The Faithful Futures podcast is all about knowing Jesus more intimately. Through Gods word we will dive into subjects effecting the next generation of Christians and hopefully be able to provide a few things: 1. Help in navigating difficult things 2. Bring the next generation closer to Christ and to know him on a personal level 3. Dive into difficult/taboo subjects that aren't talked about a whole lot We hope you get encouragement out of this show and all questions and comments can be emaile ...
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One-on-one, long-form discussions featuring staff, writers and friends of Havok Journal. The show is sponsored by two veterans non-profits: Second Mission Foundation and the Veterans Repertory Theater.
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Summary In this episode of the Faithful Futures podcast, Dakota Coffman continues his study of the book of Romans, focusing on chapter 3. He explores the idea that God's favor is not limited to the Jews and that Gentiles have the same opportunity to be declared righteous. He delves into the concept of circumcision of the heart and the importance of…
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Takeaways God's judgment is fair and impartial, and sin is sin in His eyes. Understanding God's character and how He responds to sin is crucial in shaping our own response. Good works should flow from our salvation, but they do not save us. True circumcision is of the heart, and God looks at the internal reality rather than external appearances. So…
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Takeaways The book of Romans was written by Paul during his third missionary journey, likely in Corinth, around AD 55-57. The purpose of Romans was to impart the spiritual gift of the gospel to strengthen the Roman believers, mobilize support for Paul's outreach to Spain, and correct misunderstandings of his ministry and message. Key themes in Roma…
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Paul opens his letter to the Romans by emphasizing his calling as a servant of Jesus Christ and his mission to spread the gospel to the Gentiles. The power of the gospel lies in the deity of Christ and the prophetic fulfillment of Scripture. The righteousness and justice of God are revealed in the gospel, which offers salvation to all who believe. …
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Biblical Manhood Pt. 5: Conclusion on Manhood
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In this episode, Dakota and Brother Nathan discuss various topics related to biblical manhood, including finances, lust, anger, and physical fitness. They emphasize the importance of handling finances biblically, setting budgets, and being good stewards of God's money. They also address the issue of lust and provide practical tips for preventing an…
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Biblical Manhood Pt. 4: Manhood at Church
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In this episode, Dakota and Brother Nathan discuss the role of men in the church and how they can lead their families in worship. They emphasize the importance of being an example to their children and teaching them the habit of going to church. They also discuss the importance of being filled with the Holy Ghost and the need for men to step up and…
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Biblical Manhood Pt. 3: Manhood at work
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In this episode me and Bro. Nathan Wood dive into biblical manhood at work! How do we pray about jobs? How do we shine a light at work? What jobs shouldnt we do? We cover all of this and more in this episode! We would love to hear from you! Also check out our new merch store! https://faithfulfuturespod.transistor.fm/…
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In this episode of the Faithful Futures Podcast, the hosts discuss the duty of men at home and how they should lead their families. They highlight the importance of men and fathers in the home, citing statistics that show the negative effects of father absence on children. The hosts then discuss the four P's of manhood at home: being proactive in s…
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Biblical Manhood Pt. 1: What is Biblical Manhood?
