The Pursuit of Manliness
711: Inside Tribe | Challenge Videos & Zoom Calls
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As Tribe has continued to grow and develop over the last 9 plus years we have continually looked at ways to make this community as effective as possible for the men who sign up from all across the globe.
One of the most important aspects of Tribe is the engagement from the men who join. Through Weekly Challenge Videos and Zoom Calls we get a chance to learn from one another and start to build the camaraderie that we need.
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710: Jared C. Wilson | Good News For Midlife
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On today's PoM Podcast I sat down with Pastor and Author, Jared C. Wilson to discuss his new book, "Good News for Midlife: Navigating Middle Age with Guts and Grace."
Jared Wilson recently turned 50 and he can relate to the unique challenges all men face at this stage of life, whether dealing with spiritual or physical challenges, empty nests, aging parents, the need to reconcile with their past, and preparing for retirement. With all these challenges, many men feel lost.
Through biblical wisdom, vulnerable personal stories, and practical guidance, Jar...
709: The Intentional Library: Hidden Christmas
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Hidden Christmas by Tim Keller is a short, insightful book that explores the deeper meaning of Christmas and explains how the birth of Jesus reveals God's grace, love, and plan to save humanity.
Keller challenges readers to look beyond the familiar traditions, sentimental stories, and cultural celebrations of Christmas to understand the profound truth of the incarnation: God came into the world as a human being to rescue sinners and restore our relationship with Him.
The book highlights several key themes:
The unexpected nature of Christmas: Jesus' birth...708: Inside Tribe | Point Man Groups
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As Tribe has continued to grow and develop over the last 9 plus years we have continually looked at ways to make this community as effective as possible for the men who sign up from all across the globe.
One of the changes we made a few years back was the addition of Point Man Regions. Every man who registers for Tribe is placed in a Point Man group based on the region where he lives, even the International Tribe brothers.
On today's podcast I am joined by some of th...
707: Victor Bretting | The Man That I Would Become
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On today's PoM Podcast episode I sat down with Victor Bretting, author of "The Man That I Would Become."
Victor Bretting is an 8th-generation Texan part of the original Old 300 families who settled this land under Stephen F. Austin. He started his career as a water boy at a nuclear power plant at nineteen is an executive nearly fifty years later. He holds multiple world hunting records across six continents. At his ranch in North Texas, he opens the gates to combat veterans, terminally ill children, and young men who need t...
706: The Intentional Library | Maturity by Sinclair Ferguson
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On today's PoM podcast episode I discuss "Maturity: Growing Up and Going On in the Christian Life" by Sinclair Ferguson. In this book Sinclair Ferguson explains that the goal of the Christian life is not simply to become more knowledgeable about the Bible, but to become more like Jesus Christ. Drawing from the New Testament, he explores how believers grow in spiritual maturity through abiding in Christ, understanding God's grace, resisting sin, enduring suffering, and faithfully serving others.
Key takeaways:
Spiritual growth requires intentional effort. Maturity doesn't happen automatically; it d...705: Don't Settle for Less Than
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One of the great tragedies of the Christian life is that we can spend our entire lives following Jesus without ever fully experiencing the life He has called us to live.
We settle for knowing enough Scripture to get by, praying when we need something, attending church when it's convenient, and avoiding the most obvious sins. Meanwhile, we leave so much of what God offers us untouched because we are content with the bare minimum.
On today's podcast we are going to examine 10 ways we tend to settle for l...
704: Bil Cornelius | Pray Big Listen Bigger
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On today's PoM Podcast I sat down with Co-founder and lead pastor of Church Unlimited, Bil Cornelius, who shares how committing to 100 hours of prayer transformed his life, his church, and everything he thought he knew about prayer.
His new book, Pray Big, Listen Bigger (10/6/26), is an insightful guide to life changing prayer. Listeners will take away:
How being accountable to intentional prayer is a game-changing discipline.
Common obstacles that can keep us from enjoying the intimate prayer life with God we were made for
T...
703: The Intentional Library | Mansfield's Book of Manly Men
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On today's PoM Podcast episode I want to share a book that helped me begin to build an intentional library many years ago: Mansfield's Book of Manly Men.
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702: An Intentionally Drive Life
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On today's PoM Podcast episode we are going to take a look at this question; "Are you intentionally building the life you want to live, or are you simply reacting to the life happening around you?"
This is one of the great dangers facing us today. It's not necessarily that we're doing terrible things. It's that we can spend our entire lives doing a thousand relatively good things while neglecting the things that matter most.
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701: Dr David Pendergrass | Why Emotional Maturity Belongs Inside Biblical Manhood
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On today's PoM podcast I sat down with Dr. David Pendergrass, a pastor, biblical scholar, author, teacher, counselor, and leadership consultant. For nearly thirty years, he has helped individuals, couples, churches, and organizations think more clearly, develop healthier relationships, and live as disciples of Jesus.
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700: A New Season of Manliness
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On today's PoM episode I reflect on the last 10 years of this ministry, what each aspect means to me and how we will be working on the Greatest Hits Volume 2.
