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Squirrel Chatter! Monday, 23 March 2026

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1. Squirrel Chatter on Monday, 23 March 2026, opens with the show’s Christian framing, its Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule, and a promise of scripture, theology, history, and “whatever else I want to talk about.” 2. The host appears as the solo narrator, and he matters because he reads scripture, gives devotional material, and carries the political and cultural commentary. 3. The episode asks what it means to live as a Christian while reading 2 Kings 14, Psalm 22, and John MacArthur’s “Jesus and Jonah, Part 2.” 4. The host describes spending Sunday in Ovando, where he and Mrs. Squirrel visited a church where he had preached monthly for about two years. 5. He says the visit included seeing people they had not seen in six months, then stopping at Dairy Queen in Missoula for lunch and hosting youth group that night. 6. He notes that the youth group ended with five kids, a planned first-Sunday-in-May barbecue, and a game called ultimate croquet at the pastor’s house. 7. He compares the game to a Monty Python-style video of English sports and jokes that croquet is “like knitting, but you only use one needle.” 8. The host says spring is pulling families away from church nights and contrasts that with a time when Sundays and Wednesdays were left open for church and family. 9. He begins the day’s readings with the 2019 Book of Common Prayer, including the confession, the prayer for grace to start the day, and a prayer for reading the word. 10. He then reads 2 Kings 14, naming Amaziah, Jehoash, Jeroboam, Azariah, and Jonah son of Amittai in the passage. 11. The 2 Kings reading includes Amaziah’s war against Edom, the challenge to Jehoash of Israel, the defeat at Beth Shemesh, and the breach in Jerusalem’s wall. 12. Psalm 22 is read in full, including “They pierced my hands and my feet,” “they divide my garments,” and the final turn toward praise before the nations. 13. John MacArthur’s devotion focuses on Matthew 12:40 and the comparison between Jonah’s three days in the sea monster and Jesus’ resurrection after three days in the grave. 14. MacArthur’s quoted material says the resurrection was Jesus’ final sign to authenticate his messianic credentials and saving power. 15. The devotional also cites Luke 16:31 and says that if people will not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even by someone rising from the dead. 16. The host connects that reading to the approaching Easter weekend and says Christians should refocus on the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. 17. The tone is conversational and meandering, with the host moving from church stories to readings to political commentary without a formal interview structure. 18. The energy is pastoral but argumentative, and the format mixes personal anecdotes, public news, and long monologue passages. 19. People who like Bible readings, church life, and conservative commentary will likely want this episode. 20. People seeking a tight, apolitical devotional or a short news update may skip it.

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A roomy Monday Christian talk that keeps Scripture and Easter at the center.

Squirrel Chatter settles into a pastoral Monday, starting with a church visit in Ovando and then moving into a long look at Easter, the cross, and the empty tomb.

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A Monday mix of Easter theology, church life, and a LaGuardia runway accident headline.

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