RESOLUTE MAN

Dad, are your children equipped to stand strong against peer pressure? In this episode Isaac digs into Proverbs 1:10-14 and shows fathers how to teach their kids what it looks like when sinners entice, and why refusing to consent to that pull is one of the most important lessons we can pass on to them. Solomon paints a vivid picture here: enticers inviting a young man to ambush the innocent, to sw...

Dad, is your child equipped to walk away when bad influences come calling? In this episode Isaac breaks down Proverbs 1:15-16 and shows fathers how to teach their kids why God calls us to hold our foot back from the paths of those who entice us into sin. Isaac explains how a strong identity in Christ gives our kids the strength to flee the wayward, even when it feels lonely to walk away, and why w...

Dad, are you actively shaping your family's culture, or letting busyness leave it to drift? In this episode we dig into Proverbs 1:8-9 and unpack what it means for our kids to hear their father's instruction and not forsake their mother's teaching, and why that's a passage worth teaching your family, not just reading on your own. We break down two key Hebrew words: musar (the sharp...

Here’s how to teach the beginning of proverbs to your family with a step by step approach. Tune in for 20 minutes a day and then engage your family with scripture.  Here are key points covered for Proverbs 1:1-7 Two audiences in Proverbs: the naive and the wise. There's no neutral destination, you're heading one way or the other. Wisdom vs. instruction: wisdom is the best thinking and stra...

King Solomon, son of King David, wrote much of Proverbs, and his story is a powerful one to walk your children through. Start by asking them: what would you ask for if God offered you anything? At Gibeon, God asked Solomon exactly that. Instead of long life, riches, or victory over his enemies, Solomon asked for wisdom to govern well and discern good from evil. Show your kids how God was pleased w...

You are needed more than ever. The Bible is the Sword of the Spirit, and this episode tackles the mental hurdles that keep dads from teaching it well in their own home. In this episode, Isaac digs in deeper into a simple framework he uses for family Bible time from the acronym P.R.A.Y. from the Courageous Parenting book. Promote it. Talk about what you read yesterday and build real confidence that...

Your kids are growing up in an unbelief epidemic, and you can't save them, but you can disciple them. In this first episode of a new series inside the Resolute Man Podcast, I lay out why fatherhood today is unprecedented (juggling multiple income sources, an accelerating pace of change, a culture that's beating down masculinity) and why home discipleship matters more than ever. I introduce...

A raw episode with Isaac Tolpin sharing how he’s dealing with the recent attacks on him physically that he’s still healing from with encouragement for all. The enemy wants you destroyed, and the more you’re obedient to Christ, the more you grow the target on your back. Is that a reason to be disobedient to God? Of course not, as the real joy of life comes when you're on the paths in alignment...

What’s counter-intuitive is often better than our regular mode of being as a man. When it comes to how we interact with each other, transparency helps us develop stronger relationships with each other. Transparency breads transparency, meaning when your guard goes down others drop as well. We need to let our guards down with the right people so we can better run the race together. The last thing y...

There are opportunities that come and go for a man to speak when people gather. The more capable we feel, the more likely we will seize the opportunity to speak. Isaac Tolpin gives three simple steps to using your words in a more powerful way to encourage, motivate, teach, and celebrate with others. Your personality and your capability isn’t what matters, what matters is your desire to have more i...

Dave Turin from the hit TV show Gold Rush shares the reality of how God was at work during the seasons, his leadership challenges, what really happened during his last episode fist fight, and more. So many powerful lessons are shared as Isaac and Dave discuss being a Godly man in today’s world. Perhaps one of the most helpful insights is how important it is to take risks while trusting God to help...

With a career ending neck injury, NFL linebacker David Pollack shares the positive impact it had on his life. Bad things happen, but how you respond to them will determine if it’s a lesson that moves you in a stronger direction or becomes a rut veering you of course. Isaac and David have a powerful conversation about being a man, fatherhood, God and dealing with adversity. Let this episode fuel yo...

