Be Not Afraid with R.A Dickey, 2012 MLB Cy Young Winner and author of Wherever I Wind Up - Episode 096
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
Release Date: 08/19/2023
When Your World Falls Apart with Davey Blackburn, Author, Speaker and Pain to Purpose Coach - Episode 111
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
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...
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The Road Home: Part 2 with Grammy award winning musician John Michael Talbot; musician, author, monk - Episode 110
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
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...
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The Road Home featuring Grammy award winning musician John Michael Talbot; musician, author, monk - Episode 109
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
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....
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The Sex Talk! with Nick Liberto, Executive Director of Proven Ministries - Episode 108
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
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...
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From Broken Boy to Mended Man - Patrick Morley, Best-Selling Author of The Man in the Mirror Episode - 107
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
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...
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The Secret War Within Brett Snodgrass, Author and Host of The Iron Deep Podcast - Episode 106
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
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...
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Parenting The Pure Athlete: Help Your Athlete Maximize Performance, Achieve Their Goals, Build Lasting Character with Britt Lee and Brad Williams - Episode 105
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
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...
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Hungry for Wholeness with Giji Dennard, Father/Child Relationship Healer, Author and Speaker - Episode 104
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
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...
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3 Disciplines to Build Your Foundation with Jared Haley, Co-Host of Strong By Design Podcast - Episode 103
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
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 -What are some Christmas traditions in your household? What would you like to start? -What are some of your favorite books to be a...
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What Does It Take To Be A Man? (Rights of Passage) with Don Ross, Founder and Creator of Manhood Tribes
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
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...
info_outlineR.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 [email protected] 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.
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