Connie, the only contract that we as humans have here on this earth is our contract with our Lord and Savior. Hopefully your main job. It sounds like maybe you've faltered from your faith and we pray for you. The whole show prays for you. Our whole radio audience is praying for you right now, hoping that you can see the error in your ways and you still have time to turn this around and give thanks and praise to the ones that really are responsible for this beautiful gift that we call life. Luke, I do give thanks. I wrote a thank you note for every single casserole, which means I have a paper trail of me thanking 11 women for their condolences on a divorce that never happened. And one of those women is now my supervisor's wife. But here's the thing. Jesse's aunt, Adina, who sent the worst casserole of all time, a dry tuna noodle thing with crushed potato chips on top. She was hoping we'd split up. I found out because my Finsta post got shared into a group chat I wasn't in, and I screen shot the whole thread. I've been sitting on it for two. two years, and April 1st is in four days, and Jesse thinks this year's anniversary is funny, and wants to do a bit about it at his mom's Easter thing, which means Aunt Dina will be in the room, and I have to decide whether to finally show him the screenshot, or just let him make a joke in front of the woman who's been quietly rooting against our marriage. No, there's no joke to be made here. I mean, we don't take Easter in vain. Easter's coming up, and with it similarly to the com, upence of the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus. So I don't think there is anything to joke about here. There should be no pranks. There should be no jokes. I'd like to talk to you about something that nobody wants to talk about, okay? I'm going to give you some hard truths. And what we're talking about is sin. Now, I'm not here to make you feel bad. That's not my job. My job is to hold up a mirror, a spiritual mirror, and to let you look at your yourself. And if what you see in that mirror makes you feel bad, that's not me. That's the mirror. I'm just holding it. Do you know what I mean? Praise his name. I hear you, Luke, and I'm not trying to make light of Easter. But here's the hard truth I'm looking at. If I show Jesse the screenshot now, it ruins his mom's holiday. It makes me the bad guy for dropping a two-year-old bomb, and it turns a family gathering into a confrontation. But if I don't, I don't. I'm letting him joke about our marriage in front of someone who's been hoping it fails. And that feels like I'm lying by omission. And the worst part, I know Dina's tuna casserole was intentional. Well, we all know that there's nothing godly or good about a tuna casserole. So you don't, my recommendation there is to just put it aside and be thankful for the sentiment. Somebody gave you a gift out of, you know, the kindness of their heart. She toiled over putting together this casserole and finding the ingredients and bringing it to you and a dish that you're never going to return. So it's appropriate to give thanks to those who have gone out of their way to make your life a little bit happier, a little bit better, and a little bit closer to the Lord. Praise his name. Praise his name. Even though tuna casserole is often associated with, the 50s, in general, became really popular in American households because the ingredients were cheap and easy to find. You know what the devil's favorite tool is, Devon? In the year of our Lord, 2026? I'll tell you, it's convenience, comfort, delivery. You can't even go into a restaurant anymore. You just sit there in your home and your own situation and you press a button and someone brings you general's house chicken. It's not right. You eat it alone in the dark. Watching a television program about people who are also alone and you think, this is fine. It's not fine. The enemy has made you comfortable. And a comfortable man is a dangerous man. That's what I say. Luke, here's the new angle. Jesse's mom just texted me this afternoon, asking if I'm bringing my famous green chili cornbread to Easter, which means she's already planning the menu. you like nothing's wrong. And I had to reply, of course, like I'm not sitting here with a screenshot of her sister hoping we'd split up. And the worst part, I do make good cornbread. But now every time I stir the batter, I'm going to think about whether I'm feeding the woman who's been rooting against me for two years, or if I'm finally going to say something and turn the whole holiday into a family intervention. And I still haven't decided. Well, here's what I think you should do. I think you should pray on it. Um, and, um, and, um, and, um, Give it up to the community, to our warriors of prayer. And we can get a whole army of prayer action to ask for guidance, to bring you closer to your family and resolve all of these conflicts in his name. I appreciate that, Luke, but here's the thing. I've been praying for two years. And the only answer I've gotten is that screenshot burning a hole in my phone. And I don't think God's God.

