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Yesterday Was Easy
by Luke Pierson
This show is for men. This is not for yamomanem, nor your wife, nor you baby girl.Yesterday was yesterday. Today is today. Yesterday was easy. Today is not. So, firm up your resoluteness. Gird up your loins. No whining allowed. Stop complaining. Effeminacy will not be tolerated. Put your purse down. Pick up a shovel and start digging. Rub some dirt on your wounds and get to work.
Episodes
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Speak Plainly
n this 41st episode, Pastor Luke discusses what it means to speak plainly. One of Luke's biggest pet peeves is men who don’t speak plainly. His friends and family will tell you that he likes to be direct, probably too direct at times. He loathes beating around the bush and becomes irritated with...
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Rake Your Rocks
In this 40th episode, Pastor Luke discusses what it means to rake your rocks to the glory of God. I have had the honor and pleasure of hearing a family story told, in person separately, by both Doug and Nate Wilson. I have borrowed their story, and application of it, and use it often in my...
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Have a Full Toolbox
In this 39th episode, Pastor Luke discusses the idea of having a full toolbox. Some Christian men would say, “I am a jack of all trades, but a master of none,” and what they mean is they are very good at a lot of things, but not a master of any one of them. And these men that would say this, not...
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Worship is Warfare
In this 38th episode, Pastor Luke looks at a passage from 2 Chronicles and demonstrates how worship is warfare. If we are being faithful Christians, we should be thinking forwardly. We should not just be sheltering our loved ones, but also preparing them for war outside of our homes. And the way…
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Don’t Manufacture Influence
In this 37th episode, Pastor Luke takes on a new phenomena of those trying to manufacture influence on social media. Over the last several years, a trend has grown on social media for young people to be considered an “influencer,” even to the point that you can now self-proclaim yourself as an...
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Be a Quiet Professional
In this 36th episode, Pastor Luke discusses what it means to be a Quiet Professional. According to Grok: “A quiet professional is someone who demonstrates exceptional skill and dedication in their craft; lets their actions and results speak for themselves rather than seeking recognition, praise…
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Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
In this 35th episode, Pastor Luke discusses the need for men to be OK being uncomfortable to accomplish what needs to be done.
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Don't Be A Turd
In this 34th episode, Pastor Luke discusses what it means to be a turd. In the SEAL Community, a “turd” is an operator who does not give a crap about his job, and forces everyone else to pick up the slack for him. There will always be men in the SEAL Teams that are great operators, but awful...
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Be A Gardener
In this 33rd episode, Pastor Luke discusses what it means to cultivate the culture. Have you ever noticed that culture and cultivate have the same root word: cult? There are two distinct meanings of this word, one is agricultural (there it is again), and one is religious. This religion…
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Don't Be A Boat Ducker
In this 32nd episode, Pastor Luke discusses a major no-no in the SEAL community: boat ducking. A major aspect of the SEAL training pipeline involves carrying or riding in a 13-foot rubber boat, known as an IBS, which stands for “Inflatable Boat, small.” Each boat is typically carried around by...
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Be a Devastator
In this 31st episode, Pastor Luke breaks down another song, Devastator, by one of his favorite bands, For Today. Christ did not come just to save us from Hell. Was that part of his purpose in coming to this earth? Absolutely! But according to this passage, dying for our sins was only a part of…
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Be Fearless
In this 30th episode, Pastor Luke breaks down the song Fearless by one of his favorite bands, For Today. Most Christians, and even many non-Christians, eagerly overemphasize the love of Christ. As if that is all that he does. He only loves. Like some sort of effeminate hippy surfer dude handing…
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Live Like Charlie
In this twenty-ninth episode, Pastor Luke discusses the assassination of Charlie Kirk and principles we can glean from his life. Many are calling this tragedy a political assassination. Others are saying Charlie was martyred for his faith. Pastor Luke personally thinks it was both. People...
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Live The Ethos
In this twenty eighth episode, Pastor Luke took the liberty to adapt a portion of the SEAL Code, or Ethos, to serve as the Trad Dad Ethos. A portion of it reads: “I serve with honor in and out of my home. The ability to control my emotions and my actions, regardless of circumstance, sets me apart...
