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We sit down with our good friend and frequent guest, Joe Weigel. He's quickly becoming a top scholar on the life and works of C.S. Lewis. Join us as we discuss that and more on this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corefourlife/support

It's been a while but we hope you're ready for a great episode featuring Tom Chamberlin - Discipleship Pastor at Riverwood Chapel in Stow, OH. We talk through the various paths of discipleship, what it means to be a disciple, and the potential dangers of AI. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corefourlife/support

We finish 2023 with some final thoughts on the events of the year including where we've seen God move in our lives, things that we want to focus on going into 2024, and how we plan to be "On Mission". We also discuss the recent passage of Issue 1 in Ohio. What that means for Christians and how we need to extend everyone grace while still holding firmly to Biblical truths. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corefourlife/support

Our first three-time guest is back on the mics with us - Pastor Jarrod Williams! We kick off the episode with the classic game - 2 truths and a lie - with some pretty hilarious results. Then we dig into some more serious topics including Alpha Course, Jarrod's recent pastoral sabbatical, counseling, and finish up the episode with some discussion on lies that we all tell ourselves. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corefourlife/support

The Core4 are finally back together again! We sit down to discuss John Mark Comer's book, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry. It's a challenging read that pushes back against some of the prevailing attitudes in our culture right now when it comes to success, drive, and time management. Do we think hurry should be ruthlessly eliminated? Tune in to find out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corefourlife/support

Dan Blechschmid volunteered to serve with Samaritan's Purse on their Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) after hearing our past guest, Brock Kreitzberg, talk about the work that they were doing. He shared with us his history and heart for missions, both domestic and international, as well as some of the most impactful stories that he saw while deployed in war-torn Ukraine. Resources: Radical The Unexpected Adventure No Excuses 33 the Series Good Works Mission A Note from Dan: To my friends from Samaritan's Purse – As said in the podcast, while I am a huge fan, I am not an official spokesperson for Samaritan's Purse so comments in the cast do not officially represent Samaritan's Purse the organization, but I hope you agree I tried my best to speak consistent with the mission of our great organization.    Please also know that before I agreed to do the podcast, I did contact and receive permission from Samaritan's Purse media relations and they with security to ensure that this was permitted.  I pray for you and thank God for you each day, and for the amazing and selfless work that you do to share the love of Jesus Christ around the world!  To my family, my friends, my church, and my work – I don't think I officially said “thank you” in the pod cast.   The unexpected and sheer volume of support received through hundreds of prayers, comments, texts, emails were so very much appreciated – more than you will ever know.   THANK YOU does not come close to covering it but that's all I have.   Now I also have to be so bold as to ask one more thing of you.   Please continue to pray for and support missionaries, mission workers, deployed Samaritan's Purse staff for their safety, and for their continued success in sharing the love of Jesus wherever they are serving.     --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corefourlife/support

The Core4 (minus one) sit down with our friend, and author, Joe Weigel, to discuss his new book and the current state of schools in the USA. Order Joe's book here - The Critical State of Education: How Classical Education Can Defeat Critical Marxism --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corefourlife/support

The Core 4 sit down to discuss Christianity Today's The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill podcast. The group comes at the podcast from 2 different sides with some of us not having any experience with Mark Driscoll's ministry beforehand, and some of us being impacted by his ministry previously. The conversation is spirited and lively as we try to unpack the question: "Do the ends justify the means?" --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/corefourlife/support

The Core4 wraps up the year by sitting down to talk through our highlights from 2022. We discuss our favorite Core4 moments, favorite books, fitness highlights, and more! We also provide a sneak peek at the 2023 Core4Life Pillar Challenge that you can jump into from anywhere! Just click this link to join our Facebook group and get in on the challenge! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/corefourlife/support

Are you afraid of flying? Do you write your "will" on a random piece of paper and sign it to make it "official" when you're traveling? Apparently you're not alone... Listen in to this hysterical conversation with Justin and Kristin Berthiaume! We talked about listening to God's calling, chatting with door-to-door Mormons, real estate, coming back to the faith, and much more with this cool couple! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/corefourlife/support

