Glawry Podcast

M.O.N.K. tackles listener-generated questions regarding fitness training plans, nutrition, and the roots of addictions. Topics Covered: Fitness metrics Establishing fitness goals How fitness goals establish different frameworks for training Protein consumption Effects of diet, versus effects of training Output versus aesthetic M.O.N.K.'s training plan and how he cycles different protocols throughout a year. Addiction as pain management. When to seek professional help. Dr. Gabor Mate *** Pick up the Book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reclaiming the Man. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@xxmonkxx⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_

M.O.N.K delves into the finding the sweet spot between accountability and relationship. How do we as humans in our communities and other spaces hold each other accountable with grace and understanding while addressing the messy problems and struggles we all have? Topics Covered: Lack of accountability on the big stages. Desire for access but not responsibility. Accountability and the relationship with responsibility. Matthew 18:15 Deuteronomy 19:15 Looking for repetition in Biblical passages. How grudges and unforgiveness affect our perception of God and each other. **** Pick up the Book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reclaiming the Man. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@xxmonkxx⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_

It is often taught that "The Curse of Adam" cursed humanity. In this episode M.O.N.K. takes a look at Genesis 3, and offers a different perspective. Was humanity cursed? Or did something else happen entirely, that could change our outlook and experience of the world? Topics Covered: Genesis 3 God curses the ground and the serpent. Alternate/original meanings of "Increasing pain in childbirth" Genesis 4 The importance of patterns and repetition in ancient literature Ancient cosmology and understanding of serpent imagery Patterns and connections between Adam and Eve's exile and Cain's exile. Leviticus 10 Why it's no good to drink on the job. Gen 2:15--command given to Adam and connection as to why the ground is cursed in Genesis 3. Hebrew words: 'adad and shamar--and connections to worship. John 3:16 and and Old Testament, Torah, Nevi'im, and Kethuvi'm connections. *** Pick up the Book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reclaiming the Man. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@xxmonkxx⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_

Bible Study teaching from II Thes. 1:11-12 as the source text. See notes below and link to google doc. Google doc link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a1R8sn7bpSuyh9pfHMPvolLJUMxt1kCKsmP7_fqo6iw/edit?usp=sharing Notes: June 11, 2023 by: Matt Monk-”The World is Redeemed, Don’t We Experience It?” Source Text: II Thes. 1:11-12 (from the English Standard Version). 11 To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, 12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ Two Big Ideas: We live in a redeemed world, but people (us) fail to see/believe it is so. Christ is in us, giving us the power and authority to take care of #1. Questions for Application to Consider and to Pray About: How can I? -Walk in a manner worthy of my calling and Christ’s calling? -Better see Christ in me and me in Him? ** “It’s not about what you can do for God, but what God has done for you.” Big Idea #1:  We live in a redeemed world, but people (us) fail to see or believe it is so. -Genesis 3: What/Who does God curse after the fall? -II Thes. 1:10: when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed (ESV) -According to v. 10, where is Christ and what is His plan to redeem the world? -Romans 5:12, 18-19: 12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—18 Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness  leads to justification and life for all men. 19 For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.  -If Christ dealt with sin once and for all on the cross…why do we still struggle?  **II Thes. 1:11: What gives us the power for good works and faith? What happens if we attempt to redeem things but do it from the wrong source? Rom. 1:20-21-20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. 21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Big Idea #2: Christ is in us, giving us the power and authority to take care of #1. **II Thes. 1:12, Where/How is Christ glorified?... John 17:4-5, 21-23: 4 I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed. 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.  John 14:20: 20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.

In this episode, M.O.N.K. addresses listener and reader questions regarding professional coach and teaching, and other types of public service work. Topics Covered: How to grow in your craft as a coach. Balancing family life and coaching. Coaching as a hobby v. coaching as a profession. The 5,832 things that happen behind the scenes in sport. Best practices for 1st year teachers. To teach or not to teach? The myth of the 3 month vacation for teachers. The myth of the 8 hour workday for teachers. **** Pick up the Book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reclaiming the Man. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@xxmonkxx⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_

M.O.N.K. is joined by former Tavern Geek Podcast Host, Micah Bowers. Micah is also the biggest Phoenix Suns fan in history. They discuss the recent NBA playoffs and their all-time best players at every position in basketball. Topics Covered: Hot takes on the Heat vs. Nuggets Finals Series. All time top 5 PGs All time top 5 SGs All time top 5 SFs How good Tracy McGrady really was All time top 5 PFs All time top 5 Cs *** Pick up the Book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reclaiming the Man. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@xxmonkxx⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_