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A Sit Down with Captain Brad and Amy Geary
Pastor Luke was blessed with the opportunity to sit down with newly retired Navy SEAL Captain Brad Geary and his incredible wife Amy, to talk about his 29-year career from a Christian Worldview. They discussed how they handled BUD/S as newlyweds, major tragedies and loss life, and the difficult...
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Leave A Legacy
In this twenty-seventh episode, Pastor Luke finishes his mini-series of four shows dedicated to what he learned from attending the retirement ceremony of his dear friend Captain Brad Geary. This episode is all about legacy, and how we as Christian men should be thinking about how we can leave…
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No Easy Day
In this twenty-sixth episode, Pastor Luke continues his mini-series of four shows dedicated to what he learned from attending the retirement ceremony of his dear friend Captain Brad Geary. Going back to my experience on The Grinder, there is a blue wooden sign with yellow letters hanging on the...
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Don't Ring The Bell
In this twenty-fifth episode, Pastor Luke continues his mini-series of four shows dedicated to what he learned from attending the retirement ceremony of his dear friend Captain Brad Geary. On The Grinder at the BUD/S training center, there is a large brass bell hanging under a sign that reads,...
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Respect The Grinder
In this twenty-fourth episode, Pastor Luke starts a mini-series of four shows dedicated to what he learned from attending the retirement ceremony of his dear friend Captain Brad Geary. The Grinder is the concrete pad where Navy SEAL candidates are ground up and spit out physically, mentally, and...
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Be A Protector
In this twenty-third episode, Pastor Luke wraps up his discussion of Voddie Baucham’s Four P’s of Family Shepherding, covering the Protector. A protector is a man who shields and defends the people God has placed under his care. He puts himself between his people and those who will harm them,...
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Be A Provider
In this 22nd episode, Pastor Luke continues his discussion of Voddie Baucham’s Four P’s of Family Shepherding. This time, he covers the Provider. A provider is a man who humbly stands before God and makes sure his people have what they need. He must be a good steward of the gifts God has given…
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Be a Prophet
In this twenty first episode, Pastor Luke continues his discusses of Voddie Baucham’s Four P’s of Family Shepherding. This time he covers the Prophet. A prophet is a man who represents God before his people through proclamation of his word. A family shepherd is God’s representative to his...
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Be a Priest
In this twentieth episode, Pastor Luke discusses the first role of Voddie Baucham’s Four P’s of Family Shepherding, the Priest. A priest is a man who represents his people before God through prayer and worship. Therefore, a faithful family shepherd blesses his wife and children and continually...
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The War For The Cosmos
In this nineteenth episode, Pastor Luke pick up where he left off in the last episode to look at the biblical definition and purpose of the household. Household, or family government, is God’s second ordained sphere of government, extending larger than the individual sphere. This is even modeled…
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Trad Dads
In this eighteenth episode, Pastor Luke discusses traditional fatherhood from a Biblical perspective, which C.R. Wiley defines as, “wisdom handed down to us in a set of customs, a way of doing things…and has been summarized in a set of categories: purpose, provision, and protection.” Fatherhood…
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Bury The Excuses
In this seventeenth episode, Pastor Luke looks at the history of excuse making and talks about putting excuses to death. Far too many men in the Church make excuses for their failures, not because they are not capable of taking on responsibility, but because they are allergic to hard work....
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Be Intentional
In this sixteenth episode, Pastor Luke discusses intentionality. God is a god of purpose, and since we were created in his image, so should we be purposeful. Christian men must purpose to be hard workers. They must purpose to be good stewards of the bodies God has given us. They must purpose to…
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Integrity
In this fifteenth episode, Pastor Luke discusses having integrity from two different perspectives. One, as defined by Scripture, and two as defined by his dear friend, soon to be retired Navy SEAL, Captain Brad Geary. Holistically walk in integrity. Let your wife see it. Let your children see it....