Joey Jenkins is one of the most driven people that we know! Listen in as he talks about where that drive comes from, the challenges that he's faced in his life, how he regularly wrestles with God, and how he learned that God will straighten what satan twists. This is a hugely impactful episode that you won't want to miss! Resources: Joey's Documentary - Perception | From Prison to Purpose Joey's Book - Never Hit the Snooze Button Vooks Slaying the Dragon --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/corefourlife/support

This is a truly inspiring episode that you don't want to miss! Our good friend, Justin Dodson, walks us through his journey from full-time college ministry to a sales job. The ups, the downs, and everything in between. If you've ever been out of a job, or felt lost at times, this episode is for you. Justin also gives some great reading recommendations: Hero on a Mission - Donald Miller J-Curve - Paul Miller Wounded - Terry Wardle Extreme Ownership - Jocko Willink --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/corefourlife/support

The Core4 is back and talking about our love/hate relationship with screen time as parents. We talk about some of the stigmas associated with screen time, how we handle it with our kids, and give some practical advice on how to "redeem" screen time for your family. Links: YouTube Channels Mark Rober Backyard Scientist Ninja Kidz Dude Perfect Smarter Every Day Slow-mo Guys Sci Show Kids Rightnow Media The Creators Bible Man Apps/Audio books Vooks Hoopla Ideas other than screens Week or 2 of no screen time in the summer Hikes Board games: Catan Jr, Ticket to Ride Jr, Sequence, Trekking the National Parks --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/corefourlife/support

The Core 4 sit down to talk about loving others even when it's difficult. God commands us to love everyone, including our enemies. We talk about why that's so hard to do sometimes and give some practical ways that we can put that into practice. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/corefourlife/support

We were honored to be able to sit down and talk with NFL Hall of Famer, Darrell Green at his charity golf outing. For those that may not know who Darrell Green is…he's a pretty big deal. Arguably the best defensive back to ever play the game and arguably the fastest player of all time, once recording a 4.09 40 time. He was a 2x Super Bowl Champ, NFL Man of the Year, 7x pro-bowler, holding double-digit NFL records…the list goes on and on as he is one of the most decorated defensive players to ever play. But most importantly, he always stayed humble, worked extremely hard, and stayed focused on his main purpose, which was fulfilling God's plan for his life and living for Him and not fame and fortune. That led him to start the Darrell Green Youth Life Foundation to develop leaders by making long-term investments in children from at-risk communities. The foundation accomplishes this by supporting students academically, developing their character from a young age, raising expectations, and investing in their lives through committed mentoring relationships. My sister Heather, who we had on an earlier podcast, started this foundation in Richmond, Virginia and they have been running strong now for over 20 years. We took the opportunity to sponsor a hole at their golf tournament this year, where we hung out all day, talking with each group and the celebrities coming through about what we're all about here at Core4Life. We were also able to sit down with Darrell for a bit and record this podcast to hear more about his heart for the foundation. Darrell was quick to mention to us that he turns down most podcasts, but because it was my sister, he was happy to make an exception and we were very appreciative.

What's the most uncomfortable thing to talk about in church? We're guessing "sex" is at or near the top of the list you just came up with. That's why we wanted to add it to our "Confronting Challenging Issues" series. Today the Core4 sit down to talk about sex from a Christian perspective including sex before marriage, society's view of sexuality, pornography and the damage it can cause, and God's ultimate plan for sex and intimacy in marriage. If you haven't listened to the rest of the series, check out our episodes on Money, Drinking, and Truth.

Why is truth a challenging issue? In this episode we bring back one of our first guests, Pastor Jarrod Williams from Redemption Chapel, to discuss it. We live in an age of "my truth", and "it's true for you but not for me." How do we approach the topic as Christians? Is there such a thing as subjective truth? Listen in as we cover those topics and more.

