Unleashed

Episode 172: Another Lesson from a Deer Stand — Adapt and Overcome

I thought the buck had expired. As I reached for his rack, the deer suddenly jumped up and kicked like a mule, its hooves passing only inches from my face.

Sometimes the lesson comes a little closer than you’d like.

In this episode of Unleashed, outdoorsman and speaker Brent Henderson takes you by pontoon boat, canoe, and on foot into the deer woods of Ohio and Missouri—where broadheads failed, bucks had other plans, and a little creativity saved the hunt.

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There’s nothing quite like walking to your tree stand in the dark on a morning you’ve waited for all year. Every step matters. Every sound gets your attention. You settle in, bow ready, wondering what might step out as the rising sun slowly reveals the woods around you.

This week on Unleashed, Brent Henderson returns to the Indiana woods for his first hunt back since heart surgery. A bow mishap nearly ends the trip before it starts, an owl gets a little too close for comfort, and a quiet morning eighteen feet up gives him some...

Episode 170: Searching for Jesus: What If He Is Who He Says He Is?

Some intriguing recent findings are drawing fresh attention to Jesus and the biblical accounts. Could they strengthen the case for Christianity and the historical reliability of Scripture?

Brent explores these questions alongside personal stories, honest curiosity, and a deer-season comparison hunters will recognize: When evidence points to something we’ve been searching for, we decide whether to pursue it.

What if Jesus really is who He says He is?

That deserves a closer look. And if it’s true...

What if the biggest thing standing between you and your God-given purpose isn't a lack of preparation—but your unwillingness to take the first step?

Too many men spend their lives getting ready. They read the books, attend the conferences, make the plans, and wait for the perfect moment. But preparation without action can become another way of avoiding the life God created them to live.

In this episode of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson explores the extraordinary power of taking action through the illustration of the first domino. One small move can trigger something fa...

Episode 168: Carry It Forward — Your Story Was Never Meant to End With You

Your story matters—but it was never meant to end with you.

In this episode of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson challenges men to recognize the story God has been writing through their lives, discover their purpose and identity in Christ, and carry their faith, wisdom, and legacy forward to the next generation.

After speaking at a sportsman’s banquet, Brent realized the most meaningful part of the night wasn’t the laughter, the tears, or the applause. It was what hap...

Episode 167 — The Way of the Wise Warrior

What does it mean to become a Wise Warrior?

In Episode 167 of Unleashed, Brent Henderson explores what happens when a man stops trying to prove his strength and begins using everything God has taught him to serve, lead, mentor, and leave a legacy in others.

From watching legendary guitarist Dann Huff practice the fundamentals in a Nashville recording studio, to men whose lives have been changed through mentoring and discipleship, Brent examines why wisdom takes time—and why even our scars can become someone else’s roadma...

What happens when you think you’ve blown your opportunity?

Brent watched a mature whitetail standing forty yards away and wrestled with whether to take the shot. He waited. He hesitated. And eventually, the opportunity walked away.

He thought it was over.

The next evening, Brent made one decision that changed everything: he showed up again.

In Episode 166 of Unleashed, Brent shares the story behind a buck that still hangs on his wall today—and why that hunt has become a reminder of something much bigger than deer hunting.

Some...

Dangerous for Good: When the Tide Changes

What does it really mean to be dangerous for good? In Episode 165 of Unleashed, Brent Henderson shares a harrowing story from Alaska’s Cook Inlet and a recent experience of being misunderstood to explore what biblical manhood looks like when the tide changes. Sometimes strength isn’t fighting back, proving you’re right, or pushing harder—it’s listening, extending grace, understanding what’s beneath the surface, and being willing to take a different route.

Discover why men need brotherhood instead of trying to be Rambo, how our experiences...

Episode 164: Practice Forges the Man | Discipline, Purpose & Becoming the Man God Created You to Be

You don’t become the man you were created to be by accident. You become that man through practice.

In Episode 164 of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson tackles one of the most overlooked parts of becoming a stronger man: doing the right things over and over again until they become part of how you live.

Whether it’s learning an instrument, becoming a better archer, growing as a husband and father, strengthening your faith, or simply becoming more disc...

What does it really mean to love your wife well?

It’s more than flowers, date nights, notes by the coffee pot, or saying the right words. Sometimes love looks like sleeping on an uncomfortable hospital couch. Sometimes it means sitting on the floor with her when life feels like too much. Sometimes it means listening when everything inside you wants to defend yourself.

In this deeply personal episode of Unleashed, Brent talks honestly about what he’s still learning in his own marriage: how to show up, how to listen without trying to fix ever...

Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda

What happens when life reminds you that you're not in control?

