January 7, 2025 • 13 mins
In this week’s episode of the Honeycomb Club, Collin tries to start the new year on the right foot with a new set of habits, but ends up needing crutches. Mr. Mitchel realizes Collin is trying to earn God’s approval and teaches the crew that you can’t be good enough to earn God’s happiness and you can’t be bad enough for Him to not love you. The Honeycomb Chronicles is a fun faith filled audio drama done in partnership with Moody Bible Institute’s very own Today in the Word’s Family Study. Listen to this week’s episode at Moodyradio.org
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UU (00:07):
Sweeter than honey. Much better than gold. Searching the word.
See how the story unfolds in the Honeycomb Club. We
have fun with Max, Colin and Lena in the honey cast.
(00:29):
We will share a laugh. The Honeycomb Chronicles, honeycomb, the
Honeycomb Club, the Honeycomb Chronicles, those.
S1 (00:59):
Are Okay, here we go. New year, fresh starts. New me.
Starting with making my bed. Uh, even though it makes
no sense. Because no one will ever see it. But
mom likes it, so I'll do it. And there we go.
(01:24):
I think that's as good as it's going to get.
Now let's see if I can make some breakfast. Hmm.
Looks like it's going to have to be a bagel.
Each bagel, bagel, bagel, bagel. I'll just need to put
(01:45):
them in the toaster.
S2 (01:47):
Good morning, sweetie. You're up early. Yep. What are you doing?
S1 (01:53):
Just making some breakfast. Already made my bed. And I
started your coffee for you.
S2 (01:58):
You did? Yep. Uh, I didn't know you knew how
to make coffee.
S1 (02:04):
Well, I've seen you do it, like, a million times. Mom,
I figured it out.
S2 (02:08):
Oh, I see it looks pretty dark. How many scoops
did you put in it?
S1 (02:15):
Ten. I figured that was a nice round. Number ten.
S2 (02:19):
Oh, my. That is a nice round number. Well, it'll
sure wake me up this morning.
S1 (02:26):
Well that's good. You looked pretty tired lately.
S2 (02:29):
I have.
S1 (02:30):
Yeah. The circles under your eyes have been a bit
darker the last few days.
S2 (02:34):
Oh, my. Well, good to know.
S1 (02:37):
Okay. Your bagel is ready, and Isaac's is going down now.
S2 (02:43):
Colin, why are you doing all this?
S1 (02:46):
What? You don't like it?
S2 (02:48):
No, no, I think it's really sweet. You just haven't
done this before. And. Whoa! What? The coffee is. Well,
it will sure help me wake up.
S1 (03:02):
Good.
S2 (03:03):
But I think it needs a little more cream. So
why are you doing this?
S1 (03:09):
Well, I want to. It's a new year, and I'm
trying to do things a little differently.
S2 (03:15):
Okay. That's great. Any particular reason?
S1 (03:19):
Well, ever since we went to church on Christmas Eve
with the Sanchezs, I couldn't help but think that I
could act a lot better than I do. And then maybe.
S2 (03:30):
Maybe what?
S1 (03:32):
Well, I just I just thought I'd give it a whirl.
S2 (03:35):
Okay.
S3 (03:38):
Uh.
S1 (03:39):
Good morning. Isaac. Your bagel is served. Huh?
S2 (03:44):
Colin made us breakfast.
S4 (03:46):
Oh, I see there's some coffee.
S2 (03:48):
Oh. Um, uh, you might want to stick with milk
this morning.
S4 (03:52):
Oh, but I'm so tired.
S2 (03:55):
Trust me. You want milk?
S1 (03:58):
Okay, I'm gonna brush my teeth and then double check
my backpack. Then I think I'll walk to school this morning.
S2 (04:04):
Colin, there's no need for that.
S1 (04:06):
I want to.
S2 (04:08):
But it's so cold out there.
S1 (04:10):
Yeah, but I have a warm coat now. Plus, the
cold wind will really help me be awake and be
ready for school.