We got the privilege to sit down with former US Winter Olympian and American Bobsled World Champion, Brock Kreitzburg, to talk about his crazy journey through sports, the Olympics, and Hollywood and how all of that left him feeling empty and in search of what God wanted for his life and not what he wanted. That led him to full-time mission work with Samaritan's Purse and now as Executive Director for Summit Missions in Green, OH. You won't want to miss this episode as we kick off season 3. If you ever have a feeling that there could be more to life than what you are currently experiencing; give this a listen and see if you might be searching for what you want for yourself and not necessarily what God wants.

Have you missed one of our episodes this season? It's ok. We forgive you. We've had an amazing year full of fantastic guests, new experiences, and great content. We tried to boil down some of our favorite moments from this season into one episode. If you like the clips that you hear and want to listen to the full episode we've linked them below. Thanks so much for being the best listeners! Jerrad Lopes Len Howser Andy Shepperd Rick McKee Josh Dujanovic Joseph Rojas Missionaries

The Giver, The Challenger, The Peacemaker, The Individualist. Are these the latest Marvel superheroes? Nope. They're some of the types of the Enneagram personality test. In this episode, the Core4 takes an online Enneagram test (only the most official) and then go over their results. We try to guess each others' types and have a lot of fun in the process. Whether you swear by the Enneagram or not, it definitely helps you discover some things about yourself and the people that you're closest to. If you'd like to take the test or see what the different Enneagram types are, here are some helpful links: Enneagram Types The Enneagram test we took --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The Core4 is back and talking about another challenging issue: Money. Everybody wants it. Nobody likes talking about it. It can easily run or ruin your life. Listen in as we talk through some of the stigmas of money, how we deal with it in our lives, the importance of giving, why Jesus talked about it a lot, and so much more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Our good friend, Dan Lemoine, is back on the show talking about his new book, Fear No Food. We talk with Dan about the process of writing his book, some of the reasons behind writing it, and he gives some great tips on health and nutrition. This is Dan's second time on the show. If you missed his first episode, check it out here - Dan Lemoine --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

When it comes to alcohol, how much is too much? Some Christians would say that we shouldn't drink at all. Some would say "Jesus drank wine... so let's go!" In this episode, we talk through this challenging issue that can easily divide the church. We give our own personal experiences with alcohol, talk through our decision to feature bourbon in our first season, and much more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

As disciples of Christ, we are called to be missionaries. For most of us; that resides within the family and community around us. Listen in as we got the unique opportunity to sit down with 2 different couples who are full-time overseas missionaries and how God has specifically challenged them to make an impact for his kingdom. Resources: Speaking of Jesus by Carl Medearis When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert Reading Romans With Eastern Eyes by Jacskon W. Perspectives on the World Christian Movement by Ralph D. Winter --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We had the absolute privilege of chatting with Joseph Rojas, lead singer of Seventh Day Slumber and owner of Nashville Label Group! We talked about his weight loss journey, his family, sobriety, and the struggles that go along with it, how the band has been able to play free-to-the-public shows over the past year, and so much more. Listen in as we dig into Joseph's life, his struggles, challenges, successes, and failures. He has an incredible heart for Jesus and palpable love for people who are struggling. We loved every minute of this interview! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Mission work is always at the top of our minds at Core4Life, whether that be at home, in our community, at our workplaces, or elsewhere. Today we got the chance to talk to Josh Dujanovic and our very own Ryan Shary after they just got back from a trip to Roblealto in Costa Rica. Listen in to hear a little more about Josh, his faith story, his huge heart for God, and how that led him to Roblealto. But also how that affects his everyday life and some practical applications for those of us that sometimes forget pretty easily. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this Quick Hits episode, we chat with our past guest, Kory Bays, about repentance. What it means, how to do it, why it's important to us as Christians, and more. We'll be bringing you these shorter, one-topic Quick Hits episodes every other week! Stay tuned for more great content! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

