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David Balsamo, call sign Kimura, has spent his life running toward danger: police officer and SWAT, firearms instructor at Blackwater, federal special agent and polygraph examiner, and 27 years in the Coast Guard Reserve, including responding to Ground Zero after 9/11. On May 30, 2024, in great shape at 46 with no family history of heart disease, he had a widowmaker heart attack.In this episode, Kimura walks through that day, the moment a nurse told him "you're not lucky, you're blessed," and how almost dying changed everything about his faith, his relationships, and how he wants to be known.Follow Faith on the Mat - https://www.instagram.com/faithonthemats/Tactical Reset - https://tacticalreset.org/Follow Men's AllianceInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mensalliancetribe/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mensalliancetribeTiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mensalliancetribeWebsite - https://www.mensalliancetribe.com/Explore Battlefield Coaching today and find yourself a Coach with experience overcoming a battle you are currently facing - https://battlefieldcoaching.comOrder the Book - Answer With Truth: The Ambassador’s Field Manual for Leading Your Family Spiritually - https://amzn.to/3BmnuKV

Zach Clinton is a counselor, author, speaker, and ministry leader. He helps lead the Ignite men's conferences, serves as an athletic counselor in sport and performance psychology at Liberty University, and works with professional athletes across multiple sports. In this episode, he sits down with us to talk about his book, 'Even If', and what it really takes to build a courageous faith. Here's what we cover: -What Ignite conferences are, and why they're built to reach men who would never walk into a church -The story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Daniel 3, and the three part prayer behind the title "Even If" -What if, only if, and even if: the difference between a complacent faith, a contingent faith, and a courageous one -Why following Jesus sometimes leads you straight into the fire, and why the only thing that burned was the ropes -Why God equips you with friends for the fire, if you have the courage to go looking for them -"To be 99% known is to be unknown": why the 1% you're hiding matters so much -Working with pro and college athletes who have millions of followers and almost no real friends -Zach's own story: growing up in a ministry family, a career changing pitching injury at Liberty, and the low season that became his harvest season Ignite 2027: March 12 and 13 in Lynchburg, Virginia. It's already close to selling out. Learn more at https://ignitemen.net/ Follow Men's Alliance Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mensalliancetribe/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mensalliancetribe Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mensalliancetribe Website - https://www.mensalliancetribe.com/ Explore Battlefield Coaching today and find yourself a Coach with experience overcoming a battle you are currently facing - https://battlefieldcoaching.com Order the Book - Answer With Truth: The Ambassador’s Field Manual for Leading Your Family Spiritually - https://amzn.to/3BmnuKV

Canvas and Frontier share something most men never talk about out loud: both of them once tried to take their own lives, and both are still here.In this episode, they share their full stories honestly, from the darkest season of their lives to the moment God met them there, and what life, faith, and brotherhood look like for them now.If you're in a dark place right now, this isn't the end of your story.If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 (the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline), any time, day or night. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911. And if a brother reaches out to you, go be with him. Don't leave him alone.Follow Men's AllianceInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mensalliancetribe/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mensalliancetribeTiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mensalliancetribeWebsite - https://www.mensalliancetribe.com/Explore Battlefield Coaching today and find yourself a Coach with experience overcoming a battle you are currently facing - https://battlefieldcoaching.comOrder the Book - Answer With Truth: The Ambassador’s Field Manual for Leading Your Family Spiritually - https://amzn.to/3BmnuKV

A recommendation led to a 2023 movie called Nefarious, a Christian horror film about a death row inmate who claims to be possessed, and a psychiatrist trying to determine if he's insane or telling the truth. The theology in it is sharper than expected, and it got me thinking about something a lot of us have heard before: the idea that demon possession in the New Testament was just an ancient, unscientific way of describing what we now understand as mental illness. Looking at several real, documented criminal cases where the person described hearing voices commanding them to act, we need to not be too quick to write off spiritual explanations in these scenarios. In a culture that largely doesn’t believe evil is real, we need the name of Jesus more than ever. If you or someone you know is hearing voices urging self-harm or harm to others, please treat that as an emergency. Call or text 988 (the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or go to your nearest emergency room right away. Prayer and professional care are not in competition with each other, and command hallucinations telling someone to hurt themselves or another person are a serious warning sign that always deserves immediate professional help alongside anything spiritual. Follow Men's Alliance Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mensalliancetribe/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mensalliancetribe Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mensalliancetribe Website - https://www.mensalliancetribe.com/ Explore Battlefield Coaching today and find yourself a Coach with experience overcoming a battle you are currently facing - https://battlefieldcoaching.com Order the Book - Answer With Truth: The Ambassador’s Field Manual for Leading Your Family Spiritually - https://amzn.to/3BmnuKV

