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We were excited to get the chance to learn more about our lead pastor, Rick McKee, from Redemption Chapel . We sat down with him and chatted about all kinds of things, including his path to faith, his time in ministry, what he loves about Redemption Chapel, and even some of the things that are difficult for him. On top of all that, he has some great tips on parenting!

This is the third of a four-part Quick Hits series where we'll dig deeper into each of our Core4 pillars. Today we'll talk about our beNOBLE pillar. Why should we care about other people? Why did we choose to dedicate one of our pillars to helping others and taking the focus off ourselves?  Join us as we talk about what the pillar represents to us, how we put it into practice, and where we in...

We got the chance to sit down with Andy Shepperd, founder of a 100% volunteer-based non-profit foundation, Project Outrun that utilizes custom Nike By You shoes and project outrun signature swag to help empower kids and families to “Outrun” pediatric cancer! They just hit their 4 yr anniversary this April and have designed around 1000 pairs of shoes for kids in 27 states…Truly making kids across t...

This is the second of a four-part Quick Hits series where we'll dig deeper into each of our Core4 pillars. Today we'll talk about our beDRIVEN pillar. A lot of people are driven today, but what are they actually driving towards? Our goal, as Christians is to do everything we do for the glory of God and His purpose, which is why we call this episode "beDRIVEN Toward His Purpose". Join us as we talk...

Len Howser is one of the hosts on Cleveland's 95.5 The Fish Morning Show . Every weekday, he gets up at 3:30 am and does his best to bring joy and inspiration to Northeast Ohio listeners.  We had the privilege of sitting down and chatting with Len about his start in radio, why he does what he does, parenting, coaching, and so much more! If you want to smile today and be inspired to make a pos...

This is the first of a four-part Quick Hits series where we'll dig deeper into each of our Core4 pillars. Up first is our beFIT pillar. We call this one "beFIT for the Kingdom" because ultimately, everything we do should be to build up God's Kingdom; even our fitness. Join us as we talk about what the pillar represents to us, how we put it into practice, and where we intend to go with it in the fu...

Jerrad Lopes from Dad Tired joined us live at our recent men’s conference at Redemption Chapel. He has a wife and 4 kids, the newest being 7 weeks old. His podcast has been downloaded millions of times and has had an impact on innumerable husbands, fathers, and families. In Season 2, instead of a new bourbon every episode, our guests will decide the beverage. Drink: Key Lime LaCroix beDRIVEN/beNOB...

In this episode, we recap our first season as the Core4Life Podcast. It's been a great year and there's so much we've learned, so many cool people that we've met, and so much to be thankful for. Join us as we talk through all of those things.

Drew is the owner of  Drive Team , husband and father of three, former college athlete, and the man who did the most pull-ups this year in our fitness challenge.  Bourbon:   E.H. Taylor This is our first podcast in our new location in the upstairs of the Drive Team warehouse! Drew started working at Drive Team when he was in high school. He came back to work at the company after col...

Whisky – Alberta Premium Cast Strength Rye Jamie is the local team leader with Athletes in Action in the Chicago Area. His mission is to make it impossible for someone to come to Chicago to play a college sport and not meet Jesus along the way. We sit down with Jamie to learn more about his ministry and heart for reaching student athletes. Highlights Grew up a gym rat and still loves to play baske...

How do we build community? How do we have an impact within our community? These are the topics that we discuss on today's Quick Hits with special guest, Michael Robertson. Michael is a long-time friend of ours and also one of our most consistent attendees for working out. We'll be bringing you these shorter, one-topic Quick Hits episodes every other week! Stay tuned for more great content!

We have a special episode today. We're re-airing our appearance on The Triune Podcast . We recently got the opportunity to appear on George's podcast to talk in-depth about our Core 4 pillars, how our podcast and platform came to be, some of our favorite things, and... aliens. Yep, we went there.  Give it a listen. We hope you'll enjoy it!

You win some, you lose some... but today, we talk about the losses. We got to sit down with our fantastic guest, Dave Pyper , again and he shared some great insight on how to handle loss. In this episode, we specifically talk about losses in sports, but then we get into how to apply those lessons to other areas of our lives. It's a great discussion and you'll really lose out if you don't listen. W...

