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The impact that a dad has on his children is often not fully realized until after they're gone. In this episode, I share some personal aspects of the relationship with my dad and the impact he's had on me even though he wasn't a great father.

We've got a new dog in the house, Maple. She's about 10 months old and a mix between an Australian Shepherd and a Husky the best we can tell. Auskys I think they're called. Having raised dogs and boys at the same, time, training this new pup is bringing back some memories and also some lessons I wish I had known years ago.

There are relatively few changes I've made in my life that have made a drastic improvement in my quality of life. Most of the time it has been small, incremental changes that add up over time. But, this one change has truly changed my life. Working out everyday. Do it. This is my experience from my first 3 months.

As dads, we often spend too much time correcting our kids, managing them, and trying to keep schedules on track. In retrospect, much of our parenting can come from a negative point of view rather than one of encouragement.  In this episode, I share a personal story from my youth, one that has stayed with me all my life and taught me an important lesson about myself and how I parent.

Many of us are loving the return to physical media and analog wherever we can get it. Yes, give me buttons to push, records and film, sliders, springs, and levers! What's it all about? In this episode I share some insights as a film photographer and how that might apply to the larger analog resurgence we're seeing.

If you're a Christian and also happen to be thoughtful, pragmatic, have morals, and question the status quo, you may have found yourself hard-pressed to find a community of likeminded individuals.  It's certainly been a challenge for my wife and I -- and even harder after the kids have grown. This episode is more of a "you're not the only one" rather than a "here is how you solve it". Yes, we have Guilds, which are great for men, but as a husband and wife or for a man who wants community outside of a particular group, these are challenging times.

It's getting weird out there. I've seen it, you've seen it. We've all experienced the decline in customer service over the last several years. The question is, what are we, as men, going to do about it? In this episode I provide a recent and relatable example, as well as some ideas on how we can help the upcoming generation be able to speak to other humans once again.

There has been a lot of talk about aliens lately. Unfortunately, more talk than actual aliens, but it's still a fun topic of discussion, particularly among Christians. Most, if not all, of us have wondered how they would fit within the context of our Christian worldview if they did indeed exist. In this episode I share some different perspectives on this that I've heard over the years.

Every Christian and Jew has heard the stories of the early Israelites. Led out of Egypt in a most awesome manner, then complained, worshiped other gods, and complained some more. It's safe to say that our view of the Israelites is not favorable, though many lessons have certainly been learned from them. But, what if that isn't the whole story? In this episode I talk about a recent revelation I had on who the Israelites really were. No, not aliens, but practically who these former slaves were if you were to meet them back then. I think we might get a much different impression than the one we got from Sunday School.

Hell. It's a pretty big topic among Christians and you might think that there is a solid and universally agreed upon idea of what it actually is. At least, with all of the talk about Heaven and Hell, you would think this would have been one of the major issues for us to have nailed down at this point. Most likely, your own view of hell has changed over the years. You had a childhood version of it and then perhaps several different adult versions as well. Does anyone really know what it is? How far off are some of our concepts? In this episode, I have more questions than answers, but at least you'll realize that you're not the only one wondering about this topic.

Many men that didn't serve in the military have a sense of regret or shame. They wonder, do I have what it takes to have been a good soldier, airman, or seaman? Impressed by Hollywood visions of the military, they go through life feeling like they missed out on something incredibly manly. Maybe you did, but maybe not. Here's my take on it and some thoughts on how you can still challenges yourself as a civilian.

We've grown too accustomed to treating nature like a supplement instead of recognizing it as the most natural standard of our being. In this episode I talk to those dealing with anxiety, some of the reasons it has increased in modern times, and how nature can help heal it.

Navigating in-laws or your own parents involvement in a newly married relationship can be a challenge. We're called to honor our mother and father and certainly that extends into adulthood. But we also called to leave and cleave as it were to our new family. As men, it's our responsibility to lead those dynamics and ensure boundaries of our new primary family are honored.

Unlike the way social media portrays success, for those of us who life in reality life has a lot of ups and downs and unexpected twists. As men, we need to respond to those as gracefully as possible without completely losing our perspective on the bigger picture.