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In this episode of the Faithful Futures Podcast, Dakota Coffman and guest Nathan Wood discuss the topic of biblical manhood. They explore the difference between cultural ideas of manhood and biblical manhood, emphasizing the importance of following the example of Jesus. They highlight Jesus' qualities of kindness, meekness, and sacrificial service …
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Wrapping up our series on Galatians! We hope you enjoyed it! Couple of announcements!! Our first topical episodes will drop the last week of March, a 5 part series on Biblical Manhood! Will drop daily the week of March 25th. Our next Bible study series will be in Romans and we will be going through the book of Romans. First episode with come out 4/…
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Episode 5! In this episode we talk about the works of the flesh, the fruits of the spirit, freedom from the bondage of sin and the power of Christ. We hope you enjoy!! Check out our new website and give us some feedback or questions you may have!! https://faithfulfuturespod.transistor.fm/ Or you can send us an email as well: dakota@faithfulfuturesp…
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Mitchel Coffman is a New York City-based artist. He is the son of a Vietnam-era veteran and is the longtime friends of several special operations folks. His 25 oil-on-canvas portraits of fallen Rangers are featured at the 75th Ranger Regiment Hall of Honor at Hunter Army Airfield and his newest exhibit is an immersive look at the GWOT, titled, "Wis…
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In this episode we find Paul getting more doctrinal with the Galatians and substantiating they WHY behind why hes so frustrated with where they are currently at. The Galatians have Paul stressed out and we find that in this chapter along with some other nuggets! We would love some feedback and topics from you. Let us know stuff you would like to he…
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Dakota Silvey is a New York-based playwright, stage manager, wildland firefighter and U.S. Air Force Veteran. Recorded in-person at the Players in NYC, Dakota spoke about life as both a writer and an active participant in the profession of arms. His play INTERMISSION PLAY placed second in Veterans Repertory Theater's latest 10-minute playwriting co…
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Law? Faith? What was the promise to Abraham? Was it the foretelling of Christ?We'll dive into that and more in this episode!Let us know your thoughts and give us some suggestions of things you would like to go over below:https://forms.gle/1iWe1rWptbaYNPBs5 or at dakota@faithfulfuturespodcast.comBy Dakota Coffman
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Peter Corbett is a medically retired 20-year veteran of the South Portland, ME police department with an extensive career as a patrol officer, school resource officer and member of the dive unit. Medically retired after struggling with PTS, Peter is a candid, heartfelt and compelling advocate for mental health in the first responder community.…
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Stephanie Kline is a playwright from Arlington, VA. She is a Marine Corps veteran, former Air Force dependent, and served as an Army civilian and defense contractor. Her short plays have won multiple competitions and festival selections, including selection to the NYC Players’ Theatre 2021 Short Play Festival with a four-night, off-Broadway run of …
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Episode 2 going through Galatians 2! What is Christian Liberty? How should we handle disagreements? What was Pauls purpose for the Jerusalem council? We go through that and more in this episode! We hope you enjoy! Let us know some topics you would like to see us go over, and give us some feedback:dakota@faithfulfuturespodcast.comhttps://forms.gle/N…
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Dan Lauria has appeared as a guest star in over seventy television episodic programs and more than twenty Movie Of The Week productions plus a score of motion picture credits. Dan is a very familiar face to the off-off, and off-Broadway and regional theatre scene having performed, written or directed over 50 professional stage productions. In 2010/…
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Kat Furrow is a self-taught artist based in Carlsbad, California. She is a Navy veteran, a full-time student, and an art instructor with over a decade of experience. Drawing inspiration from her love of people and nature, Kat is passionate about her craft, utilizing bold colors and textures. She embraces an "Art Every Day, it’s a Mindset" philosoph…
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In this episode we will be going through Galatians 1:1-24. We will cover some topics including grace and failure. The efficacy of the cross of Christ and a few other topics. Please send us feedback to dakota@faithfulfuturespodcast.com! https://forms.gle/ZejoyK7LF49AoVbA7By Dakota Coffman
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Welcome Everyone, to the Faithful Futures Podcast! I am your host, Dakota Coffman! Join us as we explore Gods word, dive into hard subjects and learn more about God! This episode will be a brief intro of the podcast and structure and host. You can submit questions, topic suggestions, comments to dakota@faithfulfuturespodcast.comOr submit them on ou…