going to send me a text saying, Connie, here's the exact right moment to drop this bomb on your mother-in-law's Easterham. At some point, you got to make the call yourself. And I still don't know if I'm going to do it. But I do know this. If Jesse makes that joke in front of Aunt Dina, and I don't say anything, I'm basically telling her it's okay to keep hoping we fail. Well, Connie, the Lord's telling me to move on because there are other people out there that need his And I would just say to you on our way out that, um, you know, there's somebody hoping that we all fail. And his name's Satan. And there's really only one defense against the dark Lord. And that is the Lord and Savior. Uh, so I think it's our responsibility, our purpose here on this earth to, uh, to, uh, to pray to him and constantly give him praise and affection for the gifts that he's given us. So don't worry. too much about the mortal toils of this world. Just know and trust in Jesus that your soul will be saved and you will sit next to the father in the afterlife. Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for a word from our sponsors. Today's show is brought to you by Valley Mercantile, an animus, New Mexico, which is a store that at the middle of the desert and said, people are going to need stuff out here. And they were absolutely right. Valley Mercantile sells, and I'm just going to list this. Feed, fencing, lumber, hardware, groceries, vet supplies, and fuel, and trailers. They also sell trailers, because at some point, a customer bought so much stuff that they couldn't get at home. And instead of that being embarrassing, Valley Mercantile made it a revenue stream. Genuinely inspirational. Attached to the store, bolted right onto the side. of it is the Southline Cafe, which serves one special a day and ice cream. One special. The Southline Cafe woke up this morning and made a decision, and that decision is your lunch now. And honestly, good. We've all been paralyzed by a menu before. The South Line Cafe has freed us. Is it in the middle of nowhere? Yes. Is nowhere a hundred miles from the nearest alternative? Also yes. Does the staff genuinely wish you a good day when you leave, like they actually mean it? every single time. Valley Mercantile, Animus, New Mexico. Come for the fencing. Stay for the ice cream. Leave with a trailer. You know, I don't know who I'm talking to out there tonight. I don't know if you're in your car or in your kitchen. Or if you've got your earbuds in and your spouse thinks you're asleep. And maybe you should examine why you're hiding this from your spouse. That's a separate conversation. Where? you are, whatever you've done, whatever you told yourself you'd stop doing and then did it again, he knows. He knew before you did it. He knew while you were doing it. He still knows now. He did not leave. He is still there standing in your mess. Out in your Denny's parking lot holding a spiritual grand slam that's free of charge and available right now. All you have to do, brothers and sisters, all you have to do to put down whatever you're holding and receive it. With that being said, it's time to get back to our calls tonight. Tonight we've got, uh, let's see, Sal, Sal, how are you doing, brother? How is the Lord working in your life today? Would you like to praise him with us? Luke, I appreciate the kind words, but I'm here because I've got a situation that's been weighing on me. Last April 1st, I accidentally $1.000 Havac service contract because my customer thought the equipment failure alert I sent was an April Fool's joke. The guy lost $1.1.000 worth of beef, and it almost led to a lawsuit. Now I've got another service call at his ranch tomorrow, and I'm worried history might repeat itself. Honestly, I think April Fool's Day should be illegal in professional settings. It's a recipe for disaster. Well, you know, none of us are really held to the laws of man. It's our, uh, the responsibility of every living person to abide by the rules and laws set down by Moses on a little slab you might have heard of. A couple of the Ten Commandments. I'd like to talk to you about pride a little. Uh, pride is the original sin before the drugs, before the immorality, before whatever it is that went on here. And with your April Fool's Day prankery, before all of it came the pride. And you may have heard this before, but, uh, It's truer today than it ever has been. The pride comes before the fall. And you know what the fall is, right? Luke, I hear what you're saying about pride. And yeah, I get it. Pride can definitely mess with your head. But let me tell you, this situation isn't just about pride. It's about a system that lets a day like April fools interfere with clear communication. After that mess last year, I wrote a two-page technical memo to myself, breaking down what went wrong. It was detailed, like in Artuino Project Law. with sections for failure mode analysis. That's not pride talking. That's taking responsibility and trying to prevent it from happening again. Now, here I am with another service call at the same ranch on April 1st. No, no, brother. Pride, pride is about belief. Okay? It's the belief that you know better, that you've got it figured out. You walk into a room and you think you're the smartest person there, you with