After historic flooding devastated communities across central Indiana, this episode wrestles with a question that reaches far beyond the floodwaters:

Do we really trust God—or do we only trust Him when life is going where we think it should?

We say, “Here am I, Lord, send me,” but too often we add our own conditions. We say, “Jesus, take the wheel,” but then we start steering with our knees.

In this episode of Unleashed, we talk ab...

I Was Made for Home

What if the deepest longing you've ever felt wasn't meant to be satisfied here?

Why do moments of beauty, love, joy, and even heartbreak leave us searching for something more?

In this episode of The Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson explores the deep longing every human heart carries—the longing for Home. Through personal stories, Scripture, and heartfelt reflection, Brent reveals why our deepest longings point beyond this world and why the desire for Home may be one of the greatest clues that we were made for more than th...

What do lions, African safaris, bowhunting, and the resurrection of Jesus Christ have in common? More than you might think.

In this episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson takes you deep into the African bush, where predators patiently study their prey before launching an attack. Through true stories from Africa, personal hunting experiences, and biblical truth, Brent reveals how Satan operates in much the same way—watching, waiting, whispering lies, and looking for the perfect opportunity to steal, kill, and destroy.

But the cross changed everything.

When Jesus was crucified and laid in the to...

Do people see the face of Jesus when they encounter you—or do they just see you?

In this episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson shares powerful lessons from the hunting woods about what others see, hear, and experience through our lives. Drawing from his weekend at the World Deer Expo, Brent connects a hunter’s desire not to be seen, heard, or smelled with three important questions every follower of Christ should ask:

What do people see when they look at me? What do they hear when I speak? What aroma do I leave behind afte...

What if the greatest battle you're facing isn't against the world—but against the lie that you're not enough?

In this deeply personal episode, Brent Henderson shares how wounds and discouragement caused him to lay down his music for nearly twenty years, and how God called him to pick it back up again. He also reflects on the lessons learned after open-heart surgery and the powerful reminder spoken over him in the hospital: "Until Jesus calls you home, you are invincible."

If you've ever felt disqualified, ashamed, or like your best days are behind you, th...

Episode 157: I’m Going Home — Finding Hope in the Face of Death, Grief, and Loss

What happens when death suddenly feels close?

In this deeply personal episode of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson wrestles with mortality, grief, loss, and the Christian hope of heaven after receiving the unexpected news that his longtime friend Mark Apple had died from a sudden heart attack.

Just 48 hours earlier, Brent had witnessed a serious motorcycle accident and found himself kneeling beside an injured woman trapped beneath a vehicle, holding her hand and praying. Coming less than a year...

Episode 156: I Will Praise You in the Fire

What do you do when the place where God once began restoring your heart suddenly goes up in flames?

High in the Colorado Rockies sits a small hand-built cabin overlooking a valley that has become one of the most meaningful places in Brent’s life. Years ago, during one of the darkest seasons he had ever faced, Brent stood on that mountainside as a broken man—carrying layer upon layer of loss and wondering if life could ever feel whole again.

It was there that God...

What if the greatest loss in your life didn't happen during the fight—but after the victory?

In Episode 155 of Unleashed, Brent Henderson shares the unforgettable story of landing the biggest northern pike of his life on Big McKenzie Lake in northern Wisconsin... only to lose it hours later without even realizing it. That true story becomes a powerful illustration of how marriages, families, friendships, and even our relationship with God can slowly drift when we stop checking on what matters most.

Along the way, Brent takes listeners from the icy waters of Alaska and gi...

What happens when an overnight fishing trip in Alaska turns into a six-day survival story?

In this episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson shares the untold side of being stranded off the remote Aialik Peninsula in Kenai Fjords National Park after a mechanical failure left four men waiting days for rescue. Along the way, they crossed open water in a 15-foot Zodiac, nearly paid the price for getting too close to Holgate Glacier when a chunk of ice the size of Walmart calved into the ocean, and spent sleepless nights wondering if the anchor holding their boat would...

Alaska is breathtaking, wild, and unforgettable—but if you're not prepared, Alaska will eat your lunch.

In this episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson shares a story from the shores of Deep Creek along Alaska's Cook Inlet, where a night of pounding rain, fierce winds, and a storm-tested tent nearly derailed an unforgettable clamming adventure.

Using stories from Alaska, razor clam digging, and real-life conversations about unhealthy relationships, Brent explores the importance of guarding your heart, protecting your peace, setting healthy boundaries, and refusing to allow the lies and negativity of others to define your identity.

What do you do when the path you're following suddenly ends at a cliff?

In Episode 152 of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson shares two unforgettable lessons from the Colorado mountains—one involving a bear trail where God repeatedly redirected his steps, and another where a GPS route led him and his friend Roger toward the edge of a cliff as daylight faded around them.

