The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast

Excited to share this episode with you. There are some emotional moments in this episode. Our guest this week is a Servant Leader who helps leaders win at work and win at home! I've seen Brian McRae positively impact hundreds of people that I know, including myself. For years I prayed for a mentor in my business life. God answered that prayer in spades in his time, not mine. Brian IS one of these mentors that God brought into my life. Truly an answered prayer. Study, practice and teach is a theme in this podcast. What's the best way that you learn? For me, it's when I teach. -Who do you spend time with? Who do you allow to influence your life and your decision making? -Do you have a mentor or faith group in your life? -Are you living for Success or Significance? Check out Galations 5:22 -What's one thing that I learned from Brian that I do everyday that I do every day that has helped my life and my marriage? -What is the new AI? We talk about how John Ruhlin (Giftology, friend and former guest on the podcast) was an Ambassador for Christ through his thoughts, words and actions and how he was able to weave Christ into conversations and plant seeds all the time. Yes, that IS Blake Brewer (Legacy Letter) in this episode's podcast picture with Brian and I. Brian introduced me to Blake years ago and I'm so grateful for that! CHALLENGE: Take Massive Action on one thing that you heard in this episode (especially the one that makes you the most uncomfortable)!!!   -Are you in a business that would benefit from referrals? If so, here is a link to the Referrral Partner Transformation Course CLICK HERE Check out John Ruhlin's book Beyond Giftology HERE Check out Brian McRae's website HERE Join our FREE The Journey of a Christian Dad Facebook Group HERE          

Emily Wilson wrote Sincerely Stoneheart, which is a book that helps us understand what plays the enemy uses to harden your wife's heart. Emily has been involved with ministry with women for 14 years, taught high school girls and is now an author whose target audience is Christian women. She has learned that the enemy works on women in very specific ways. And by reading her books, we can learn how to understand our wive's better. This understanding will help us be more empathetic, give us more patience and also help us love our wives better. -A tender heart is not weak. The enemy wants women's heart to be hardened and cold. -The enemy wants our wife to feel like a victim. -Why do women take so many things personally? -What are some lies that the enemy uses on young girls?   Check out Emily Wilson's Website HERE Buy the new book Sincerely Stoneheart HERE Join our FREE Facebook group The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Check out my wife's book Never Will I Ever HERE. This book helps kids learn the value of perservearance and coming to terms with their own limitations.    

Matt Hammitt joins us this week with some stories a lot of us can relate to. He's married and has four children and his son was born with half of a heart. He's the former lead singer of Sanctus Real from 1996-2016. At the beginning, his wife was on the tour with the band. He details His book Lead Me: Finding Courage to Fight for Your Marriage, Children and Faith is very vulnerable talking about the challenges of being on the road without your wife and family, his son almost dying when he was born, not knowing how to deal with marital conflict, imposter syndrome and more. Even though Matt and I talk about some difficulties that we've experienced, we bonded and laughed often throughout this episode. -What should you do when your wife "TRIGGERS" you? -How do you and your wife Grieve? -When you are going through -Does your wife want you to lead your family? -What words has Matt used to work through Imposter Syndome? -Where did the song Lead Me come from? -Is who we hope to be really how people we love see us?   CHALLENGE: Do an Audit of your life. Who we are versus who we want to be? What's keeping me from walking it out today?   Check out Matt Hammitt's website HERE And check out his new song No Matter the Cost. It's really good. Check out the tour that Matt is on with Kirk Cameron and also check out the great kid's books HERE JOIN our FREE Facebook group for Dads at The Journey of a Christian Dad click HERE Check out my wife and daughter's books on Amazon HERE Check out a book I contributed to called Notes From Dad HERE                    

So excited to have Andy Archer with us today. He's a 27 year old Starting Pitcher for the Savannah Bananas. He tells us the journey through college, the dissapointment about the minor league draft, joining the workforce and then into how teaching a group of kids at Sunday School changed his life. As I talked with Andy, I put myself in his shoes and also thought about what his parents thought about the decisions he made in his life. -risks he took -surfing on lunch break -living a comfortable life vs living a life with purpose and using your God giving abilities  -reading the Bible cover to cover -living away from all of his family and looking for ways to serve -how can you catch your kids imagination and be influenced by things that are good, true and beautiful Some questions to ponder: -when are times of life when someone can be depressed? -what do you do when you feel like your sin makes you not worthy of God's love? -what are some of the hardest words to say? Something I'm focused on is finding ways to have fun with my wife and daughters and also having fun while we are together. Whether we are playing sports, watching videos, doing houswork, going on an adventure day or just hanging out, it's important for me remember to have fun, laugh and connecting with my family. I wanted to record this podcast as a reminder for us dads to have FUN! Sometimes fun requires us to be uncomfortable. Andy talks about how he was below average dancer and one of the things he loves the most is the choreographed dancing that the Bananas do. He tells a cool story about doing the "Thunderstruck" dance. His story made me think about when I relax and am goofy with my family and let go of caring about being judged by other people. The Savannah Bananas are a lot of fun! Check them out in person with your family and on YouTube! Challenge: Have a conversation with one of your guy friends and read the same chapter of the Bible and discuss what each of you got out of it.   Connect with Andy Archer and watch some cool videos on Instragram HERE Check out the Savannah Bananas HERE Join our FREE Facebook Group The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE      

Trent Talbot joins us this week to talk about how he went from being a doctor to quitting his job and starting a book publishing company. The movie Cuties came out and he had a young daughter and Trent knew something had to be done. He was newly married, but had the idea to quit his job and start a company that creates books that capture children's imagination and attention. -Have you ever had an idea, but knew your wife would push back? -How did you know whether you should start the business and keep going? -What is something you can do to surprise your wife and have her see your leadership? -What is "Christian Cringe"? -What are you doing to help your children's moral development? We talk about some of the authors: a mafia crime boss, Hercules, Kirk Cameron and Trail Life are some of the authors.  Trent talk about a goal he has everyday with his kids besides read books. He's got a simple goal of playing with each of his kids for at least 10 minutes. Trent also shares what life is like with 4 kids under 5 years old and what he does to prioritize his wife. He shares that he could do a lot better in this area. I thought it was cool that Trent was open, transparent and vulnerable about this part of his life. Challenge: Connect with your wife kids and connect with them about ideas and truth this week! Talk about a book or video with them. Brave Books has a subscription model and they are launching Brave Plus that will be a free video platform that comes with your book subscription. Check out Brave Books website HERE Check out Adventures with Iggy and Mr. Kirk HERE Join our FREE Facebook Group The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Check out my wife's children's books and journals HERE Please rate the podcast on Apple Podcast or Audible. I'll read your review on an upcoming show! And if you have a topic or want to share anything with me, shoot me an email at TheChristianDadPodcast@gmail.com or message me on FB.        