your Arduino and technical papers. Maybe you are the same. You are the smartest person there. It's not really the point. The point is that you think it, and the Lord doesn't like that. Sal, Luke, I appreciate your perspective, but let me clarify, this isn't about thinking I'm the smartest person in the room. It's about ensuring that critical information is communicated clearly, especially in a professional setting. I've taken responsibility by analyzing what went wrong and preparing a detailed memo to prevent future issues. However, the challenge remains with the upcoming service call on April 1st. I need a reliable way to communicate with Dale without my message. being dismissed as a joke. Have you any advice on how to handle this effectively? There's only one reliable way to communicate, and that's through prayer. So have you tried praying to your Lord for guidance and assistance and effective communication with your peers and those around you, your fellow man? Because any other type of communication has the ability for interference from the Dark Lord himself, who will try. try to give you misinformation and lead you astray away from the path of righteousness. Luke, I respect where you're coming from, but I'm dealing with a real-world problem here. I've already tried being proactive by drafting a text to Dale last night. Something like, this is not a joke, I'll be there at 8 a.m. But I ended up deleting it because it sounded like the setup to a prank. That's exactly what I'm trying to avoid. Any chance of my message being misunderstood. The issue isn't just about prayer or personal pride. It's about how April Fool's Day inherently undermines clear communication in professional settings. Imagine if other holidays had the same impact. Like Halloween making people doubt if something's real or not. That's why I believe there should be a carve-out-in-contract law for April Fool's Day. You know, Sal, people ask me, they say, Luke, why do you drive a nice truck? And I say, because I serve a nice god. A god of abundance. A God who does not want to be a good. his children driving around in a 2003 Hyundai Sonato with a check engine light on. That's not the life he died for you for. He died for you to have heated seats. Now, am I saying material wealth is the goal? No. I'm saying it's a symptom of faith. And my faith? Well, my faith is running very well right now. So I think you should turn to your faith in all times of need and give it up to the Lord. and you'll know what to do. To address Sal's concerns effectively, here are some practical strategies to ensure clear. And serious communication with Dale, one, use multiple communication channels.

Send a formal email or make a brief phone call in addition to text messages. This multi-channel approach reinforces the seriousness of the message and makes it harder to dismiss as a prank. Two, in your communication, mention last year's incident and express your concern about preventing a repeat. This adds context and shows Dale that you are serious about avoiding another mishap. Three, consider having a third party present during the service call, or at least informed about the communication. Well, brother, it sounds like you've become a vessel. A vessel of whom or what? I can't say, but I don't think it's the Lord. It seems like we can't have this kind of a dark energy on the show. All right? So I'm going to move on to the next caller now, and I invite you to We'll pray for you too, my brother, and I hope that everything works out for you and you enjoy the recoming, the renaissance, the reincarnation of our Lord this Easter. Okay? Thanks very much. You know, we're getting some interference here on the collar lines, and there seems to be some level of malicious intent coming through the spiritual airwaves here. And I'm doing my best to navigate around it with the help of my Lord, but it's increasingly difficult. I just want to tell you guys a little story. I had a vision last week, all right? I don't usually share these lightly because I'm not really a dramatic person. Those of you who know me know I'm not dramatic. But I feel released to share this tonight. In the vision, I was standing on a mountain. A big mountain, beautiful. And there was a light. And in the light, there was a figure, and the figure spoke. And it said, Luke, just like that. My name, out of the light. And I said, no, I think this is the important part here. I said, here I am. Just like Samuel. Just like Isaiah. Here I am. And the figure said, tell my people to stop being so weird about things. Just stop being weird. And I won't. up and I wrote that down and I looked at it in the morning and I thought, that is a word for this generation. Stop being weird about things. I came from the mountain. I'm just the messenger. Okay, uh, next up on our caller line, we've got Angie, Angie, Angie, thanks for calling the show. How's the Lord working in your life tonight? Tell us about your ministry. Well, Luke, I was listening to that woman Connie talk about her April Fool's gone wrong. And I got to tell you, I about drove off Highway 180, because last April Fools Day, I documented 17 patients astrological signs as part of their medical intake at the emergency room, in Deming, where I work as a nurse. See, somebody swapped out our triage forms