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Father On Purpose Podcast — 273 episodes

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Ep. 268: 1 Timothy for Dads - Week 6

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Ep. 267: 1 Timothy For Dads - Week 5

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Ep. 266: 1 Timothy For Dads - Week 4

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Ep. 265: 1 Timothy For Dads - Week 3

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Ep. 264: 1 Timothy For Dads - Week 2

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Ep. 263: 1 Timothy For Dads - Week 1

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Ep. 262: Representative Josh Brecheen On The Secret To Discipling Your Kids As A Busy Dad

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Ep. 261: No Limbs, No Limits - The NickV Story

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Ep. 260: Game Ready Dad - The Spiritual Defense Every Father Needs

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Ep. 259: Game Ready Dad - How To Build a Winning Fatherhood Offense

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Ep. 258: Why God Rested on the Seventh Day (And Why You Should Too)

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Ep. 257: The Holy Spirit's Role in Everyday Fatherhood

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Ep. 256: Wisdom, Identity, and the Lies Dads Believe

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Ep. 255: Smartphones, Fitting In, and Trusting Your Dad With Alex Evans

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Ep. 254: Trusting the Architect to Build Long After We're Gone

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Ep. 253: You Don't Have What It Takes to Be a Great Dad…And That's the Point (With Mike Poelzer)

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Ep. 252: What's Really in Your Heart? (Hint: It's Not Just Feelings...)

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Ep. 251: The Guardrails That Could Save Your Marriage (Before It's Too Late) With Jim Ramos

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Ep. 250: Episode 250 Led Us to One Powerful Word...

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Ep. 249: Do You Own Your Possessions, or Do They Own You?

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Ep. 248: Temptation, Fatherhood, and the Way of Escape

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Ep. 247: The Weight Dads Carry (and How to Finally Let It Go) With Jeff Zaugg

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Ep. 246: What Does It Really Mean to FOLLOW God as a Father?

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Special Announcement: A Film About the Father Wound (And Why Dads Should See It)

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Ep. 245: This Uber Driver's Story Is Every Dad's Wake-Up Call

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Ep. 244: Finding Purpose In Your Paycheck With John Coleman

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Ep. 243: Being Clear When The World Is Loud - Overwhelmed To Intentional (Part 6)

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Ep. 242: What if I Think It's Too Late? - Overwhelmed To Intentional (Part 5)

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Ep. 241: Being An Example, Not The Hero - Overwhelmed to Intentional (Part 4)

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Ep. 240: Am I Leading, Or Just Reacting? - Overwhelmed To Intentional (Part 3)

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Ep. 239: Communication That Builds Trust - Overwhelmed to Intentional (Part 2)

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Ep. 238: How To Cross The Barrier From Being Overwhelmed to Intentional As A Dad

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Ep. 237: Feeling Alone as a Dad? Here's How to Build A Network Of Godly Counsel

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Ep. 236: God Directed Our Steps – Lessons for Dads Looking Back on 2025

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Ep. 235: Don't Walk Alone This Christmas

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Ep. 234: When the Credits Roll - How to Start Better Conversations With Your Kids

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Ep. 233: How to Ask Questions That Draw Out Your Child's Heart

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Ep. 232: Intentional Fatherhood with Rick Dempsey

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Ep. 231: From Comparison To Contentment – A Seasonal Guide For Dads

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Ep. 230: Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World

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Ep. 229: Psalm 112 For Dads (Part 3) - Leaving A Godly Legacy For Your Kids

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Ep. 228: Psalm 112 For Dads (Part 2) – Generosity vs. Entitlement...What Kind of Dad Are You?

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Ep. 227: Psalm 112 for Dads (Part 1) – How "Fear of the Lord" Shapes Your Home

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Ep. 226: David "Goose" Mills on Being a Lighthouse, Not a Shipwreck

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Ep. 225: Perfect Love or Present Fear? A Dad's Guide to Trusting God

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Ep. 224: The Pathway to Peace – From Panic To Praise

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Ep. 223: Tim Sparrow On Staying In The Game As A Dad

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Ep. 222: Sherman Smith On The Privilege and Responsibility of Being a Father

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Ep. 221: IDENTITY - Outcomes

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Ep. 220: IDENTITY - Components

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Ep. 219: IDENTITY - Foundations

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Ep. 218: Letting Jesus Be Your Child's Savior With Scott MacLellan

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Ep. 217: Dr. Kim Kimberling On Parenting With Grace

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Ep. 216: Blake asks THE BEST questions

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Ep. 215: Three Key Ingredients of Biblical Fatherhood

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Ep. 214: Whose Shoulders Are You Standing On?

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Ep. 213: How Do You Define Success?