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699: Jarrett Bailey | Iron Sharpens Iron: A Machinist's Handbook for the Soul
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On today's PoM podcast I sat down with Jarrett Bailey author of Iron Sharpens Iron: A Machinist's Handbook for the Soul
Jarrett wrote this book in honor of his father Ernest Bailey who ran a small machine shop in a rural community for nearly 40 years. His son Jarrett grew up in it — and in Iron Sharpens Iron, he takes readers back into that shop, one devotion at a time.
This isn't a devotional wearing a machinist costume. Each entry begins with something real from the trade — tramming a mill head...
698: The Paracord & Washer
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On today's PoM Podcast episode you will hear the Friday Night message from this past years Men's Retreat on the peace that Christ offers from John 14:27.
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697: Paul Pettit | A Courageous Identity
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On today's PoM Podcast episode I sat down with Paul Pettit, a multi-published author and Dallas Theological Seminary teacher to discuss his latest book, "A Courageous Identity: Accepting the Call of Christ-Centered Masculinity."
What does it really mean to be a man of faith? It’s not about being perfect. It’s about becoming increasingly effective in the daily roles of husband, dad, friend, and worker.
In a culture that often distorts masculinity, Paul points men back to God’s original design, reminding them that becoming a godly man is not...
696: Burn The Ships | Your Old Identity
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On today's PoM podcast we are going to continue our conversation about what it means to "Burn The Ships" in our life and talk about Burning The Ship of Our Old Identity.
The person you used to be.
The person you were told you were.
The person you became because of your failures.
The person you became because of your wounds.
The person you became because of your past.
We all have this tension, but here's the problem:
Jesus d...
695: Burn The Ships
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Burn the Ships. It's an old phrase, but it's a powerful one.
The basic idea is simple: If you want to move forward, sometimes you have to eliminate your ability to escape.
You've got to burn the ships. You've got to remove the escape route.
You've got to stop keeping one foot in the old life while trying to walk into the new one.
And for the Christian man, that's an incredibly important concept.
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694: Mind Your Own Business
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How much of what occupied your mind wasn't actually yours to deal with? How much mental or relational energy did you waste on things that didn't matter today?
Someone else's political opinion that made your blood pressure spike. A stranger's marriage falling apart in the comments section. A headline about something four states away you have zero ability to affect.
Now ask the harder question: how much time did your actual purpose from the Lord get yesterday; your wife, your kids, your work, your walk with God? I'd bet f...
693: What Does It Mean To Live Quietly
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Nearly every man either carries or is closely connected to a device that constantly asks him: what do you think? What's happening? Are you watching? How will you respond or react?
It's not just that we're being notified constantly, there is a whole infrastructure of daily life built to cost you something. Miss the news cycle and you feel behind. Don't react to the thing everyone's reacting to and you feel disconnected. Post nothing for a week and some part of you wonders if you still exist to the people who u...
692: Starting At Mile Zero
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Daily every man is constantly making a choice:
• What will I believe?
• Who will influence me?
• How will I spend my time?
• What will I allow into my home?
• What kind of husband and father will I be?
• Will I pursue comfort or conviction?
Every choice we make is taking us somewhere.
On today's podcast we are going to let Jeremiah 6:16 be our guide as we walk though what it looks like to start again at mile zero.
Jeremiah's message challenges us as men to look be...
691: Make It Your Ambition
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Make it your ambition. We don't put those two words next to each other. Ambition means you're building something loud, a name, a platform, a business, a reputation. Quiet is what you get accused of when you're not doing enough of that.
As we have this conversation I want us to consider: "What does a quiet life actually build, over twenty or thirty years, that the loud life never quite manages to?"
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690: Keeping Our Focus on The Purpose Not The Platform
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There is nothing wrong with influence.
There is nothing wrong with having a large platform.
There is nothing wrong with being known.
There is nothing wrong with being gifted.
The problem comes when the platform becomes more important than the message.
When the messenger becomes more important than the Gospel.
When people come to church because they want to see someone rather than because they want to encounter God.
When we start building ministries around personalities instead...
690: Make Jesus Famous Not The Speaker
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There is nothing wrong with influence.
There is nothing wrong with having a large platform.
There is nothing wrong with being known.
There is nothing wrong with being gifted.
The problem comes when the platform becomes more important than the message.
When the messenger becomes more important than the Gospel.
When people come to church because they want to see someone rather than because they want to encounter God.
When we start building ministries around personalities instead...
689: When The New Wears Off
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On today's PoM podcast I am going to share some of the things I have learned when it comes to creating communities with men and the challenges to get them to be consistent.
Consistency is not flashy. It doesn’t post well on social media. But it is the difference between a man who talks about faithfulness and a man who becomes faithful.
Paul told Timothy to “practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress” (1 Timothy 4:15). Progress is visible only when the practice is cons...
688: 10 Ways To Change The Way You Read Your Bible
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On today's PoM podcast I am going to share 10 ways we can change up the way we read our Bible and how it impacts our day.
To often I have fallen into the trap of reading the Bible the same way everyday and then wondering why I get stagnant. Or using my personal worship time as a chance to find a verse that I can use later in the day with others instead of allowing the Holy Spirit to really work on me.