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Tamim Fares is a combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan. After struggling with chemical dependencies, he turned to writing. His work, featured in Lethal Minds Journal and the Savage Wonder literary blog, often delves into themes of struggle, recovery, and hope, reflecting his personal experiences. For a deeper dive into his life and work, follow Ta…
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Episode 123 is our annual year-end episode featuring the entire core Havok Journal team. We talk about our favorite HJ writers, articles and themes from 2023 and look ahead to another year of exponential growth in 2024.By Christopher Paul Meyer
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Mikael Cook is a former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and veteran of the war in Afghanistan. He holds a master’s degree in business administration, residing and working in Southeast Michigan. During the August 2021 evacuation of Afghanistan, Mikael was a part of the #DigitalDunkirk team that saved thousands of our Afghan allies that had been left for de…
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Israel and Palestine with Charlie Faint
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I sit down with Havok Journal owner Charlie Faint to discuss the Israel/Palestine issues and get some recent historical perspective.By Christopher Paul Meyer
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Michael D. Fay is a former USMC Combat Artist with multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mike enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1975 and was discharged in 1978 as an 81 mm mortarman (MOS 0341). In 1978, he returned to Penn State Univeristy and graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Art Education. In 1983, re-enlisted into the…
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The child of a Ukrainian POW and US Air Force veteran, Michael Bard is an active musician, composer and teacher who resides near Washington, D.C. He has performed as a soloist and with various musical ensembles throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, North Africa, South America, Central America and the Middle East. He has also been featured on…
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Arriving in the US as a refugee, Ayman Kafel escaped civil wars in both Lebanon and Liberia. Following 9/11, Ayman enlisted in the US Army where he saw combat in Iraq before being forced to medically retire due to service-connected injuries. He continues to serve as a law enforcement officer. A regular contributor to Havok Journal, he is also the h…
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Episode 117 with former Army combat veteran Dave Campisano, founder of 22 Mohawks. Dave joined the Army in 2001 and served in various light infantry units until his separation in 2016. In 2009, he passed Ranger School and was deployed with the Golden Dragons 2/14In, 10th Mountain Division to Iraq. After his honorable discharge in 2016, he attended …
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Episode 116 with former NYPD detective and actor/singer Michael Devine. Mike, a native New Yorker, is an intrepid character actor recognized for his roles as Detective Paul O'Rourke on the Emmy-nominated "The Undoing" (HBO) and James Tech on "Limitless" (CBS). With various guest star appearances on network, streaming and pay cable television, he is…
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Episode 115 with former NYPD detective and actor/singer Michael Devine. Mike, a native New Yorker, is an intrepid character actor recognized for his roles as Detective Paul O'Rourke on the Emmy-nominated "The Undoing" (HBO) and James Tech on "Limitless" (CBS). With various guest star appearances on network, streaming and pay cable television, he is…
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Charles Faint currently serves as the Chair for the Study of Special Operations and an assistant professor in the Defense and Strategic Studies program for the Modern War Institute at West Point. A retired military intelligence officer, he commissioned into the military intelligence branch of the US Army through the ROTC program at Mercer Universit…
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Ivan F. Ingraham is a writer, speaker, and storyteller. He served 24-years in the United States Marine Corps, mostly in Special Operations. Ivan is the CEO of Golden Compass, LLC, a leadership consulting company. Read Ivan's work at The War Horse, Task & Purpose, and Havok Journal. Ivan's Amazon author page Follow Ivan here…
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Editorial Speculation about the War in Ukraine...and Us
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This week, due to our August scheduling mishaps and my innate curiosity, I sat down with myself for a little editorial speculation about the war in Ukraine and the way we in the military/veteran community think about it. Why do so many otherwise knowledgeable folks give Russia any benefit of doubt? Why are we so confused as to why it's worth suppor…
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Episode 111 with Scott Chapman. Scott served in 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment from 2001-2005. He deployed to Iraq during the 2003 invasion and then to the Afghan theatre 4 times. After the military, Scott worked in the executive protection space and then as an OGA security contractor. Providing security support to the Intelligence community wh…