S2 (04:18):
Okay, I guess you can walk today, but make sure
you wear your gloves, too.
S1 (04:23):
Okay, I will.
S4 (04:27):
What's gotten into him?
S2 (04:29):
To be honest, I don't know. But if this is
a new pattern, I'm gonna have to walk him through
how to make coffee. I might not sleep for a
few days after this cup.
UU (04:48):
Colin? Colin. Oh.
S1 (04:50):
Hey, Lena. Colin. Did you walk here? Yep.
S5 (04:56):
Oh, my goodness, you look like Rudolph. Your nose is
so red. Are you okay? Did you miss the bus
or something?
S1 (05:02):
No, I just wanted to walk. It's not that bad. Out.
S5 (05:07):
Um. It's freezing.
S1 (05:10):
It feels good. I keep seeing videos about ice baths
on YouTube. They say those are healthy. So today was
just like an air.
UU (05:21):
Ice bath. Air. Ice bath.
S5 (05:26):
Whatever. Anyway, how was the rest of your break?
S1 (05:29):
It was fine. Nothing too crazy. How about yours? It was.
S5 (05:33):
Good. My parents finally let me stay up this year
until midnight.
S1 (05:37):
You've never done that before? Nope.
S5 (05:40):
It was my first time. It was so much fun.
We played games, and then we watched the ball drop
in New York City on TV. What did you do?
S1 (05:47):
Well, we just watched a bunch of movies, and then
my mom fell asleep on the couch. So we woke
her up in time to say, Happy New Year. Nothing
too exciting. We better get to class. I don't want
to be late. Hey, that sounded like something I would say.
It's a new year I'm trying to be better at.
S5 (06:07):
Well, everything. I like the sound of that. Come on. Wait, Colin.
Your shoelaces. Oh!
UU (06:15):
Ooh! Colin, are you okay?
S1 (06:19):
Oh, yeah. I think I twisted my ankle.
S6 (06:23):
Colin, my man. Already entering the New Year with some style, huh? Oh.
I'm funny. And maybe with a new nickname, Clumsy Colin.
S5 (06:34):
Johnny! Go away. You're not helping anything. Come on, Colin,
can you stand up?
S1 (06:42):
Thanks, Lena.
S6 (06:43):
Oh, isn't that sweet? Colin and Lena helping each other out.
Is that love in the air?
S5 (06:52):
Johnny, didn't I tell you to leave us alone?
S6 (06:55):
Whatever.
S1 (06:58):
Lena, let me try to walk on my own.
S5 (07:02):
Don't let him get to you. You need help?
S1 (07:06):
Yeah, I do. Oh, great. Now we're gonna be late.
S5 (07:13):
Mrs. Rodriguez will understand.
S1 (07:16):
But I wanted to be on time every day this year.
And now, on day number one, I've already messed up.
S5 (07:24):
Colin, it won't be that big of a deal. Let's
just get to class.
S2 (07:35):
Happy new year. Glad to see you back, Sammy. How
was your Christmas? Welcome back. Oh my goodness. What did
you do?
S1 (07:42):
Colin. Hi, Miss Stacey.
S5 (07:45):
Buenas tardes, Miss Stacey.
S2 (07:47):
Looks like you had an exciting break. What did you
do to earn yourself a pair of crutches?
S1 (07:52):
Unfortunately, it happened today.
S2 (07:55):
Oh my goodness. What did you do?
S1 (07:58):
I tripped in the hall at school and landed funky
on my ankle.
S2 (08:01):
I'm so sorry. Did you get it checked out?
S1 (08:05):
The school nurse took a look at it. She said
it's just a sprain.
S5 (08:08):
But it did swell up to be the size of
a softball. And it's all purple underneath the wrap.
S2 (08:13):
Oh, my goodness, that sounds awful. I'm so sorry.
S1 (08:17):
Yeah. Me too.
S2 (08:19):
Do you need help getting to the studio?
S1 (08:22):
I don't think so.
S5 (08:23):
Thanks. Miss Stacy, I have his bag, and as long
as he can work those crutches, we should be good.