***DISCLAIMER*** Someone (who shall remain nameless) didn't switch the mic again off of the laptop mic, so the quality of the recording is not up to Core4Life standards...our most humble apologies. However, the content from Joe was still very high quality. So join us this week as we sat down with Joe Haddad and listen in on how he started up his own company, University Tees, almost 20 years ago, which has grown to 200 people at their headquarters and 700+ people working remotely from over 300 campuses across the country. Along with the craziness of running this company, he walked us through many other things he's involved in, the challenges he's faced and how they've helped shape who he is today. All with raising a family of 4 alongside his wife Ashley. Get ready to be motivated. Resources mentioned by Joe: ISI Life F3 Master Plan Coach Fit Soul by Ben Greenfield Success is not an Accident by Tommy Newberry --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We talked with Pastor Rick McKee from Redemption Chapel about what the church is doing around racial reconciliation. We discuss some of the history, as well as how to approach the topic and have meaningful conversations and dialog around some of the hot-button issues in our culture. We'll be bringing you these shorter, one-topic Quick Hits episodes every other week! Stay tuned for more great content! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We are blessed by some amazing wives. In today's episode, you'll get to find out more about our (waaaaay) better halves. We sit down with all of the Core4Wives - Miranda (Ryan), Sara (Mike), Laura (Matt), and Kendall (Andrew) - to get their thoughts on what it was like when we started the podcast, what the pillars mean to them, how they've seen us change through this experience, their favorite episodes, and much more! Resources: Kids Bowl Free Pass It On - Jim Burns The Gospel Coalition Let Them Be Kids - Jessica Smartt How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind, Decluttering at the Speed of Life - Dana K. White The Minimal Mom Dumbing Us Down - John Taylor Gatto --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join us this week to listen in on our conversation with Kory Bays, as he walked through the challenges of starting his own business and his trials of faith through that process. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is the final episode of a four-part Quick Hits series where we dig deeper into each of our Core4 pillars. Today we'll talk about our beCHILL pillar. What does it mean to #beCHILL? Why did we include that as one of our core pillars? Join us as we talk about what the pillar represents to us, how we put it into practice, and where we intend to go with it in the future. We'll be bringing you these shorter, one-topic Quick Hits episodes every other week! Stay tuned for more great content! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We were excited to get the chance to learn more about our lead pastor, Rick McKee, from Redemption Chapel. We sat down with him and chatted about all kinds of things, including his path to faith, his time in ministry, what he loves about Redemption Chapel, and even some of the things that are difficult for him. On top of all that, he has some great tips on parenting! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is the third of a four-part Quick Hits series where we'll dig deeper into each of our Core4 pillars. Today we'll talk about our beNOBLE pillar. Why should we care about other people? Why did we choose to dedicate one of our pillars to helping others and taking the focus off ourselves? Join us as we talk about what the pillar represents to us, how we put it into practice, and where we intend to go with it in the future. We'll be bringing you these shorter, one-topic Quick Hits episodes every other week! Stay tuned for more great content! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We got the chance to sit down with Andy Shepperd, founder of a 100% volunteer-based non-profit foundation, Project Outrun that utilizes custom Nike By You shoes and project outrun signature swag to help empower kids and families to “Outrun” pediatric cancer! They just hit their 4 yr anniversary this April and have designed around 1000 pairs of shoes for kids in 27 states…Truly making kids across the country feel that “I'm not sick but my shoes are!” Join us to hear some amazing stories from Andy about the work that Project Outrun is doing and not only the impact the organization is having on the community, but the impact the kids are having on the community and Andy specifically. It was awesome to hear about Andy's spiritual journey toward God and faith…don't miss out! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is the second of a four-part Quick Hits series where we'll dig deeper into each of our Core4 pillars. Today we'll talk about our beDRIVEN pillar. A lot of people are driven today, but what are they actually driving towards? Our goal, as Christians is to do everything we do for the glory of God and His purpose, which is why we call this episode "beDRIVEN Toward His Purpose". Join us as we talk about what the pillar represents to us, how we put it into practice, and where we intend to go with it in the future. We'll be bringing you these shorter, one-topic Quick Hits episodes every other week! Stay tuned for more great content! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Len Howser is one of the hosts on Cleveland's 95.5 The Fish Morning Show. Every weekday, he gets up at 3:30 am and does his best to bring joy and inspiration to Northeast Ohio listeners. We had the privilege of sitting down and chatting with Len about his start in radio, why he does what he does, parenting, coaching, and so much more! If you want to smile today and be inspired to make a positive impact today, give this episode a listen! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is the first of a four-part Quick Hits series where we'll dig deeper into each of our Core4 pillars. Up first is our beFIT pillar. We call this one "beFIT for the Kingdom" because ultimately, everything we do should be to build up God's Kingdom; even our fitness. Join us as we talk about what the pillar represents to us, how we put it into practice, and where we intend to go with it in the future. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Jerrad Lopes from Dad Tired joined us live at our recent men's conference at Redemption Chapel. He has a wife and 4 kids, the newest being 7 weeks old. His podcast has been downloaded millions of times and has had an impact on innumerable husbands, fathers, and families. In Season 2, instead of a new bourbon every episode, our guests will decide the beverage. Drink: Key Lime LaCroix beDRIVEN/beNOBLE All Christians are part of Kingdom work and should look at our life as missionaries. Jerrad grew up in a rough area and with an absent father but felt the call to ministry from an early age. He has many members of his family that don't believe in God but he believes strongly that we should pursue “hungry fish” that are wanting to know more about God. If the fish are not biting then you can move to a different spot where others may be hungrier. Your work is paying you to carry the kingdom where you are at. His family goal is to leave everyone that comes to their house one step closer to Christ. He started a church with a friend but it did not work out and he dropped out of ministry and was depressed. He was even playing out details of what a divorce would look like. His wife woke up every morning to pray for him and told him that during a fight. He wrote a post about how he was feeling and it struck a tone with many other tired dads. The post went viral and he started a group for guys and a podcast. Difference between being physically tired and your soul being weary. Being tired is part of the game for dads. If your soul is tired that's a sign you are missing something with your relationship with God. Likely due to sin that is unconfessed or a lack of having time with God alone. He tries to take 20 minutes a day with no distractions/screens to let God speak to him. To connect with your wife Jerrad recommends just praying with your wife a few times a week. That by itself can be a huge step in leading your family spiritually. beFIT Like many of us, He got sick during his first CrossFit class. He stays active by coaching his son's soccer and does drills and runs with them. beCHILL To protect his family time, he needs to say “no” a lot to opportunities. Being a Disciple, husband, father are the only things that will go with him to the grave and he prioritizes those things in his life. Hunter Gather Parent is a great book he just read that shifted his view of parenting.

