Has your spouse ever threatened you with divorce? Have things ever dissolved to the place where divorce feels like the only option?
In this episode, Owen Hemsath shares the story of how his wife's threat of divorce awakened in him the desire to become a mature and godly leader in their marriage. It didn't happen overnight, but eight years later they decided to start a ministry called Thriving Sexy Marriage to help other couples develop marriages that last.
Have you wondered if you should speak up about your faith at work? Perhaps you know you should, but how do you do it in a gracious way?
In this week's episode, Daniel J. Lewis, founder of The Audacity to Podcast, shares an experience that serves as a model and reminder to us that silence has its own consequences.
You ever feel like there's not enough time to do the work you're called to do and to lead your family well? How do you choose between these important roles?
In this week's episode with Andy Traub, we discuss Andy Stanley's important book called When Work and Family Collide: Keeping Your Job from Cheating Your Family.
Do you know anyone in debt? Dave Ramsey claims that 78% of Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck. That means if you're not in debt, you know a lot of people who are.
In this episode, Natchi Lazarus shares his personal story of how he got out of massive seemingly insurmountable debt. God met him when he reached his deepest moment of despair. If God can rescue Natchi from this deep pit, he can certainly deliver you.
Do you like to win at work? Can Christians come out on top at work and still have a Christlike mindset?
Join Jamie Swalm and Phil Mershon as they discuss competition, calling and the role of content and relationships to form our spiritual life. Stay to the end and find out if being called to be a pastor is a higher calling.
Do you have a discipleship plan for your family? Have you wondered if you have to be in full-time vocational ministry to be considered a pastor?
These are two hard questions that Tim Schmoyer has had to wrestle with. In this episode we explore these questions and more as we discuss what it looks like to be a full-time dad and to have a ministry where God plants you.
How do you recover from a crisis of faith? Where do you turn when it seems you don’t have the resources to face the challenges in your life?
Join me in this interview with Don Michael Hudson, associate professor at King College in Bristol, TN, as we explore how God redeems us from our inclination toward passivity.
Do you look at technology as friend or foe? How about when it comes to its role in faith? In this episode, Paul Colligan, founder of HowtoPodcastBooks.com, discusses practical advice on how to leverage technology for you and your family. He reveals productivity hacks and some of his favorite tools.
How do you cope with seemingly insurmountable obstacles? What do you do when you literally can't speak up for yourselves? This episode features an interview with author and speaker, Joel Boggess, the host of the ReLaunch Show. We explore how God spared his life and the way he used others to rescue him. Those experiences shaped his desire to train others through physical training, life coaching and keynote speaking.
Have your wife or friends ever asked you to "be more present"? Some of us find that easy at work or at play, but men often struggle with this in relationships or at home. In this week's show, author and inventor Joel Comm describes the importance of gratitude and the dangers of not being present. It's a wake up call to all men, especially married men.
How do you respond when someone you love is taken away from you prematurely? What do you do when you suddenly find yourself alone? In this episode, Bill Hendricks, president of The Giftedness Center, explores his experience when his first wife died from cancer and he suddenly found himself a single father of three girls. We also explore the unique way God has designed us for our life work. Bill details his findings in his book The Person Called You.
Have you ever been through a job loss? How about losing all your earthly possessions? How do you respond when you lose something so important? In this episode with Cary Humphries, former long-time employee with Cargill Inc. and former Chief Operating Officer for the Navigators, we explore how to not just survive but thrive through the unexpected wildfires that face us in life.
Do you find yourself wondering how to keep your faith in tumultuous times? Where do you turn as you watch your parents grow old, your children make mistakes or your friends turn against you? In this episode, Bernie Borges, founder of Find and Convert and the host of the Social Business Engine Podcast, shares his story of coming to faith in his thirties. Be prepared to get practical and to wrestle with ways to keep our faith central, even as everything around us seems to shift and crumble.
Do you know someone who has experienced abuse? How about sexual abuse? Those two words might scare you, but the reality is that all of us know someone who has been abused. Perhaps it's even yourself. In this episode with Dr. Dan Allender, we explore how Christian men can step into these tough issues and help their friends and family by loving them well. There is great hope as we look to a Savior who has broad enough shoulders to carry our deepest burdens.
You ever notice how easy it is for men to keep secrets from each other? The stories are rampant of men who have their lives fall apart because a carefully hidden secret all of a sudden becomes public. In this interview with Dr. Steve Brown, author and founder of KeyLife.org, we discuss why men hide from each other and how we can safely drop our masks so we can put our energy toward being used of God in each other's lives.
This episode features a conversation with Mark W. Schaefer as we discuss topics as diverse as adoption, building a career during the recession and his transformative experience with Michelangelo's Pieta in the Vatican City. Mark teaches marketing at Rutgers University and is an author and consultant.
The books mentioned by Phil and Mark:
Jesus: A Pilgrimage by James Martin (the book Mark mentioned)
The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey (the book Phil mentioned)
Do you wonder if you should actually enjoy your work or is work something we must endure so that we can do the things we truly enjoy? In this episode, I discuss these important matters with Dan Miller, an author and speaker and the founder of 48Days.com.
Do you wonder how you would handle a harsh medical diagnosis like Parkinson's before you turned 50? How do you keep pressing on and find the faith to believe? In this episode, I interview Ray Edwards, the copywriter, author, and podcaster from RayEdwards.com.
Wondering what the backstory is behind ManinthePew.com? This episode takes a brief look at the two-year process leading to the launch of this podcast. Jeff Sieh (founder of ManlyPinterestTips.com) interviews founder Phil Mershon as they explore the history and background for why this show is important to Phil and to many other men.