S2 (08:29):
Okay, well, I'll be praying for you, Colin.
S1 (08:32):
Uh. That's okay. I don't think you need to.
S2 (08:35):
Well, I will anyway. Mr. Mitchell told me he would
meet you guys in the studio when he finished the
meeting he was in. Sounds good.
S7 (08:51):
Happy new year. How are you guys doing?
S5 (08:54):
Hi, Mr. Mitchell, good to see you.
S1 (08:56):
Hey.
S7 (08:58):
Oh, no. Colin, what did you do?
S1 (09:00):
I tripped at school today and landed weird on my ankle.
It's not broken. I was just told to use the
crutches for a couple of days until the swelling went down.
S5 (09:07):
It looks crazy under the wrap.
S1 (09:09):
Lena. Well, it does.
S5 (09:12):
You really twisted it.
S7 (09:14):
Oh, man, I'm really sorry.
S1 (09:16):
Yeah. Me too. And I was really trying to do
something different this year. But so much for that.
S7 (09:23):
What do you mean?
S1 (09:24):
Well, with the new year, I was just going to
try to be better. Better?
S7 (09:29):
Better or what?
S1 (09:31):
Well, everything. Really. Just like an all around better person.
S7 (09:37):
That's a good thing to want. Is there something that
motivated you to do that?
S1 (09:43):
Well.
S5 (09:44):
Well what?
S1 (09:47):
Well, when we went to church with the Sanchezs on
Christmas Eve, I overheard something.
S5 (09:52):
Okay. What did you hear?
S1 (09:54):
I don't know who it was, but it was some
older woman talking to her grandson. I think it was
during the message he was doing something that was making noise,
something like tapping on the back of a chair with
a pencil.
S5 (10:06):
That was probably Kyle. He always does that.
S1 (10:08):
Well, his grandma leaned over and said something like, do
you think.
S8 (10:12):
God would be happy with what you're doing right now?
Stop that.
S7 (10:16):
Okay, I'm a little lost.
S1 (10:20):
Well, it got me thinking. I'm still not totally sure
about this whole God stuff yet, but if I was to,
you know, believe in him, I thought I should try
to make him happy with how I act.
S7 (10:34):
I see.
S1 (10:35):
So I figured that the new year would be a
great time to try to be better, be really nice
to others, follow all the rules, be on time to school,
stuff like that.
S5 (10:44):
That's why you wanted to get to class on time
so badly?
S1 (10:48):
Yeah, and that's why I woke up early and I
tried to make my mom's coffee, though I don't think
I even did that right. I think I might just
give up on the whole thing.
S7 (11:00):
Well, it does sound quite frustrating, and it's probably because
it's not the right way of thinking.
S1 (11:07):
What do you mean? I thought you just said it
was good to want to be a better person.
S7 (11:11):
Well, I mean, obeying rules and helping others, those are
all great things, but they aren't ways to earn God's approval.
But that lady said, I don't know that lady or
exactly the context in which she said what she did,
but God's acceptance and love of us isn't based on
anything that we've done.
S1 (11:33):
But then what? Is it based on him?
S7 (11:37):
What? Colin, you can't be good enough to earn God's
happiness with you. And you can't be too bad for
him not to love you.
S1 (11:46):
But then what do I need to do? I don't
get it.
S7 (11:50):
You have to believe that you can't do anything.
S1 (11:54):
Oh, just when I thought I might be understanding more
about God, I realized I don't get any of it.
S7 (12:00):
Sorry. I'm not trying to confuse you. In fact, there's
freedom once you realize this. What I'm trying to say
is you can't do anything. But someone already has.
S5 (12:16):
Oh, yeah. Okay, I see what you're saying, Mr. Mitchell.
S1 (12:19):
I don't.
S9 (12:20):
Out with the old. In with the new. The new year. Oh, sorry.
Did I interrupt something?
S7 (12:27):
No, no, no, I'm glad you're here. I was actually
just about to talk about your next honey cast assignment.
