Temple Keepers

Send us Fan Mail Why does your knee, hip, back, shoulder, wrist, or foot keep hurting even after stretching, massage, physical therapy, or trying to treat the painful area? The source of the problem may not be where you actually feel the pain. Matthew sits down with Temple Keepers movement specialist Noah to explain his root-cause approach to pain, movement, mobility, and injury. Using live exampl...

Send us Fan Mail Why Nothing Works for Weight Loss in Perimenopause | A Christian Fix If you're eating the same way you always have and this menopause belly showed up anyway, it is not a willpower problem. Your body is processing food differently. Here's why perimenopause weight loss stalls out, and the 7 boring basics that actually move visceral belly back. In this video: subcutaneous v...

Send us Fan Mail How does chronic stress affect your body? Fear and long-term stress can influence how you experience pain, hunger, cravings, fight-or-flight, and physical symptoms—and can make a real health obstacle feel impossible to overcome. In this Christian health episode, Matthew explains why fear can become the interpreter of what is happening inside your body. Your knee hurts, and fear sa...

Send us Fan Mail Your bloodwork is “normal.” So why are you still exhausted, hungry, gaining belly fat, bloated, foggy, or struggling with your hormones? Matthew sits down with Temple Keepers coach Sarah Fox, a nurse with more than 20 years of experience, to talk about why isolated lab values often do not tell the whole story. They discuss fasting insulin, A1C, insulin resistance, visceral fat, li...

Send us Fan Mail Are you serving everyone around you while quietly running yourself into the ground? Matthew and Leah talk about Christian people pleasing, boundaries, self-neglect, and why constantly putting yourself last is not the same thing as faithfulness. They unpack why Jesus withdrew, rested, prayed, ate, and allowed people to be disappointed — and why Christians are not called to keep eve...

Send us Fan Mail What is the holiest place on earth? Matthew and Leah argue that it is much closer than most Christians realize: your body the place God chose to dwell. In this foundational Temple Keepers episode, they explain why caring for your health is not vanity, punishment, or another worldly fitness pursuit. It is stewardship. They walk through the four pillars of becoming a Temple Keeper:...

Send us Fan Mail How much protein do you actually need to lose fat? Most people think they eat plenty—until they look at breakfast, lunch, and dinner separately. Matthew gives you a simple formula for setting your daily protein target based on your target body weight, explains how to divide it across your meals, and shows you what 35–50 grams of protein actually looks like. You’ll also learn why b...

Send us Fan Mail Why do you keep doing the opposite of what you genuinely intended to do? You set the alarm, plan the meals, schedule the workout, and promise yourself this time will be different—then real life happens and the plan disappears. Matthew explains how the hidden questions we carry from childhood can quietly influence our health, relationships, work, boundaries, food, exercise, and abi...

Send us Fan Mail Why do you keep eating when you are not physically hungry—even when you already know exactly what to do? For many people, emotional eating is not really a food problem. Food has become comfort, protection, reward, relief, or an answer to a deeper question: Am I safe? Am I loved? Am I enough? Do I matter? Matthew explains why another diet cannot heal the wound underneath emotional...

Send us Fan Mail Eating healthy but still not losing weight? You may not need another diet. You may be repeating a habit, belief, or blind spot that is quietly sabotaging your fat loss. Matthew breaks down 10 more common weight-loss mistakes, including eliminating carbohydrates, overlooking hidden restaurant calories, relying on supplements, drowning in health information, expecting results too qu...

Send us Fan Mail Peace is not a situation you finally get under control. If your sleep is broken, your digestion is struggling, your cravings are rising, and your body constantly feels like something is chasing you, chronic stress may be affecting far more than your mood. Matthew explains how fight or flight affects the nervous system, gut-brain connection, sleep, hormones, energy, emotional eatin...

Send us Fan Mail Trying to lose weight but the scale still isn’t moving? These 10 common weight loss mistakes may be sabotaging your fat loss without you even realizing it. From hidden calories and low protein to weekend eating, poor sleep, weak workouts, stress, and scale obsession, Matthew breaks down the mistakes he has seen repeatedly over 19 years in the fitness industry—and gives you one sim...