Do you feel a tug inside that there’s more for you to do? Most men don’t live as free men they are meant to be, meaning, they are limited in utilizing their free speech for various reasons this episode explains. They are limited by not doing what they are really called to do. They desire to reorient their lives towards their families but in their current realities can’t see exactly how to make the...

Chad Stewart, the author of the bestselling book series Britfield & the Lost Crown has a lively discussion with Isaac Tolpin about the three essential skills that AI will have the hardest time replacing and what’s coming in technology. While transhumanism is in its infancy with Elon Musk’s Neuralink, it’s a big part of the future. They discuss if it's okay to put technology in a human if i...

What kind of man do you need to become to do the things God is calling you to do? Growth is required if you want changed outcomes. Isaac Tolpin gives a five key roadmap to making lasting change. Whether it’s work, business, family, financial or something else, this will help you. The best time to create change for 2025 is right now. You will be encouraged with biblical truth wrapped around five pr...

Are you ready for what’s coming? The next four - six months are likely to be interesting in the world with the United States Presidential election upon us. The spiritual battle is out in the open so it’s vital we walk in wisdom. Isaac shares areas to BE WATCHFUL and the importance to STAND FIRM IN THE FAITH in all areas of our lives with a challenge about persecution. It’s also vital to ACT LIKE M...

Pastor David Ax of the fast growing Church plant in Star Idaho joins Isaac Tolpin to discuss the challenge of growing disunity amongst Christians, the growing issue of believers seeking truth outside of biblical truth, and they both share incredible stories of what God’s been doing in their respective Church plants; @calvarychapelstar and rootedbiblechurch.org. They charge that it’s more important...

Children today must be equipped to be more resilient than we had to be. One of those ways is to teach them about entrepreneurship. Isaac Tolpin teaches the five things he teaches his children so they see entrepreneurship as an option and feel capable of doing it in their future. He gives you three useful scriptures and the five lessons so in the right timing you can teach these things to your own...

Is the way you communicate with your wife limiting the potential for your family? Isaac gives a glimpse of the negative impact of average husband communication but gives five clear answers for leveling up your communication with your wife. When you realize the power of your influence, you can better use your influence for to strengthen your marriage which strengthens your family. It also enables s...

Isaac shares nine common Dad concerns about homeschooling and then shares wisdom and truth about each one. He and his wife have three children so far and have been homeschooling for the last eighteen years. Towards the end Isaac shares his thoughts on what must be in your children's education to prepare them for a very different future they will be launching into. Whether you homeschool or are...

Discouragement happens, but make it temporary as nothing should beat you. Nothing could beat Paul in the Bible because of His eternal perspective. If we really lived like Paul, what new ways would God be able to use us? What new things would be possible in our lives. Buckle your seat belt for encouragement to leave safety and do the things God is calling you to do. There’s a spiritual battle happe...

Tim Harris, an executive at a multi-billion dollar American company started by farmers in 1925 joins Isaac Tolpin to discuss success principles relevant to thriving in these unprecedented times. Part of the conversation goes to the impacts of AI and why certain aspects of business that are human will likely grow in demand in the future. Also discussed are leadership principles that work in unprece...

There are huge future ramifications if you aren’t leading your family well, even if your wife is doing a great job at it. Your influence is so essential, however, too often because the wife is doing so well at leading the family, men often subconsciously delegate much of it to them.  If men don’t lead well, wives always seem to rise to the occasion. It may even look like everythings working great,...

Normal masculinity is largely failing, and if you’re listening to this, I know you want excellence in your life. So many men are great at looking like their RESOLUTE when people are watching, but perhaps what matters most is what's going on when no one's looking. If we embrace our passivity and fall into the norms of today’s masculinity it will always bleed out negatively in our lives. We...

A winning mindset is vital in these unprecedented times with accelerating change. As Christians, we can have an upgraded winning mindset that will yield far better results in our lives, but unfortunately, most don't take advantage of it. Do you want it? It's there for you and Isaac Tolpin and Adam Loomis go deep into discussion about it. It's vital we recalibrate our vision and go abov...