Here's the problem with chasing diversity as a goal: whatever you pursue is your idol. If you're spending your energy engineering a certain look for your tribe, that's energy you're not spending on the Great Commission. Nobody would ever tell an all black church in Nigeria or an all white church in rural Virginia that they need to diversify. Bottom line: stop letting culture hand you a bullseye you can never hit. Stay on mission.Follow Men's AllianceInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mensalliancetribe/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mensalliancetribeTiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mensalliancetribeWebsite - https://www.mensalliancetribe.com/Explore Battlefield Coaching today and find yourself a Coach with experience overcoming a battle you are currently facing - https://battlefieldcoaching.comOrder the Book - Answer With Truth: The Ambassador’s Field Manual for Leading Your Family Spiritually - https://amzn.to/3BmnuKV

Servant leadership gets mentioned in almost every conversation about leadership in the church, but a lot of Christian men are using the term to quietly get out of leading at all. Goose breaks down what servant leadership actually means, using Jesus washing his disciples' feet as the example, and why the word leader never gets cancelled out by the word servant.If you've ever used the phrase "servant leader" to explain why you're not stepping up, this episode is a direct challenge to rethink that.Follow Men's AllianceInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mensalliancetribe/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mensalliancetribeTiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mensalliancetribeWebsite - https://www.mensalliancetribe.com/Explore Battlefield Coaching today and find yourself a Coach with experience overcoming a battle you are currently facing - https://battlefieldcoaching.comOrder the Book - Answer With Truth: The Ambassador’s Field Manual for Leading Your Family Spiritually - https://amzn.to/3BmnuKV

Would Jesus be a socialist if he were alive in America today? It's a claim that shows up constantly on social media, so in this episode, we're unpacking it straight from Scripture, starting with what socialism actually is and ending with a parable straight from the words of Jesus Himself.If you've ever heard someone claim Jesus was a socialist, or you've wondered how to respond when it comes up, this episode walks through the actual text so you can have that conversation with confidence.Follow Men's AllianceInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mensalliancetribe/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mensalliancetribeTiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mensalliancetribeWebsite - https://www.mensalliancetribe.com/Explore Battlefield Coaching today and find yourself a Coach with experience overcoming a battle you are currently facing - https://battlefieldcoaching.comOrder the Book - Answer With Truth: The Ambassador’s Field Manual for Leading Your Family Spiritually - https://amzn.to/3BmnuKV

Forge, Yukon, and Phoenix share how their diagnoses have changed their lives and how they live it - while also bringing more hope than ever, leaning on Jesus and their Tribes through this difficult season. If you or someone you love is walking through a hard diagnosis, this conversation is a reminder of what it looks like to not do it alone.Follow Men's AllianceInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mensalliancetribe/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mensalliancetribeTiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mensalliancetribeWebsite - https://www.mensalliancetribe.com/Explore Battlefield Coaching today and find yourself a Coach with experience overcoming a battle you are currently facing - https://battlefieldcoaching.comOrder the Book - Answer With Truth: The Ambassador’s Field Manual for Leading Your Family Spiritually - https://amzn.to/3BmnuKV

Red almost didn't have a tribe to lead. The Virginia Beach tribe he first joined was about to be dissolved before he ever got the chance to launch his own. Red, tribe leader of Huntsman Tribe in Virginia Beach, shares how he got to Men's Alliance, his story of coming to faith, and one of the wildest true stories we've had on this podcast: his car catching fire on I-64 on the way to Carry the Fire training, and why he still showed up that same day. Follow Men's Alliance Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mensalliancetribe/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mensalliancetribe Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mensalliancetribe Website - https://www.mensalliancetribe.com/ Explore Battlefield Coaching today and find yourself a Coach with experience overcoming a battle you are currently facing - https://battlefieldcoaching.com Order the Book - Answer With Truth: The Ambassador’s Field Manual for Leading Your Family Spiritually - https://amzn.to/3BmnuKV

LaRon started running with an American flag because he felt God tell him to, and what started as one run across a bridge in Mount Juliet, Tennessee turned into a following of thousands and a story most people never see coming. In this episode, LaRon sits down with us to talk about the encounters he's had while running (the encouragement, the horn honks, and the confrontations), what the label "Christian nationalist" actually means to him, and then he opens up about the losses that shaped who he is today: his brother, his sister, his mother, and later his father, each taken within a few years of one another. Follow LaRon - https://www.instagram.com/mrkingla Check Out Unify USA - https://unifyusaofficial.com/ Follow Men's Alliance Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mensalliancetribe/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mensalliancetribe Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mensalliancetribe Website - https://www.mensalliancetribe.com/ Explore Battlefield Coaching today and find yourself a Coach with experience overcoming a battle you are currently facing - https://battlefieldcoaching.com Order the Book - Answer With Truth: The Ambassador’s Field Manual for Leading Your Family Spiritually - https://amzn.to/3BmnuKV

