Jubal's Wardrobe

Jubal's Wardrobe

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Jubal's Wardrobe episodes

  • The One Thing Your Christian Family is Missing...

    A Video essay on Christian legacy and storytelling in the form of a deep dialogue. - Scott is just your average Bible-Belt Dad trying to make sure his family stays safe. But Joshua the eccentric Bard calls him to something greater, a life as the voice of his Christian family that will shape generations.This is part of the Jubal's Wardrobe series of Video essays, posted the middle of every month. For more info, visit https://joshuadavidling.com

    21 min
  • Birthdays and ITR

    Hey guys, Birthday Stream! i'm going to be showing off my latest cool thing and my plans for it.

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    41 min
  • Small Town Romance

    Connor arrives to sweep Cyrus off her feet and carry her off in his

    Trans-Am. But it seems he might have a bigger surprise than just a date.
    Lyrics:
    As Phillip Keller’s corvette headed back to 400,
    And the Joneses began dinner and sat there and wondered-
    Why Phillip Keller wanted their land so badly,
    A different sports car pulled up and Cyrus squealed gladly.
    The black Trans-Am with so much love and work put inside it,
    Ferried her favorite person in the world. Oh man, was she excited!
    Cyrus: “I’m sorry Mom and Dad, I forgot,
    Connor wanted to take me out!”
    Emily: “No problem, sweetie. See you soon!”
    Cyrus: “Thanks!” Cyrus said with a shout.
    She ran out
    Without a single doubt.
    This is what love songs are really singin’ ’bout.
    There’s never any hate, and never any doubt.
    This is the person that you’re meant for. It’s not by chance.
    It’s nothing but a small, small-town romance.
    Years ago when Cyrus was young
    A boy came to her Sunday school class.
    He stole her headband to get her attention.
    He said “Sorry” and they became friends fast.
    Love stories like this come only in small towns
    Where people don’t leave each other, they stick around.
    And even one day their parents knew they’d find
    both of them married; they were that entwined.
    This is what love songs really mean at the heart.
    It begins the second you meet, right from the very start.
    You’re best friends forever, even at first glance.
    It’s nothing but a small, small-town romance.
    So that night when Connor came in his Trans Am
    He picked up Cyrus and drove somewhere grand.
    He planned on taking her to Stone Mountain;
    But a gas leak kept all of that from happenin’.
    So instead he drove to a much smaller place,
    A little neighborhood that survived by God’s grace.
    A cul-de-sac on top of a large mound:
    And you could see all of Atlanta from on top lookin’ down.
    They had a picnic right there with fried chicken and sweet tea,
    But then all of a sudden Connor said: ”Cyrus, will you marry me?”
    Even down the road, when you’re talkin’ ’bout forever
    You really can’t remember a time, you were never together.
    So it’s really not hard, to maintain that stance.
    It’s nothing but a small, smalltown romance.
    Designation: #GOA7
    Version: 1.0
    Guardians of Atlanta Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNzUFBkuLja6fZsVDkRlEZmev9pEb7wPK&si=EtMBj7UpkF-ijYIh
    Next Chapter/Episode/Season: #GOA8
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    5 min
  • Progress Is Knocking

    Cyrus returns home to dinner with her family. But an unexpected and unwelcome guest arrives with ill intentions...

    Designation: #GOA6
    Version: 1.0
    Guardians of Atlanta Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNzUFBkuLja6fZsVDkRlEZmev9pEb7wPK&si=EtMBj7UpkF-ijYIh
    Next Chapter/Episode/Season: #GOA7
    Lyrics:
    Dinner time came for the happy Jones family,
    They sat down to enjoy their meal,
    But something cold still lingered in the air,
    And all three of them could feel,
    The relentless spirit now climbing their steps-
    A monotonous drone in his heart,
    And soon that drone would collide with their happiness,
    And trouble truly start.
    Progress moves can’t be stopped.
    Trees cut down and then they’re chopped.
    Progress will never be dropped-
    ’Til this whole culture is swapped.
    During dinner time with the Jones,
    A knock came to the door and everyone froze.
    Father Reed went to the door to open.
    On the other side, was a man who was hopin’
    To take their farm, take their land,
    And turn it into a strip mall.
    He reached out to shake Reed’s hand-
    But he wasn’t gettin’ no “Howdy y’all?.”
    In fact, he wasn’t even gettin’ a “No, sir.”
    But against this man, nothing would deter,
    Man: “My name is Phillip Keller.”
    Reed: “Don’t worry Phil, I know you.
    You’ve been sending your vultures
    Off and on since 2002.”
    Phillip: “Well, you’ll be happy to know,
    The offer tripled in price.”
    Reed: “It doesn’t matter, now get off our porch.”
    Phillip: “Gee, aren’t you nice?
    I’m telling you, you’re sitting on a goldmine!
    This land is a big-budget deal!”
    Reed: “Didn’t you hear me? I said, get gone!
    You should know the drill!”
    Reed closed the door sharply,
    And Phillip Keller smiled,
    His plans for their land
    Going longer than miles.
    He took one more glance
    At their yard and said:
    Phillip: “Looks like Mr. nice guy
    Is finally dead.”
    Reed Jones had said no.
    There was nothing he could do.
    He slammed the door on-
    his corvette and stewed.
    But still, Phillip plotted,
    but still, Phillip planned-
    To one day put an end
    to this Southern strand.
    He then drove off but inside Reed was asked
    By his wife Emily “Who was it that passed-
    By our door during dinner?” She happily chimed.
    Reed: “Phillip Keller himself!
    Guess what he wanted this time?”
    Cyrus: “Is he still coming around?”
    Cyrus asked in dismay
    Reed: “Him and his cronies come by every day.
    At least that’s how it feels most of the time.”
    Emily: “That’s enough about that then.
    Would y’all like some wine?”
    And as the Jones’s enjoyed their dinner,
    And Phillip Keller drove away,
    The drone in Phillip Keller’s heart,
    Droned louder with wild decay.
    Progress moves can’t be stopped.
    Trees cut down and then they’re chopped.
    Progress will never be dropped-
    ’Til this whole culture is swapped.
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    5 min
  • Home Is Where The Heart Remains

