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"Virtus" is the Latin word for "Manliness," but it also implies excellence and courage. This is Virtus, a show dedicated to inspiring and cultivating manliness, virtue, courage, excellence, and honor. I discuss many topics, most of which fall into the categories of personal development, theology, philosophy, work, labor, and masculinity, along with some personal interests and cultural commentary.

Bo Hutches

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    • Apr 8, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Birth of our Daughter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 44:28


    Listen in to hear our journey from a C-section at a hospital with our first son to an all natural birth at a birth center with our daughter. We learned a lot about the birth industry in hospitals and the different approach we experienced at the birth center. Perhaps our conversation will encourage you!

    Man of the House with C.R. Wiley

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 56:48


    C.R. Wiley joins me to talk about his influential book 'Man of the House.'

    How I Changed My Mind on Baptism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 30:15


    In this episode I talk about the Reformed position on baptism how I shifted from a believers baptism view to an infant baptism view. 

    VIRTUS Shorts – Reverse the Curse

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 5:42


    Looking at Isaiah 65:21-23 and how Christ comes to reverse the curse of the Fall. 

    Being HUSBAND with Jonathan West

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 38:58


    Jonathan West from the Being HUSBAND Podcast joins me on the show. We talk about his podcast, CR Wiley's influence on both of us, the manosphere, and he lays out five important things for every husband to know. 

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    VIRTUS Shorts – Christian Civilization

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 2:53


    The goal of God on Earth is nothing less than Christian Civilization. 

    VIRTUS Shorts – Get the Job Done

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 2:51


    To be a man of VIRTUS, you must be useful and able to get the job done.

    How to Grow in Discipline

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 11:35


    Today I read from my blog post from December of 2021, "How to Grow in Discipline."

    Three Red Pills

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022 18:43


    I share three Red Pills that have changed my life completely. 

    The Most Important Person in the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 9:41


    Who is the most important person in the world? The father of the family, the head of the household, the paterfamilias.

    Riley Voth – TMM Founder, House Flipper, and Rancher

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 71:10


    The Founder of the Majesty's Men, Riley Voth, joins me on the show to talk about productive property and all the stuff he's got going on. He gives some tips and wisdom if men pursue the productive property way of life.

    Nate Spearing – Family Man, Veteran, Contractor, Warrior, Teacher, Homesteader

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 65:53


    Nate Spearing joins me to talk excellence, work, productive property, entrepreneurship, and more.

    Cultivating Virtue with Aristotle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 13:12


    Today, Aristotle guides us in cultivating true virtue.

    Freedom or Slavery – Your Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 27:04


    Proverbs teaches us that we will rule ourselves or be ruled by lust, sleep, robbery, leisure, and other things. People already enslaved to their lusts and passions are easy to control and moved about at the whims of tyrants, evidenced by last year. Today I connect some major lessons in Proverbs to our current situation and encourage you - Don't be a slave; be a king.

    Life Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 12:21


    A quick life and podcast update.

    ‘The Makers vs the Takers’ – Book Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 26:57


    Today I review the book 'The Makers versus the Takers' by Jerry Bower. It's a true gem and great resource to the church and will be handy in your personal life.

    Primer on Gendered Piety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 25:26


    In this episode I give a basic primer on the idea of 'Gendered Piety.'

    Don’t be the Doofus Dad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 10:49


    Modern culture portrays fathers as incompetent, overweight, good for nothing, and someone who just gets in the way or hinders what the rest of the family is trying to do - think Homer Simpson and Peter Griffin. May it not be with Christian fathers. I offer some reflections and exhortations to fight against the modern stereotype. 

    Postmillennialism with Collin Brooks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 75:18


    Pastor Collin Brooks from Redeemer Christian Fellowship in Roswell, NM joins me today and gives the ins and outs of postmillennialism. We have a great conversation about what it is compared to other end times positions, answer common objections, and Collin gives some personal ways the postmill vision has impacted him in his daily life. 

    A Mixed Bag with Scott Tungay

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 57:15


    Today Scott Tungay joins me on the podcast to talk all sorts of stuff: masculine hierarchies, honor, localism, nationalism, how we win as believers, mission, hope over despair, and what the future might hold. Enjoy. 

    Navigating the Chaos by Building Up Households

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 19:45


    Today I read from my own blog post 'Navigating the Chaos by Building Up Households' and reflect on our current moment in history. Are we prepared to live in a nation in decline? What is our plan for navigating the years to come?

    The Patriarchy and Raising Sons with Jared Sparks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 55:19


    "The Patriarchy" has been a buzz word for the last several years and it is always portrayed in a negative light. On the episode today, Jared Sparks tells us about biblical patriarchy; how it can be redeemed and how it is good for the world. We also talk about his approach to intentionally raising his own sons.