So excited to have Kirk Cameron on this episode!!! Love his personality, energy and humor! Yes, he busts my chops about the workout group that I am a part of, F3! I was not ready for him to go off script and... well, you'll hear!  He was the star (Mike Seaver) of the TV show "Growing Pains" and the movie "Fireproof". Kirk also hosts The American Campfire Revival Podcast and has a new book that just came out called Born to Be Brave. He also has a new TV show coming out Feb 18th called Adventures with Iggy and Mr. Kirk! This show is to help ignite your kids imagination for the good. Kirk was an Aethist and became Christian during the filming of Growing Pains and how this created challenges when he was 17 years old and trying to promote good. He said he learned how God opens some doors and he closes some doors. He talks about the total disaster his life could have become from money, riches, wanting to belong, fame, success, etc. -When challenged, default to Sincerety and Truth -God Hates Lying Lips -Default to Truth and Love -Disagree without Hating each other (Civil Discourse) What does it mean to be a Reporter or a Reformer? Are you sensing that America is craving change and a Christian Revival? Kirk Cameron is on tour right now, the tour is called Strong Families, Strong Communities. Go see him! I'm excited to meet him and hear more about helping expand the Kingdom.    On this week's episode we also get to hear about a man who who was known by the names: Ronnie Epps, Ron Epps, "Short Change", dad, grandpa, and lots more. Some things to think about as you listen to this episode? -Do you begin with the end in mind? -What do you do consistently to help get you to where you want to go? -What are 3 things you would like to be said about you at your funeral? -What did the pastor mean when he said Ronnie took people from Stranger, to friend to accomplice?   Challenge: Take an hour or two to think about your Vision for you life and write it down.    Check out Kirk Cameron's new book Born to Be Brave HERE Check out Aventures with Iggy and Mr Kirk HERE Join our FREE Facebook Community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Check out the World's Funniest Dad Book for Kids, Nate Saves the World HERE      

Pastor, Author, Family Man and General Contractor, Scott Holloway joins us today to talk about Striving for the Masteries: Fulfulling Your Purpose and Potential through the Passionate Pursuit of Jesus Christ. Scott vulnerably shares a story about his wife crying because she thought her new husband couldn't provide enough money for them AND that he would never be able to provide a decent income. From this day, Scott worked on developing himself so that he could become the man God intended him to be.  The Biblical phrase "Striving for tthe Masteries" speaks of the athlete's pursuit of excellence, and is applied in the Bible to our running the race of life as we pursue the moral and personal excellence of Christlikeness. Just as with any athlete, we can only achieve excellence as we are temporate in all things. (1 Cor 9:25) Striving for the Masteries is a great book to read through and also use the Free Worksheets that you can download online to assess where you are at and to envision your potential to live the abundant, victorious, purposeful life that God created and redeemed you to experience. Thank you for listening to this episode and sharing the podcast with other dads on The Journey! Check out Scott's book HERE Download the free Worksheets HERE Join our FREE Facebook group, The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Want to get some Christmas gifts and support my wife and daughter? Check out their children's books and journals HERE ***My wife's book "Nate Saves the World" is the funniest Dad Joke kid book ever!***  

Don Beebe was the first player to be a part of 6 Super Bowl teams and is famous for chasing down Leon Lett. Deion Sanders and Don Beebe both had the combine record of 4.25 in the 40. Don shares the behind the scene story when he was at the combine. Insane! So many miracle stories in Don's story. Out of football for 3 years, one of the colleges that had recruited him out of high school called and asked if he'd come back and play. His grandfather was not a good man, but Don's dad succeeded as a dad even though he had an awful father. He changed the Legacy of the Beebe name. After he retired from football, he created The House of Speed and has trained over 200,000 athletes. He coached high school and won state championships and he is now the head coach at Aurora University. He was able to sign a 10 year contract and demanded some specific things to be included in his contract.   -Why do bad things happen to good people? Romans 8:28 -Why did Don run down Leon Lett in the SuperBowl? -What is the #1 attribute we need to be a great leader? -How do we know if we are actually a Man of God? -What's something you learned from legendary coach Marv Levy? -How does revenge affect you and what are the ripple effects? Some of my takeaways: "If it's about playing time, then we don't have a relationship." "What you are at home IS what you really are." "Discipline out of love"  "Character will be revealed in every game you play." "Things are Caught not Taught." "Sin will keep you from this book." "It's important that you know the playbook. If you don't know the playbook, you can't perform in life."   Check out Don's website HERE Order Don's new devotional In His Image HERE Join our FREE Facebook group of Journey Dads HERE Christmas Gift Idea: Let me know if you buy one of my wife's children's books. I'd love to thank you for supporting her. Here is the Amazon link to the funniest Dad Joke kid's book in the world (Nate Saves the World) HERE  By my book, Notes from Dad (I'm a contributing author) HERE          

Today Josh Hatcher with the Manlihood Podcast joins us to talk about anticipating your future regrets, ADHD behaviors and family relationships. By imagining our future regrets, it can help us change our thoughts, actions and responses today. Josh shares a bit about his regrets and wants other men to learn from his mistakes. As he looks back, he would have changed his behavior. Josh has ADHD and learned he had it when they diagnosed one of his kids. My wife also discovered she has ADHD. We did talk a bit about ADHD medication and Josh shares what happened to him when he started taking Adderall, his depression when his father died and how Josh almost died! -What do you do that you are creating future regrets? -How do you react to your wife and kids when you are triggered or angry? -Do you, your spouse or kids have ADHD? -What ADHD behaviors drive you crazy?   Check out Josh Hatcher's website Manlihood HERE Join our FREE community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Looking for Christmas gifts and/or a really funny kids book (Nate Saves the World is hilarious! I'm biased, my wife wrote it.) Check out my wife and daughter's books HERE Buy my book, Notes from Dad (I'm a contributing author) HERE PLEASE write a 5 star review on Apple Podcast or Amazon/Audible Podcast. I'd love to read your review on an upcoming episode!         

Have you ever felt like you wish you were just ok? Ever felt like the world was collapsing in on you? Have you ever had a panic attack or known someone who has? A friend made a Vaguebook post and I knew he needed someone to talk to. We had a short conversation and I was grateful I saw his post. On this episode I share the short conversation that we had. I'd love to hear what you've done for guys in the past that are in a tough spot. Shoot me an email or a PM with what you've done for a guy in a tough spot in life or what someone has done for you when you've been in a dark place...   Join our Free FB Community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Thinking about Christmas gifts? Buy my book Notes from Dad HERE Check out my wife's book which is the Funniest Dad Joke Kid's book Nate Saves the World HERE      

The Kendrick Brothers are back. Today we talk about having fun with other guys AND men's discipleship. The new movie "The Forge" is out at theaters now and the movie has a strong Iron Sharpens Iron theme and shows how one man and a group of men can help other men become better leaders, providers and friends. We talk a bit about a future movie coming out called On Fire and what can be learned as we go through our own fires. And yes, we do talk about the Death Crawl scene in Facing the Giants!   -What is a misconception about men's discipleship and what should it look like? -How do you keep making movies? What is your process like? -Who gets to define what success is? -What can you do to make an impact? It can be simple. Challenge: How can I love you better? And there is a bonus challenge: Lord is there anything that stands in the way of me being closer to you?   Check out what the Kendrick Brothers are up to at their website HERE Join our FREE Facebook Community Group The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Check out my wife's children's books HERE        

