Are New Year's Resolutions Biblical? | #042
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How do the hosts introduce the New Year episode and personal New Year traditions?
Welcome to another episode on the unlearn wisdom podcast with yours truly today. We're oh, shoot. I have to do the intro. I always forget the intro. where each episode is a gospel-centered lesson that you could apply to your life today. Today. And we're doing episode 42 today, which is New Year's. Yay. Yay. New year, new me. New year, new you.
When this episode drops, what is it, like two days before the New Year? Yeah, 29th. Wow. Sheesh. Did you ever get a New Year's kiss?
Is that a thing? Yeah. A New Year's kiss?
You didn't have that in prison?
Jump on. No, I never had a New Year's kiss.
So you said in prison that Thanksgiving and New Year's, I mean, sorry, Thanksgiving and birthdays were no good. But what about New Year's? Because it's like one year closer to your getting out of there.
It depends. Unless you're a lifer. But, yeah, most of the time it depends, again, on the yard. Some of them have different cultures. Some inmates celebrate it. Some inmates don't, even in the prison system. So it just depends. But I didn't. I just, being Chinese, we didn't really celebrate. The only New Year's we celebrate is Chinese New Year, man. Okay, you get the Gong Hei Fa Choy, you get the, you get the, what's it called? Red envelope. Xin Nian Kuai Le, right, and the red envelope, and the Lai Si for the Cantonese people and all that stuff. Yeah, we just celebrated that because we're narcissistic.
Why is Chinese New Year a different time?
It's called the Lunar New Year. They're measuring it off of what, though? I don't even know. I'm not even Chinese. I'm Mexican.
Yeah, I trust them, though, because Chinese are superior at math. So I believe that their calendar is right and ours is backwards.
Okay.
Like, do you know that in Korea, they count the time you're in the womb?
That's Chinese people, too. So they have like a Chinese age and like American age. So I wouldn't be 36. I would be like 36 plus nine months, basically.
Oh, really? Yeah. Dang. So you come out basically one? Yeah, basically. That's like my apartment. The first floor is called one, even though it's what?
it just clicked in my head asians celebrate all the baby or koreans at least the 100 day birthday that's three months plus the nine months that's the first year technically for the baby oh my god you're a smart man wow A lot of Asians, they celebrate your 100 days after you come out the womb. And it's like a very big party. And they put in front of the baby, it'll be like money, maybe something sports related or something else. Or maybe like a book or something. And it sees what the baby crawls. I don't remember what I grabbed. I probably grabbed all three.
You don't remember your 100 day party? What? You don't remember your 100 day party?
Nah, I got too drunk.
What was the things again in the front?
I thought it was like money. Money, calculator. Yeah. And then like something like having to do with like physical.
Oh, I grabbed the gun. Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't grab the gun. I grabbed the knife. I was the chef. Oh. Yes, chef. What was the gun for?
Uh. Next question. He's like, just kidding. I grabbed the dye bag. The dye bag is crazy.
The scale.
Yeah. All right. Sorry. Do you guys like New Year's?
Yeah.
I mean, it's just for me. I'm sorry. It's just another day. Birthday's just another day. Valentine's Day, just another day. Everything is just another day for me, man. I agree. Everyone trips about that stuff. Like, you didn't get me my present. I'm like, yo, honestly, it's just another day. Relax.
Hey, but what if it means something to somebody else? True. How am I the Grinch, by the way?
You are the Grinch.
Are you listening to this guy?
You're not wiggling out of this, but you're sitting here like, true, yeah.
But you listen to this guy? This guy's the one that's like, I'm the one who just counter-argued. I'm like, what about if it makes someone feel special?
Well, obviously, but I was talking about me. I'm saying it doesn't make, it's not special to me. I don't care respectfully like people forget my birthday all the time oh my gosh Johnny I forgot your birthday I'm like it's okay I'm still alive you're still alive we're cool you know like I just yeah for me it's just not a thing however if people want to give that's amazing
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
How do the hosts introduce the New Year episode and personal New Year traditions?
0:00–22:38
2
What growth highlights and metrics did Core of the Heart share for 2025?
22:38–50:17
3
What is GospelBot and how can it help deepen your Bible understanding?
50:17–1:00:44
4
How should Christians invite God into New Year goals so they don't become idols?
1:00:44–1:02:29
5
What practical steps help New Year goals stick—self-control, connection to God, and community?
1:02:29–1:06:59
6
How do the hosts set personal and team goals for 2026 (health, discipline, app launch, events)?
1:06:59–1:11:58
7
What reflections and closing prayer wrap up this New Year’s episode?
1:11:58–2:05:15
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