You were? But I thought you were. Yes, I was,
because it goes perfectly with what we were talking about.
S5 (12:43):
Oh, okay.
S9 (12:44):
Yo! Nice crutches. Colin. What'd you do?
S1 (12:48):
Oh, here we go again.
UU (12:52):
The honey comb chronicles.
Sweeter than honey. Much better than gold. Searching the word.
See how the story unfolds in the Honeycomb Club. We
have fun with Max, Colin and Lena in the honey cast.
(00:29):
We will share a laugh. The Honeycomb Chronicles, honeycomb, the
Honeycomb Club, the Honeycomb Chronicles, those.
S1 (00:59):
Are Okay, here we go. New year, fresh starts. New me.
Starting with making my bed. Uh, even though it makes
no sense. Because no one will ever see it. But
mom likes it, so I'll do it. And there we go.
(01:24):
I think that's as good as it's going to get.
Now let's see if I can make some breakfast. Hmm.
Looks like it's going to have to be a bagel.
Each bagel, bagel, bagel, bagel. I'll just need to put
(01:45):
them in the toaster.
S2 (01:47):
Good morning, sweetie. You're up early. Yep. What are you doing?
S1 (01:53):
Just making some breakfast. Already made my bed. And I
started your coffee for you.
S2 (01:58):
You did? Yep. Uh, I didn't know you knew how
to make coffee.
S1 (02:04):
Well, I've seen you do it, like, a million times. Mom,
I figured it out.
S2 (02:08):
Oh, I see it looks pretty dark. How many scoops
did you put in it?
S1 (02:15):
Ten. I figured that was a nice round. Number ten.
S2 (02:19):
Oh, my. That is a nice round number. Well, it'll
sure wake me up this morning.
S1 (02:26):
Well that's good. You looked pretty tired lately.
S2 (02:29):
I have.
S1 (02:30):
Yeah. The circles under your eyes have been a bit
darker the last few days.
S2 (02:34):
Oh, my. Well, good to know.
S1 (02:37):
Okay. Your bagel is ready, and Isaac's is going down now.
S2 (02:43):
Colin, why are you doing all this?
S1 (02:46):
What? You don't like it?
S2 (02:48):
No, no, I think it's really sweet. You just haven't
done this before. And. Whoa! What? The coffee is. Well,
it will sure help me wake up.
S1 (03:02):
Good.
S2 (03:03):
But I think it needs a little more cream. So
why are you doing this?
S1 (03:09):
Well, I want to. It's a new year, and I'm
trying to do things a little differently.
S2 (03:15):
Okay. That's great. Any particular reason?
S1 (03:19):
Well, ever since we went to church on Christmas Eve
with the Sanchezs, I couldn't help but think that I
could act a lot better than I do. And then maybe.
S2 (03:30):
Maybe what?
S1 (03:32):
Well, I just I just thought I'd give it a whirl.
S2 (03:35):
Okay.
S3 (03:38):
Uh.
S1 (03:39):
Good morning. Isaac. Your bagel is served. Huh?
S2 (03:44):
Colin made us breakfast.
S4 (03:46):
Oh, I see there's some coffee.
S2 (03:48):
Oh. Um, uh, you might want to stick with milk
this morning.
S4 (03:52):
Oh, but I'm so tired.
S2 (03:55):
Trust me. You want milk?
S1 (03:58):
Okay, I'm gonna brush my teeth and then double check
my backpack. Then I think I'll walk to school this morning.
S2 (04:04):
Colin, there's no need for that.
S1 (04:06):
I want to.
S2 (04:08):
But it's so cold out there.
S1 (04:10):
Yeah, but I have a warm coat now. Plus, the
cold wind will really help me be awake and be
ready for school.
S2 (04:18):
Okay, I guess you can walk today, but make sure
you wear your gloves, too.
S1 (04:23):
Okay, I will.
S4 (04:27):
What's gotten into him?
S2 (04:29):
To be honest, I don't know. But if this is
a new pattern, I'm gonna have to walk him through
how to make coffee. I might not sleep for a
few days after this cup.
