Wisdom, Reputation And Darkness To Light

If you’ve ever wondered why slick image fades but quiet integrity endures, this conversation lands where faith meets real life. We start with Proverbs 12:8 and trace a clear thread: reputation is shaped not by applause but by alignment—when inner motives and outward actions match, trust takes root. From there, we explore the Bible’s vivid movement from darkness to light through John 12:46, Ephesians 5:8, and Acts 26:18, revealing a practical path out of hiding and into honest living.

We press into what strength looks like in a noisy world: a small, intentional circle, boundaries that protect peace, and confidence that does not beg for an audience. That theme gets a surprising mirror in a tour of legendary corporate flops—McDonald’s Arch Deluxe, Crystal Pepsi, Satisfries, Mighty Wings, and the KFC Double Down—each a case study in what happens when branding outruns truth. The market, like people, senses the gap between performance and reality. Wisdom respects reality; arrogance ignores it and pays for it.

The heart of the episode arrives in a quiet gas-station moment with a homeless man who didn’t want food as much as he wanted dignity. That sentence—“I just appreciate you treating me like a human”—reframes everything. Light is not theory; it’s the daily decision to see people as image-bearers and to act with kindness even when no one is watching. We close with a simple challenge: walk as children of light, let your life speak louder than your pitch, and choose character over applause.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Monday Morning Check-In
• 3:41 Proverbs 12:8 And Character
• 6:51 Darkness To Light Scriptures
• 12:10 The Strength Of A Small Circle
• 13:50 Stupid American History: Arch Deluxe
• 17:54 A Moment Of Kindness
• 19:35 Closing Blessings And Gospel Reminder

Transcript

SPEAKER_02: 1:06

Hey guys, it's B Robbits, the Food for Thought Faith Cast, and I am your host. And how we doin' out there, how we doing out there, how we doing out there, how we doing out there, how we doing today, how we doing out there. Alright, I ain't gonna be like SpongeBob. But I hope you guys are having a fantabulous day. A wonderful day. It's Monday. Yeah. It's Monday morning. It's Monday morning. And we drinking coffee on this Monday morning. Hope y'all had a great weekend. Mine was kind of boring, but um all glory to God, all glory to God. Sometimes you need to just chill. Took me a long, long, long, long, long fifty years to figure that one out. But uh yeah, sometimes you need to just chill. And then if you don't want to chill sometime, God make you chill. You know what I'm saying? He be like, nah, dawg, just slow down. Just slow down, we gonna take it easy. Oh god, when we going again? Just chill, just keep chilling. But God, let's go, let's go, let's go. But God, let's go. Just keep chilling. Kinda like today, um, December 8th, which is 12-8, so what we'll do is don't have a whole let's see. Well, we got we always have proverbs, so today is twelve eight, so let's go to Proverbs twelve eight. Let's do that. Always got some proverbs, you know what I'm saying? And um twelve eight is a pretty straightforward principle. Um a man will be commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart will be despised. So basically what that's saying is it teaches people ultimately respect and praise to those who show sound judgment or correct insight or integrity or wisdom. While those who are evil, whose hearts are twisted, whose hearts are full of deceit, full of m malice or malicious thought, basically having a perverse heart, those people earn contempt even if they're clever or successful in a even a short term version. You can't trick God, you can't fool God. It's basically just a reminder that reputation and how others truly regard us and look at us over time aren't built on just mere intelligence, wealth, or charisma, but it's the alignment between our inner character and our outward actions that goes with society, that goes with biblical worldview, that even goes in the way that God looks at you. He tends to honor the wise and reject the things that are corrupt, correct? It's a timeless observation that still plays out every day in every place, every fashion. Doesn't matter if it's a workplace, doesn't matter if it's a relationship that's personal, doesn't matter if it's poly, which is blood sucking, ticks, which is mini, um politics. It doesn't matter if it's online life, it doesn't matter if it's offline life, it doesn't matter if it's it doesn't matter, but a consistently crooked heart eventually gets what exposed. Dark always comes to light, correct? Dark always comes to light. John eight twelve. John twelve four six, I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness. Ephesians five eight, for you were once in darkness, but now you are in the light of the Lord. Live as children of light. I can go on and I can go on and I can go on and I can go on. And there's verse after verse after verse. Always, always, always expose the lies. Um concise dark to light summary in the entire Bible is probably in the book of Acts, it's gonna be uh twenty-six verse eighteen, and this is Jesus' words to Paul about his mission to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. So basically, it's literally the gospel in one verse, turning darkness to light. It's um to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me. It's so modern day right now, it's not even funny. This is the Food for Thought Faith cast. I'm your host, B Rob. I love you, Jesus loves you. Walk as children of the light Ephesians five eighteen for one for at one time you were in darkness, now you are in the light of the Lord. Walk as children of light. I love you, God loves you, Jesus loves you. Amen and hallelujah.