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Freedom
In this fourteenth episode, Pastor Luke talks about his Great Uncle Charles Krieger, a POW during WWII, and discusses freedom from a biblical perspective. True freedom is rooted only in Christ. Plant your seed there. Put to death weakness and timidity. Put on the freedom of Christ and let that...
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Courage Like David
In this thirteenth episode, Pastor Luke looks at the courage David had to slay the giant Goliath, and discusses how Christian men can have that same courage to slay giants in their own lives. Far too many Christian men are cowards and lack the testicular fortitude to confront our enemies in the...
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Busybody
In this twelfth episode, Pastor Luke discusses a biblical view of idleness and the sins associated with it. Do you want to put to death idleness? Be industrious! Be found putting to death your temptations, not allowing them to bury you. Be busy at work, not a busybody!
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Stay On Mission
In this eleventh episode, Pastor Luke discusses the importance of staying on mission in all areas of life. Staying on mission requires selfless sacrifice. It requires ignoring distractions. It requires overcoming fear and anxiety. It requires defeating temptations. It requires despising shame. It...
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I Shall Not Be Moved
In this tenth episode, Pastor Luke introduces the official hymn for Yesterday Was Easy, “I Shall Not Be Moved.” As the saying goes: “Never give up, never give in!” And just like the tree planted by the water, when we are rooted in Christ, we should never move, and neither shall we be moved. Do…
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Be A Grinder
In this ninth episode of Yesterday Was Easy, Pastor Luke looks to the life of Chief Petty Officer Adam Brown to define what it means to be a “grinder.” If you want to not only be sharp but also stay sharp, you have to be willing to grind. Be a Grinder!
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Don’t Be Soft
In this eighth episode of Yesterday Was Easy, Pastor Luke addresses the pandemic of soft men in the Church. Our nation was once a strong nation because it bred strong men. If you desire this once again, it starts with you and it starts with me. Its starts in our homes by raising up our boys in…
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Don't Be A Victim
In this seventh episode of Yesterday Was Easy, Pastor Luke addresses the victimhood mentality that is a growing cancer in the Church. This disease needs to be removed as quickly as possible. As Christian men we should not even carry a victim card. If you do, burn it. Never a victim. Forever a...
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Give Up Childish Ways
In this sixth episode of Yesterday Was Easy, Pastor Luke discusses another important verse for this show, 1 Corinthians 13:11: “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.” Put to death the fear of...
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Say When
In this fifth episode of Yesterday Was Easy, Pastor Luke discusses the Biblical principles behind the famous line, "Say when" from Tombstone, one of his favorite westerns. Always be ready. Be wise. Be innocent.
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Act Like Men
In this fourth episode of Yesterday Was Easy, Pastor Luke discusses the second of the two foundational verses for this show, 1 Corinthians 16:13: “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong”. Put to death childish ways and act like men!
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If You Faint
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Sword and Shovel
In this second episode of Yesterday Was Easy, Pastor Luke discusses the thought process behind the logo and what principles Christian men can glean from it. Let’s dig in!
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Why The Name?
In this inaugural episode of Yesterday Was Easy, Luke Pierson, Discipleship Pastor at Apologia Church, introduces the purpose and inspiration behind the podcast. Luke calls for a revival of courageous, Christlike manhood in the American church. He explains the meaning behind the show’s name…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This show is for men. This is not for yamomanem, nor your wife, nor you baby girl.Yesterday was yesterday. Today is today. Yesterday was easy. Today is not. So, firm up your resoluteness. Gird up your loins. No whining allowed. Stop complaining. Effeminacy will not be tolerated. Put your purse down. Pick up a shovel and start digging. Rub some dirt on your wounds and get to work.
HOSTED BY
Luke Pierson
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This show is for men. This is not for yamomanem, nor your wife, nor you baby girl.Yesterday was yesterday. Today is today. Yesterday was easy. Today is not. So, firm up your resoluteness. Gird up your loins. No whining allowed. Stop complaining. Effeminacy will not be tolerated. Put your purse...
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Yesterday Was Easy is created and hosted by Luke Pierson.
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