UU (04:48):
Colin? Colin. Oh.
S1 (04:50):
Hey, Lena. Colin. Did you walk here? Yep.
S5 (04:56):
Oh, my goodness, you look like Rudolph. Your nose is
so red. Are you okay? Did you miss the bus
or something?
S1 (05:02):
No, I just wanted to walk. It's not that bad. Out.
S5 (05:07):
Um. It's freezing.
S1 (05:10):
It feels good. I keep seeing videos about ice baths
on YouTube. They say those are healthy. So today was
just like an air.
UU (05:21):
Ice bath. Air. Ice bath.
S5 (05:26):
Whatever. Anyway, how was the rest of your break?
S1 (05:29):
It was fine. Nothing too crazy. How about yours? It was.
S5 (05:33):
Good. My parents finally let me stay up this year
until midnight.
S1 (05:37):
You've never done that before? Nope.
S5 (05:40):
It was my first time. It was so much fun.
We played games, and then we watched the ball drop
in New York City on TV. What did you do?
S1 (05:47):
Well, we just watched a bunch of movies, and then
my mom fell asleep on the couch. So we woke
her up in time to say, Happy New Year. Nothing
too exciting. We better get to class. I don't want
to be late. Hey, that sounded like something I would say.
It's a new year I'm trying to be better at.
S5 (06:07):
Well, everything. I like the sound of that. Come on. Wait, Colin.
Your shoelaces. Oh!
UU (06:15):
Ooh! Colin, are you okay?
S1 (06:19):
Oh, yeah. I think I twisted my ankle.
S6 (06:23):
Colin, my man. Already entering the New Year with some style, huh? Oh.
I'm funny. And maybe with a new nickname, Clumsy Colin.
S5 (06:34):
Johnny! Go away. You're not helping anything. Come on, Colin,
can you stand up?
S1 (06:42):
Thanks, Lena.
S6 (06:43):
Oh, isn't that sweet? Colin and Lena helping each other out.
Is that love in the air?
S5 (06:52):
Johnny, didn't I tell you to leave us alone?
S6 (06:55):
Whatever.
S1 (06:58):
Lena, let me try to walk on my own.
S5 (07:02):
Don't let him get to you. You need help?
S1 (07:06):
Yeah, I do. Oh, great. Now we're gonna be late.
S5 (07:13):
Mrs. Rodriguez will understand.
S1 (07:16):
But I wanted to be on time every day this year.
And now, on day number one, I've already messed up.
S5 (07:24):
Colin, it won't be that big of a deal. Let's
just get to class.
S2 (07:35):
Happy new year. Glad to see you back, Sammy. How
was your Christmas? Welcome back. Oh my goodness. What did
you do?
S1 (07:42):
Colin. Hi, Miss Stacey.
S5 (07:45):
Buenas tardes, Miss Stacey.
S2 (07:47):
Looks like you had an exciting break. What did you
do to earn yourself a pair of crutches?
S1 (07:52):
Unfortunately, it happened today.
S2 (07:55):
Oh my goodness. What did you do?
S1 (07:58):
I tripped in the hall at school and landed funky
on my ankle.
S2 (08:01):
I'm so sorry. Did you get it checked out?
S1 (08:05):
The school nurse took a look at it. She said
it's just a sprain.
S5 (08:08):
But it did swell up to be the size of
a softball. And it's all purple underneath the wrap.
S2 (08:13):
Oh, my goodness, that sounds awful. I'm so sorry.
S1 (08:17):
Yeah. Me too.
S2 (08:19):
Do you need help getting to the studio?
S1 (08:22):
I don't think so.
S5 (08:23):
Thanks. Miss Stacy, I have his bag, and as long
as he can work those crutches, we should be good.
S2 (08:29):
Okay, well, I'll be praying for you, Colin.
S1 (08:32):
Uh. That's okay. I don't think you need to.
S2 (08:35):
Well, I will anyway. Mr. Mitchell told me he would
meet you guys in the studio when he finished the
meeting he was in. Sounds good.