Excited to share this episode with you. Last year, I got to see an early screening of THE FORGE with The Kendrick Brothers and some of the actors. You may have seen some of The Kendrick Brothers movies: FACING THE GIANTS, WAR ROOM, FIREPROOF, OVERCOMER, COURAGEOUS and others. Their new movie comes on 8/23/2024! Please get your tickets today. Great to see with your family or a group of friends. On this episode, we talk about fears, spiritual warfare, how they got into movies, discipleship, Adam Wainwright, and of course the new movie.  A short bit about the movie: The Forge tells the story of Isaiah Wright, a 19 year old who lives for basketball and video games. A year out of high school, he still has no job, no plans and no idea of how to be a man. At odds with his single mom, he was given an ultimatum - to step up or move out.  And Isaiah is forced to deal with his past, sacrifice his selfishness and discover how God might have a great purpose for his life.  The cast of THE FORGE includes familiar farces such as Priscila Shirer (WAR ROOM, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE), Cameron Arnett (OVERCOMER, STAND YOUR GROUND), Karen Abercrombie (WAR ROOM, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3) and newcomer Aspen Kennedy. How you can help: #1 Go see the movie! Opening weekend is very important. By doing so, it helps boost the sales numbers which encourages the movie theaters to add more showing times and to keep it in the theater for a longer time. #2 Share the movie with family, friends, and share on social media. If you like the movie, lots of your friends and family will too!  I think you'll enjoy the movie and I'll be uploading another episode with the Kendrick Brothers very soon. Hope you listen to that one and also let me know what you think of the podcast by writing a review on Apple Podcast! Thank you for listening and sharing the show with dads you care about!   Watch the Teaser Trailer for THE FORGE - HERE Website link for THE FORGE and the Buy Tickets link - HERE Join our group of dads that help each other get better in our FREE Facebook group The Journey of a Christian Dad - HERE      

Husband, father, Marine, K9 Officer and A&E Top Dog Champion, Sgt Mark Tappan joins us this week. He's got over 5,000,000 Social Media followers and has written a couple of books. Mark felt a calling to move across the country and start over in a new city. He shares an incredible story about an arrest he and his dog Mattis were involved in. It had me on the edge of my seat when I read it. I couldn't read fast enough! The two things mark aims to do as a Police Officer are to Glorify God and make others safe. He seeks Justice and walks Humbly as he does this. -How does parents attitudes towards police officers affect our children? -What are some things we can do to help protect our children now and in the future? -Why should we live with Excellence and Integrity? -How does Mark hear from God? He shares a funny story about the first time he prayed the sinner's prayer. This Week's Challenge: Find a teachable moment this week and share some of your insight with your children. Use this as a way to guide them and also build connection with them. Bonus points: You can look to share about the most important relationship you'll ever have.   Check out Mark's books HERE His two books are: A Dog Named Mattis: 12 Lessons for Living Courageously, Serving Selflessly, and Building Bridges from a Heroic K9 Officer and a kids book called K9 Mattis on the Job: A Day in the Life of a Police Dog Join our Free Community The Journey of  Christian Dad HERE Check out my wife's kids books (one of them is the funniest dad joke kid's book ever) HERE Please Give us a 5 Star review on Apple/Amazon/Audible. I'd love to read your review on an upcoming show. Check out some of our reviews HERE

Sam lives in Colorado with his wife and three sons. He's into camping, flyfishing and CrossfFit. His new book, "The Sex Talk You Never Got", was written to help men get past sexual struggle and John Eldredge (Author of Wild at Heart) says this book is "...the most important book on sexuality that you will ever read." This book helps men: regain a vigorous and vibrant sexuality with the context of God's design understand how purity culture has needlessly put men into a state of conflict trade shame and confusion for a sexuality of innocence and wonder confront porn use and lust through the lens of God's kindness and find the path to freedom On this episode we talk about how children get harmed and the effects of this. As parents, we need to be aware of what happened to us and also how to protect and guide our children. This is an important topic to talk about since 80% of men struggle with lust regularly. -How can we learn how to respond instead of react? -What are some Biblical examples that we might relate to? -Where does our guilt and shame come from and what happens to our nervous system when shame kicks in?   Check out Sam Jolman's website and order his new book HERE Join our FREE Facebook Community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Thank you for supporting my wife and her books. Here is a link to the funniest kids book ever, Nate Saves the World. Buy it HERE Please Write a 5 Star Review on Apple Podcast or Amazon/Audible Podcast. I'd love to read your review on an upcoming episode! HERE are some of our reviews. Your review helps us grow the show. Thank you for your review and sharing the podcast on social media and to your friends.

Beth McCord is an accomplished Enneagram speaker, author, coach and teacher with over 2 decades of dedicated experience. Her passion lies in helping individuals rewrite their life stories, empowering them to realize that lasting change and meaningful relationships are possible. I first became aware of Beth through her book, Becoming Us: Using the Enneagram to Create a Thriving Gospel-Centered Marriage and I was thrilled to be able to interview her about her new book. My goal during this conversation was to help husbands understand how our wife's core motivations and desires shape her personality. And when we seek to understand our wife, we can grow in connection. Men are simple and the Enneagram is a tool that can help us understand our wife, kids and others personality type which can help us communicate and connect at a higher level. -Is there a cheat sheet at the back of the book? -What did God create you, your wife and your kids to be? -How can I learn why my wife does what she does by learning about her Core Fears, Desires, Weaknesses and Strengths? -What is Confrontational Intimacy?   Check out Beth McCord's new book The Enneagram for Moms HERE Link to Tyler Zach's Should Christians Use the Enneagram Video HERE Join our FREE Facebook community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE I helped write a book called Notes From Dad - Amazon Link HERE Check out the Funniest Dad Joke Kid's Book HERE      

Andy Dooley joins us today. He is committed to empowering today's families as a passionate leader, pastor and fitness professional. He has been working with young people and families for over 18 years through sports, fitness and ministry. He is a Men's Health contributor and he is the author of Walk in Faith: 5 Minute Devotional for Teen Guys, Building a Family of Faith and Lead with Faith, Play with Purpose; A 100-Day Devotional for Athletes. -Have you ever wanted to avoid sounding like a fool? -What is a book of the Bible that is a cheat code for life? -What are some family habits that work for you? -Do you feel like you could be in a better mood more often? -Have you ever wanted to help your child grow in faith, wisdom and perservearance through sports? He noticed in college that college students and business leaders had similar challenges. In his new book he shares stories that we all can relate to and learn from and he speaks from a Biblical perspective. Devotionals are bite sized ways you can take in God's wisdom. Check out Andy Dooley's New Book Lead with Faith, Play with Purpose HERE Check out Andy's website HERE Join our FREE Facebook Community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE My wife has a kid's book that is hilarious! Here is the Amazon link for the book Nate Saves the World I wrote a chapter of a book called Notes from Dad, check it out HERE      

Gary Thomas has been on my wish list for quite some time! His books have helped me have a better marriage. Husbands and wives stumble in many ways and sometimes we have struggles with toxic people. Gary says, "All toxic people are difficult, but not every difficult person is toxic." Today we talk about how to cherish our wife, toxic relationships, expectations and of course Biblical wisdom on how to live our lives well.   When should I walk away from a toxic person and what are some permissible boundaries I can have with family members? How do I know God is speaking to me? Did you promise to Cherish your wife on your wedding day? If so, have you thought about what that means? Why should we have Qualitative goals for our marriage vs Quantitive goals? What can church do for us and what can we do for the church?   Are you looking for something more out of life OR want to email a comment about the podcast? If so, email me. Would love to hear what's going on and see how I can help. TheChristianDadPodcast@gmail.com  Check out Gary Thomas's website and books HERE Join our FREE Facebook Community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Check out my book, Notes from Dad HERE Check out my wife and daughter's books HERE          