Question: M.O.N.K., what is the #1 my athlete can do to develop as a basketball player. Answer: Play pickup basketball. But, as many who occupy the basketball space have noted, pickup basketball is dying. M.O.N.K. uses this favorite youthful pastime, and angle from his day-job as a high school basketball coach, as a symptom to a much bigger problem--the death of unstructured free play among the youth. This conversation spans many topics, and your host also details his own struggles in learning how to operate from a place of wholeness. Topics Covered: -Why pickup basketball is king. -Growing up in the 90s. -Parenting after 9/11. -The Coddling of the American Mind -The need for a spiritual element, knowing your divine origin. -Rehashing conversations with Bill Vanderbush: link to podcast here. -Creating a Sabbath, making space for unstructured time as an adult. -M.O.N.K.'s mental health struggles. *** Pick up the Book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reclaiming the Man. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@xxmonkxx⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_

The fitness industry is booming, especially among online influencers. If you're new to the fitness game, or just trying to live a healthier lifestyle, a short look online leaves many confused, mad, or unmotivated. In this episode M.O.N.K. answers some common fitness questions he has received over the past few months, and gives some advice to get you started down the path. Topics Covered: Best equipment if you're ballin' on a budget. The benefits of jumping rope. Cross ropes, The Jump ropes M.O.N.K. uses here and here. Bands and band training. Gymnastic rings...and training with gymnastic rings. Sprinting=the ultimate exercise. Strength training for metabolism. Correcting imbalances. Training one side of the body at a time. *** Pick up the Book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reclaiming the Man. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@xxmonkxx⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_

A partial Q and A episode. M.O.N.K. reflects upon aspects of his life per listener request--the wins, the losses and what he has learned in the midst. Topics Covered: Perceived opportunities vs. Real Opportunities More bang for your buck...Emotional Safety and Connection or Financial Security? Childhood wounds and overcoming them. Turning losses into wins--how God can use a failure for a victory. The dangers of not setting boundaries. The dangers of setting too many boundaries. Knowing one's darkness inspires humility. *** Pick up the Book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reclaiming the Man. ⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking ⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_⁠⁠⁠⁠  or ⁠⁠⁠⁠@xxmonkxx⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_

Things don't always go the way we plan. The hard emotions come up. And it is natural for us to want to push back and operate out of offense. In this episode, M.O.N.K. gets vulnerable about navigating a situation that did not work out for him, and gives us steps to help go through this process in a health way. Topics Covered: Jocko Willink's "Good" Mentality How to not act out of offense. Acting out of confidence Knowing your identity and where your identity comes from Finding your next mission Being open God's protection can look strange Spiritual blindness and spiritual sight. *** Pick up the Book: ⁠⁠⁠Reclaiming the Man. ⁠⁠⁠ You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking ⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_⁠⁠⁠  or ⁠⁠⁠@xxmonkxx⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_

Masculinity is bestowed. And contrary to popular belief, a boy cannot learn how to be a man from a woman. This episode is Part II, of a deep dive into ⁠John Eldredge⁠'s ⁠Wild at Heart⁠. Topics Covered: How women can emasculate men, and why men are threatened in the presence of a real woman. Father wounds. Emotional incest. How to heal father wounds. The essential question a boy must have answered. Why men need challenge. Danger and wildness as part of the essential spark of romance. The myth of the "lone wolf". *** Pick up the Book: ⁠⁠Reclaiming the Man. ⁠⁠ You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking ⁠⁠here!⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@_glawry_⁠⁠  or ⁠⁠@xxmonkxx⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@_glawry_

An excerpt from a live teaching M.O.N.K. gave at another venue. The teaching focuses on certain biblical meta-themes, archetypes, and how recognizing these patterns can empower you and those around you. Topics Covered: Water and it's representations in The Bible Water and it's representations in Ancient Cosmology Creative substance The art of speaking to create Ancient thought on the power of the word The difference between streams and seas God as the master of chaos *** Pick up the Book: ⁠⁠⁠Reclaiming the Man. ⁠⁠⁠ You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking ⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_⁠⁠⁠  or ⁠⁠⁠@xxmonkxx⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_

In the world of public school teaching, more and more high quality veterans are leaving the game for other opportunities. In the same vein, many corporate leaders are dropping their leadership positions for simpler roles. At the end of the day, teaching and leadership have many common denominators. In this episode, M.O.N.K. explores the ins and outs of leadership and teaching, how to increase effectiveness and create sustainability in these roles. Topics Covered: The importance of meeting people where they are at. Realizing that coworkers/students/clients have lives outside of the the classroom and job. Knowing the subject or task may not be as important to your audience as it is to you. Understanding the legal requirements and norms of the job, organizations and other authorities. Building relationships with students/coworkers/your audience. *** Pick up the Book: Reclaiming the Man.  You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking here! Instagram: @_glawry_  or @xxmonkxx Twitter: @_glawry_