    Cyrus feels out of place at a college party and wishes to go home, where

    she feels loved and safe, even as things change around her.
    Designation: #GOA5
    Version: 1.0
    Guardians of Atlanta Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNzUFBkuLja6fZsVDkRlEZmev9pEb7wPK&si=EtMBj7UpkF-ijYIh
    Next Chapter/Episode/Season: #GOA6
    Lyrics:
    Verse 1:
    Fast Forward on through time
    To several years later,
    Cyrus was in college at UGA
    And celebration was in the air.
    The night before the last day of school,
    Cyrus had a party invite.
    She would meet her friend Cindy at a club called Top Dawg
    And they would party into the night.
    Cyrus didn’t do clubs very often,
    But Cindy had been close to her,
    At least in recent weeks.
    But she still wasn’t quite sure.
    Regardless, she got dressed to the nines,
    And put on her best leather boots.
    And as she walked into that club called Top Dawg,
    She felt her senses uproot.
    Verse 2:
    The music was so very loud,
    Her heart muscles struggled to beat.
    She couldn’t see Cindy anywhere,
    The darkness was so complete.
    Then as her ears adjusted to the sounds,
    She heard a million cuss words.
    She quickly decided that this place,
    Was simply for the birds.
    A drunken man grabbed her by the arm,
    and said to her: “Let’s dance!”
    Cyrus angrily wrenched her arm away,
    And the man fell in a drunken trance.
    Bridge:
    She left Top Dawg as quickly as she came,
    And a tear rolled down her cheek.
    The feeling that she had of being misplaced
    Had finally reached it’s peak.
    The hope of Summer hovered over her,
    And the thought of returning home.
    To a place, where she was understood.
    Where she’d never be alone.
    Verse 3:
    Fast forward about twelve hours later,
    Cyrus was in class, zoning out with a blank stare.
    Summer break just a few minutes away,
    She stared at that clock for what seemed like days.
    And even in that crazy little town of Athens,
    The pressure was too much on a girl who raised chickens, horses, cows, and crops.
    That bell rang, and there were no more stops.
    Chorus:
    The quicker she’d get there, the quicker she’d be,
    Back among the pine, creeks, and peachtrees.
    No matter what happened, no matter what changed,
    One thing never did. ‘Cause home is where the heart remains.
    Verse 4:
    And as she went home she saw her world a’changin.
    Every time she stepped out, construction was a blazin’.
    It was amazing! All the shops and malls
    and offices and streets. Cyrus: “Man, they got gall!”
    Cyrus thought every time her mind would drift
    when the winds of progress would shift.
    they’d leave a bigger mess than ever before
    the South been slowly dyin’ since the Civil War.
    Chorus:
    The quicker she’d get there, the quicker she’d be,
    back among the pine, creeks, and peachtrees.
    No matter what happened, no matter what changed,
    one thing never did. ‘Cause home is where the heart remains.
    Verse 5:
    And Even though the borders of the Jones’s home
    were surrounded by the aforementioned stores and chrome,
    their 20 acres of land were glorious.
    Cyrus ran inside feeling victorious.
    The minute she opened the door to her home
    she knew that she was no longer alone.
    All of everything she felt had melted away
    in the arms of her parents, tonight she’d stay.
    Chorus Descant:
    Country roads, take her home
    To a place where she belongs.
    Alpharetta; that’s her hometown.
    Take her home, country roads.
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    6 min
  • Something About That Jones Girl (Telling Connor)

    Cyrus is now 15, and it's time to tell Connor about her powers, and the

    night Ezekiel the Angel told her family about her amazing destiny. But
    will Connor believe her crazy story?
    Designation: #GOA4
    Version: 1.0
    Guardians of Atlanta Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNzUFBkuLja6fZsVDkRlEZmev9pEb7wPK&si=EtMBj7UpkF-ijYIh
    Next Chapter/Episode/Season: #GOA5
    For more info, please visit https://JoshuaDavidLing.com

    6 min

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