Community Builder and Storyteller, Matt "Ralph" Crossman joins us on this episode to share with us some stories from his life and lessons that he has learned as a man and a dad. Loneliness is killing us, middle-aged men. And as a solopreneur, "Ralph" has intentionally help create community and connections by organizing workouts, adventure trips and challenges for men to engage in and connect at. "Ralph" is famously know for creating MABA, Make America Burpee Again. Over 400 F3 men participated in January 2024 and did over 3,000,000 burpees that month. It's a simple challenge. 100 burpees a day, every day in January. "Ralph" has discovered you can't be lonely if you are doing 100 burpees a day with friends. MABA also helps raise money for charity and has raised close to $100,000 in 5 years. Doing things that make him uncomfortable and trying things that he isn't sure he can do has been an important part of his life. It helps keep life exciting, helps him stay in shape and most importantly allows him to connect with friends and family. He routinely adds his wife and daughters into his adventures when they are willing. He share some stories of what he has learned as a husand and dad through his family. And "Ralph" and I just helped write a book called Notes from Dad. A group of dads came together to write a book that shares stories and insights from our lives to help inspire and guide dads, moms and kids to lead purposeful lives that focus on what truly matters. This book just released last week and hit the #1 International Best-Seller rank on launch day. Truly incredible! -When was the last time you did something for the first time?  -How do you do to keep excitement and community in your life? -What do you to connect with other men and your family? Check out Matt "Ralph" Crossman's website and subscribe to his Substack HERE Buy the book Notes from Dad that Matt and I wrote a chapter in HERE Join our Free FB Community The Journey of a Christian Dad Here

Ever wanted to do something that you felt was impossible? Or wanted to do, but crippled with fear or something else stopping you? Or had so many speed bumps, potholes and locked doors in your way that you wanted to quit? Today, what felt impossible actually happened! Jason "Cherry Limeade" joins us on his book launch day! And mine! Yes, I wrote a chapter in this book that I am excited for dads to read. Excited to share this book with you. Jason decided years ago that he wanted to make a difference and help dads become better dads! He started blogging over 10 years ago and a few years ago he decided to compile and Dad Anthology book. He tells some great stories about how this book came together, how God literally saved his life one day and much more. Today is Launch Day! I'd be grateful if you would consider buying this book today for $1.99! And I'd love it if you would share my FB post and/or Amazon link with your friends. I poured my heart and soul into what I wrote! And I know Jason devoted a few years of his life putting this book together! Buy the Book Notes From Dad on Amazon HERE You don't need a Kindle device to read the book Thank you again for your support! I appreciate each and every one of you! And you can join our FREE Facebook Community HERE      

Davey Blackburn joins us and shares a story about the day his world fell apart. He vulnerably shares the details of that day and his thoughts. We talk about marriage, radical forgiveness, God's grace and mercy and virtues he works on with his kids. -How is God a good and loving God if he allows bad things to happen? -How did you keep your church going while you were disabled by grief? -Have you ever felt triggered? Where do those feelings come from? -What kind of questions do people ask when tragedy strikes and what kind of questions would be helpful? Davey shares a cool quote, "Faith is living without scheming". He thought he was supposed to plant a church, live a good life and retire. However God had different plans and Davey's company now helps people move through their Pain and into their Purpose. Check out Davey Blackburn's website HERE Join our Free Facebook Community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Check out the World's Funniest Dad Joke Kids's book HERE ***What's your plan to talk to your children about Sex? Are you equipped? Do you have the confidence to talk to your kids about this topic? Can you empower your kids with wholesome Christian thinking? If you'd like some help, check out The Sex Talk HERE. This is a great course that will equip you! Use DISCOUNT CODE: THEJOURNEY10 to receive 10% off.***    

Welcome back! Sorry for the wait for John Michael Talbot Part 2! He spoke about his Journey from RockStar to Monk on part one. He shares his thoughts about the world, Western Christianity and more on this episode. How important is it to confess your sins? In his community, they also confess their thoughts and temptations. What is a prayer that he says and recommends others say? The Jesus Prayer - "Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy of on me." What is a tool that we can use to help us forgive others? What is the control tower for the soul? What are the 8 thoughts (vices/passions) that are the precursors to the 7 Cardinal Sins? And what can we do about these thoughts? He challenges us to love our wives and our families. Check out John Michael Talbot's website HERE Join our FREE Facebook Group The Journey of a Christian Dad  HERE Please Rate and Review this podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify and Amazon Podcasts. This will help other dads find this podcast and become better leaders of their family! Check out the Funniest Dad Joke Kid Book Ever, Nate Saves the World HERE  ***What's your plan to talk to your children about Sex? Are you equipped? Do you have the confidence to talk to your kids about this topic? Can you empower your kids with wholesome Christian thinking? If you'd like some help, check out The Sex Talk HERE. This is a great course that will equip you! Use Discount Code: THEJOURNEY10 to receive 10% off.***    

Multi-platinum selling Grammy/Dove award winning Contemporary Christian Music pioneer John Michael Talbot joins us today. He was a country rock pioneer with his band Mason Proffit that was on track to be a Supergroup when their hit song was banned from radio stations. Mason Proffit opened up for the Eagles and Aerosmith.  We talk about his childhood growing up playing baseball, getting into to music, drugs, sex and rock n' roll. And we talk about how he was born again and his part in the Jesus Revolution. He studied many different religions including Buddhism, Muslim, and mystical ones. We talk about why he chose Christianity and how he became a monk. -What seperates Jesus from other religious leaders from other religions? -What does it mean to be contemplative? -What is a big problem when Christians form communities? -What does the daily life look like in a monaestic community? -What did John Michael learn from Dorotheus of Gaza that made a huge difference in his life and his community? Part 2 dives deep into the anti-dotes for the Cardinal Sins, a near death experience and how to control your thoughts and pray without ceasing.  Thank you for sharing The Journey of a Christian Podcast with dads you care about! Check out John Michael Talbot's website HERE Join our Free Facebook Group The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Please rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify and Amazon Podcasts. This will help other dads find the podcast and become better leaders of their family!  Support my wife and check out the Funniest Dad Joke Kid's Book Ever, Nate Saves the World HERE ***What's your plan to talk to your children about Sex? Are you equipped? Do you have confidence to talk to your kids about this topic? Can you empower your kids with wholesome Christian thinking? If you'd like some help, check out The Sex Talk. This is a great course that will help you. Use Discount Code: THEJOURNEY10 to receive 10% off.****            

Kent Evans connected me to Nick Liberto a couple of years ago and I've been wanting to have Nick on the podcast ever since. Finally! Nick has a course called The Sex Talk!  Catchy title, but I instantly thought that it's not just one talk you have with your kids.... Well, we get into that and more on this episode. He's collected some of the greatest Christian thought leaders and put their best into his course.  -Some parents think this is a topic that can easily be ignored. -Some parents think, we've got plenty of time to get around to this topic with our kids. -And some parents just feel like they aren't equipped to have this conversation. We discuss these thoughts and what parents can do to prepare, protect and be a guide for their children.  And we also talk about connecting with your wife and having a better intimate relationship with her. Check out Nick's course, The Sex Talk! HERE Use Discount Code: THEJOURNEY10 to receive 10% off. Join our FREE Facebook Group The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Please rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotfify and Amazon Podcasts. Support my wife and Check out the Funniest Dad Joke Kid's Book Ever, Nate Saves the World HERE Thank you for listening and for your support! If I can help you in anyway, please let me know. My email address is TheChristianDadPodcast@gmail.com  

