Born to Be Brave with Kirk Cameron - author, actor, star of "Growing Pains" and "Fireproof" - Episode 126
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
Release Date: 02/09/2025
Does your wife have a hard heart? with Emily Wilson, Author and Women's Ministry Leader - Episode 130
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
Emily Wilson wrote Sincerely Stoneheart, which is a book that helps us understand what plays the enemy uses to harden your wife's heart. Emily has been involved with ministry with women for 14 years, taught high school girls and is now an author whose target audience is Christian women. She has learned that the enemy works on women in very specific ways. And by reading her books, we can learn how to understand our wive's better. This understanding will help us be more empathetic, give us more patience and also help us love our wives better. -A tender heart is not weak. The enemy wants women's...
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Lead Me No Matter the Cost with Matt Hammitt - Musician, Author and former Lead Singer of Sanctus Real - Episode 129
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
Matt Hammitt joins us this week with some stories a lot of us can relate to. He's married and has four children and his son was born with half of a heart. He's the former lead singer of Sanctus Real from 1996-2016. At the beginning, his wife was on the tour with the band. He details His book Lead Me: Finding Courage to Fight for Your Marriage, Children and Faith is very vulnerable talking about the challenges of being on the road without your wife and family, his son almost dying when he was born, not knowing how to deal with marital conflict, imposter syndrome and more. Even though Matt and I...
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Live with Purpose and Have Fun! with Andy Archer, Starting Pitcher for the Savannah Bananas - Episode 128
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
So excited to have Andy Archer with us today. He's a 27 year old Starting Pitcher for the Savannah Bananas. He tells us the journey through college, the dissapointment about the minor league draft, joining the workforce and then into how teaching a group of kids at Sunday School changed his life. As I talked with Andy, I put myself in his shoes and also thought about what his parents thought about the decisions he made in his life. -risks he took -surfing on lunch break -living a comfortable life vs living a life with purpose and using your God giving abilities -reading the Bible cover...
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Standing Up for What is Right - Trent Talbot, CEO and Founder of Brave Books - Episode 127
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
Trent Talbot joins us this week to talk about how he went from being a doctor to quitting his job and starting a book publishing company. The movie Cuties came out and he had a young daughter and Trent knew something had to be done. He was newly married, but had the idea to quit his job and start a company that creates books that capture children's imagination and attention. -Have you ever had an idea, but knew your wife would push back? -How did you know whether you should start the business and keep going? -What is something you can do to surprise your wife and have her see your leadership?...
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Born to Be Brave with Kirk Cameron - author, actor, star of "Growing Pains" and "Fireproof" - Episode 126
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
So excited to have Kirk Cameron on this episode!!! Love his personality, energy and humor! Yes, he busts my chops about the workout group that I am a part of, F3! I was not ready for him to go off script and... well, you'll hear! He was the star (Mike Seaver) of the TV show "Growing Pains" and the movie "Fireproof". Kirk also hosts The American Campfire Revival Podcast and has a new book that just came out called Born to Be Brave. He also has a new TV show coming out Feb 18th called Adventures with Iggy and Mr. Kirk! This show is to help ignite your kids imagination for the good. Kirk...
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Be A Hero At Home with "Dr. Phil", counselor and F3 OG - Episode 125
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Striving for the Masteries: Fulfilling Your Purpose and Potential with Scott Holloway - Author, Pastor and General Contractor - Episode 124
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
Pastor, Author, Family Man and General Contractor, Scott Holloway joins us today to talk about Striving for the Masteries: Fulfulling Your Purpose and Potential through the Passionate Pursuit of Jesus Christ. Scott vulnerably shares a story about his wife crying because she thought her new husband couldn't provide enough money for them AND that he would never be able to provide a decent income. From this day, Scott worked on developing himself so that he could become the man God intended him to be. The Biblical phrase "Striving for tthe Masteries" speaks of the athlete's pursuit of...
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Change the Legacy of Your Name with Don Beebe, Super Bowl Champion, Author of Never Give Up and In His Image - Episode 123
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
Don Beebe was the first player to be a part of 6 Super Bowl teams and is famous for chasing down Leon Lett. Deion Sanders and Don Beebe both had the combine record of 4.25 in the 40. Don shares the behind the scene story when he was at the combine. Insane! So many miracle stories in Don's story. Out of football for 3 years, one of the colleges that had recruited him out of high school called and asked if he'd come back and play. His grandfather was not a good man, but Don's dad succeeded as a dad even though he had an awful father. He changed the Legacy of the Beebe name. After he retired from...
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Living with ADHD and Anticipate Your Regrets with Josh Hatcher, Host of the Manlihood Podcast - Episode 122
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
Today Josh Hatcher with the Manlihood Podcast joins us to talk about anticipating your future regrets, ADHD behaviors and family relationships. By imagining our future regrets, it can help us change our thoughts, actions and responses today. Josh shares a bit about his regrets and wants other men to learn from his mistakes. As he looks back, he would have changed his behavior. Josh has ADHD and learned he had it when they diagnosed one of his kids. My wife also discovered she has ADHD. We did talk a bit about ADHD medication and Josh shares what happened to him when he started taking Adderall,...
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I Just Wish I Was Ok - Dan Luigs, solo episode - Episode 122
The Journey of a Christian Dad Podcast
Have you ever felt like you wish you were just ok? Ever felt like the world was collapsing in on you? Have you ever had a panic attack or known someone who has? A friend made a Vaguebook post and I knew he needed someone to talk to. We had a short conversation and I was grateful I saw his post. On this episode I share the short conversation that we had. I'd love to hear what you've done for guys in the past that are in a tough spot. Shoot me an email or a PM with what you've done for a guy in a tough spot in life or what someone has done for you when you've been in a dark place... Join...
info_outlineSo excited to have Kirk Cameron on this episode!!! Love his personality, energy and humor! Yes, he busts my chops about the workout group that I am a part of, F3! I was not ready for him to go off script and... well, you'll hear!
He was the star (Mike Seaver) of the TV show "Growing Pains" and the movie "Fireproof". Kirk also hosts The American Campfire Revival Podcast and has a new book that just came out called Born to Be Brave.
He also has a new TV show coming out Feb 18th called Adventures with Iggy and Mr. Kirk! This show is to help ignite your kids imagination for the good.
Kirk was an Aethist and became Christian during the filming of Growing Pains and how this created challenges when he was 17 years old and trying to promote good. He said he learned how God opens some doors and he closes some doors. He talks about the total disaster his life could have become from money, riches, wanting to belong, fame, success, etc.
-When challenged, default to Sincerety and Truth
-God Hates Lying Lips
-Default to Truth and Love
-Disagree without Hating each other (Civil Discourse)
What does it mean to be a Reporter or a Reformer? Are you sensing that America is craving change and a Christian Revival?
Kirk Cameron is on tour right now, the tour is called Strong Families, Strong Communities. Go see him! I'm excited to meet him and hear more about helping expand the Kingdom.
On this week's episode we also get to hear about a man who who was known by the names: Ronnie Epps, Ron Epps, "Short Change", dad, grandpa, and lots more.
Some things to think about as you listen to this episode?
-Do you begin with the end in mind?
-What do you do consistently to help get you to where you want to go?
-What are 3 things you would like to be said about you at your funeral?
-What did the pastor mean when he said Ronnie took people from Stranger, to friend to accomplice?
Challenge: Take an hour or two to think about your Vision for you life and write it down.
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