S7 (08:51):
Happy new year. How are you guys doing?
S5 (08:54):
Hi, Mr. Mitchell, good to see you.
S1 (08:56):
Hey.
S7 (08:58):
Oh, no. Colin, what did you do?
S1 (09:00):
I tripped at school today and landed weird on my ankle.
It's not broken. I was just told to use the
crutches for a couple of days until the swelling went down.
S5 (09:07):
It looks crazy under the wrap.
S1 (09:09):
Lena. Well, it does.
S5 (09:12):
You really twisted it.
S7 (09:14):
Oh, man, I'm really sorry.
S1 (09:16):
Yeah. Me too. And I was really trying to do
something different this year. But so much for that.
S7 (09:23):
What do you mean?
S1 (09:24):
Well, with the new year, I was just going to
try to be better. Better?
S7 (09:29):
Better or what?
S1 (09:31):
Well, everything. Really. Just like an all around better person.
S7 (09:37):
That's a good thing to want. Is there something that
motivated you to do that?
S1 (09:43):
Well.
S5 (09:44):
Well what?
S1 (09:47):
Well, when we went to church with the Sanchezs on
Christmas Eve, I overheard something.
S5 (09:52):
Okay. What did you hear?
S1 (09:54):
I don't know who it was, but it was some
older woman talking to her grandson. I think it was
during the message he was doing something that was making noise,
something like tapping on the back of a chair with
a pencil.
S5 (10:06):
That was probably Kyle. He always does that.
S1 (10:08):
Well, his grandma leaned over and said something like, do
you think.
S8 (10:12):
God would be happy with what you're doing right now?
Stop that.
S7 (10:16):
Okay, I'm a little lost.
S1 (10:20):
Well, it got me thinking. I'm still not totally sure
about this whole God stuff yet, but if I was to,
you know, believe in him, I thought I should try
to make him happy with how I act.
S7 (10:34):
I see.
S1 (10:35):
So I figured that the new year would be a
great time to try to be better, be really nice
to others, follow all the rules, be on time to school,
stuff like that.
S5 (10:44):
That's why you wanted to get to class on time
so badly?
S1 (10:48):
Yeah, and that's why I woke up early and I
tried to make my mom's coffee, though I don't think
I even did that right. I think I might just
give up on the whole thing.
S7 (11:00):
Well, it does sound quite frustrating, and it's probably because
it's not the right way of thinking.
S1 (11:07):
What do you mean? I thought you just said it
was good to want to be a better person.
S7 (11:11):
Well, I mean, obeying rules and helping others, those are
all great things, but they aren't ways to earn God's approval.
But that lady said, I don't know that lady or
exactly the context in which she said what she did,
but God's acceptance and love of us isn't based on
anything that we've done.
S1 (11:33):
But then what? Is it based on him?
S7 (11:37):
What? Colin, you can't be good enough to earn God's
happiness with you. And you can't be too bad for
him not to love you.
S1 (11:46):
But then what do I need to do? I don't
get it.
S7 (11:50):
You have to believe that you can't do anything.
S1 (11:54):
Oh, just when I thought I might be understanding more
about God, I realized I don't get any of it.
S7 (12:00):
Sorry. I'm not trying to confuse you. In fact, there's
freedom once you realize this. What I'm trying to say
is you can't do anything. But someone already has.
S5 (12:16):
Oh, yeah. Okay, I see what you're saying, Mr. Mitchell.
S1 (12:19):
I don't.
S9 (12:20):
Out with the old. In with the new. The new year. Oh, sorry.
Did I interrupt something?
S7 (12:27):
No, no, no, I'm glad you're here. I was actually
just about to talk about your next honey cast assignment.
You were? But I thought you were. Yes, I was,
because it goes perfectly with what we were talking about.
S5 (12:43):
Oh, okay.
S9 (12:44):
Yo! Nice crutches. Colin. What'd you do?
S1 (12:48):
Oh, here we go again.
UU (12:52):
The honey comb chronicles.
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