Consulting The MANual

This episode I talk about dealing with change, what that looks like in some scripture examples, and different ways life has changed for us with COVID-19.  What can we do to make sure we go through change well?  

The podcast is back from hiatus and we find ourselves in an unusual time.  We take a look at where we see biblical examples of quarantine, where we can apply one of our greatest tools: wisdom, and we consider what we are doing with a sudden influx of free time.

This episode I talk with Tony Swisher, host of the podcast The Simple Gospel: a Share the Love Podcast, to talk about God's Plan, how you know you are working inside it, and how Jesus modeled not only how to work inside God's plan, but to get a feel for God's timing.  Understanding God's plan in your life and whether or not you are inside it is a challenge we all come to.  How do you know if you are doing what God has called you to do?  Is it really what he wants or did you guess wrong?  How can you look at Jesus to model this one, isn't he God too?  All good questions. 

This episode I talk with my friend Stan Witherow on a remote location about God's provision, how Jesus addressed it, and Stan's own testimony how God provided in his life during one of his darkest moments.

In this week's podcast episode, I take a look at the distinction between Religion and Relationship, how that may be a stumbling block for new Christians, and how Jesus looked at it while he was on earth.  We have more in common as believers than we have things that separate us.  When it comes down to it, what ultimately matters?

This episode I sit down with Terry Fulwider and discuss how the bible gives us direction in how we interact with women.  How is this all laid out anyway, and how did Jesus model this for us to follow?

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I take a look at the idea of forgiveness, why we have an easy time taking forgiveness for ourselves but a hard time giving it to others, and where Jesus showed us perfect forgiveness to us and others.  

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This episode I chat with one of my longest friends and a former youth pastor, Josh Henley.  We talk about humility, what it looks like, how it fits in today's world, and how Jesus lived a  humble life for us all  to follow.

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This episode I'm back with Pastor Glenn Randall and we discuss Jesus and how he exemplified prayer.  What is a prayer closet?  How do you get started?  How do you know if you are even doing it right?  We take a look at all this and more.  

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For our premiere episode of Season 2 and 2020, I had the opportunity to talk with Patrick Antonucci, creator and host of the podcast Dad Hackers.  We talk about why Jesus is the example we think of when we describe true masculinity, Christ building a strong group of men that functioned as a support system for one another, and how he led through example in prayer.  

You can find the podcast Dad Hackers wherever podcasts are available and you can find more information on Patrick and Dad Hackers at dadhackers.us

All season long we have discussed different roles that men play in their lives, and there are many more out there.  In this episode, I talk with my father-in-law Mike Franklin men finding our identity in Christ, what that means, and how it ripples through everything else in our lives.  

This episode I sit down with my friend Michael Penney and we discuss what it means to be a "good son", how you can be a good son with family that make it a challenge have them in your life, and how we look at Jesus as our example to emulate.

This episode I sit down with my friend Mike Blalock to discuss men and how they handle emotions.  What does the world think of men and their ability to sort through their emotions?  What have things been like for us in the past?  Where in the Bible to we look to for how to handle emotions in a healthy way and who do we NOT want to emulate?  

This episode I talk with evangelist and speaker, Darrin English.  We discuss men as mentors, what to look for in a good mentor/mentee relationship, how to reach out to a mentor, and influences from our own mentors.  

You can find Darren on Facebook or at plainenglishministries.com

This episode I chat with my friend and brother in Christ, Kenneth Holsenback.  We talk about the importance of strong friendships with other guys and why they are crucial for our own mental health.  We look at challenges at making new friendships the older we get, and how our society looks at male relationships differently than they used to.  

This episode I talk with my friend and pastor Glenn Randall.  We talk about living as Christian men in a secular world, how what we do and say affects those around us, and the example we all want to emulate to the world.

This episode I talk with my friend Scott Fowler about life as a dad, lessons learned, sections in scripture that help give direction, and the ultimate goal we have as fathers.  

The second part of my discussion with Andy Oram about men as husbands.  We talk about growing with your spouse through your marriage, ideas of honor and respect, and Andy shares a personal story of coming home from deployment and re-establishing roles at home.

This episode I sit down with my friend Andy Oram, a marine, youth pastor, and family man, and we talk about men as husbands.  

For this episode I talk with my friend Terry Fulwider about men as leaders, what we look for in leaders we want to follow, where we can find direction as leaders in scripture.

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This episode I sit down with Jaimeson Fowler, working man and missionary to Austria, to discuss men as employees, the story of Joseph in Genesis, and the work ethic we see today that inspires us.  

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This episode I sit down with my friend Johnathan Watts and we discuss men's need for a manual on life, how to get started reading the Bible, and other observations we have along the way.