The Outrider Podcast

In this episode of The Outrider Podcast, Chan, Ian, and I dive deeper into one of the central metaphors behind The Outrider: the Downed Rider. Life has a way of knocking us from the saddle. Sometimes it happens through betrayal, loss, disappointment, failure, trauma, or wounds we never saw coming. Other times it happens slowly through exhaustion, isolation, and carrying burdens we were never meant to carry alone. Many men have learned how to survive while lying wounded in the dirt. Few have learned how to get back up. Together, we explore what it means to be a Downed Rider, why so many men remain stuck in places of pain, and how Jesus meets us there—not with condemnation, but with rescue. We also talk about the difference between trying to save ourselves and allowing ourselves to be rescued. Pride tells us to hide our wounds. Shame tells us we're beyond help. Jesus tells a different story. Healing begins when we're willing to acknowledge where we've fallen and invite Him into the places we've tried to manage on our own. We don't pretend to have it all together, but we're further than we've been. And, we're still on the journey. These are honest conversations about surrender, healing, identity, belovedness, and learning to walk with Jesus in a way that casts no shadow. Jesus is the Hero. We learn to ride with Him. The Outrider: Become the Man You Needed available on Amazon and https://theoutriderbook.com https://www.amazon.com/Outrider-Become-Man-You-Needed/dp/B0GZWQGPGP

In this first episode of The Outrider Podcast, my buddies, Chan and Ian, join me to talk about the number one thing we've seen holding men back. The thing that has held us back. Core longings that have gone unfulfilled and the missed reality of Beloved Identity. Many men are trying to operate in Jesus’ name without first learning to live in His love. Authority without belovedness eventually wounds people. The Kingdom of Heaven carries real power. In the episode, I compare it to a chainsaw. In trained hands, it can help build, protect, and bring life. In wounded hands, it can leave destruction behind. That’s why healing matters. That’s why training matters. That’s why Jesus doesn’t just hand us authority and send us on our way. We also unpack what an “Outrider” actually is and why learning to stay close to the Shepherd matters so much in a world full of noise, pressure, performance, and wounded masculinity. We don't pretend to have it all together, but we're further than we've been. And, we're still on the journey. These are honest conversations about surrender, healing, identity, belovedness, and learning to walk with Jesus in a way that casts no shadow. Jesus is the Hero. We learn to ride with Him. The Outrider: Become the Man You Needed available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Outrider-Become-Man-You-Needed/dp/B0GZWQGPGP

A little pre-podcast practice and a glimpse into what’s coming.Awkward pauses.Laughter.And stories from the journey of learning to walk with Jesus as beloved sons and daughters of God.The beginning of conversations about healing, identity, surrender, restoration, and learning to ride with Jesus instead of trying to be the hero ourselves.The Outrider Podcast launches June 2026.Jesus is the Hero.We learn to ride with Him.