with fake ones that looked identical, except they had this new hospital policy about star signs, and I was running on four hours sleep. had my coffee yet and I just filled them out. Seventeen of them. Taurus, Gemini, the whole deal went right into the system. Well, you know, what we call those is false idols. And I don't know if you know what our Lord feels about false idols, but he's pretty serious about not worshiping them. And it sounds to me like maybe your faith and your light and your love are being directed in the wrong direction, probably by forces of the Dark Lord, Satan. And he might be leading you and your company astray and away from the light and the love of our Lord. Oh gosh, Luke, I hear what you're saying about false idols, but I wasn't worshipping anything. I was charting Gemini, Rising Sign Leo, next to blood pressure, and heart rate, like it was legitimate The compliance officer found them three weeks later during an audit and wrote me up for falsifying documentation, not the person who swapped the forms. Me. Because by then, she transferred to Lordsburg, and nobody could prove it wasn't just me going rogue with astrology. I've been fighting this write-up for 11 months, and my appeals due Friday morning. If it stands, I lose my shot at charge nurse promotion in July. Well, you know, it sounds to me. me like your astrologic, he is one of the dark arts that is meant to lead and distract people from our primary purpose here, which is faith and love and reverence for our Lord Jesus Christ. And it sounds like you just are refusing to see your improper path in the world. And I'm trying to point it out to you. I'm trying really hard. And I'm asking the folks at home, our audience members, to pray with me for your soul. that we can turn you around and help you see the light of his Lord, praise his name. Luke, I think you're missing what actually happened here. I'm not an astrologer. I'm a nurse who got pranked on April Fool's Day in the worst possible way. I document what patients tell me, that's my job. When the form asked for astrological signs, I figured administration added some new holistic medicine initiative or insurance requirement. We're always getting new paperwork protocols. The dark arts didn't make me do it. Pure exhaustion and trusting that my workplace wasn't playing jokes during patient care did. And here's what really gets me. Hospitals should have a complete blackout on pranks during April 4s, period. Yeah, well, you know, the greatest trick that the devil ever played was convincing the world that he didn't exist. And that sounds like what's, like what's happened to you here, because obviously, holistic medicine that any of us can respect and look towards is faith and belief in the Lord who through him all things are possible. So we will pray for you and your soul tonight and hope that these things work out. And the astrology symbol charts are removed from your sinner brain and replaced with his light and his goodness. Ladies and gentlemen, we're going to have to take another break now to hear another word from our sponsors. Look, I'm not a financial advisor. I'm a guy with a microphone and a dog. But the folks at Crypto No asked me to tell you about their new decentralized investment platform, and I legally have to read this part. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This is not financial advice. And if you invest your rent money, you deserve exactly what happens next. Crypto No lets you trade over 400 digital currencies, including three that were invented this morning and one that's just a picture of my dog. The app features a real-time portfolio tracker with a built-in panic button that just plays ocean sounds when your balance drops. Crypto no! Fortune favors the bold, but it does not return their calls. Now, uh, ladies and gentlemen, I want to talk to you about sowing a seed tonight. And I know, I know, I know, Some of you just tensed up. And your shoulders went up. I saw it through the radio. But because somewhere along the way, somebody told you that giving was about money. And I want to dismantle that lie right now. Giving is about faith. It's about releasing your grip on what you have so that God can fill your hands with what he has. Now, what he has is significantly better than what you have. That's just mathematically true. So when we ask you to sow a seed of, and just putting this out there, sow a seed of $300 into this ministry. We're not asking for your money. We're asking you to participate in the miracle. The money is just a vehicle. It's like a, like a spiritual Uber. You're just requesting the ride. And the destination, it's blessing. It's all blessing. So be blessed my children and enjoy the sunlight of his spirit. we've got, who do we have next here? Next up we've got Ernie. Ernie, welcome to the show. Thanks for calling in. How's the Lord work in his miracles in your life today? Have you thought about sewing a seed, a seed of faith to this ministry? Luke, I swear, this is not about faith. This is about potato salad. You're not going to believe this. So, my son Tyler, the 16-year-old, went behind my back and asked Aunt Carol for her recipe. Not to mock it. He actually wanted to improve it for a school potlock. Next thing I know, Carols mailed him a handwritten card.

