Committed Masculinity Podcast

Commitment to the right things can produce incredible results.

But let’s be honest- commitment is boring. It holds us back from all the other cool things that could be out there. It stifles us. Restrains us. It’s overrated.

At least that’s the message preached to us day in and day by our culture. We want low commitment, and countless options.

Who are you? Why are you here?

So many of us as men live our lives simply existing. Every day we climb aboard the treadmill of modern life and start jogging. We go through the empty rituals of our morning routines- we shower, shave, dress, get our coffee and make the drive to our place of employment- rarely asking the bigger questions of, “why”? Rarely do we question where we’...

When we’re born again and given God’s Spirit, His will for us is that we would be conformed into the image of His Son Jesus. That means that we’re to be men who accept responsibility, because we follow Christ- the one who modeled it perfectly for us.

To accept responsibility as Jesus did means that we reject blame-shifting, victimhood, passivity, and seeing ourselves as the co...

Everybody has a vice- a stubborn, resistant sin that you find yourself struggling against again and again. The Bible calls it an, “easily besetting sin” (Hebrews 12:1). This is the area that for whatever reason you have a weakness towards and in which find yourself continually tempted. Superman had Kryptonite. Moses had his temper, Sampson had his sexual addiction, and Simon Peter had his big mouth and a...

Proverbs 2:1-6 says,

“My son, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands. Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. Cry out for insight and ask for understanding.” (NLT)

The word “wisdom” appears over 200 times in the Bible. We’re told to seek it, accept it, listen to it, and ask God for it. We’re told that wisdom is better tha...

What’s on the surface never tells the full story. The reality of any item, event, situation, or person’s character can rarely be assessed through a social media post, headline, or first impression. But the true character of something will eventually come to light.

Personal character might be defined as the motivation to do what’s right; or who we are when no-one else is watchi...

In every one of us, there is a desire for more than just existing and getting by. We want to be alive. We want to live fully and chase after and achieve dreams. We have a need to feel like our life actually matters and we’re accomplishing something of value with the time we have. We want our lives to count. Some of us even spend time fantasizing about “being discovered”, being a hero, or being remembered...

Unknown, alone, and isolated. Three words that describe the modern man. It shouldn’t shock us too much that loneliness and isolation have a devastating effect on us emotionally, mentally, and even physically. Our Creator has something to say in His Word about this-

“It is NOT GOOD for the man to be alone…” (Genesis 2:18)

Human beings were not create...

If you’ve been in church for longer than 5 minutes, you’ve probably heard someone talk about “discipleship” or “making disciples”. Jesus had 12 disciples. After the resurrection, He commanded them in Matthew 28:19-20, to “go into all the world and make disciples”. In many churches, that verse is painted on the walls. The language of discipleship gets tossed around frequently, as does copious amounts of d...

All of us as men have small things- fears, hang-ups, anxieties, idols, and other things we hold onto- that have the potential to hold us back from being all that God wants us to be.

Most Christian men know that they be committed to the Lord, to their wives, to their families, and to living lives of purpose, integrity, and character.

But for a lot of...