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Ep. 212: Let Go of the Blueprints, Let God Build the House

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Ep. 211: Sammy Perez On Fatherhood After Failure

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Ep. 210: Aaron Harvie On Closeness with God

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Ep. 209: How To Look for the Overlooked

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Ep. 208: What's the ONE Word?

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Happy Father's Day: Past Year Recap Special!

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Ep. 207: Becoming A Curious Father With Mark Batterson

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Ep. 206: The State Of Biblical Fatherhood

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Ep. 205: Helping Our Kids See Around Corners

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Ep. 204: You Are What You Think

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Ep. 203: Listen to Connect, Not Correct

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Ep. 202: How to Honor The Moms in Your Life

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Ep. 201: Finding Joy In The Mundane

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Ep. 200: We're The Vessel, Not The Source

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Ep. 199: Is Being a Biblically Grounded Dad Getting Harder?

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Ep. 198: By Wisdom a House is Built

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Ep. 197: Cameron Arnett on Playing The Part Of Jesus

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Ep. 196: Lessons in Lyrics - The War Inside (Switchfoot)

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Ep. 195: Lessons in Lyrics - The Heat (NEEDTOBREATHE)

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Ep. 194: Lessons in Lyrics - River Of Life (Mac Powell)

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Ep. 193: Mac Powell on Being a Present Parent

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Ep. 192: Josh Kubler on Gospel Centered Parenting

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Ep. 191: Teaching Our Kids Key Life Skills

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Film executive Kevin Downes shares fatherhood lessons from new film "The Unbreakable Boy"

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Ep. 190: Metaphors For Dads

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Ep. 189: Restoring Relationships When We Fail

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Ep. 188: Building Stronger Relationships

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Ep. 187: Don't Let Perfection Prevent Progress

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News Flash: Fatherhood Cohorts!

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EP. 186: Psalm 112 for Husbands and Dads, Part 2

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EP. 185: Psalm 112 for Husbands and Dads

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Ep. 184: Embracing Areas Of Growth For The Coming Year

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Ep. 183: Give the Gift of Engagement

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Ep. 182: Give the Gift of Listening

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Ep. 181: Don't Bench Yourself - Let It Transform

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Ep. 180: Don't Bench Yourself - Leave It Behind

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EP. 179: Don't Bench Yourself - Make it Right

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Ep. 178: Don't Bench Yourself - Call It Out

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Ep. 177: Don't Bench Yourself - Impatience

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Ep. 176: Don't Bench Yourself - Criticism

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Ep. 175: Don't Bench Yourself - Shame

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Ep. 174: Don't Bench Yourself - Fear

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Ep. 173: Don't Bench Yourself

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Ep. 172: Making Your Money Count With Matt Bell

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Ep. 171: Three Lessons from Tim Keller's "The Meaning of Marriage"

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Ep. 170: Orv Kimbrough and the Keys to Freedom

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Ep. 169: When the Bible Hits Hard

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Ep. 168: Jim Ramos Helps Men Get Dialed In

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Ep. 167: What Jeff Zaugg Learned About Awesome Dads

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Ep. 166: Jeff Bradford and Fighting for the Unborn

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Ep. 165: Walking Through Adversity with Darren Walter

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Ep. 164: The Forge Movie with Alex and Stephen Kendrick

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Ep. 163: How the Holy Spirit Works in Dads Like You

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Ep. 162: Sharing a Piece of Yourself with Others

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Ep. 161: Serving as God's Asset Manager

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Ep. 160: How to Serve Others

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Ep. 159: Why Being an Isolated Dad Isn't Good

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Ep. 158: The Power of Prayer

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Ep. 157: Knowing—and Doing—God's Word

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Ep. 156: Trusting God as Your True North

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Ep. 155: A Father's Day Message for Dads

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Ep. 154: Learning to "Be There" as a Man

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Ep. 153: Don Manning and Crazy, Cool Families

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Ep. 152: Craig Bowler on Wants vs. Needs

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Ep. 151: When "busy" becomes "too busy"

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Ep. 150: Learning to Celebrate Your Days

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Ep. 149: Sayings That Fall Short

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Ep. 148: The Power of Generosity

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Ep. 147: How to Make the Most of Every Opportunity

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Ep. 146: Faithfulness Trumps Perfection Every Time

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Ep. 145: Dump the "Have To" Approach with Your Kids

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Ep. 144: How to Stay Grounded Through the Storms

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Ep. 143: Why Humility Matters So Much

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Ep. 142: How to Make the Most of Your Words

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Ep. 141: A Better Life With Your Better Half

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Ep. 140: This Will Make or Break You as a Dad

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Ep. 139: The Meaning of Diligence for Fathers

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Ep. 138: Dave Stone and Ordinary Angels