None of the items on this li...
687: A Story 30 Years In The Making
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On today's PoM podcast I am going to share an incredible experience I had recently where decades of relationships all came together in about a 10 foot space in the most unexpected way.
We serve a God who declares the end from the beginning. A God who has made it clear that before we were known He had formed us, so when we see how He brings these stories together all we can do is give glory to Him.
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686: The Power of A Simple Invitation
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On today's PoM podcast I am going to talk about 3 specific invitations I received when I was far from God.
There were three people that invited me to things that, looking back I can't believe that they did. Because they extended the invitation and I accepted it, it put me in a position to surrender to Jesus and spend my days walking with the Lord.
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685: A New Perspective on Psalm 103
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On today's PoM podcast I am going to share a new perspective I recently had on Psalm 103 from 16 years ago.
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684: Passing On What You Did Not Recieve
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On today's Podcast we take a look at how we can pass on to the next generation the things we did not recieve but now recognize we should have.
It is impossible to be all things to our children, we are going to come up short in some or many areas. What we want to do is take ownership in the areas where we know we are lacking and should not be.
You don't need to have every skill, but when it comes to spiritual leadership we need to ma...
683: Building A Brotherhood From Newlywed to Empty Nest
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On today's PoM Podcast we are going to take a look at some of the challenges when it comes to building a solid brotherhood with other believers as we navigate various seasons of life.
In each season there are aspects we should embrace and obstacles to avoid.
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682: The Gospel Explained
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On today's PoM podcast I am sharing some notes I used recently talking with a young man about what it looks like to surrender to Jesus, understand conversion and what this new life in Christ looks like.
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681: Defining The Community You Are Part Of
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On today's PoM Podcast episode we take a look at what we could or should expect from the communities we are part of.
One of the challenges in men's ministry is we are looking for something in a space that was never intended to provide what we want.
When we understand that there are signifigant differences between accountability, discipleship, and Bible study we can save ourselves and others a lot of stress and disappointment.
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680: Elijah Was A Man Like Us
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Today on the PoM podcast we wrap up our walk through the book of James. We have spent several weeks looking at this letter and trying to make the connection between information and transformation.
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679: The Self-Destructive Behaviors of Men
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On today's PoM podcast we have a very important conversation addressing how many men are self-sabatoging themselves by removing themselves from community when things get difficult or don't go the way they expected it to go.
Proverbs 18:1 reminds us"Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment."
One of the saddest patterns I see among men isn't necessarily addiction, laziness, or immorality... It's self-sabotage.
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678: When We Are Finished Being Patient
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On today's PoM Podcast we continue our walk through the book of James and address how we can demonstrate and practice patience while we are suffering.
Daily we are given opportunities to practice patience whether we asked for them or not. How we respond to those opportunities will be reflected by the hope that we hold fast to.
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677: Anger Isn't The Enemy
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On today's PoM podcast we take a look at what happens when a man gets angry. Scripture makes it clear that we will get angry, but what are we supposed to do about it?
We are going to unpack the root causes of destructive anger in men:
Unmet expectations: Wife, kids, job, self, etc.
Wounded pride: Feeling disrespected or out of control
Buried pain: Anger as the "acceptable" emotion covering hurt, fear, or shame
Exhaustion: Physical/spiritual depletion lowers the threshold
Most men either explode or...
676: Using Our Possessions for The Good of Others
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On today's PoM podcast we continue our walk through the book of James and asking the question, "Do I use my possessions ever for the benefit of others."
It is not wrong to have stuff, even a lot of stuff. But when we develop a hoarding mindset where what we have builds our kingdom but doesn't advance God's, then we have a problem.
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675: David Stine: Podcast | The Way of the Ox: Endurance to Thrive in the Storms of Life
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On today's PoM Podcast I sat down with David Stine to discuss his latest book, "The Way of The Ox: Endurance To Thrive In The Storms of Life."
In his new book, The Way of the Ox, Stine lays the groundwork for a transformative spiritual journey with five sacred keys to unlock the potential within us and help us overcome any obstacle. To accomplish this, he calls on readers to move past the hustle-driven mindset of modern culture to adopt a quieter yet more powerful strength: the way of the ox.
674: The Right Thing To Do
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On today's PoM Podcast we continue our walk through James 4 by looking the problem when we know the right thing to do and we fail to do it.
It is too easy to busy ourselves to the point that we feel like we get a pass on doing the things we know we should do. We buy into the lie that we will get around to it eventually. The problem is God knows our heart and He knows what we are attempting to avoid.
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673: Kurt Avery | Sawyer Products
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On today's PoM Podcast I sat down with Kurt Avery, founder of Sawyer Products.
Kurt founded Sawyer in 1984 with a mission rooted in innovation, service, and helping protect people around the world. What began as an outdoor protection company has evolved into a global humanitarian effort, with Sawyer’s water filtration technology now helping provide access to clean drinking water in more than 80 countries worldwide. Sawyer has changed tens of millions of lives while giving away over 90% of its profits to communities worldwide.
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