In this episode, we recap our first season as the Core4Life Podcast. It's been a great year and there's so much we've learned, so many cool people that we've met, and so much to be thankful for. Join us as we talk through all of those things. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Drew is the owner of Drive Team, husband and father of three, former college athlete, and the man who did the most pull-ups this year in our fitness challenge. Bourbon: E.H. Taylor This is our first podcast in our new location in the upstairs of the Drive Team warehouse! Drew started working at Drive Team when he was in high school. He came back to work at the company after college and is now the owner of the company. The company's mission is to get everyone home safely at night. His default tends to be to work and his wife helps him find balance in work and life. His advice for those that are aspiring to be leaders is to get to know the business inside and out and build deep relationships with those you work with. Drew and Andrew played football together and CVCAand he went on the plan competitive baseball in college. Our bodies are made for the kingdom and to honor God with, so it's important to stay in decent shape. When starting a business, many people think they need a big investment and facility to make it work. Figure out what you love, solve a problem, and start with one person. His advice to any younger entrepreneur is “if you work at getting better your clients will require you to get bigger” As a business owner, delegation and trust is needed to build a team that can be productive and allow yourself to get time off. A favorite family movie right now is Zootopia. He also coaches his kids in baseball and loves to see kids learning the game and having fun. As a coach, it's important to set the standard in what your goals are for the season. That way you can provide direction to the kids and parents if need be. Resource recommendations: Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle Extreme Ownership: by Jocko Willink Learning to Lead Like Jesus --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Whisky – Alberta Premium Cast Strength Rye Jamie is the local team leader with Athletes in Action in the Chicago Area. His mission is to make it impossible for someone to come to Chicago to play a college sport and not meet Jesus along the way. We sit down with Jamie to learn more about his ministry and heart for reaching student athletes. Highlights Grew up a gym rat and still loves to play basketball and working out. Journey to Athletes in Action. Christ-followers on every team, in every sport and in every nation and Jamie's mission in Chicago. Stories of how God is moving on campus and the challenges with reaching the current generation of students. Equipping today's students to carry out their mission in their future careers. Accountability and bullpen philosophy towards mentorship. Book recommendations & Resources Deep Work – Cal Newport Reason for God – Tim Keller Questioning Christianity Series – Tim Keller The Tech-Wise Family - Andy Crouch The Warmth of Other Sons – Isabel Wilkerson Lord of the Rings – J.R. Tolkien Jayber Crow – Wendell Berry Connect with Jamie's Ministry Link --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