Blessed to have Patrick Morley back with us again. He's the author of The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face. That book has sold over 4 Million Copies. He is here today to share with us some insights from his new book, From Broken Boy to Mended Man: A Positive Plan to Heal Your Childhood Wounds and Break the Cycle. When Patrick was 53, his mom died and Patrick had no emotional reaction during that time. He knew something was wrong and he hired a  While reading this book, I thought about how I was raised, but also about how I interact with my children, wife, family and friends. Often, our actions today can be traced back to our childhood. "If you are trying to solve the wrong problem, you can only succeed by accident." - Patrick Morley -What are some signs of a Broken Boy? -How can you heal from your childhood wounds and break free from destructive, dysfunctional cycles that hold you back? -How can you shift to a more compassionate view of your parents (even if they are gone) and reach a place of real forgiveness? -How can you better parent your children so hurtful patterns are not repeated? -What does a Healthy Male Behavior look like? -Are you a Passive Parent? Absent Parent? Permissive Parent? Angry Parent? Demanding Parent? Enabling Parent? Belittlinng Parent? -Is the story I am telling myself serving me? Buy Patrick's Book, From Broken Boy to Mended Man HERE Check out Patrick's Man in the Mirror website HERE JOIN our FREE The Journey of a Christian DAD Facebook Group HERE See the Funniest Dad Joke Kids book ever, written by my wife HERE Something new for parents... THE SEX TALK (Heliping Kids Have The Sex Talk With Their Kids). Use Code "TheJourney10" to get 10% off. Check it out HERE    

Brett Snodgrass joins us today and we talk about The Secret War Within. I really enjoyed reading this book. Brett's had a lot of business success as a real estate investor. He says, "Success shouldn't be the end goal. It should only serve as a platform to make a greater impact in the world." I love interviewing Christ-Following Entrepeneurs like Brett. On this episode we talk about Isolation vs Solitude, our desire to know and be known, vulnerability, daily habits and so much more. -How do you go with God and others? -What's the difference between Isolation and Solitude? -How did Christ spend his time? There is a challenge for you to do at the end of this episode designed to help you get better this week! Connect with Brett at his website Iron Deep  Join our Free Facebook Community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Husbands, we should encourage our wives to do things that make them come alive! And that's why I promote my wife's children's books. Nate Saves the World is the Funniest Dad Joke kids book ever. Check Cori Luigs's books out on Amazon HERE Thank you for listening AND please leave a review on Apple, Spotify or Audible if you haven't already. The show grows when you review and share it with other guys! Thank you for reviewing and sharing!  

Britt Lee and Brad Williams are fellow podcasters and fathers united by a common passion for helping young athletes become the best version of themselves in sports and life. From this passion, their Pure Athlete podcast with former MLB player Jeff Francouer, came to life. Britt is married and has 4 kids, one played Division 1 tennis. He runs his own brand messaging/consulting business since 2007 and is the Author of "Parenting the Pure Athlete". Brad Williams has a career in the sports industry, working for a major sports agency before running his own successful sports marketing business. Brad has worked as a high school Athletics Director at a private, Christian school in Atlanta. Brad is married and has six kids. Today, we talk about Championing our kids to develop critical skills to success in sports and life, connecting with our kids through sports, developing competive athletes on the field and off, navigating the complex culture of youth sports and more! -What are some mistakes parents make? -How can we make the most of our relationship with our kids during their sports career? -Listener question: How can we get our kids to practice outside of scheduled team practices or with a private coach? -What is the worst part of the week for a lot of kid athletes? -Should we do our best to get rid of challenges our child could encounter? -What is the antidote to Selfish Pride? Philippians 2:3-4 Check out Pure Athlete Podcast website HERE Buy Britt Lee's book Parenting the Pure Athlete HERE Join our FREE Facebook Community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Check out my wife's kid's books and also here Exodus 90 Journal HERE Are you doing Exodus 90? I'd like to hear about your thoughts about it and also this show. My email is TheChristianDadPodcast@gmail.com       

Giji joins us today to talk about the Father/Child Relationship and how to heal and restore those relationships.  You could think of this as how to repair relationships with your parents, your kids or even have a mindset to prevent damaging in these relationships. Giji met her dad when she was 17. Of course she had many unresolved issues from not growing up with her dad and now she's helping others develop great relationships by showing them the way to heal small and large relationship fractures. Today we talk about Manhood missing in churces, how to break free from generational patterns and much more. -How are we called to love our wife? -What are some characterists of a healthy leader? -What are 3 Principles that are necessary to heal and restore? -What does it look and feel like to identify as a Son of God? Leave us a 5 Star review on APPLE PODCAST! We'd love to hear from you! CLICK HERE to rate and review! Check out Giji's books HERE Join our FREE Facebook Group, The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE My wife's HILARIOUS children's book, Nate Saves the World, is on sale HERE    

Welcome back from Christmas Break! Hope you had a great time with family and celebrated Jesus birthday! Jared Haley joins us from Strong By Design Podcast and Critical Bench. He's got 4 children and been married for 14 years. Jared has a Master's Degree in Transformational Leadership and Spiritual Formation, and has been in professional ministry for over 20 years. Here are some questions we talk about and I'd love to hear your answers too! Email me at TheChristianDadPodcast@gmail.com   -What are some Christmas traditions in your household? What would you like to start? -What are some of your favorite books to be a better dad/leader/Christ Follower? -How can you make your home a Sanctuary? (What is a Sanctuary and Why is that important?) -How have you and your wife made each other feel like a priority? -What are some habits you have that help you grow closer to Christ?   And check out The Challenge at the end of the podcast! Can you do it???   Check out Strong By Design's Podcast HERE And their YouTube Channel HERE Join our FREE Facebook Group The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Oh... We've got a YouTube Channel also! Subscribe HERE Check out the World's Funniest Kid's Book (written by my wife) HERE As always; thank you for listening, sharing, commenting and posting reviews on Apple Podcasts and your favorite podcast players! God Bless you and your families!

Don Ross joins us today to talk about helping our sons understand what it takes to be a man. He saw that boys don't know what it takes to become a man. Often, they have the wrong understanding and are confused. Don's created Manhood Tribes to help dads and sons connect with others through his First Tribe: Path to Manhood community. He designed a Right of Passage kit that is easy to use with your family. On this episode, we discuss what it takes to be a man and the 5 Traits of a Man. -What are some common misconceptions of what a Christian Man is? -What are the 3 things a boy needs? -Why do you use Traits of a man instead of Roles of a man to help boys know what they need to become on their road to becoming men? -What's an example of a challenge for a sont to do inside of First Tribe? Check out Manhood Tribes HERE Join our FREE Facebook Community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Rate and Review the Podcast HERE Email us at TheChristianDadPodcast@gmail.com  Support my wife and daughter by buying a Christmas Book or Journal HERE

The 100th Interview Episode!!! We've interviewed 100 people to help us on our Journey as a Christian Dad. Grateful you are with us on the Journey! On this episode; Dr Gary Chapman joins us to talk about his new book, 5 Traits of a Healthy Family and also about applying The 5 Love Languages in your life.  The 5 Love Languages book has sold over 20,000,000 copies so far and every year it sells move books than the year before. Serious momentum! If you haven't read that one, I highly suggest that book. We talk share some stories about challenges we face and how to have a healthy family by developing 5 traits. You may feel encouraged that you are doing well in some areas and also find some areas of opportunity to grow when you listen to this one. - Is your wife your #1 Priority? And should she be? - What is Creative Teaching/Training and how did Paul Goldschmidt (2022 NL MVP) use this recently? - How can we discipline without anger? - Key question: What if my kids turn out like me? Think this one through in each area of your life. Of course we finish the episode with a challenge from Dr Gary Chapman and there is some bonus content at the end of this episode! Thank you for listening, participating in our Facebook Group, sharing this podcast with others and rating/reviewing the podcast!!! Learn your Love Language by taking this FREE quiz HERE Buy 5 Traits of a Healthy Family HERE Join our FREE Facebook Group, The Journey of a Christian Dad, HERE Rate and Review The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast HERE Support my wife by buying a children's book for a Christmas Gift HERE (By the way, Nate Saves the World is hilarious! Check it out on my wife's Amazon page)