    God’s Mission and Your Mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 21:20


    Today I talk about the importance of having a personal mission for your life and setting your personal mission in the broader scope of God's mission in the world.

    Earthly Christianity – The Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 14:13


    Part 2 of my series 'Earthly Christianity.'

    Reflections on The Odyssey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 24:17


    I recently finished Homer's 'The Odyssey' and it had a profound impact on me. Today I share some lesson I learned from the epic poem.

    Wartime at Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 7:27


    Jesus is our Prince of Peace and Christmas is our reminder that the Incarnation was an act of war against all darkness, sin, hell, death, and Satan.

    Virtus with Dr. Glenn Sunshine

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 36:10


    Dr. Glenn Sunshine joins me on the show to get his historical expertise on the idea of virtus, or manliness, in the days of the Roman empire. We talk about virtus throughout history, the founding of our nation, personal development, and much more.

    Not Safe, But Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 15:48


    In this episode I read an article written by Greg Morse at Desiring God about masculinity. Its very much in the same vein of what this podcast is trying to promote. Morse drives home the truth that masculinity is tough and tender, meek and fierce, and like Aslan, not safe, but good.

    Thanksgiving and a Theology of Patriotism

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 20:10


    Thanksgiving is this week so I give a quick history of the holiday making the case that Thanksgiving is a Christian holiday. I also offer a theology of patriotism or love of country.

    Earthly Christianity – Wisdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 20:49


    Part 1 of my series on "Earthly Christianity" where I discuss the tangible aspects to our faith. Wisdom is not just something that happens between our ears, but it works itself out into daily life.

    Put Not Your Trust In Princes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 19:28


    Take away from the election? Christians need a bigger vision than the next four years, regardless of who is in the White House.

    Don’t Despise the Younger Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020


    Today I comment on the older generation of men that tend to look down on the younger generation for being lazy and irresponsible. The fact of the matter is the older generation raised the younger generation and really isn't in a place to criticize to harshly. What should the younger generation do in response? Tune in. 

    Lewis Fridays: Modern Man and His Categories of Thought

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020


    Today I read from Lewis’s essay “Modern Man and His Categories of Thought.”

    The Roots of Our Divide

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020


    Today I reflect on a few reasons why America is so divided.

    Definitions of Masculinity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020


    In this episode I give several definitions of what it means to be a man that have been helpful in my own life.

    Lewis Fridays: Nostalgia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020


    Today I read from Lewis’s sermon ‘The Weight of Glory’ honing in on his idea of Nostalgia and how it should influence us today.

    Responsibility, Mastery, Legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020


    In this episode I give three ideals and motivators to strive for in life.

    Lewis Fridays: A Dream and COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020


    I read a portion of Lewis’s essay “A Dream” and make some connections to our current COVID-19 situation.

    Autumn

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020


    I share a few reflections on the season of Autumn and why you need to be enjoying it.

    Manly Greatness with Aristotle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020


    Reading from Aristotle’s ‘Ethics’ I look at what he has to say about greatness or the old school term of ‘Magnanimity.’ What does it mean…

    Lewis Fridays: Men without Chests

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020


    ‘Men without Chests’ is perhaps the most important chapter that was written in the 20th century. In this chapter Lewis masterfully defends objectivity – values,…

    Work With Your Hands

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020


    I talk about why you should begin working your hands. Whether its a weekend project or hobby, working with your hands teaches you about yourself…

    Marriage, Children, and Society

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020


    In this episode I talk about some of the issues around marriage and children and how those issues effect society.

    Masculinity: Biology, Culture, Ownership, and Mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020


    Masculinity is the culmination of a man’s maleness, manliness, and manhood in the pursuit of a mission in life. How should we think through masculinity?…

    Gravitas

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020


    Looking at the Roman virtue of Gravitas today and why you need to cultivate it in your life. — This episode is sponsored by ·…

    “The Necessity of Chivalry” – C.S. Lewis

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020


    In this episode I read you C.S. Lewis essay on chivalry as an ideal. Chivalry is a work of art as it combines ‘men of…

    Thinking Through Black Lives Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020


    Should Christians embrace the movement and organization of Black Lives Matter? No. Tune in to find out why. — This episode is sponsored by ·…

    Why Evangelicals Are Bad at Beauty

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020


    In this episode I give some reasons why evangelicals have historically not been very good at producing a theology of beauty. I also share a…

    Work and Keep

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020


    How do you gauge success in life? Two words: Work and Keep. Tune in to find out how incorporating these words in your life will…

    Virtus – What It’s All About

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020


    In this first episode I talk about what this podcast is all about and what you can expect from it. I talk about the meaning…

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