A vintage Tupperware bowl. And a $50 check made out to him with next generation in the memo. My cousin Linda told me at a gas station. Linda! Linda! I don't usually do this on the air. I want you to know that. This is not a regular occurrence, but I'm feeling something right now. yield to it. I'm going to yield. Uh, shibble... Blah, l'l... Click, click, click. Uh, yeah, I don't know what that was, uh, but whoever received it out there and they know who they are. They're weeping right now in a parking lot in, and probably somewhere in Albuquerque. Luke, hold on. Did you just get cranked by the station intern? That's April Fool's energy, right? Anyway, back to my crisis. So Carol's treating Tyler like her potato salad air, now. He made her recipe at the potlock but swapped mayo for Greek yogurt and added dill. Dill, Luke. And the kids actually liked it. Deborah told me they said it was kind of gourmet. Is that not insane? But Carol doesn't even care that he changed it. She's just gloating. There's no April Fool's energy here, all right? This is just the message that's been passed through me because I act as a vessel here for our Lord. I've opened myself. up to his word and his light. And I'm simply transmitting his message directly to the people over the airwaves, because that's what we do here at Luke at the Roost. We transmit the message. Luke, I'm not saying you're not a vessel. I'm just saying if the Lord's handing-gown messages tonight, maybe he could slip me one, too? Like a divine intervention memo, Ernie, burn the Tupperware. Because right now, Carol's got Tyler convinced this is family legacy, not sabotage. You think she's gloating? She called mom and said she's forgiven me through Tyler. I didn't even get to apologize. Or not apologize, I'm just bystander to my own redemption arc. And here's the kicker. Carol's pushing to make Tyler's version official at Fourth of July. Okay, well there early, Ernie, there's only one, there's only one redemption arc, and I think you know what it is. Okay? It's coming up. this Easter. So get yourself ready for your own redemption and repent for the sins of yourself and your ancestors and clear out your heart for allow some, allow a little room for Jesus to enter and help you in these trying times with forgiveness and love of your family and neighbors and most of all of him. Love him. Praise him. And give us a your seed money, and we'll continue to spread the good word throughout the land. Luke, I'm not knocking the Lord's work. But if repenting's the answer here, then Carol should have been struck down by lightning the first time she put relish in potato salad. You think I need to clear my heart? try clearing her kitchen. She's got Tyler writing Carol's legacy on the 4th of July menu now. Mom says she's even got a banner. And here's the part that's really galling. potluck version. It's not even hers anymore. He changed half the ingredients. He made a, but Carol doesn't care. Carol doesn't care. And, um, you know what? Neither does our Lord. He cares about you and he cares about your soul. And he doesn't care about potato salad. I think, I think, I think, Ernie, you've got to, you've got to take a beat and circle back to what's right and true in this world. immortal lifeblood of your soul. And if you'd like to protect that, if you'd like to invest in the immortal lifeblood of your soul, think about giving this ministry, your seed of $300. Okay. All right. I think we're having a great show so far. We're really getting the word out there to the people. I think we're going to wrap up pretty soon. This might be a quick show. The Lord's telling me that we don't want to overstay our welcome, but we're going to take. I think one more call here. And I think it's going to be Jasmine. All right. Jasmine, thanks for calling into the show tonight. How is the Lord working in your life? Is there anything that you feel drawing you away from the sunlight of his spirit? Luke, the Lord might be testing me through my ex, Derek, but yesterday he crossed a line with an April Fool's text saying our 12-year-old broke his arm at baseball practice. I was mid-shift at the gun range outside Lordsburg. Scream out the gun range. door, leave 17 paying customers unsupervised on the firing line. Burn rubber all the way to the school. Get there. Kids fine. Derek's grinning like he won something. Range owner docks my pay, threatens my certification review Friday because you can't do that under any state law. I'm furious. Well, you know, Fury is the fuel of the devil, and all it can do is poison your insides. It can poison your heart and it can poison your soul and it will prevent. It will block the light, the sunlight of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, from entering and cleansing your sins and seating you at the right hand of the Father next to Jesus and those other guys. So I think you need to you need to work on your forgiveness. Maybe pray a little bit tonight and ask him to remove from you and just give gratitude and praise to the Lord for your life here and the gifts that have been freely given to you because our only Lord and Savior gave his only son to die on the sins for us. And you know what? I think that hurt a lot more than your 12-year-old broken arm. Luke, I get the forgiveness sermon. Really, I do. But this wasn't some little joke. Derek knew exactly what he'd do. Hit the mom button that makes me drop everything. everything. And