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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 ...
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 Br…
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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 ow…
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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 gr…
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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 fo…
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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 Ri…
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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 20,00…
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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 abo…
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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 B…
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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 …
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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 …
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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 -Contro…
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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 h…
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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-Sa…
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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 succes…
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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 speak…
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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! Excit…
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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 familie…
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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 …
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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…
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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 Sc…
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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. …
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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 b…
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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 Ra…
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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? Conne…
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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. H…
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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…
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Eric McPherson joins us today to help us have a marriage we love. He has over 20 years experience as a Christian marriage counselor. He's been married for 25 years and has 3 kids. He's seen his trouble in his own marriage. His 1st one ended in divorce and he's helped many guys work through their trouble and have a healthy marriage. How many areas o…
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I'm Mad at God is the statement that Jesse unexpectedly made in a church small group that was the start to a major change in his life. This vulnerable moment caused him to courageously seek to understand himself and his relationship with God, his self and others. How We Relate is Jesse's new book. In this episode, we talk about building authentic m…
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Michael Burke was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis and was supposed to die before he made it to grade school. He was Born To Die and ended up running 9 marathons, biked from St Louis to Kansas City and wrote a book Born to Die, Running to Live. And now he has a thriving coaching practive called Live Bold Coaching. How can you find Gifts and Opporniti…
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Jeremy Carlson joins us today to talk about the new movie Jesus Revolution that will be in theaters Feb 24th! We also talk about some other movies he has been involved with: I Can Only Imagine, Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon, and War Room. He is married and has 3 adorable daughters. He shares some insights about being a girl dad an…
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Today the Co-Hosts of The Balanced Business Dad Podcast join us. Dustin Hoog came from a high paying corporate job to become an entrepenuer. He now owns a campground, rental properties, a printing company and also flips houses. He met RJ Campbell who is 20 years older and has been married almost 35 years and joined forces. RJ wanted to start a busi…
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Steven Arms' dad took him on a Rite of Passage trip and they wrote a book about it so that other dads can learn how to have a successful Rite of Passage for their son. Making the leap from boyhood to manhood is the most important transition that your son will make. On this podcast we answer some questions about Rites of Passage How do boys know whe…
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Ken graduated and got the perfect corporate job, except it wasn't perfect. He decided that wasn't the life for him. As he moved into entrepenuership, he found Jesus and stepped into being the spiritual leader of his family. He owns a cleaning company that his family works in. And his kids have their own businesses. And they Homeschool! On this epis…
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John O'Leary was burned on 100% of his body when he was 9. A fire exploded, consumed his garage and sent him flying 20 feet and into the wall. He was given less than a 1% chance to live through the night. When he was in the hospital, he made the decision that he wanted to live. And live he does! And there is a movie is being made about his life! He…
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Dredd is back with us for part 2! He's on a roll and ends with a great challenge for us. We talk about one of my favorite quotes "Fatigue Makes Cowards of Us All!" Who are the people that you hang around? What is it like to be in a group of competent, confident men? How can you help the people in your life? And why would you help them? Can you be a…
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You've heard me talk about F3 - Fitness, Fellowship and Faith. David "Dredd" Redding, founder of F3, joins us today. We talk about his thoughts on how to live and lead. Dredd has some strong thoughts on how men should live. He doesn't hold back! This is Part 1, Part 2 is coming soon! How can we live in the world, but not be of the world? Have you e…
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Cory Carlson joins us today. He shares his story of success, brokenness and then his redemption story. Love connecting with guys willing to be vulnerable and that we can relate to. Please write a review at Apple Podcast or Amazon Audible! It'll help a man chose to listen to this show! Do you get your identity from what you do for a living? Is your …
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Friend of the show, Don Manning, did a Live Q&A with guys from The Journey of A Christian Dad Facebook Community. Excited to share this one with you. Would love to hear what you take away from this one. Email me at TheChristianDadPodcast@gmail.com or post a review on Apple Podcasts or Audible Podcast. We talk about the 3 Keys to Win at Family and t…
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Excited to have Chris Witt join us on the show. He has a heart for bringing adventure to families and kids. He wants us dads to take the passion we have at work and to have that same passion at home. When was the last time you spent planned,intentional time with your kids? Have you done an adventure trip with your family? How does nature connect yo…
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So excited to share this conversation with Kent Evans, the author of The Manhood Journey, Wiseguys and Bring Your Hammer! Ever felt like your are not enough? How can "Progressive Experimentation" improve your life? What is a simple way to remind us how much we need God and to connect us closer to Him? What would your kids say is the most important …
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Blake Brewer and I interview Matt Holliday and are thrilled to finally share this conversation with you! We also had a live audience that share their takeaways at the end. We talk about balancing selfishness to excel, life after his MLB career is over, being a dad, faith, life on the road, being a good dad and Matt's Table Forty Podcast. He also sh…
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Robin T Jennings has written three books that are focused on St Peter, St Paul and St James. His latest book is A Letter To The Church And The Next Generation: Spiritual Growth Through The Witness of James. Why is it important to learn from the generations that have come before us? How important is Vision for your family? Where is your family going…
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Businessman, author and life coach, Aaron Walker, joins us today to share his wisdom about Living Life to the Fullest! Big A has inspired many men through his leadership. He has been in Mastermind groups with Dave Ramsey and Dan Miller. It doesn't have to be lonely at the top! -What is a key to living life to its fullest? -How can we fight our own …
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Excited to share this live Q&A episode with you. The authors of The Go-Giver Marriage shared more about the book and how to have a great marriage. And then they answer questions from our guys in The Journey of A Christian Dad Facebook Community! John David has had a massive impact on millions of people around the world with his book The Go-Giver. I…
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Chris and I have a conversation about Health, Wealth and Self. Chris Grainger helps guys become the leaders that men are predestined to be. He shares some some stories, tips and questions that can help you improve these 3 pillars of Health, Wealth, and Self. What are some stumbling blocks men have? How can we excel in these 3 Pillars? Connect with …
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You are about to listen to an incredible story. Neil started looking at pornography when he was 9 years old, it wrecked his first marriage and then he was ultimately blackmailed by a prostitute in Chicago. This is a very vulnerable, raw story. What would happen if you are caught and exposed? How does hiding Sexual Sin damage our most important rela…
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We are blessed to have Don Manning with us today. He reminds us to have fun, live on purpose and Win at Family! Have you thought about How to Win at Family? How can we get over ourselves and connect with our child's heart? Why should we become a student of our wives instead of a critic? Check out Don's book Crazy Cool Family: Rethink the Way You Do…
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