How do we build community? How do we have an impact within our community? These are the topics that we discuss on today's Quick Hits with special guest, Michael Robertson. Michael is a long-time friend of ours and also one of our most consistent attendees for working out. We'll be bringing you these shorter, one-topic Quick Hits episodes every other week! Stay tuned for more great content! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We have a special episode today. We're re-airing our appearance on The Triune Podcast. We recently got the opportunity to appear on George's podcast to talk in-depth about our Core 4 pillars, how our podcast and platform came to be, some of our favorite things, and... aliens. Yep, we went there. Give it a listen. We hope you'll enjoy it! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

You win some, you lose some... but today, we talk about the losses. We got to sit down with our fantastic guest, Dave Pyper, again and he shared some great insight on how to handle loss. In this episode, we specifically talk about losses in sports, but then we get into how to apply those lessons to other areas of our lives. It's a great discussion and you'll really lose out if you don't listen. We'll be bringing you these shorter, one-topic Quick Hits episodes every other week! Stay tuned for more great content! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Bourbon – Rebel Distillers Collection Jeff started his career in ministry as a campus pastor then transitioned into financial services. Although his job changed, Jeff has never stopped doing ministry. For anyone thinking about how to use their career to make an impact, beyond bringing home a paycheck, this episode is for you. beFIT - Jeff's history as an athlete, how he stays fit and his journey to receiving a kidney transplant. beDRIVEN - Jeff shares how he worked in ministry for 9 years and then transitioned into his career as a financial coach. - Teaching people how to gain freedom in their finances and what the rules are to achieve in the money game. beNOBLE - Family background - Advice on how to balance being a parent and growing a business. - The role transition of a parent from instructing to inspiring and the importance of living life with infectious enthusiasm. - The importance of apologizing to your kids and how failure frees us from the tyranny of perfection. beCHILL - Working out, being outside, reading and travel. Book Recommendations - Success is not an Accident – Tony Newberry - Beyond Positive Thinking – Dr. Robert Anthony - Visions of Vocation – Steve Garber --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We brought 3 of our friends that are competing with us in this year's Fitness Challenge on the podcast. We talked about the history of the challenge, what's happening this year, as well as bigger and better stuff that is yet to come! Bourbon: Amador Double Barrel Check out our video version of this podcast! We'll be bringing you these shorter, one-topic Quick Hits episodes every other week! Stay tuned for more great content! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Bourbon: Middle West Spirits beFIT Played sports growing up and loved the lessons learned through sports Experience with CrossFit Transition to working out at home beDRIVEN Education background First job working at a local Church. Transitioned into sales for a local packaging company and moved into an account executive role Love building relationships. beNOBLE Faith journey Family hardship Church life beCHILL Cooking, bourbon, guns, fitness and sports, thrift shopping, prepper. Most of my time is spending time with my family and three kids. Podcasts – Ben Greenfield Fitness, Reasonable Faith with William Lane Craig, The Art of Manliness Books Wild at Heart – John Eldridge; Ragamuffin Gospel – Brennan Manning; Love Does, Everybody Always, Live in Grace, Walk in Love: A 365-Day Journey – Bob Goff; The Gospel Comes with a House Key – Rosaria Butterfield; Amazing Grace – Eric Metaxas; The Captain Class – Sam Walker; The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity, A Grief Observed – C.S. Lewis; The Millionaire Next Door & The Millionaire Mind – Thomas Stanley; 4 Hour Work Week, 4 Hour Body, 4 Hour Chef – Tim Ferris; What's Best Next – Matt Perman; Moneyball – Michael Lewis; The Hobbit – Tolkien --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