SPEAKER_00: 10:21

If a man has no friends or a very small circle, don't get it twisted. That is not a red flag. That's a man who has mastered himself. A man without friends or a very small circle is a very, very secure man. He's learned that quality matters more than quantity, and he doesn't need an audience to validate his worth. His confidence comes from inside, not from the approval of others. He's not afraid to be alone because he knows his own strength. He is very selective with his energy and who he lets into his life. That is a good quality to have. He walks away from drama and gossip because he has built a peaceful life for himself and does not want to let that go. He doesn't need to be surrounded by people to feel complete. He's comfortable, he's grounded, he's steady, and he doesn't waste time on meaningless relationships. He knows that what he wants and he doesn't waste time with it. So if you come across a man with very few friends or a very small circle, don't underestimate him. That's not loneliness.

SPEAKER_02: 11:17

That is, hey guys, it's B Rob. God bless you. It is the Food for Thought Faith Cast, and it is this stupid American history moment. It was an epic hundred-plus million dollar flop that perfectly captured corporate overconfidence, pride, and arrogance. Thanks, McDonald's. Apparently, McDonald's spent years and a small fortune trying to create a grown-up burger for adults who supposedly felt too mature for Happy Meals. The Arch Deluxe was a quarter-pound burger on a fancy potato flour bun topped with a sophisticated mustard mayo sauce, leaf lettuce, tomato, and a weird circular bacon thing. Yeah, they marketed it with one of the creepiest ad campaigns ever. Commercials showing kids looking grossed out by the burger while adults smugly destroyed and ate it with the tagline The Burger with a Grown Up Taste. The reality is adults did not want to buy a three-dollar plus burger in 1996 from the same place that sold a 29 cent burger and had playgrounds covered with ball pits full of children's urine. You see, kids hated it because it wasn't a happy meal, and adults really didn't care. Because adults didn't sit around thinking, oh, they're gonna be embarrassed to be seen eating a McDonald's Big Mac. People just did not care, and it went on to be one of the biggest product flops in fast food history. They pulled it after about a year, lost hundreds of millions of dollars, which is a lot in the nineties. That's a lot of money in the nineties. And the CEO who championed the idea came up with it. Got fired. And here's some other stupid runner-ups. We got Crystal Pepsi. Y'all know what I'm talking about. The Pepsi that was uh clear like Sprite. Well, if you don't remember, that was because it was premium total American history nonsense. The next thing would be Burger King Satisfries. In 2013, Burger King thought they'd come out with a low-calorie version of fries, but it tasted more like cardboard and it cost way more than fries. Stupid. Just dumb. The next thing that came out the same year, 2013, was McDonald's Mighty Wings. These overpriced, over-spiced chicken wings sat in warmers until they become a spicy leather for all to taste. Yeah, flop city. Thanks, McDonald's. You probably never heard about it because it was a flop. And the last thing we're gonna talk about is some KFC. The entire existence of the KFC double down, which y'all remember that it was uh chicken breastes instead of a bread, instead of a bun. Y'all know what I'm talking about. It somehow became stupid and legendary at the same time. Only KFC, baby, only KFC. But yeah, in today's episode of Stupid American History, the McDonald's Arts Deluxe takes the crown for the most money ever spent to prove that adults are perfectly happy eating off the dollar menu like the rest of us peasants.

SPEAKER_01: 17:19

I walked into the gas station, used the restroom. A homeless man walked in behind me, and Lord forgive me right now. He was very dirty. Very, very dirty, hunched over. He scooted over there and I'm drying my hands. He was just very dirty. Very, very. And I said, uh, as I was walking out, I said, is there anything I can get for you? Coffee? Water? Bag of chips or something? He said, No, thank you, young man. He said, but I appreciate the offer. I said, Well, you're welcome. I said, if there's anything I can do for you, I said, I don't mind. He turned and looked at me and he said, I just appreciate you treating me like a human. I needed that. I don't know who else needed to hear that. Just because somebody is not doing as good as you doesn't mean you're better than them. And I needed that. Because I've treated a lot of people poorly in my life sometimes. I've not been the greatest man there is, but there's always somebody out there worse than me. And all they wanted was kindness. He's somebody's son. When I walked away, he said, God bless you, young man. I said, God bless you. I needed to meet him. I don't know who needed to hear that story, but kindness goes a long way to some people. So I hope y'all have a blessed rest of your day and stay safe out there.

SPEAKER_02: 18:59

Praise Jesus. B Robb here, the host for the Food for Thought Faith Cast. And we just want to say thank you for tuning in with us today on the Food for Thought Faith Cast. I hope you enjoyed the show. And we just want to say God loves you. Jesus is the only way. John 14 6 says, Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. Guys, God bless you. I love you. And hopefully you'll tune back in tomorrow.