Bourbon – Rebel Distillers Collection Jeff started his career in ministry as a campus pastor then transitioned into financial services. Although his job changed, Jeff has never stopped doing ministry. For anyone thinking about how to use their career to make an impact, beyond bringing home a paycheck, this episode is for you. beFIT - Jeff’s history as an athlete, how he stays fit and his journey t...

We brought 3 of our friends that are competing with us in this year's Fitness Challenge on the podcast. We talked about the history of the challenge, what's happening this year, as well as bigger and better stuff that is yet to come! Bourbon: Amador Double Barrel Check out our video version of this podcast! We'll be bringing you these shorter, one-topic Quick Hits episodes every other week! Stay t...

Bourbon: Middle West Spirits beFIT   Played sports growing up and loved the lessons learned through sports Experience with CrossFit Transition to working out at home  beDRIVEN   Education background  First job working at a local Church.  Transitioned into sales for a local packaging company and moved into an account executive role  Love building relationships.  b...

None of the Core4 have the joy of parenting teenagers, yet. Luckily, our good friend Matt Lee is in the midst of parenting teen boys and is willing to share some great tips and fantastic insight. In today's episode, we talk through some of the great... and not-so-great things that come along with having teenaged children.  We'll be bringing you these shorter, one-topic Quick Hits episodes eve...

Dave is a teacher, coach for over 35 years, and the man who gave me a love for history. Married for 35 years with 4 sons and 4 grandkids. Bourbon – No bourbon this week as we kick off our fitness 2021 challenge beFIT Dave was a wrestler in high school and fell in love with the sport in 9thgrade. There is a chosen suffering in wrestling and it takes a high level of discipline to succeed.  Chos...

What convictions do you stand firm on, and when do you exhibit flexibility? This can apply to politics, parenting, social interactions, and tons of other situations. One of our favorite guests, Marc Benedict , brings that very timely topic to the table.  We talk it out on today's podcast. We'll be bringing you these shorter, one-topic Quick Hits episodes every other week! Stay tuned for more...

Disclaimer: Ryan messed up and chose the wrong audio input... again. The audio quality isn't the best, but the content is awesome! Bourbon: Yellowstone Limited Edition On today's episode, we sit down with our good friend Aaron Garrett. He brought us some of the best bourbon that we've ever had as well as some of his homemade venison jerky. He also talks about his career in the military, his time a...

The gang has had some interesting experiences on the water. Some are great and some... not so much. Listen as we share some of our favorite nautical-themed stories. Our previous guest Jared Sylvester joins us. There's also a special cameo from one of the Core4Wives! We'll be bringing you these shorter, one-topic Quick Hits episodes every other week! Stay tuned for more great content!

It's the most wonderful time of the year! In this special edition of the Core4Life Podcast, we sit down to talk through some of our favorite (and least favorite) things about Christmas.  Bourbon: Woodinville Private Select Laugh along as we discuss our favorite traditions, both old and new. We share our favorite Christmas movies... and our not-so-favorite Christmas movies. We ignite the debat...

Integrity, patience, forgiveness, listening skills... Those are all fantastic traits that we'd love to pass on to our kids. But how do we do that when we struggle with those things ourselves? We sit down with our great friend and past guest, Marc Benedict , to talk through some ideas on how to instill some of those traits in our children (and maybe work on them ourselves too). We'll be bringing yo...

Disclaimer: The audio on the Core4Life side is pretty bad for this episode. Someone (Ryan) didn't set up the audio input correctly, so our side of the conversation was recorded on the built-in microphone on our laptop instead of our mixer. Luckily, Matt's side was crystal clear and he's the one you want to hear anyway! Bourbon: Western Reserve Small Batch Today we welcome Matt Knabe to the show. M...

We all had big dreams coming out of college... well... most of us. In this episode, we sit down with our great friend and former guest, Matt Lee, to talk through what we had planned for our life coming out of college and what we actually ended up doing in our careers. We'll be bringing you these shorter, one-topic Quick Hits episodes every other week! Stay tuned for more great content!