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Poet, musician and former USMC combat veteran Benjamin Fortier has finally published his latest book PHANTOMS, covering his deployment to Iraq in '06-'07. About the book, Sebastian Junger said, "Fortier’s poetry – can I even call it that? - seems to do the impossible: transfer the experience of combat directly into our psyches. PHANTOMS is stunning…
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This week, due to several last-minute guest cancellations, sees me talk with myself about the newly released CDC numbers regarding suicide in 2022 and the way they intersect with the veteran population. While rejecting monocausal explanations, I do speculate and pontificate about some lesser-covered root causes ranging from foreign influence and se…
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Mike Schropp is a visual artist, specializing in abstract painting and sculpture. Mike is a combat veteran, having deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan with the US Army. Our wide-ranging conversation touches on his artistic process, the unique circumstances of his marriage, his most eventful day in Afghanistan, his adjustment to civilian life, and the …
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Scott Cottrell is a retired US Army Colonel. His debut novel, When Chaos Reigns, is available now on pre-order and will be released on Kindle on August 8, 2023. China, Russia, a powerful drug cartel, and a radical Islamic terrorist group form a secret cabal bent on shocking America and her global influence to its core while taking what they want ac…
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Gina Herrera is a mixed-media artist residing in California. A 25-year veteran of the Navy, Army and Air Force, she received her BFA in Art Education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. During her studies, she was deployed overseas in support of several war contingencies with the Armed Forces. Once her final tour was complete, she obta…
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Fred Burton is a former police officer, special agent and New York Times best-selling author. He's served on the front lines of high-profile investigations like the hunt for and arrest of Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind behind the first World Trade Center bombing; the 1988 plane crash of PAK-1 that killed U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel and Pakistani Pr…
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Jason Kasper is the USA Today bestselling author of the Spider Heist, American Mercenary, and Shadow Strike thriller series. Before his writing career he served in the US Army, beginning as a Ranger private and ending as a Green Beret captain. Jason is a West Point graduate and a veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, and was an avid ultramarath…
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Ryan Stovall is a former adventurer, world traveler, and Green Beret, twice decorated for valor and awarded two Purple Hearts. His poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction can be found in numerous anthologies and journals, and on his blog at ryanstovall.com. Having completed one Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree through Fairfield University in…
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Hollie McKay is a writer, war crimes investigator, and the author of “Only Cry for the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield.” (Jocko Publishing/Di Angelo Publications 2021). She was an investigative and international affairs/war correspondent for Fox News Digital for over fourteen years, where she focused on war, terrorism, and crimes aga…
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Elliot Ackerman is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Halcyon, 2034, Red Dress In Black and White, Waiting for Eden, Dark at the Crossing, and Green on Blue, as well as the memoir The Fifth Act: America’s End in Afghanistan, and Places and Names: On War, Revolution and Returning. His books have been nominated for the National Book …
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Proud theatre geek turned Army Special Forces Green Beret, turned 'Medal of Valor'-earning firefighter and now back to actor, Jeff Bosley is a film and television actor. During his years in theatre performing on stage Jeff's studies focused on The Meisner Technique. As he transitioned to film & television his education expanded to Stanislavski's 'M…
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As a musician, Tyron McFarlan was almost signed to two major record labels before each opportunity was derailed. As an actor, Ty McFarlan appeared on Dawson's Creek, One Tree Hill Drop Dead Diva, and Army Wives and in addition to many other commercial and TV appearances. But Ty may be best known as the 34th Ringmaster of Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bai…
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Master Sergeant Corban Lundborg is currently serving in the Air Force Reserve as a combat photojournalist at the 4th Combat Camera Squadron based out of Charleston, South Carolina. Corban is one of the unit's designated aerial photographers, working as fully qualified aircrew. The unit supports the Department of Defense with frontline imagery in co…
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Jared Prewitt is a husband, father, Marine, author, carpenter/teacher/coach, and a lover of great stories. He was a Sergeant in the Marine Corps with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He participated in the Battle of Ramadi as a Designated Marksman from 2006-2007 and as a Squad Leader in the Battle of Garmsir in …
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