Jay Hewitt joins us today. He received a devastating brain cancer diagnosis and had a decision to make. Turn to God or walk away from Faith? In this episode we talk about his IRONMAN triathalon experience while undergoing cancer treatment. His race was a grand gesture of love for his young daughter - and a call of resilience for us all.  We talk about how to turn your obstacles into opportunities and allow God to transfrom your weakness to strength. -What's it like to be diagnosed with brain cancer? -Why is a Resilient Life important? -How did you accomplish your big goal of running a full IRONMAN while you had cancer, had physical challenges and had your body shut down at the 120 mile point of the race? -What mantras and prayers did you use in your journey? Miracles do happen. The miracle that Jay tells us about is incredible!!! Take a listen to this one and email me your favorite parts! My email is TheChristianDadPodcast@gmail.com .   Buy Jay's book I Am Weak I Am Strong HERE Check out Jay's Website HERE Join our FREE Facebook Group The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Check out The World's Funniest Dad Joke Kid's Book, Nate Saves the World, HERE      

Dr. Gary Lawrence and his wife Sylvia have spent their lives successfully leading others to "indentify, isolate and eliminate" the root cause of the emotional turmoil in their lives. Dr Gary has coached over 6,000 people in his counseling practice. Today we talk about performing Emotional Surgery and removing the Root Cause of Bitterness. What is Bitterness and How does that affect us and our Families? What is the difference between an Escaper and a Survivor? What are the Two Types of Rejection? How can we disrupt the generational passing down of bitterness? How can we start the Forgiveness Process? What is Poverty Syndrome? What can we learn when we listen to our wives? Check out Dr Gary's Rejection Junkies Website HERE Join our FREE community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Check out our Apple Podcast Reviews and Leave a 5 Star Review for us HERE My wife has 4 kids books out! Check out my wife's books HERE        

Thank you for listening to the podcast and becoming a better dad. This week we have Dave Brown on. He's the author of new book Servant Selling and he is a partner and founder of a coaching company that coaches thousands of leaders around the world. He is married to his wife Emmy and they have 3 young children. As dads, we serve our families and we sell ideas to our family everyday.  Today we talked about ways that we can become better leaders of our family and how we can become more valuable to our family and friends. What are your daily habits? Why is energy important and is there anything you can do to have more of it? How can you build a connection with people and become memorable when you meet someone? What's WYDFLI and why is it important? This week's challenge: Watch your self-talk and correct it! What are some of your mantra's or power statements that you say to yourself and/or your family? I'd love to hear yours, please email me at TheChristianDadPodcast@gmail.com Order Dave Brown's Servant Selling HERE Join our FREE Facebook group, The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Need a gift for a friend or family member with kids? Check out my wife's kids books HERE I think my wifes' book Nate Saves the World is the Funniest, Dad Joke kid's book ever!      

Dr Kim is back with us again! He has a new book coming out called Love, Intimacy and Sex in the Second Half. Of course we talked about tips for having and Awesome Marriage and why it is important to let your children see you modeling this so that your kids see it. His adult children are really good at the things they saw Dr Kim and Nancy do really well and his kids struggle in the areas that Dr Kim and Nancy struggled. Some questions that we talked about: How can us guys get the fire going in our marriage? How important is it to have fun with your wife? How many close guy friends does Dr Kim have that he can share everything with? What is a major red flag in marriage? What are some things that we should model for our kids? And how do you do it? Do you have a Covenant Marriage or a Contract Marriage? And Dr Kim shared some advice to have an Awesome Marriage now and also in the Second Half! Challenge: Pursue your wife everyday this week! There is an Online Marriage Retreat in a couple of weeks. I am blessed to be a speaker at the retreat. Below is info about the retreat, buying Dr Kim's new book and to join our Free Facebook Community. Register HERE for Dr Kim's Online Marriage Retreat: Refresh Break Through the Barriers To an Aweseome Marriage Buy Dr Kim and Nancy's book Love, Intimacy & Sex in the Second Half HERE Join our FREE Facebook Group The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE PLEASE rate this podcast and write a review on Apple Podcast, Spotify and Audible! Thank you for your help! Rating, reviewing, sharing with a friend and sharing a link on your social media are ways you can help me and also other guys around the world!

R.A. is back and he tells a couple stories about a couple desperate times. Once, he felt like it would be better if he were not alive and another that he risked his life to make a name for himself.  We do talk about life lessons that R.A. learned while he endured so much failure and ultimately became a knuckleball artist.  Lessons: -Let it Go -Control What I Can Control -Live the Next 5 minutes well -Ichiro and Ichiro's translator explanation of the Japanese tradition of "Kaizen". We talk about a question that kids ask. "Do I have what it takes?" R.A. says that it is his job to show his son that he does NOT have what it takes. This was an interesting and with explanation I totally agree with R.A. What are your thoughts about this? Email me at TheChristianDadPodcast@gmail.com and let me know.   -What are some ways we can coach our children without directly correcting them? -How can sharing our past stories of success be harmful to our kids? -What does God say about comparison? -How does the tone of our voice affect how hear what we are saying to them? We talk about the movie and theme of the movie Sound of Freedom. Take a listen, pray and ask what God is calling you to do. If you want to take immediate action, sign up with F3 Gateway and log miles you walked, ran, or biked. The goal is to get 24,901 miles logged by 8/26/2023. An anonymous donor will donor $25,000 if we hit mileage goal. The goal is to log enough miles to run around the earth. Your financial donations help also.  This charity helps victims of Human Trafficking. We greatly appreciate your support!   Check out Immediate Action Step to benefit The Covering House, Click HERE Starts 8/20/2023 Run/Bike Signup HERE Join our Free Facebook Community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Challenge: Spend 30 minutes becoming more Self Aware of your strengths and weaknesses by writing it down and keep this copy. And then become vulnerable with another guy and share how you can help others with your strengths and where you can use some help to become better.        