Both experiences revealed the same powerful truth:

Just because a path seems right doesn't mean it's leading where you think.

Fresh off speaking at his international church co...

In Episode 151 of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson launches into a brand-new chapter following the completion of The Big 5 Mankillers series with one of the most powerful and honest episodes yet: “Dead Men Running.”

After watching the Netflix series Homeland, Brent was struck by how nearly every character in the show was trapped in lies, fear, hidden pain, compromise, and emotional survival. That observation opened the door to a much deeper conversation about the damage unresolved pain can do to the human heart — and how dishonesty slowly robs men of their peace, freedom, and identity.

In thi...

In this milestone 150th episode of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson closes out The Big 5 Mankillers series with a powerful Memorial Day message on brotherhood, sacrifice, and why men were never meant to fight alone.

After walking through the mankillers of lack of purpose, lack of respect, anger, lust, shame, and fear, this final episode reveals one of the greatest weapons God gives men in the battle against the lies of the enemy: a band of brothers.

Brent shares stories from bear hunts, Colorado storms, Alaska wilderness survival, near-death moments, and the men who showed...

UNLEASHED PODCAST – EPISODE 149 The Big 5 Mankillers – Part 6: Fear Declawing the Lies of the Enemy

Fear doesn’t just scare men… it controls them.

In Episode 149 of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson wraps up the Big 5 Mankillers series by exposing one of the deepest roots behind anger, lust, shame, insecurity, emotional withdrawal, pride, and the desperate need for approval: fear.

Using powerful personal stories, biblical truth, and real-life examples, Brent unpacks how fear silently shapes the lives of men—keeping them stuck, isolated, defensive, performance-driven, emotionally shut down, and spiritually passive.

This episode di...

The Big 5 Mankillers (Part 5): Shame – The Silent Killer Destroying Men in the Dark | Ep. 148

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Shame doesn’t shout… it stalks.

In Part 5 of The Big 5 Mankillers, Brent Henderson exposes how shame operates like a predator—isolating men, hiding truth, and silently destroying identity from the inside out.

Using the image of the African leopard, Brent reveals how the enemy doesn’t just attack… he exposes, humiliates, and convinces you to keep your struggles hidden. And as long as you stay hidden—you stay defeated.

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Lust isn’t the problem—it’s the symptom.

In Part 4 of The Big 5 Mankillers series, Brent Henderson takes an honest and powerful look at one of the most common struggles men face: lust. But instead of just addressing behavior, this episode uncovers the deeper issue—identity, misplaced desire, and the lies we believe about what will truly satisfy us.

Through real-life stories, including a personal childhood experience and a powerful illustration called “God’s Invisible Dog Fence,” Brent shows how lust is often a warning sign that something deeper is off—and how ignoring that warning can...

Episode 146: The Big 5 Mankillers (Part 3) – Anger

Anger doesn’t usually show up all at once—it attaches quietly, feeds slowly, and before you know it, it’s controlling your thoughts, your reactions, and your relationships.

In Part 3 of The Big 5 Mankillers series, Brent Henderson exposes anger for what it really is: not the problem, but the symptom of something deeper. Using real stories—from a hidden tick after a turkey hunt to a charging Cape buffalo in Africa—this episode reveals how anger operates beneath the surface and why ignoring it can lead to serious damage.

What happens when a man no longer feels respected?

In this episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson continues the Big 5 Mankillers series by exposing one of the most silent and dangerous threats men face—lack of respect.

Every man feels it. Few talk about it. And even fewer understand what it’s actually doing beneath the surface.

When respect is missing, something inside a man begins to break. Some men get loud. Others shut down. Some chase validation. Others isolate. But underneath it all is the same cry: Do I still matter?

In t...

What if the greatest threat to a man’s life isn’t failure… but lack of purpose?

In Episode 144 of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson launches a powerful five-week series based on The Big 5 Mankillers: Declawing the Lies of the Enemy. This first episode tackles the #1 mankiller—lack of purpose—and how it quietly erodes a man’s identity, motivation, and direction.

Through gripping storytelling—including a real-life African rhino encounter and unforgettable moments from First Blood and Braveheart—Brent exposes the two dangerous ways purposelessness shows up: drifting in apathy… or driving endlessly in pursuit of more.<...

Episode Title: My Soul Longs for the Wilderness

What if the longing you feel deep in your soul isn’t random… but a calling?

In this powerful and deeply personal episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson opens up about an unexpected emotional response to a TV series—and how it revealed something far deeper: a buried grief, a longing for the wilderness, and a realization that changed everything.