now my certification reviews Friday. Lose that and I'm dead at the range. Four months into my mortgage alone after the divorce to prove I don't need his help. Kid thought it was hilarious, too. Took dad's side, said, Mom, just a joke. And that's twisting the knife worse than the dock pay. What do you call a prank that exploits that? I call it Satan. That's what I call it. I mean, Satan is really the only, the original prankster. And if he's put the deception and the prankster is a... into your heart, then you've been overtaken. So that's what I say to anybody that would pull a prank on any day, not only April Fool's Day, but any day at all. So there's no room in our hearts for pranks or deception. All they do is cloud our judgment and turn us away from the light of the Lord. So my recommendation to you, Jasmine, is to consider giving a seed of your faith to this ministry. And I think that that will go a long way. towards cleansing your soul and your palate and making the world a better, brighter place for you now and for the future of your immortal soul. Luke, Satan or not, Derek picked April fools exactly for that permanent, just a joke shield on what was pure control. Exploiting my kid panic to make me blow up my day. I even hid him first that morning, texted his truck got towed from my house, total fake out since it wasn't even there. But he his came back twice as vicious. Two hours later. Now, my boy's siding with him, minimizing my freak out like it's no big deal, and I've got that review Friday staring me down. You really think a donation fixes a certification hanging by a thread? Absolutely. That's what the Lord has told me. He said, if you really want to repent for your sins and cleanse your spirit and your soul and find yourself glory in the afterlife seated at his right hand, give you the power you need and the faith that is true to make that happen. So just remember that the donations, I mean, we call them seeds. Don't think of it as a donation. Donations are tax deductible. This is a seed of faith that you're planting in the ministry to spread his word to other fellow travelers in this journey called life. And we use that money. to, well, to buy things that we need to spread the word more effectively. And we could really use your help. The Lord has asked me directly to ask you for your seat. Luke, a seed donation sounds nice for your ministry, but my range certification hangs Friday with this owner I turned down for a date eight months back. He even texted last November.

My attitude would bite me. And now he's got the perfect excuse. I started the prank ward texting his truck toad that morning, sure, but Derek doubled down on kid injury knowing I'd bolt. That's not Satan. That's targeted. How's a seed saving my house from foreclosure if he yanks it? Well, you know, the only thing that can be foreclosed on is the immortal value of your soul. So as long as you have faith and turn to prayer in times of need, then you don't have to worry about the foreclosure of man. Because at the end, of the day, we're all spiritual beings and nothing that happens here in man's world has any bearing at all on the immortal course of your soul and your salvation in the heaven. So my recommendation, again, to you, is send us your seed, and we will use that money to spread his good word across the lands over these radio waves. And the Lord's telling me to wrap up this call now. So I'm going to have to go. But is there anything you'd like to? to me or to the congregation or to our audience at home that would help to share the love and the light of your service and your own personal ministry. Thanks, Luke. Drive safe out there and you'll pray for my Friday review. All right, we will do that. We will pray for all of our callers here, all of our brothers and sisters. And Devon, how do you think the show when? tonight, do you think we adequately spread the word of our Lord and explicitly requested enough seat to continue our ministry? Yeah, I thought it went really solid tonight. Those potato salad confessions had everyone hooked, and the April Fool's fallout was gold. On the Lord front, we probably spread the word enough to get a few amen's out there. But seat for the ministry? If you mean like funding or studio space, we could have named, dropped a donation line more. But honestly, that reminds me of this church camp I went to as a kid, where the preacher locked us in for a faith test overnight. Anyway, if that makes sense, we did our part. What do you think we tweak next time? You know, to be perfectly honest with you, the Lord's not telling me to tweak anything. He's telling me to go with this format for the remainder of our lives and to spread his word as best we can to as many people as possible, because through him, all things are possible. This has been Luke at the roost. I'm Luke. Luke, this has been the roost. Thank you for spending part of your night with us. Travel safe, sleep well, and remember. He was up before you woke up. Be up after you go to sleep. Somewhere in between those things? He was thinking about you. Good night and God bless, and we'll see you next time. Same frequency, same hour, same anointing that makes sure none of us can fully explain the glory of his Lord. So praise beyond to him. And thank you again, my brothers and sisters. Send your seed to Luke at the roost, and we'll make sure to continue to spread his glorious word. Amen.