2012 CY Young Winner, RA Dickey joins us on the podcast today. He came from a low-income, broken home. He learned how to survive through extreme adversity, trauma and abuse. Sports Illustrated wrote a review of his book and said, "The finest piece of nonfiction baseball writing since Ball Four." We had a great conversation about his life and what he's learned, especially what he learned through failure. He's a deep-thinking guy who know's how to tell a story. We had a lot of laughs, excited to share this one with you. God uses all things for the good, even when it's a NY Met winning the CY Young. How do you get the Ego out of your way and develop a posture of humility? What was winning the 2012 Cy Young like? What is the difference between stubborn and relentlous? Why is it imortant to learn from failure? How can you use your influence to change someone's life? There is an old saying, the teacher will appear when the student is ready. RA shares many examples of God bringing men into RA's life and picking him up and guiding him. So many little lessons in this one! Check out RA Dickey's Book, Whereever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball HERE Join our FREE FB Community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Check out my wife's new children't book HERE      

Stephen Arterbrun is the founder and chairman of New Life Ministries and host of the number one nationally syndicated Christian counseling talk show, New Life Live! He's got over 15,000,000 books sold and is listened to by over 3,000,000 people a week. He's got two new books coming out August 1st. "Understanding and Loving Your Child in a Screen-Saturated World" and "Understanding and Loving Your College Student" are two topics I love to learn more about. Sometimes our first response as men is to react with Anger. Today we'll talk about ways to Protect and Connect with your child. When it comes to the internet, it is important to have a plan for your family and implement it.  Here are a few questions we talk about: -How can we respond with something other than Anger? -What are some strategies for Protecting our children from the dangers that can come from screens and the internet? -Why should our kids learn how to say NO? Fair is where Pigs Win Ribbons! I love this line from Stephen. Great, funny dad response for when my daughters tell me "Dad, that's NOT FAIR!"   Here is an Amazon link to order Understanding and Loving Your Child in a Screen Saturated World  Here is an Amazson link to order Understanding and Loving Your College Student Here is a Link to Stephen Arterburn's Website Join our FREE Facebook Community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE AND my wife has two new children's books out! Check them out HERE! They make great gifts. Thank you for supporting my wife!

We have been blessed to have Jay Millar hanging around this community for a couple of years. He founded My Virtual Dad and just released his new book, Be A Hero in Your Home: The Ultimate Playbook for Men to Succeed at Home, Work and Life. The Air Force has hired Jay to coach their Cadets to learn and implement this Playbook so that they are successful in all areas of life. Jay grew up without a great homelife or a great dad. Abuse, bankruptcy, alcoholism and anger issues are some of what Jay grew up with.  He knew that he did not want to be a dad like his and it was up to him to figure out how to be a great dad! And now he vulnerably shares his mistakes and what he has learned about being a great father in his book.  -Who are the 5 people you spend the most time with? -What are the daily, consistent actions you do that contribute to your success? -What is THE measure of being a successful man? Great story about how University of Colorado coach Bill McCartney answered this question and retired from being the coach of one of the top football teams in the country. Here is a link to Jay Millar's Book, Be a Hero in Your Home CLICK HERE Check out the Warning Label Episode that Jay was on before. The episode is called The Four Pillars of Successful Men. Here the Link CLICK HERE JOIN our FREE Facebook Community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE And my wife has a new childrens book that just released. So proud of her! If you'd like to see it CLICK HERE    

Mark Hancock shares his story of how and why Trail Life got started, differences between boys and girls and what boys are looking for. Mark has 2 Masters Degrees in the Mental Health Counseling field, had his own private practice, and was a youth and college Pastor. He's been a guest on Focus on the Family, James Dobson's Family Talk and is a speaker at conferences across the country. He's been married over 30 years, lives in Greenville, South Carolina and has 2 sons. And he has a great sense of humor! He keeps myself and those around him laughing all the time. His son wrote a note explaining why he left the Boy Scouts. It was 3 words. "You weren't brave." We talked about the 3 questions that boys want answered when they are in a group: Who's in Charge? Who's with Me? What is our Mission? Boys are wired for risk and competition. Boys learn empathy by let our sons lose. We must not shield them from the opportunity to learn from losing. Boys need to learn language so that they understand their emotions and can learn empathy. Boys are hungry for people that pay attention to them. This generation of kids are: Unguided Ungrounded Unappreciated Uninspired And that leads to them being "Unproductive Narcissists". Trail Life USA focuses on Character, Leadership and Adventure. It is Christ Centered and Boy Focused. As a girl dad, this conversation helped me understand more differences between boys and girls and also helped me understand some things about how I grew up. Men: we need to be Brave, not passive.  GOD spoke of this 6,000 years ago. From the Book of Genesis: Then the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry?" Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it." (NOT DOING what is right is a Sin of Omission) "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke) Weekly Challenge: Find something to connect with your child on this week. 6 Bonus Points if you can also find an emotion to walk through, sit with it and ask Jesus to sit in it with you.   Download Trail Life's booklet, "Raising Godly Boys" HERE JOIN our FREE Facebook Group, The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Check out our sponsor Classical Conversations HERE

The last few episodes I've shared how I had 3 angry responses to my wife in the same week. I was shocked that I had done this once, much less 3 times in the same week! I was searching Audible for a new book and Audible suggested "Marriage Triggers". What a cool God Wink. So I downloaded the book and asked the author to join us on the podcast! Excited to share my conversation with Amber Lia, author of Marriage Triggers, Parenting Scripts, Food Triggers and Triggers: Exhanging Parents Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses. Some highlights from this episode: -"Holy Pauses" -"What are you making an Idol in Your Life?" -H.A.L.T. -"Overwhelm is a choice" -"Is it Worth it?" -"Lovingly tell me something that you would like to see improved." And there is a GREAT CHALLENGE at the end or this one! Check out Amber's Website HERE Join our FREE group The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Check out my wife's kid's books and journals HERE Looking for Christian Homeschool Resources? Our sponsor, Classical Conversations can help! CLICK HERE to get more info. If you want to help this podcast grow, please Rate and Review us HERE 

Joe and Mell Hashey join us this week to talk about 7 Elements of the Strong Family Path. Joe played college football and is a business consultant. He realized he was spending more time on his business than his family and he needed to re-balance that fast. His wife Mell has a Masters in Social Work from New York University and she counseled families in abusive situations.  After many friends asked for help and mentorship to help them have a high powered family. So that's how the Strong Family Project Podcast got started. They strive to help families use their framework that any family can use to establish values and stress free family leadership. -How can you use Kill, Keep or Combine to establish core values and make decisions with your family? -What are Tough Truths and how can your family use them to become a stronger family team? -Who must you rescue first if you are stuck in the mountains 8 hours from the nearest town? What are some of the catch phrases you use with your family? I'd love to hear and share them on the podcast. Email me at TheChristianDadPodcast@gmail.com or post on our Facebook Page. Here are a few that were on this Podcast: -What's memorable is portable - Be Where Your Feet Are -We Do Hard Things! Check out Joe and Mell Hashey's website HERE Join our FREE Facebook Group The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Check out our Sponsor Classical Conversations HERE Check out a great Dad Joke Kids book, Nate Saves the World, written by my wife HERE Please RATE AND REVIEW this podcast HERE Thank you and God Bless You and Your Family!        

