{"podcast":{"title":"Yesterday Was Easy","slug":"yesterday-was-easy-7030184","podcast_index_feed_id":7030184,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/e7x_tRpx","website_url":"https://yesterday-was-easy.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/2e05ac13-7483-4be5-b7e6-6777ddc01cb1/dd76b223-c3c8-43f7-90b3-afcce4554966/3000x3000/podcast-thumb-3-2.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Luke Pierson","episode_count":38,"summary":"This show is for men. This is not for yamomanem, nor your wife, nor you baby girl. Yesterday was yesterday. Today is today. Yesterday was easy. Today is not. So, firm up your resoluteness. Gird up your loins. No whining allowed. Stop complaining. Effeminacy will not be tolerated. Put your purse down. Pick up a shovel and start digging. Rub some dirt on your wounds and get to work.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-06T08:18:23.460972+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yesterday-was-easy-7030184"},"episode":{"title":"Respect The Grinder","slug":"respect-the-grinder","published_at":"2025-08-20T22:25:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yesterday-was-easy-7030184/respect-the-grinder","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yesterday-was-easy-7030184","url":"https://yesterday-was-easy.simplecast.com/episodes/respect-the-grinder-H4Qn_5o_","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/1e1b8b90-02c8-46b7-ad64-ad621cc79356/episodes/f253105e-a037-4d21-ab14-5ce54c9b04b5/audio/be9f92cb-d3fb-4c4b-b396-5dfa35a5d633/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=e7x_tRpx","summary":"In this twenty-fourth episode, Pastor Luke starts a mini-series of four shows dedicated to what he learned from attending the retirement ceremony of his dear friend Captain Brad Geary. The Grinder is the concrete pad where Navy SEAL candidates are ground up and spit out physically, mentally, and emotionally in order to separate the wheat from the chaff. Only the strong will survive. Only those willing to “grind” will be counted worthy to become a SEAL. What lessons can we, as Christian men, learn from the Grinder? As Christians, God blesses the man who remains steadfast under the trial of sanctification. The man who stands the test of time, demonstrates his justification to be legitimate, proving himself worthy to be called a Christian. After he has completed his lifelong process of sanctification, he will then receive his crown of life. Respect the Grinder. Yesterday was easy!","meta_description":"In this twenty-fourth episode, Pastor Luke starts a mini-series of four shows dedicated to what he learned from attending the retirement ceremony of his d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":420,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/yesterday-was-easy-7030184/episodes/respect-the-grinder/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yesterday-was-easy-7030184/respect-the-grinder.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}