Attention! We live in an attention economy. In fact, our economics, advertisers and a bevy of other processes in our modern world all stem from what we give our attention to. In the ancient world...it was understood that our ability to focus created a form of worship. In this episode, M.O.N.K. dives into some bible text to focus on these three big questions:  1. What you focus on consciously is a form of worship.  2. What you worship is what you become. 3. The environment reacts according to what you become. Other takeaways: Cain and Abel, and how God didn't curse Cain! Wheat and tares. Tares as "false grain". The ministry of reconciliation. Ancient Cosmology. Heaven, Earth, and "Waters Below" The Chaos Waters.  **** Pick up the Book: Reclaiming the Man.  You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking here! Instagram: @_glawry_  or @xxmonkxx Twitter: @_glawry_

Rest and recovery. We know it's important for our physical health. But what of our emotional, mental, and spiritual health? M.O.N.K. explores the concept of rest and how it influences every area of our lives. Ultimately without rest, we can't be as effective or productive as we want to, but why does our culture not value this? Topics Covered:  God's rest and God's action. Rest as a holy/divine practice. Ancient understandings of "The Sabbath" Rest as a mental recovery practice. "Breathing Room"--creating space to hear the voice of God Why is busyness a badge of honor? Building skills, systems, confidence, and faith as a means to encounter rest. *** Pick up the Book: Reclaiming the Man.  You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking here! Instagram: @_glawry_  or @xxmonkxx Twitter: @_glawry_

This episode is an excerpt from a Podcast M.O.N.K. was on with host Anissa Zucker. The Kainos Joy Ministries Podcast you can check out on youtube by clicking the link.  The podcast ranges across a variety of subjects as M.O.N.K. goes deep into the theology of inclusion and how God's goodness can be interpreted and applied in these unprecedented times. Topics Covered: What is inclusion? Inclusion as a gateway to bridging gaps in education and generational misunderstandings. The Prodigal Son(s) Reinterpreting John 1:12. The new wine. Heaven and Hell as present realities Joy and peace and what they look like in regular, old, "boring" life. Awareness of God's presence in the small moments.  Pick up the Book: Reclaiming the Man.  You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking here! Instagram: @_glawry_  or @xxmonkxx Twitter: @_glawry_

Motivation can be a key component to get yourself moving in the right direction. While motivation can't be our source of security, nor can it give us purpose...motivation can gives us a kick start to building the systems and strategies we need to live a more intentional, purposeful, and fulfilled life. In this episode, M.O.N.K. details 5 keys to help in finding motivation when you are unmotivated. Topics Covered: Creating a Need Model, Model, Model! Own the problem, or create opportunities for ownership. Have a process and organize it. Create standards. *** Pick up the Book: Reclaiming the Man.  You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking here! Instagram: @_glawry_  or @xxmonkxx Twitter: @_glawry_

You asked for it. So here it is. M.O.N.K.'s current workout split and explanations on how he does it, schedules it, all while working a full time job and then some while being a husband and father. Check out the links below for a general 8-week program and video explanation! Topics Covered: Scheduling your training Benefits of working 1 leg and 1 arm at a time. Having a purpose behind your training. Training with intent. Quality beats quantity. Consistency over time wins EVERY TIME Program and explanations are listed below. Link to 8 week strength and athleticism program: here. Video of explanations for program: here. **** Pick up the Book: Reclaiming the Man.  You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking here! Instagram: @_glawry_  or @xxmonkxx Twitter: @_glawry_

The Bible is the best-selling book of all time. It is also the most controversial book of all time. More people have died over it's interpretation than any other text in history. More people have been liberated by applying it's content than any other book in history. As polarizing as The Bible can be, it is very easy for us a believers and non-believers alike to superimpose our own cultural paradigms upon these ancient texts. In this episode, M.O.N.K. navigates the dangers of interpreting The Bible based upon our own cultural paradigm, and offers some different perspectives on how to interact with this ancient text. Topics Covered: The Bible as Ancient wisdom literature. How page 1 of The Bible sets the stage for the rest of it. Why inserting your current cultural paradigm into biblical reading is dangerous. Who chooses what's good and what's bad? The Bible is meant to point you to a source of divine help.  *** Pick up the Book: Reclaiming the Man.  You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking here! Instagram: @_glawry_  or @xxmonkxx Twitter: @_glawry_

In this episode, M.O.N.K. is joined by his wife, Stef, for a very special couples episode. They both unpack their words for 2022, the process of the past year and what they have learned. They then reveal their words for 2023 and how to move into the new year with momentum. Topics Covered: "Selah"-the importance of the pause. Reflection, and the power of stillness The gift of perspective Well-meaning friends don't always know what's right for  you Discerning God's voice. Discerning the voice of the ego Therapy, counseling, and analyzing the fruit of progress from woundedness. *** Pick up the Book: Reclaiming the Man.  You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking here! Instagram: @_glawry_  or @xxmonkxx Twitter: @_glawry_