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Ep. 137: Embracing a Righteous Life

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Ep. 136: A Simple Path to Accountability

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Ep. 135: Find Freedom From Isolation

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Ep. 134: The Power of Being Connected

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Ep. 133: More Rewards of Being Rooted

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Ep. 132: The Rewards of Being Rooted

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Ep. 131: Scott MacLellan on The Peace of Relying on God's Strength

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Ep. 130: Experiencing the Fruit of the Vine

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Ep. 129: Building Our House With Wisdom

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Ep. 128: Why Undivided Attention Changes Everything

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Ep. 127: Becoming the Bearer of Good News

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Ep. 126: Finding the Perfect Fit with Your Words

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Ep. 125: Why Humility Matters

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Ep. 124: Cleaning Up Your Act by Examining Your Influences

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Ep. 123: Unlocking Our Kids' Unique Talents

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Ep. 122: Receiving, Not Achieving, with Jeff Kemp

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Ep. 121: Getting Rid of Our Dad Baggage

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Ep. 120: Preventive Maintenance for a Guy's Life

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Ep. 119: Saving Our Boys

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Ep. 118: Finding Purpose Through Contentment

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Ep. 117: Finding Purpose Through Priorities

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Ep. 116: Be an Answer Guide, Not an Answer Man

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Ep. 115: Seeking Wise and Godly Counsel

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Ep. 114: What Makes Marriages Work with Jackie Bledsoe

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Ep. 113: Putting Our Trust Where It Belongs

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Ep. 112: When the Waters Aren't So Still

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Ep. 111: From Generation to Generation with Jay Strickland

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Ep. 110: Seeing Family Trips in a Different Light

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Ep. 109: Godly Manhood vs. Macho Manhood

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Ep. 108: Proverbs 4 and the Battle for Your Heart

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Ep. 107: Ancient Advice for the Modern Man

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Ep. 106: Praying Scripture and Walking Worthy

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Ep. 105: Paul's Prayer and Your Family

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Ep. 104: Refusing to Let Failure Get the Best of You

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Ep. 103: Chris Harper on Becoming a Better Man

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Ep. 102: Jeff Kemp on Finding a Fresh Start in Christ

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Ep. 101: Establishing Your Points System as a Dad

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Ep. 100: Why You Need the Bible

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Ep. 99: The Challenge of Holding On Loosely

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Ep. 98: Jon Seidl and the Key to Finding Rest

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Ep. 97: Dr. Dub Oliver on Answering God's Call in Your Life

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Ep. 96: When the Choice You Make Matters

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Ep. 95: Josh Hatcher and the Art of Nurturing Manhood

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Ep. 94: Pastor Joby Martin On The Power of Fatherhood

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Ep 93: Romans 12 Pt. 10 - Chip Ingram Wraps our Study

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Ep. 92: Romans 12 Pt. 9 - How Do You Treat Your Enemies?

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Ep. 91: Romans 12 Pt. 8 - Three (not so) Easy Steps Toward Harmony

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Ep. 90: Romans 12 Pt. 7 - Keeping Your Zeal Real

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Ep. 89: Romans 12 Pt. 6 - All You Need Is (the Right Kind of) Love

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Ep. 88: Romans 12 Pt. 5 - Knowing and Using Your Spiritual Gifts

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What is a Father On Purpose?

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Ep. 87: Romans 12 Pt. 4 - Spiritual Body Building

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Ep. 86: Romans 12 Pt. 3 - Why Humility Matters

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Ep. 85: Romans 12 Pt. 2 - Taking Shape

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Ep. 84: Romans 12 Pt. 1 - Living as a Sacrifice

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Ep. 83: You Can Overcome Anxiety (Pt. 2)

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Ep. 82: Overcoming the Power of Anxiety (Pt. 1)

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Ep. 81: A Model Dad - Living a Life Worth Imitating

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Ep. 80: Enduring Hardships - Finding the Strength to Stand

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Ep. 79: Processing Life With Our Kids

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Ep. 78: Clarence Shuler on Finding Light in a Dark Place

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Ep. 77: Cool Down - Putting Your Anger on Ice

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Ep. 76: For Those in a Hurry to Find Patience

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Ep. 75: Men in the Arena - An Interview with Jim Ramos

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Ep. 74: Changing the View from the Valley

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Ep. 73: Brant Hansen on The Men We Need

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Ep. 72: What's the Role of a Father? w/ Pastor Scott Nickell

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Ep. 71: Building Bridges - Connecting with Your Kids

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Ep 70: Up in the air - Juggling your responsibilities as a man

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Ep. 69: Jerrad Lopes on Feeling Dad Tired

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Ep. 68: Mark Hancock on Raising Godly Boys

