Unashamed with the Robertson Family
Ep 1099 | Uncle Si & Martin Tearfully Reflect on Phil’s Eternal Impact
Wed, 28 May 2025
Uncle Si, Martin, Zach, and Jill rejoice through tears as they remember the man who forever changed their lives—and the lives of millions more. They reflect on Phil’s contagious awe for God’s creation, his bold faith that turned boys into God-fearing men, and the ripple effect of his legacy that will echo for generations. Si shares the moment he knew Phil had gone home, while Martin recalls his first life-changing Bible study with Phil. Together, they celebrate not just the man they loved, but the eternal hope he lived and preached: the resurrection of Jesus and those who follow Him. In this episode: Hebrews 13, verse 7“Unashamed” Episode 1099 is sponsored by: https://fastgrowingtrees.com/unashamed — Save up to half-off on select plants and when you use code UNASHAMED at checkout you’ll get an additional 15% off! https://meetfabric.com/unashamed — Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to help protect their family. https://bravebooks.com/unashamed — Get Missy’s book “Because You’re My Family” and Jep and Jessica’s book “Dear Valor” for free when you use code UNASHAMED! https://smartcredit.com/phil — Get a 7-day trial for just $1, see how many points you can add to your credit score! Listen to Not Yet Now with Zach Dasher on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, or anywhere you get podcasts. — Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: What led to the emotional reflection on Phil's impact?
I am unashamed. What about you?
We came unarmed.
This is beauty and the beast. There's the beauty and I'm the beast. I like the seating arrangement.
You like it?
Yeah.
You're easy on the eye. You're so sweet.
Yeah. Welcome back to the Unashamed podcast. As you can tell, we have a little bit of a different group here today. We brought the other podcast in, which we were talking about the jokes before. You said, Daddy, I don't joke on this podcast. What did you say?
Yeah, I said, well, we can't laugh in here.
It's got to be serious.
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Chapter 2: How did Phil influence the lives of those around him?
Yeah.
Right? And I can tell you this. He went down swinging on sharing that gospel even where he was. Yeah. Because I had moles on the inside. Yeah. They would tell me, you know when y'all leave, he walks around with his Bible, right? He walks around with his Bible and goes and studies in the place at which they were. And I said, oh, so he's just miserable while we're there. I got you.
Even in where he was, he found ministry. And so that is typical Phil. But for him to... to not be on his land, to not be doing whatever he wanted to do. There was mercy involved. And thank God for it, right?
Well, he couldn't go out in creation.
Yeah.
And that was one thing that I told Al and Jace. I said, y'all need to just go pick him up and take him out on the land. I was telling Willie, really. Willie said, hey, look, we would do that, but... Then we got to fight to get him back in. And I said, I didn't think about that. But I know that, you know, he's going stir crazy. I said, this is a man that spent his life in God's creation.
And I said, for him not to be able to do that, He's going to lose his mind. And I said, and I didn't think about it. Well, hey, because when I went and visited him, first thing he said, he said, hey, get in your truck and go to your house.
Get me out of here. Get me out of here.
Hey, I feel about this. I'm tall because I can't help you, bro. He wanted out there.
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Chapter 3: What moments stand out in Phil's legacy?
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Ann was hard because when I went and visited her over there, I literally, I believe with all my heart, the devil was torturing her while I was there visiting with her. Because she was sitting there, and she'd be fine, be talking, and then just, and I said, if I could get my hands on him and had the power, I'd kill the devil. I said, he'd be gone.
I said, because I was watching him torture my sister because of what she stood for. And I said, I always tell everybody, Dan Robertson was the only one that didn't give up on Phil. when he was running with the devil. He said, y'all have no idea how many people he's going to bring to Jesus. And she was right.
Yeah.
She said, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. That's your brother. He's blood kin.
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Chapter 4: How can we celebrate Phil's life and teachings?
But really sitting under Phil's discipleship, I was like, oh, you can be a real man and still love Jesus.
Well, I'll tell you, because for most people, a real man don't cry. That's bull.
I'm a mouse, buddy.
You're a human being. Sure, you cry. You hurt just like anybody else. Talking about this reminds me of when he met Jesus. The one time, the most important thing he told me was, I'm down there visiting with him on leave. All his rowdy buddies showed up. Let's go get drunk, chase the women.
You down there with him?
Yeah, I'm there with him. This is after he's come to know Jesus. He's a babe in Christ. Yeah. And when they showed up, they said, hey, let's go. He says, y'all don't understand. Y'all looking for a dead man.
Hmm.
And I'm sitting there looking, and the story goes on. He said, you're looking for a dead man. I buried that fool.
And what's their response?
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Chapter 5: What are the key lessons learned from Phil's life?
He said, what is it with y'all? Y'all don't do that. And Phil said, well, you got a couple of hours? He said, you know, after we get through family, come on back to the house, and I'll tell you. Famous last word.
You don't need your boots. You don't need your boots. No, come on.
Did you guys ever, like, I don't know if you ever did this, but I used to bring people down to Phil's house. Like, they'd go, I want to meet your uncle. And I'd always have to give them a speech. Well, let me warn you. Like, I don't care who you are, a Baptist preacher. I mean, you are going to get in a Bible study. Like, he's going to see, he's going to assume you don't love Jesus.
As the guy who handled all the court, corporate sponsorships and partnerships from when I got here, every time somebody would show up, I'd be like, I'd pull up and say, I need you to listen. I don't care where you stand. And wherever you think you stand, you're going to get this. I said, and I don't care what your answer is.
If he says, tell me about Jesus, and you tell him everything you know about him, you're going to get his version of it too. So, Jess, I just need you to know he's going to have guns and you're going to be a captive audience. And if that's cool with you, then we'll go. If not, we'll go do something else somewhere else.
Bart, when he said he'd come down there, he was sitting down in his recliner. Yeah. And as soon as I started to say it on the podcast, I said, well, you know, you see when he's in that recliner, there's an M16 fully loaded with two 30-round clips.
Yeah.
Hanging right there next to it. It's a little intimidating. Let's be honest. He said, hey, here's the deal. We'd rather have a Bible study with you, but if you want a gunfight, we can oblige you on that too. I said, he's got an M16 fully loaded. In reach and that Bible in reach. I said, he would rather pick that Bible up and tell you about the creation. He's like that.
I mean, they had several people show up. Oh, they had some characters show up.
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Chapter 6: How does Phil's faith resonate with listeners today?
Because we're talking about a chiseled man at 68. So can you imagine Phil Robertson in the early 40s? Oh, no, like 28, 25. Yeah, 25.
Just a beast. I wouldn't notice with him.
So, hey, they come down there.
I was scared of him. Me too. When I was a kid, I was very scared of him. As a grown man, I was.
Phil had whooped all of them in one. He grabbed him and said, I don't know who you are, but hey. Tell your mama and daddy that I'm the one that whooped your butt for being drunk.
Yeah. Hey, at 30 years old, I thought— Times have changed, boys. I ain't kidding. At 30 years old, I thought I was about to have to bend over and grab my ankles and take one from him. And you know what? I was prepared to do it. You know what I wasn't going to do? Run. Yeah. I knew better than that. You run from a grown man, they get mad at you.
So I was like, well, I guess, and it all started with him.
It's the old deal, but I know where you live.
Yeah. I said, well, I ain't been whooped in a long time, but I guess I'm about to take one here. I thought he was going to line us all up on the tailgate and get every one of us.
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