None of the Core4 have the joy of parenting teenagers, yet. Luckily, our good friend Matt Lee is in the midst of parenting teen boys and is willing to share some great tips and fantastic insight. In today's episode, we talk through some of the great... and not-so-great things that come along with having teenaged children. We'll be bringing you these shorter, one-topic Quick Hits episodes every other week! Stay tuned for more great content! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Dave is a teacher, coach for over 35 years, and the man who gave me a love for history. Married for 35 years with 4 sons and 4 grandkids. Bourbon – No bourbon this week as we kick off our fitness 2021 challenge beFIT Dave was a wrestler in high school and fell in love with the sport in 9thgrade. There is a chosen suffering in wrestling and it takes a high level of discipline to succeed. Chosen Suffering is a book he recommended by Ohio State coach Tom Ryan, who lost a child. Dave recently had one of his wrestlers pass away this year that rocked his team and community. As a coach, he was able to help the team through the loss of a teammate and friend. Being able to steer them to something greater than themselves was key in giving hope to the kids suffering. One of his favorite quotes is, “Don't ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive because the world needs someone who is alive” Dave is very self-motivated when it comes to fitness and finds ways to challenge himself all the time. He set a challenge to do 20 pushups before leaving a room. Atomic Habits is a book he learned about setting systems in place to reach your goals. He took 3rd place against his team of wrestlers with 1300 pushups in 24 hours. He did 104 pushups in a row one day while on a jog. beDRIVEN Dave is a teacher but is really a coach at heart. He loved the defensive side of basketball coaching. His philosophy was “who's mom do we want to disappoint tonight?” with the goal of shutting them down. He has coached against LeBron James and John Wall. He was up at half against St. Vincent St. Marry but ended up losing the game. He has been to the final 8 in 4 different varsity sports. He has several former athletes playing professional sports now. As a coach, he had a unique opportunity to be involved in students' lives and families. He once took a student home and a man was shot on the side of the road. No matter what a student's background is by caring about them and being involved in their lives can lead to lifelong friendships. Life is about what you give to others and seeing how that comes back to you in relationships. Many times, people will come to you and want to know if they are ok and you have an opportunity to pour into their lives. Dave is a life coach. Life coaching is looking forward while counseling is looking back. Most people he is working with are from former relationships that wanted to interact and seek advice from him. Dave took courses from John Maxwell to get a certification in life coaching. You can see more about him at MB life coaching 3.0. beNOBLE “Be each other's biggest fan” is his recommendation for a healthy marriage. Never take a shot at your wife when your kids are watching. Honor her above anything else. Never allow your children to dishonor her either. Kids are resilient and many times don't remember all the things you don't do right. Focus on loving them and training them in the way they should go. As friends, sometimes it's easier to have someone else speak into your kid's life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What convictions do you stand firm on, and when do you exhibit flexibility? This can apply to politics, parenting, social interactions, and tons of other situations. One of our favorite guests, Marc Benedict, brings that very timely topic to the table. We talk it out on today's podcast. We'll be bringing you these shorter, one-topic Quick Hits episodes every other week! Stay tuned for more great content! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app