Through vivid stories of elk hunting in the mountains of Colorado, quiet mornings in a remote cabin, close encounters with wildlife, and unforgettable moments in the wild...

UNLEASHED PODCAST – EPISODE 142

The Peace Robbers: What’s Stealing Your Peace (And How to Take It Back)

Have you felt it lately?

Not full-blown anxiety. Not even stress. Just… unsettled.

Like something’s off—but you can’t quite put your finger on it.

You’re not alone.

In this powerful episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson and Kevin Huff expose the silent forces robbing men of their peace—everything from political division and global conflict to social media, work pressure, family stress, and the constant noise of everyday life.<...

Is shame really how God changes people?

In this powerful episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson challenges one of the most common—and damaging—beliefs in Christian culture: that fear, guilt, and shame will lead people to obedience.

Through real-life stories, biblical truth, and raw honesty, Brent unpacks why shame doesn’t transform hearts—and why it may actually push people further away from God.

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The Navy SEALs have a saying: “The only easy day was yesterday.”

In this episode of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson challenges men to live as the tip of the spear in their families, their faith, and their leadership.

Strength doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built through discipline—physically, spiritually, and mentally.

Brent shares practical steps men can take to train their bodies, sharpen their spirits through God’s Word, and develop a rhythm of rest that allows them to stay strong for the battles of life.

If you want to beco...

At a recent men’s retreat in southern Indiana, something powerful happened.

Men from every walk of life—veterans carrying PTSD, men recovering from addiction, pastors, steel workers, fathers walking through divorce, and men battling shame—gathered together with one goal: freedom.

During the retreat we confronted the lies that quietly destroy men’s lives. We talked about identity in Christ, the Five Phases of the Warrior, and the spiritual battle that takes place in the mind. We exposed the Big Five Mankillers—lack of purpose, lack of respect, anger, lust, and shame—and the powerful wea...

The War Beneath the War

The war on the news isn’t the one destroying most homes.

While headlines scream of war, conflict, division, and uncertainty, the real battle is quieter, often hidden, and far more personal. Scripture reminds us that our struggle is not against flesh and blood (Ephesians 6:12), but against spiritual forces that seek to divide marriages, families, and identity.

In this powerful episode of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson and Kevin Huff unpack The War Beneath the War — the unseen spiritual warfare targeting marriages, masculinity, leadership, and a man’s sense...

In this powerful episode of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson shares two real stories that expose a hard truth every man must face: if you bury it, you carry it.

One man openly shared his childhood sexual abuse and how bringing shame into the light saved his marriage. Another man buried resentment, anger, and lust, and ultimately lost his.

What was the difference?

Exposure versus secrecy. Trust versus control. Freedom versus fear.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why secrecy fuels addiction and resentment • How fear keeps men silent • The diff...

🔥 The Big 5 Mankillers: The Awakening

Episode 136

What if the thing holding you back isn’t your circumstances… but the lies you’ve believed about yourself?

In this powerful launch episode introducing The Big 5 Mankillers, Brent Henderson takes you deep into the mountains — and even deeper into the heart of a man searching for identity, purpose, and freedom.

From leading men’s retreats in the Idaho wilderness… to hitting rock bottom in his own life… to walking through a decade of intense discipleship that reshaped everything — Brent shares what sparked his personal awakening and why t...

February can leave men stuck in neutral—cold weather, low motivation, and “nothing going on” can quietly turn into spiritual and emotional hibernation. In this episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson shares a powerful conversation with world-champion whitetail hunter Kyle Burch, a brown bear story from Alaska’s Russian River, and a practical biblical challenge to prepare in season and out of season (2 Timothy 4:2). You’ll learn how to use this “off-season” to build momentum, replace lies with truth, and get ready for what’s ahead—because you don’t rise to the moment; you fall back on what you prepared for. Includ...

Following the Call

Unleashed Podcast – Episode 134

What makes you tick?

In this episode of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson shares how following God’s call becomes something you can’t not do. From a high school counselor who said he wasn’t college material, to working in a steel mill believing a lie about his worth, Brent unpacks how God used adversity, danger, and unexpected moments to awaken his true purpose.

Brent reflects on his early music career—including touring with Steven Curtis Chapman and his college roommate Eric Horner—and how all thre...

You never know who’s listening… and you never know how God might use words spoken through a podcast to change a man’s life.

In this powerful episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson reflects on a journey that took him from the SHOT Show in Las Vegas to a historic winter storm back home—and how God used words spoken through the Unleashed podcast to meet a man at the most important crossroads of his life.

After the show, Brent and his wife Stacy experienced The Wizard of Oz at the Las Vegas Sphere—an unforgetta...