I Brought Cheese From Home And Left My Ego At The Door

A bite-sized history lesson about Burger King’s slider experiments opens the door to a much bigger question: are we trying to solve a spiritual problem with moral hacks? We laugh about 99-cent Whoppers and bringing cheese from home, then pivot to Proverbs 11:25 and a raw moment about dealing with health issues, missed work, and the tension between hustling and trusting God. The through-line is simple but disruptive: goodness is valuable, but it’s not salvation.

We dig into the core claim that Satan isn’t threatened by kindness; he’s opposed to surrender to Jesus. Volunteering, recycling, and community respect matter, yet none can cleanse guilt or conquer death. Using the Pharisees as a mirror, we show how religious excellence can replace reliance on Christ. We map out common paths—atheist generosity, Buddhist compassion, Muslim devotion, and cultural Christian habits—and explain why all of them still fall short if they sidestep the cross. Ephesians 2:8–9 anchors the message: grace is a gift, not a wage, and works are proof, not the price.

Along the way, we get practical. Don’t sabotage blessings before they show up. Keep showing up, even when you trip over your own shoelaces. Pray, act, and refuse the lie that being “good enough” is the same as being saved. The only sin that finally damns is rejecting Jesus, and the only hope that finally saves is trusting him. If that stings, stay with us; the ache is the place grace goes to work.

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Episode Transcript

SPEAKER_00 (01:06):
Stupid American History.
Burger King's first attempt atsliders came in 1987.
The Burger King chain rolled outa thing called Burger Bundles.
They were offered as three-packor a six-pack of mini hamburgers

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and mini cheeseburgers, kind oflike sliders packaged together,
meant to give customers a tasteof that white castle or that
crystals experience.
But in that sleek Burger KBurger King style.
These little patties were onlyabout the size of a silver

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dollar, which created a problemin the kitchens.
The chains automatic broiler wasdesigned for whoppers and
regular hamburgers, not tinyones.
So Burger King tried again andthey called them the Burger
Buddies.
This version took a differentapproach.
Instead of multiple separatesmaller patties, it used a

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single figure eight shaped pattytucked into a pair of connected
buns.
Customers could then pull themapart into two small separate
burgers.
Sliders.

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Yep.
Stupid American history.
Brought to you by Burger King.
Hey guys, it's B Rob, it's theFood for Thought Faith Cast, and
it's a good day.
It's a good day.

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That was a pretty cool littlehistory.
I remember those things, man.
Um, they were actually reallygood.
Burger King was pretty good backin the day in the 90s, I must
say.
They had the it was the home ofthe 99 cent Whopper.
If you wanted cheese though,they was gonna charge you 75
cents, so you might as wellbring the cheese from the house.

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You know what I'm saying?
That's what we used to do, rollout with a dollar and a piece of
cheese from the fridge.
Yeah, that's how it works.
That's how it be, you know?
B Rob.
Rolling around the gust of GAwith that 99 cent whopper and
that piece of cheese.
Y'all think I'm joking too,don't you?

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But I'm not.
It's the truth.
It's the truth.
The verse of the day comes fromProverbs.
Proverbs eleven twenty-five.
The generous soul will be maderich, and he who waters will
also be watered himself.

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That's pretty good right there.
That's pretty good right there.
What y'all think about that?

(05:30):
That's a good verse.
Any of the Proverbs are amazingverses.
They are.

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Tongue twied sometimes.
I get tongue twied sometimes,you know, Hobby.
Alright, so I'm feeling goofytoday.
I don't know why, but we'rebeing kind of goofy.
But we're not.
Um Oh yeah, yeah, it's it's agoofy day.

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Um I can't get my stomach toquit hurting today for some
reason.
I have I had a lead, I had toget somebody else to run.
That's an hour and a half away.
Because I cannot, for the lifeof me, get my stomach right this
morning.
I didn't eat anything yesterday,so I don't know why.

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My stomach would be messed uptoday.
Anyway, we're gonna pray aboutthat, and we've been praying
about that, and we're going tocontinue to pray about that, and
hopefully we'll get this right.
I got some water right here, andI took some medicine earlier,

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and I'm gonna take some more,and we'll see.
I ate a banana, we'll see whathappens.
So hopefully I'll be feelingbetter.
Anyway, hopefully I'll befeeling better, guys.
Because that is not fun at all.
I don't I like even though Idon't get paid necessarily every

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time I drive and give a quote,there's always that chance I can
make a couple hundred bucks, youknow.
Depending on how big the job is.
I mean, there's been jobs wherepeople make ten thousand
dollars, but they make athousand dollars.
Depends on the job and how bigit is.