As Men’s Alliance continues growing toward 500 tribes and beyond, Goose explains why the ministry has remained free for churches and tribesmen, why that matters, and why he’s asking the men whose lives have been changed by MA to help carry the mission forward.If Men’s Alliance has impacted your life, consider how you can use your time, talent, or treasure to help spread the fire.Learn more, start a tribe, support the mission, or find a tribe near you at Men’s Alliance.See you around the fire.Support MA here - https://www.mensalliancetribe.com/supportOh and - there’s a lost Men’s Alliance challenge coin floating around—and its owner is going to have to earn it back.Follow Men's AllianceInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mensalliancetribe/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mensalliancetribeTiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mensalliancetribeWebsite - https://www.mensalliancetribe.com/Explore Battlefield Coaching today and find yourself a Coach with experience overcoming a battle you are currently facing - https://battlefieldcoaching.comOrder the Book - Answer With Truth: The Ambassador’s Field Manual for Leading Your Family Spiritually - https://amzn.to/3BmnuKV

Bible studies have long been only going over a passage and talking about how we feel about it. That changes now. Our knowledge of the Word of God should be growing and sharpened rigorously, and as Christian men who want more, we present you with Meat Eaters - the Bible study for men who want more! Follow Men's AllianceInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mensalliancetribe/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mensalliancetribeTiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mensalliancetribeWebsite - https://www.mensalliancetribe.com/Explore Battlefield Coaching today and find yourself a Coach with experience overcoming a battle you are currently facing - https://battlefieldcoaching.comOrder the Book - Answer With Truth: The Ambassador’s Field Manual for Leading Your Family Spiritually - https://amzn.to/3BmnuKV

Modern-day slavery still exists—and entire families in Pakistan’s brick kilns are born into debts they may never escape. In this episode, Aaron Hutchings shares how a video on TikTok led him, his wife, and his children to travel to Pakistan and help free families from generational slavery. Some had spent more than 100 years trapped in the same system. Children begin working as young as three, yet freeing an entire family can cost around $900. Aaron explains how brick-kiln slavery works, why Christians are disproportionately affected, what happens after a family is freed, and how ordinary people can make a life-changing difference. Aaron's story demonstrates courage, stewardship, faith, and answering the call to help when God places an opportunity in front of you. Subscribe for more conversations about faith, leadership, brotherhood, and living with purpose. Learn more or support Aaron’s work: https://intentionalfaithfoundation.com/index.html Follow Men's Alliance Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mensalliancetribe/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mensalliancetribe Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mensalliancetribe Website - https://www.mensalliancetribe.com/ Explore Battlefield Coaching today and find yourself a Coach with experience overcoming a battle you are currently facing - https://battlefieldcoaching.com Order the Book - Answer With Truth: The Ambassador’s Field Manual for Leading Your Family Spiritually - https://amzn.to/3BmnuKV

What do God, sex, baseball, and Love Island have in common? More than you might think. Our culture treats God’s design for sex like a restrictive rulebook written to prevent people from having fun. But what happens when we throw out every boundary and become our own authority? The result is not freedom. It is chaos. In this episode, Goose explains why the rules are what make the game worth playing, how sexual sin often begins with what we choose to watch, and why shows built around lust, temptation, emotional manipulation, and sexual immorality should not be dismissed as harmless entertainment. God’s plan for sex is one man, one woman, for one lifetime. Those boundaries are not proof that God is stingy. They are evidence that the Creator understands how sex was designed to produce intimacy, unity, joy, and lasting connection without leaving destruction behind. Men, being a leader means taking responsibility for what enters your home, what shapes your mind, and what influences your family. Stop sitting silently on the sidelines. Take a stand for what is true. See you around the fire. Follow Men's Alliance Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mensalliancetribe/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mensalliancetribe Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mensalliancetribe Website - https://www.mensalliancetribe.com/ Explore Battlefield Coaching today and find yourself a Coach with experience overcoming a battle you are currently facing - https://battlefieldcoaching.com Order the Book - Answer With Truth: The Ambassador’s Field Manual for Leading Your Family Spiritually - https://amzn.to/3BmnuKV

What happens when Christian men prioritize comfort, approval, and keeping the peace over truth and leadership? In this episode, we explore the difference between being a nice guy and being a great man. A nice guy avoids conflict. A great man stands for truth. A nice guy says yes to everything until he burns out. A great man sets boundaries and leads with conviction. A nice guy stays silent to avoid rocking the boat. A great man speaks truth with love—even when it's unpopular. Jesus wasn't a passive bystander. He washed feet and flipped tables. He led with humility and courage. Christian men are called to do the same. This conversation challenges men to reject the false choice between being a tyrant or a doormat and instead pursue biblical leadership rooted in truth, courage, and love. Follow Men's Alliance Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mensalliancetribe/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mensalliancetribe Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mensalliancetribe Website - https://www.mensalliancetribe.com/ Explore Battlefield Coaching today and find yourself a Coach with experience overcoming a battle you are currently facing - https://battlefieldcoaching.com Order the Book - Answer With Truth: The Ambassador’s Field Manual for Leading Your Family Spiritually - https://amzn.to/3BmnuKV