Listen in to a very real conversation with Dan Laure. He has a wonderful family, is a great leader and is a close friend of mine. It's been exciting seeing him focus on what's important and going after it. He never had a great father figure growing up. His biological dad left when he was three. His mom continually made poor choices. The men in her life were heavy drinkers and abusive. Dan had every reason to harbor anger and be resentful.  Here are some questions that we talk about and maybe you have asked in your life too: -Why should I forgive someone who does not deserve forgiveness? -How am I so bad that I caused my dad to leave? -Why do I keep doing more, but yet still feel like something is missing in my life? -Am I doing enough? Matthew 18:21-22 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy times seven times." Matthew 6:14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you don't forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Connect with Dan Laure HERE Join our FREE Facebook Group The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Check out our sponsor, Classical Conversations HERE Give us a review!!! We'll read your review on an upcoming show. Rate and Review The JOACD Podcast HERE    

John Ruhlin, author of Giftology: The Art and Science of Using Gifts to Cut Through the Noise, Increase Referrals, and Strengthen Retention,  joins us this week to talk life and relationships. John is a public speaker and gets to speak on some of the biggest stages. And he grew up in a small town in Ohio. His life changed when he became Christian at 16 and changed again when he learned a key lesson about generosity and growing a business. With that lesson, John quit going to school to become a doctor and he become the #1 sales out of 2,000,000 sales people at Cutco. And his self-published book has sold over 100,000 copies.   How did God create the Heavens and the Earth? Through speaking. Words are powerful. What does the Devil do to limit our potential? Why should we humble ourselves and ask for help? How can you help your children and others in your life have confidence and be able to grow into their God given potential? Why can asking Why help or haunt us? How can we pray for you this month? Email me at TheChristianDadPodcast@gmail.com or shoot me a message on FB with your prayer request or any feedback about the podcast.    Check out John Ruhlin's Book Giftology HERE Join our FREE Facebook Group The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Check out the funniest Dad Joke kid's book written by my wife HERE Check out our sponsor, Classical Conversations HERE  

Joel Penton won the National Championship at Ohio State University. He was a Defensive Tackle and won the Danny Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian Heisman). He is now a widely-sought after speaker and the author of During School Hours. He is the CEO of LifeWise Academy, which is a groundbreaking program providing Bible education to students in Public Schools during School Hours across the country. This program is growing like wildfire. He talks about how generations go through cycles of Believing, Accepting and Rejecting faith. On this episode we talk about how Joel incorporates his family in his daily life, football, leadership, responsibility, prayer, and lots more. "It's impossible to be depressed when your heart rate is up!" - Joel Penton -What kind of work should I do? -How do I get more authority? -What are some practical things I can do with my wife to help us grow as Christians? -Is it a Root Issue or a Fruit Issue? Sign your school up for religious education During School Hours Here at LifeWise Academy Join our Free Facebook Community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Would you take a moment to rate my wife's children's book, Nate Saves the World? Here is the link to rate the book. It's the funniest Dad Joke Kids book ever! Seriously, it is! Thank you for supporting my wife's passion. Do you homeschool? Or are you curious about homeschooling? Classical Conversations is our sponsor and Joel Penton talked about his family using Classical Conversations with his homeschooling family.Click HERE for more info

Tom Twellman joins us today to talk about leading your family and leading at work. He shares a quote from his dad, "I'm not a Unisex, I'm a Man!" His family owns some real barbershops designed to allow men to gather, create experiences and enjoy getting our hair cut! This used to be something that guys did and was woven into the fabric of America. Hair Saloon is bringing that back and now has 17 locations. Tom shares some stories about his kids and about how his wife nearly died. This part gets emotional, as you can imagine. Some questions we discuss: -What would you do if your wife died? -Is your wife ugly? -What is The Law of The Lid? -Have your ever had Imposter Syndrome? It's Mother's Day this weekend!!! What are you going to do for your mom and the mother of your children? Send me a note or post in the Facebook group. I'd love to hear your ideas! Check out Hair Saloon for Men HERE Check out our Sponsor Classical Conversations HERE Join the FREE community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Buy your mom and your wife a Journal for Mother's Day HERE      

Adam, former US Army Captain and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot, joins us on the podcast today to talk about his background and some behind the scenes insight to his book Weapons of Mass Deception. God assigned Adam to write this book to help you regain what has been lost, recover what has been stolen and to restore what has been broken as you begin to defeat the Weapons of Mass Deception that threaten you and those you lead. What a great name for a book, Weapons of Mass Deception! I love the strong messaging in this book and how Adam addresses Spiritual Warfare and combats the lies that the evil one plants in our head.   -Are you maxed out, exhausted and drifting throught life? -How can you use military tactics to defeat chronic stress and anxiety? -What can you do when your child has a rough day and disrespects teammates and coaches?   Get 3 chapters of Adam F. Jones's book Weapons of Mass Deception HERE Join our Free Facebook group The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Buy the Funniest Dad Joke Kid's Book, Nate Saves the World, HERE Thinking about a Christian Homeschooling System and Community, check out Classical Conversations HERE    

Boy Dads: Check this one out also. We talk a lot about youth sports in this one and how to connect with your athlete AND what not to do! This week a really cool Father/Daughter combo joined us to talk about their new book, Girl Dad. Jay is best known for his best-selling book 52 Things Kids Need From a Dad. He's written 38 books AND his daughter Rae Anne was his co-author for his latest book. Jay has written 38 books, mostly about being a good dad. He's known for being a Storyteller and his sense of humor. Fun to see him and his daughter share stories and laughter and even some tears. Another episode where I get a bit emotional witnessing the love between a dad and his daughter. -What should you try to do when your are in the car with your kids? -What's the difference between boys and girls that play team sports? -How can you build your child's confidence by telling them 3 things? -What did Kobe Bryant's dad say to Kobe when he didn't score a single point in the Summer League that his dad dominated?   Check out the book, Girl Dad, HERE Join our Free Facebook Group The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE We'd love for you to rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Please share your favorie episode with your friends! Thank you for listening, implementing and sharing what you take away from each episode with your friends!  

Caesar joins us and shares his story of Sex, Drugs and Rock n' Roll and the moment when him and his wife's life changed. We laughed throughout this episode.    Do you run your kingdom like a Good King or an Evil King? How can you grow your influence with your kid's friends? What SHOULD you do or what do you GET to do? What is the DO to BE model?   Connect with Caesar on his website HERE Join our Free Facebook Community at "The Journey of a Christian Dad" HERE Check out my wife and daughter's books HERE . Thank you for supporting my wife and daughter's entrepenurial journey! Check out our sponsor Classical Conversations HERE

Fun, fast moving conversation with Jonathan Fanning. Jonathan found out at an early age that he liked to fix things and make them better. While he was in college he started down the path of being a business consultant. Imagine being in college and thinking you could step in and "fix" Fortune 500 Companies. He started down that path and it worked. He's also worked closely with Matthew Kelly, yes that Matthew Kelly! He had a monk as a mentor and shares some stories and wisdom from that relationship. And we talk about about how he works with kids to become entrepenuers. Have you had a Frying Pan Moment? What is the Know/Do GAP? How can I help my kids get a business started? What are some simple things we can schedule over Easter break? Here is a link to a cool video "Last Time" and Jonathan's 7 Day "Who Are You Becoming?" Challenge: https://www.jonathanfanning.com/last-time Join our FREE Facebook Community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE We talked about kids starting a business. My daughter has created some Journals and they are on Amazon. You can check them out HERE  

Chris Harper loves King Jesus, his wife, 4 kids under 11, 90's Hip Hop and Basketball. He's an author, speaker and the CEO of Betterman. BetterMan is for men who want something different. Something better. BetterMan helps men unleash the better man inside them by dismissing today's toxi and passive cultural expressions of masculinity and empowering the timeless manhood fundamentals found in the Bible and in the person of Jesus Christ. Chris gets Vulnerable and shares a couple current stories in his life that he is currently working on. I was blown away that he openly shared what he is working on in his family. He shares what he recently apologized to his wife. What are 3 things that Every Man wants? How does BetterMan help Every Man get these 3 things? How can  you gain confidence to be the man you want to be? How can you improve your relationships with family and friends? How can you create the purposeful life you crave? Check out BetterMan and their FREE Course to be a BetterMan HERE Join our Free Facebook Community, The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Check out the Funniest Dad Joke Kid's Book of all time HERE