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Ep. 67: Proverbs 16 Pt. 9 - How Gossip Wrecks Relationships

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Ep. 66: Proverbs 16 Pt. 8 - Making the Most of Our Words

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Ep. 65: Proverbs 16 Pt. 7 - Chasing God's Wisdom

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Ep. 64: Proverbs 16 Pt. 6 - Living with integrity across the board

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Ep. 63: Proverbs 16 Pt. 5 - Pleasing God to find peace

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Ep. 62: Proverbs 16 Pt. 4 - From fallen to forgiven

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Ep. 61: Proverbs 16 Pt. 3 - Taking steps to understand our motives

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Ep. 60: Proverbs 16 Pt. 2 - Letting God take the lead in our planning process

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Ep. 59: Proverbs 16 Pt. 1 - Setting the Table

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Ep. 58: Pat Combs on Making sports a positive experience

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Ep. 57: Gary Chapman and Clarence Shuler on Moving beyond cross-cultural stereotypes

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Ep. 56: Sneaky ways selfishness waters down gratitude

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Ep. 55: Learning to kick entitlement to the curb

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Ep. 54: Comparison, The thief of contentment

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Ep. 53: Chasing riches is an enemy of gratitude and a catalyst for discontentment

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Ep. 52: 9 ways God has used this podcast in our own lives this first full year together

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Ep. 51: Erick Goss on leading kids toward a Jesus connection

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Ep. 50: The fatherhood traps of advancement and performance

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Ep. 49: 10 ways to serve on Father's Day (Bonus Episode)

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Ep. 48: The fatherhood traps of tradition and replication

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Ep. 47: Dr. Ken Blanchard on how dads can overcome mistakes and lead faithfully

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E. 46: How husbands can help their wives to cultivate mother-child relationships

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Ep. 45: How to prioritize our time as busy husbands and fathers

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Ep. 44: Bob Russell shares words of wisdom for fathers

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Ep. 43: The godly dad rebukes those who wander

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Ep. 42: The godly dad praises God through worship

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Ep. 41: The godly dad proclaims God's Word regularly

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Ep. 40: The godly dad anticipates that trouble will arise

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Ep. 39: The godly dad protects loved ones from danger

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Ep. 38: The godly dad discerns true needs around him

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Ep. 37: The godly dad risks comfort to pursue calling

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Ep. 36: The godly dad glorifies God in all he does

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Ep. 35: The godly dad prepares a strategic game plan

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Ep. 34: The godly dad loves those under his care

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Ep. 33: Being a dad is hard work. You need the right tools.

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Ep. 32: Helping kids with anxiety and creating a peaceful home w/ Stephen Kendrick

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Ep. 31: We become more patient with our kids through God's Spirit

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Ep. 30: Pray for the future spouse your child will marry

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Ep. 29: The sex talk is not one talk, it's M.A.N.Y. of them

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Ep. 28: We are not chained to our past, thanks to forgiveness and mercy

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Ep. 27: Can you humbly admit your role in the problem?

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Ep. 26: Is your mouth a fountain of life?

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Ep. 25: Finding a Fresh Start

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Ep. 24: A Great Gift a Dad Can Give His Kids

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Ep. 23: The Power of Interruptions

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Ep. 22: Developing Kids Requires Loads of Patience

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Ep. 21: Diving Into Fatherhood With Chip Ingram

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Ep. 20: Being a Thankful Dad Sets the Tone for Our Family

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Ep. 19: Disciple Your Kids, Don't Just Raise Them

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Ep. 18: Stewardship Isn't Just About Money

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Ep. 17: The Godly Dad Learns to Serve Others

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Ep. 16: Why You Should Seek Wisdom From Men Around You

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Ep. 15: Does Prayer Really "Work"?

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Ep. 14: Let God's Word Lead the Way For You and Your Family

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Ep. 13: Trusting in God is the Ultimate Fatherhood Compass

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Ep. 12: How Would Our Wives and Kids Rate Us as Dads?

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Ep. 11: How One Dad Sought Counsel from Another Dad

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Ep. 10: God's Perspective May Show Us the Impact of Little Moments

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Ep. 9: Diligence Sends a Powerful Message to Our Kids

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Ep. 8: Feeling guilty about not doing enough as a dad?

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Ep. 7: Sometimes Moving Forward is All We Need to Focus On

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Ep. 6: Help Your Kids See and Defend Against Spiritual Attacks

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Ep. 5: Begin With the End in Mind to Aim Our Kids

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Ep. 4: How to Stop Playing the No-Win Comparison Game as a Dad

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Ep. 3: A Dad Can be the Most Influential Person in a Child's Life

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Ep. 2: Fight to Find Time with Your Kids While They're Home

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Ep. 1: Dad, It's Time to Be Intentional