Dad Tired

Work, finances, family dynamics, and life circumstances — our actions and choices contribute to the success and failures of these areas and others of life but often things happen outside of our control. As men, we strive for control and when we feel that control slipping from our fingers, it begins a fire within us that left unchecked, evolves into an inferno of anger. Join host Jerrad Lopes this...

As men, we are called to be the spiritual leaders of our homes but most of us don't feel confident in that role. At times this lack of confidence creates a paradox in our lives as we desperately want to be the best husbands we can and our wives so desperately want us to lead our families towards Jesus and our uncertainty causes inaction. This week, join host Jerrad Lopes as he discussed what it me...

Most people don't have a problem starting — they start dozens of things. It's finishing that's the problem. While a desire to have ambitious goals is honorable, a goal that is too aggressive is a recipe for failure. Join host Jerrad Lopes as he interviews New York Time's Best-Selling Author, Jon Acuff to talk about what it looks like to be a man that finishes what he starts by setting a more measu...

This week join host Jerrad Lopes in a conversation with  New York Times bestselling author Jefferson Bethke as they discuss topics ranging from this generations distorted view of love, the destructiveness of pornography, and cultivating your garden. If you have heard of or watched Jefferson's viral video, Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus you'll definitely want to take the time to listen to this...

Since the day that Adam and Eve walked out of the garden of Eden man has been searching for joy, satisfaction, identity, and hope in something other than God. While as Christians we may not be filling the pain of our lives with the "big sins" of sex, drugs, or alcohol getting our sense of satisfaction in anything outside of God means we are still living in our flesh. Join host Jerrad Lopes as he d...

Have you ever questioned your purpose as a parent? Do you ever feel unable to be the parent God wants you to be? Join host Jerrad Lopes and Pastor Paul David Tripp, as they discuss topics ranging from parenting the heart instead of behavior to the peace that comes from realizing that God calls parents not because they are able but because He is able. This weeks episode will give you a new perspect...

Scripture tells us that we are heirs with Christ if we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. But few of us can say we have truly suffered persecution for Christ the way believers in scripture did. Pastor Saeed Abedini is one of those few and his story is compelling. Join host Jerrad Lopes as he talks with Pastor Saeed about coming to Christ, his four-year imprisonment in Iran...

Life have you distracted? Finding it hard to give your family the attention they deserve? This week's episodes will lay out practical, easy to incorporate, methods to help you fight distraction and be fully engaged in every aspect of your life. Join host Jerrad Lopes as he discusses the connection between our belief in God and your everyday conduct while challenging you to bless your family with t...

Join host Jerrad Lopes for a lively conversation with Pastor John Mark Comer as they discuss who God truly is, how our perception can affect how we relate to Him, prayer, and the purpose of marriage. This week's episode covers several topics but is packed full of wisdom and inspiration that you won't want to miss. John Mark Comer's simple, but profound insights will challenge you to think in new w...

In this weeks episode, host Jerrad Lopes takes questions from husbands and dads about how to follow Jesus in the everyday stuff of life. Listeners questions range from disciplining children and how to keep intimacy alive with a busy schedule to combating sexual temptation while away from your wife and what Christian resources are available for husbands and dads working in law enforcement. This is...

Life can be hard, trials come more often than we wish they did and often we feel like giving up. Whether it’s difficulties in marriage, sickness or addiction the enemy is always trying to find ways to destroy. As Christian men, we are called to persevere, to step up and sacrifice our lives for our family, just as Christ did for us. Join host Jerrad Lopes as he shares his heart about living a sacri...

After marriage as you grow in your relationship with your spouse, friendships will change but they still play an important part in strengthening your marriage. Finding guy friends that will support you but still call you out on your "stuff" when needed will help you to see life issues from another perspective and help you to become the husband, fathers and leaders you are meant to be. Join host Je...

