The Pursuit of Manliness

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694: Mind Your Own Business Sep 22, 2026

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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 for most of us, if we're honest, the math doesn't favor what's actually ours.
On today's PoM podcast episode we are going to continue our walk though 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 and focus on the second phrase in the verse: "mind your own affairs."
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693: What Does It Mean To Live Quietly Sep 16, 2026

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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 used to see you.
On today's podcast we are going to dive into the word "Quietly" from Paul's charge on what sort of life we should. Once we understand that it is our ambition to live quietly, and what that looks like practically we can see how much energy and time we are allowing to things that really don't matter.
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692: Starting At Mile Zero Sep 14, 2026

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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 beyond the newest, easiest, or most popular direction.
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691: Make It Your Ambition Sep 11, 2026

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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 Sep 10, 2026

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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 of building people around Christ.

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689: When The New Wears Off Sep 08, 2026

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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 consistent. A single day of prayer is good. A decade of daily prayer forms a man who can weather storms without losing his footing.

A consistent man becomes trustworthy. His word carries weight. His family knows what to expect from him. God uses consistent men because they can be counted on when the assignment is long and the applause is gone

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688: 10 Ways To Change The Way You Read Your Bible Sep 03, 2026

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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 list are earth shattering, and they are all things I am trying to implement in my own life. If we will give our spiritual life some freshness perhaps it will be what we need to have more fruit come from our lives.
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687: A Story 30 Years In The Making Sep 01, 2026

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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 Aug 26, 2026

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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 Aug 25, 2026

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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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