Send us Fan Mail Le'ts talk about one of the biggest traps in Christian weight loss: allowing the scale to decide whether we keep obeying. The scale can give you information. It does not get authority over your emotions, your identity, your consistency, or your obedience to God.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail If every hard day ends with you standing in the pantry, you probably don’t need another diet. You already know what to eat. The deeper question is: why do you keep eating when you’re not physically hungry? In this episode, Matthew breaks down the difference between hunger and hurting, why stress reveals where we run for comfort, and how food can quietly become a substitute for the...

Send us Fan Mail Grace does not just forgive us—grace trains us. Matthew breaks down Titus 2, self-control, delayed obedience, the difference between condemnation and cheap grace, why our brains resist change, and why receiving accountability does not mean relying on God less. If you keep calling the same bondage “my struggle,” this episode asks a harder question: Do you actually want to get well?...

Send us Fan Mail You’re eating clean. You’re trying to exercise. You’ve prayed about it. Maybe you’ve blamed your hormones, your schedule, your metabolism, your cravings, or the fact that life is just too busy. And you keep thinking: “It shouldn’t be this hard.” But what if the struggle itself is telling you where to look? In this episode, Matthew walks through some of the most common things Chris...

Send us Fan Mail If you keep saying “I am” and then letting shame, food, addiction, failure, or your past finish the sentence, this episode is for you. Matthew breaks down guilt versus shame, the identity loop, self-forgiveness, and how to stop answering to names God never gave you. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail If eating healthy feels confusing, expensive, and impossible to maintain, you probably do not need another diet. Matthew explains how to take the meals your family already loves and improve them with protein, produce, God-given carbohydrates, and fat on purpose—without tracking every bite or replacing everything you eat. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail If every meal becomes a fight, your child refuses healthier foods, and you are exhausted trying to change the whole house, this episode is for you. Matthew talks with occupational therapist Dr. Katie about picky eating, autism, ADHD, visual schedules, sensory needs, gradual food exposure, and why healthy change begins with safety—not pressure. You will learn how to meet your child...

Send us Fan Mail If you walk every day but still feel weak, struggle with blood sugar, or cannot get your metabolism moving, walking may not be enough. Muscle helps your body use glucose, improves insulin sensitivity, supports your metabolism, and protects your ability to live, lead, and serve as you age. Matthew explains how to start strength training with your real schedule, set your floor and y...

Send us Fan Mail If you keep praying for clarity while avoiding the step you already know God told you to take, this episode will hit hard. I share why prayer can become disobedience dressed in spiritual language, why comfort has become a counterfeit Christ for many believers, and what faith looks like when we cannot see how everything will work out. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail If you know you should be leading your family, but your habits are telling them a different story, Chris’s testimony will hit hard. He shares how he went from depressed, exhausted, and 260 pounds to losing 50–60 pounds, gaining muscle, renewing his faith, and finally leading his family from the front. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Menopause can make us feel like our body turned against us overnight. In this masterclass, we'll explain what is changing and how nutrition, strength, sleep, and peace can help us rebuild the foundation instead of fighting our body.  ⛪️Apply for 1-on-1 Coaching https://thetemplekeepers.com/one-on-one-coaching 🏛️ Temple Keeper Academy https://thetemplekeepers.com/online-acade...

Send us Fan Mail If you are a husband, father, or pastor who knows you need to change but still feels stuck, you need to hear this! Brian was foggy, exhausted, overweight, a poor witness and unable to show up for the people he was called to serve. He lost 40 pounds. He's under 200 again, and leading his family from the front. 📘 Free Temple Keeper Guide https://thetemplekeepers.com/guide 🏛️ T...

Send us Fan Mail Unforgiveness and trauma does not just affect the heart. It makes us sick too. In this episode, Matthew breaks down self-forgiveness, bitterness, resentment, and how forgiveness can become a real path to healing. WORK WITH US: Temple Keeper Academy   https://thetemplekeepers.com/online-academy Apply for 1-on-1 Coaching   https://thetemplekeepers.com/one-on-one-coaching Instagram M...