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Who is the Spiritual Leader of your Family? Is it you? Your Pastor? Your spouse? Do you know? I did, and sadly, no one was taking responsibility to lead our family.
Well friends, someone needs to take that job, and THAT MAN IS YOU! You may not feel qualified; some days I don’t! With the help of God and a community of Dads helping each other on our walk, we welcome you to The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast!
To connect with other Christian Dads on the Journey check out our private Facebook Group, The Journey of a Christian Dad.
Well friends, someone needs to take that job, and THAT MAN IS YOU! You may not feel qualified; some days I don’t! With the help of God and a community of Dads helping each other on our walk, we welcome you to The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast!
To connect with other Christian Dads on the Journey check out our private Facebook Group, The Journey of a Christian Dad.
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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
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
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!
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I just wanted to say thank you for this podcast. We need men to be the men they're called to be, and I need a lot of help with that daily. Keep up the good work!