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I mean, you know.
You never know that's why youalways go.
You never know that's why youalways go.
And another thing, you neverwant to destroy your own
blessing before it even happens.

(08:14):
Does that make sense?
It could be a blessing indisguise, but because your mind
or you decided to think, or youdecided to uh make a decision

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you being the key factor there,not letting God make the
decision, you can hinder yourown blessings that way.
Amen, hallelujah.
Yeah, you can hinder your ownblessings because of decisions

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you thought you should have madewhen God was trying to make a
decision to give you a blessingand you hindered your own
blessing.
Yeah, how many people done somestupid stuff like that?
Yeah, all of us, all the time.
Yeah, go on and say it.

(09:19):
Yep.
That's a fact.
Yep, I'm out here walking byfaith, tripping constantly.
But I'm walking by faith.
But trust me, I'm trippingconstantly.
Like my shoes are tied together.
You know what I'm saying?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure we can allrelate to that.

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You feel me?
B-rob here, food for thought.
Satan is not opposed to goodmorals, he's opposed to Jesus
Christ.
Let me say that one more time.
Satan is not opposed to goodmorals.

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He is opposed to Jesus Christ.
He doesn't care if you're avolunteer at a food bank.
He doesn't care if you're a goodperson.
He doesn't care if you recycleyour trash and help old ladies
across the street.
He doesn't care if you're kind,generous, and well liked by

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everyone in the community.
He cares that you do not bow theknee to Jesus.
Here's the deception that'sdamning millions.
Satan has convinced people thatmorality equals spirituality.

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That being a good person is thesame as being a Christian.
That if you just live right,treat people well, and avoid the
big sins, you're acceptable toGod.
This is a lie straight from thepit of hell.
The Pharisees had impeccablemorals.

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They followed the lawmeticulously.
They were respected,disciplined, and religiously
devoted.
Jesus called them the childrenof the devil.
Why?
Not because their morals werebad, because their morals
replaced Christ.

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You see, Satan's greatest trickisn't making bad people worse.
It's making good people thinkthey don't need a savior.
Think about it.
The atheist who feeds thehomeless thinks he's good enough
without God.
The Buddhist who meditates andpractices compassion thinks
she's enlightened withoutChrist.

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The Muslim who prays five timesdaily thinks he's righteous
without Jesus.
The moral Christian who goes tochurch, pays his tithe, and
avoids scandal thinks he's savedwithout surrender.
All of them are headed to thesame place.

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All of them are headed toeternal separation from God.
Because morality doesn't save.
Jesus saves.
Because morality doesn't save.
Jesus saves.

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For by grace are you savedthrough faith, and that not of
yourself.
It is the gift of God, not ofworks, lest any man should
boast.
That's Ephesians chapter 2verses 8 and 9.
Satan loves moral people whoreject Jesus.

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That's his best advertisementfor the lie, that you can earn
your way to heaven.
They're living proof that youcan be kind without Christ.
Be generous without God.
Be disciplined without the HolySpirit.
Be respected without redemption,but yet still be lost.

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The most dangerous people inhell won't be the murderers and
the rapists.
They'll be the moral, upstandingcitizens who thought their
goodness was good enough.
Their morals became their idol.
Their goodness became their God.
And Satan smiled because he'daccomplished his goal.

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Keeping them from Jesus.
Here's what most Christiansdon't understand.
Satan doesn't need to make youdo bad things.
He just needs to keep you fromdoing the one thing that
matters.
Surrendering to Christ.
If he can get you to trust yourmorals instead of Christ's

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sacrifice, rely on your goodnessinstead of God's grace, believe
in your works instead of Jesus'finished work.
He's won already.
You can live a moral life andstill die lost.
You can be a good person andstill face judgment.

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You can avoid all the big sinsand still end up separated from
God forever.
Because the only sin that damnsyou eternally is rejecting Jesus
Christ.
The only sin that damns youeternally is rejecting Jesus

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Christ.