Tired, a word that at one time or another describes every dad. But what happens when you are seriously exhausted? When you feel far from God, far from your family, and stretched to the breaking point? We have all been there. We have all at one time or another allowed our exhaustion to cause us to be a little abrupt with those we love or allowed our relationship with God to grow distant. This week,...

Join host Jerrad Lopes for an inspirational conversation with activist and best-selling author, Shane Claiborne as they discuss building community and living radically by turning faith and love into action. After listening to the extraordinary life of Shane, you’ll come away inspired to find those small ways in which you too can pour out God’s love to those that our suffering. When you begin to li...

Giving of ourselves as fathers and husbands can leave us susceptible to emotional pain. But we are called to love our family 100 percent, even knowing that those we love may at times disappoint or hurt us. Christ is our example and He gave His all, asking nothing in return. Join host Jerrad Lopes as he processes the realities of being vulnerable as a husband and father and discusses how we must fi...

Join host Jerrad Lopes for an intercontinental conversation with Pastor Tim Chester from North Yorkshire, England, as they discuss several topics from being a sacrificial dad and how our decisions affect our families to learning that it is never too late, with God’s help, to change for the better. Whether you are a dad who feels he has plateaued spiritually and is looking to take another step clos...

Each decision we make affects not only our lives but also the lives of our family. As we encounter circumstances that require us to make a decision, we want to hear God’s voice guiding us, but how do we know if it’s God’s voice we hear or our own inner voice? Join host, Jerrad Lopes as he discusses how learning scripture helps us to learn about God’s character and in turn to recognize His voice in...

As men, we can be known for trying to complete a project without reading the instructions. Sometimes we succeed and sometimes we are left with extra parts that we have no idea what they are for. Unfortunately, this is often our approach to the gospel as well. We try to live right and share Jesus with others but we don’t take the time to engross ourselves in the instruction manual – the Bible. In t...

We often judge our relationship with God based on how close or how far we feel from Him. But what about those times when you don’t feel either either? If we don’t feel that same wide-eyed and enthusiastic passion for God, does it mean something is wrong? Join host Jerrad Lopes as he discusses how our walk with God can become quiet, steady in the everyday and become less about feelings and more abo...

Chuck Swindoll once wrote, “I know of no other single practice in the Christian life more rewarding, practically speaking, than memorizing Scripture…No other single exercise pays greater spiritual dividends!” In this episode, host Jerrad Lopes walks us through the practice of memorizing scripture as a foundation of spiritual life and loving scripture to the point that it is written on our hearts....

As men, we tend to compartmentalize everything, including our spiritual lives. But when it comes to pointing our children to Christ and His gospel, compartmentalization will never be enough. Scheduling times for reading the Bible, prayer before bed and church attendance should not be our only goal. As dads, we should be looking for everyday moments to point our children to the gospel. Join host Je...

The concept of “dying out to self” can be found throughout scripture and it expresses the true essence of the Christian life. God often will bring us into situations that provide us a deeper understanding of truly giving up on our own wants and needs and focusing instead on pouring our lives into furthering the gospel of Christ. In this episode, host Jerrad Lopes discusses his family’s journey int...

As a husband, have you ever wished you could get a peek behind the veil of your wife’s heart and learn how to love her better? In this episode, Laura Wifler and Emily Jensen, hosts of the Risen Motherhood Podcast, stop by to talk about how husbands can encourage their wives in Godly friendships, walk her through a season of depression, confidently confess sin and overall lead her well. If you are...

The scriptures tell us to go and teach all nations and make them disciples. Many Christians sit back and let others shoulder this commitment, viewing outreach as the responsibility of those in the church who are paid to be ministers. But there is no such thing as a professional Christian. Join host Jerrad Lopes as he discusses how God has called each of us all to be missionaries. From the investme...

Husbands are called to be the spiritual leaders for their family’s but when you don’t feel close to God it can be hard to be the spiritual leader that your wife and kids want you to be. Many Christian men find their relationship with Christ to be a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows. Just as the children of Israel served God with all their heart one minute and built a golden calf to worship the...