FriDudes - Getting Real. Pursuing Truth.

Yes!  You are in!  As 2022 fast approaches, this is always a natural time of year where we reflect and start setting goals.  Many call them 'New Year's Resolutions' and they will crash and burn before January is even done.  Why?  Well, I love that question.  That is exactly what this episode tackles.  You ready to get stronger?  Here is your 'Play of the Day'.  Perfect tim...

Deeper is back in a Christmas way!  This one is from a year ago yet the overall message is still priceless and timeless, here you go...

Christmas Kids Special!  From the real Christmas Story to why HotRod is a bad driver.

Blast from the past, well back to 2019 and one of the first episodes.  How this party got started.  Gathering before what we knew what Covid 19 was.  We gathered in a back room of a Perkins Restaurant somewhere in MN, USA.  Bizarre to hear the "Killing Me Softly" song over the speakers, then going to Acts 2.  Hearing the coffee poured.  Pondering eclipses, and the sun, moon and the unive...

Yes!  You are in!  It's been awhile since we discussed GcrossSurf.  Some of you have know idea what that is.  Here's what I do know.  You want to win.  You want to win in life.  Most don't want to be miserable and just go through the motion of life.  Yet, odds are you are trying to do life and your desired changes on your own,  No plan and definitely limited vision.  That's wha...

Yes!  You are in!  Deeper!  Casey aka the Jogging Jesus is back.   No, he's not the real Jesus.  He just kinda looks like what we think Jesus looks like.  Plus he does jog, has raised thousands of dollars for clean water via Team World Vision and will randomly pray for strangers on his runs.   So, what I love about Casey is that he won't sugar coat.  I'm going to encourage you to li...

Things that make you go hmmm.  At FriDudes, you know we love to challenge.  We push out of comfort zones, get real and pursue Truth.  For those of you in the United States, most of you will be giving thanks tomorrow with family and/or friends.  If you are alone or outside the United States, we know gratitude is healthy.  The wise also know it's best to give thanks each day, not just one day. ...

Yes!  You are in for another Spiritual Bong Hit!  Casey joins us this round.  And an amazing story about his windshield.

Brave B makes his debut!  How many of you could share like Brave B?  It takes major courage to share 'roller coasters' like this.  Now, some of you will learn that you are not alone with certain struggles.

We are sharing highs from experiences that cannot be beat by any shortcuts that we humans try to fabricate or take.  Chasing and experiencing Whoa moments!  Encouraging you to do the same.  BTW, if you have a Whoa moment, will you let us know and let us share it?  Simply hit us up at the 'Contact Us' page at FriDudes.com Does God have a sense of humor? Did Jesus tell jokes? Bentley story...

Brother Willie's story revisited.  Part 2 of 2.  From the crack house to His house.  

I love testimonies and case studies.  I love results.  What is social justice?  Many argue more government.  Then there is BW's case study.  A non-profit called MN Adult/Teen Challenge and some changed hearts.  Side note passionate ones, you are not changing anything without changed hearts.  Here is BW, revisited...

Deeper!  Yes, Deeper is back!  Casey is back!  Aka the Jogging Jesus is back!  If you are Deeper, you know the Good News.  If you are Deeper, you know how to best share it.  Truth, someone in your life needs some encouragement.  Listen, reflect and then share with those put on your heart.  It's Your Turn. This message was given at Hosanna, Shakopee, MN, 10/13/2021

HotRod, you are helping us lead a new series called 'Spiritual Bong Hits with HotRod, Getting Natural Highs', a fun title for one of the most fun Dudes.  Aptly named for you Brother!  You love to question.  You love Deep, Fringe, pot stirring questions that push people to think and go 'Whoaaaaaaaaaaa!'.   HotRod talks finding ultimate highs in Canada, Mexico and beyond, hitting...

HotRod, you are helping us lead a new series called 'Spiritual Bong Hits with HotRod, Getting Natural Highs', a fun title for one of the most fun Dudes.  Aptly named for you Brother!  You love to question.  You love Deep, Fringe, pot stirring questions that push people to think and go 'Whoaaaaaaaaaaa!'.   If this is your first episode and you dig, go back to the beginning of se...

Rules of the Universe…Rules of a Successful Marriage  What makes us tick? I’m fascinated with the odds, numbers and rules that govern this world we live in.  Even the atheists can agree with me that math defines a lot of this world and universe. There are more stars in the sky than there are grains of sand on this earth.  That simple fact is mind boggling to me.  For you to be here, the earth has...

Affairs and Getting Screwed I would love to see the stats of how many readers go to this chapter first.  It may be a tie between this one and Sex!  Of course, they go hand in hand.

Oh man, my least favorite chapter and probably will be the least listened to chapter/episode ever.  The 'D' word.  Sigh.  Thank YOU for your boldness to give this a shot.  If worthy, you will know somebody that is going to need this, here you go...

“Ugh, I want to leave this person!”. “Who is this person?”,  “Did he just say that?”, “I just can’t even talk with you right now.”.  If you have never said a version of this, then you haven’t been married long enough.  Wait, “What?” some of you ask.  Ok, maybe it’s more like “Who is this person?” or you are angry, you yelled at them or on the other side maybe it’s the silent treatment or cold shou...

The Fade Every couple experiences the ‘The Fade’ at multiple points of their marriage.  As a recurring theme in this book, it is not a matter of ‘IF’ it is a matter of ‘WHEN’.   There are a ton of factors that create or eliminate the fade.  We call them spacers and magnets...

It was posted shortly after the Thousand Oaks shooting.  I love what he was trying to say.  Something along the lines that even if it is a fairly-tale God, we had a societal fear of retribution.  He said that we’ve always had mental illness and guns (well at least since the creation of this country).  Narcisside is a newer development.  Narcisside are narcissists that want to take themselves out,...

Small Town, Minnesota, roughly 30 miles from Minneapolis and St. Paul.  As an 80’s kid, it was a great place to grow up.  You were 15 minutes from shopping malls but you were far enough away to feel in the country.  30 minutes to get to work in The Twin Cities.  My town hosted one quaint elementary school built in the 1920s.  The school was conveniently located next to the IGA grocery store for an...

Opposites Attract Speaking of ‘Irreconcilable Differences’, well that means opposites work against each other.  Truth, we choose whether to let those differences become irreconcilable.  We choose whether to change from abusive/destructive to healthy/loving behavior.  We also choose to embrace and actually benefit from certain differences.  Study any successful couple and you will note they can be...

Love at first sight? So Lainey and I married on a beautiful day on October 1, 1994.  It was a gorgeous day.  We were married in St. Cloud, MN at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.  We met at St. Cloud State University.  I would like to say it was love at first sight, but it wasn’t.  Don’t get me wrong, I thought she was hot.  That wasn’t quite her first impression of me. . .

Irreconcilable Differences:  Rally it?!  LOL Rally it?!  Some of you are laughing at yourselves right now.  Haven’t you ever heard of irreconcilable differences?  Hmmmm, that sounds familiar.  Oh yes, you mean the primary reason that most Hollywood (and American) couples use to justify a divorce?  Yeah, I know that one.  In most cases, ‘irreconcilable differences’ should simply…