Coffee and the Cross: Faith, Family & Fitness

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... Based on the 5 levels of leadership book by John Maxwell.  Level 1 - Positional Level 2 - Permoission Level 3 - Production Level 4 - People Development  Level 5 - The Pinnacle To schedule your leadership call, click here Support the show Steve is married to his High School sweetheart Becky and they have four amazing kids and 4 equally amazing...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... This episode takes a look at three men in the Bible, Adam, King Solomon, and Apostle Paul. - Each one looked to earthly things to satisfy their desires…. The deep idols (lies) are:  Control Significance Comfort Things can be good, but when put before God… they become sin. Support the show Steve is married to his High School sweetheart Becky an...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... We take a dive into Colossians 3:23,24 and what does it look like to work as to the Lord. We look a little at the history, why Paul wrote it and how we can apply it today. Thanks for listening. Support the show Steve is married to his High School sweetheart Becky and they have four amazing kids and 4 equally amazing grand-kids.  Steve's p...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... A Man and his Traps: Idols What is an Idol? What are typical idols? Control Significance Comfort Ways to break free? Luke 16:13 (NIV) “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Support the show Steve is married to...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... Book 3 overview is about a man and his traps.  Chapters: Intro Idols | Time Well Spent? Empty Promises | The truth about idols Battle Plan | War in the wilderness XXX | The porn trap, a global pandemic Control | Thoughts on Fear Significance & Comfort | Action Plan It’s time to take control of our idols and put God first.  Support the show...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... We are all affected by the heart wound to one degree or another.  Authentic men are difference makers.  We all live in a broken world that happened in an instant. To think we are any different than Adam... we would be wrong. But we try to make heaven on earth but we still experience pain, suffering, disappointment, discouragement, fear, anxiet...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... All-Alone Getting your Heart in the Game. The importance of a man’s relationship with other men. We should have a mentor We should have someone to walk beside us We should BE a mentor We tend to live “inside ourselves” alone. We are designed to be with others. We are made to be in community. Do you feel all alone? Discuss your true level of tr...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... Think about it. We are all broken and need some kind of healing. But we can't do it alone. We are made for community. Think about it... Jesus took 12 men with him on his journey. Why do we try to go it alone. We need to find our community.  Start with a mentor: If you don't have a mentor FIND ONE, here's how: Identify someone yo...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... Welcome back to the recap of Authentic Manhood looking at our role as a man by looking at the 33 years Jesus lived on earth. This session is about our Moms and the influence she has/has on our lives. Our Moms have shaped our worldview. Dr Henry Cloud says it this way in The Mom Factor. The way your mom “has handled your needs as a child has sh...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... Hey everybody, thanks for listening. One of the things I wanted to do is to have real conversations with other men to show that you're not alone. We all struggle with some of the same things.  This is the first conversation in what I hope to be many more, not only with Pete but with other men willing to be vulnerable. Please reach out to...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... Real joy comes from: Jesus. But we can practice joy by… Gratitude – When you appreciate what you have instead of constantly chasing what you don’t, life feels fuller. Contentment – Learning to be satisfied with enough instead of always wanting more brings peace. Generosity – When you give, whether it’s your time, talents, or resources, you exp...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... This Podcast - I titled Looking for Christ... it's easier than you think is from Craig Groeshel's Daily Power 365 days of fuel for the soul. It's still winter for a few weeks but the bulbs have popped out of the ground. I don't have enough faith for that to be evolution and not designed by a creator.  Jeremiah 29:13-14 says...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... Decisions: Making the right one… I’m a morning person so getting up at 5am was no big deal for me. BUT, staying up past 10pm was a hassle. I’ve been in construction most of my working career. Started off as a carpenter, then took some time off to became an HVAC technician. Started off installing residential systems… and while I could install e...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... Authentic Manhood 33 series recap: Dad… The importance of our fathers. In the book there is a portion of the song by Lecrae and I’m only going to share some of that poem. I  It’s called “Just Like You”, I want to encourage you to listen to the whole song, I’m not gonna do it justice. But God sees through my foolish pride and not I’m weak like...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... Welcome to Coffee and the Cross: Love, Life and Money.  Thanks for checking us out. This show is about how we as christians are to live life as God intended. The Bible tells us that our number one thing we are supposed to do is to first Love God with all our hearts and all our minds and all our souls. Then we are called to love our neighbors a...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... LOOKING BACK EVERYMAN has a story All too often, men don’t know how to deal with their hurts, hopes and emotions.  But by looking back, every guy has been shaped nbc key moments in his life Too many guys are driven by the events in their past that they don’t understand.  To be a real man, you have to look back and figure out what has shaped yo...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... This chapter discusses the different Seasons in a man’s life. From birth to death…. The “dash” in between if you will.  What are the seasons? Questions to be asked in each season. Spring - 0-20, Summer - 20-40, Fall - 40-60, Winter - 60+ Each season has its ups and down and if we don’t pass from one season to the next, we won’t see the full po...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... What’s Your Money Language? There are 4 Money Languages, they are: The Driver The Amiables The Analytic The Expressive This discusses what the languages are, what the strengths, weaknesses, and what to look for in your relationship. When you’re ready, here are a few ways to work with us. Take the Money & Marriage Quiz Schedule a free 30 mi...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... Chapter 5 is part two of the four faces of an authentic man the lover and friend. Lover is relational , they: Pick up on wife's needs Spend time with their wife Is there for the family Connects on an emotional level Student of his kids Say's, I love you... I'm proud of you Friend is to connect, they: reflect energy loyalty accou...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... In chapter 4 we discuss part one of the four faces of an Authentic Man, the King & Warrior faces. The King brings order they: Have strong convictions Courageous and make moral choices Have a servants spirit Righteous Spirit They provide for others and serve with integrity The Warrior is courageous Initative Protection Provision Perservance...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... In this chapter, my guest Drew and I talk about how Adam was not a great visual of manhood, and in contrast how Jesus is the perfect visual/example.  Thanks Drew for taking the time to sit and chat. I appreciate your insights and your friendship.  Support the show Steve is married to his High School sweetheart Becky and they have four amazing...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... Welcome to Chapter 3 of Authentic Manhood: Create and Cultivate. God designed us to  create things. But not stop with the creation, we are then called to cultivate also.  Adam did not show us how to be a leader, BUT Jesus did. Listen to see the differences between the two. Support the show Steve is married to his High School sweetheart Becky a...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... Welcome to Project Riverside. As a men’s group we are going through the Authentic Manhood series studying the life we should be living by looking at the ultimate man Jesus.  This is a recap of what we have been studying. For more information or to join one of our in person groups, please feel free to reach out. God is in control… as much as it...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... Welcome to Project Riverside. As a men’s group we are going through the Authentic Manhood series studying the life we should be living by looking at the ultimate man Jesus.  This is a recap of what we have been studying. For more information or to join one of our in person groups, please feel free to reach out. God is in control… as much as it...

We'd love to hear from you... Drop us a message... In this episode, Steve finishes  the series on James. James 5:13-18.  This podcast is more of a way for Steve to clarify his thoughts and hopes that it will help someone else too.  Support the show Steve is married to his High School sweetheart Becky and they have four amazing kids and 4 equally amazing grand-kids.  Steve's prayer is to e...