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Send us Fan Mail LeeElla and I share our story about the challenges and opportunities discovered in parenting prodigal children. With the recent surrender of our eldest son to Jesus, we thought we would share our side of that decade plus journey. We hope to encourage friends and families who are working through these difficult chapters of life and see that God can do great things in us all, though...

Send us Fan Mail "Every story of conversion is the story of a blessed defeat." -C.S. Lewis Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This is a sermon I preached at the Union Gospel Mission Men's Shelter on April 11th, 2023. Aaron LeBlanc gives the intro reading. There's some significant keys to experiencing the freedom of Jesus in this message for anyone seeking breakthrough in this season.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Sermon Supplement: King Solomon's Alliances and how we get out of step with the Holy Spirit in our lives.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail There's a lot of confusion about the work of the Holy Spirit in the Church and a lot of it comes from failing to talk about the work of the Spirit in biblically clear ways. In this episode I share some of my own journey with the Holy Spirit and give three explanations of the the work of the Spirit that might be helpful to people struggling to understand what has happened to t...

Send us Fan Mail If you receive the Holy Spirit when you are born again should you expect anything more from the Spirit after salvation? What is the baptism of the Spirit? Does the Spirit come upon us today? Why did the disciples need to wait for the Spirit in Jerusalem for the power of the Spirit if they were believers, trained by Jesus, did miracles in His name, had experiences of Divine encount...

Send us Fan Mail Let's talk about what God is or isn't doing at Asbury University.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Levites slay 3000 of their own people at God's command, is it moral and just? Let's talk.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This podcast digs deeper into the subject of slavery that teaching on Exodus called for in light of our past, present and future as American Christians.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail When I was preparing for my sermon on the life of Joseph, I came to the place in Genesis 37:23-28 and 39:1 where he was sold into slavery. I realized that such a word demanded additional commentary than the sermon I was preparing. So this is a supplement to that sermon where I talk a bit about Joseph, Frederick Douglas, the letter to Philemon and a few stories from our journey liv...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we delve into the dark and macabre histories, stories and possible explanations given around the tales, trial accounts and mysteries surrounding  Werewolves.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We believe there are truths to learn in revisiting the tales of myths and monsters. This podcast is our musings on Vampires from various cultures, literature and popular culture. We hope you find this conversation as interesting and meaningful as we did, enjoy! Podcasts hosts: Jonathan Brodhagen and Eric Blauer with special guest Anah Brodhagen  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The prophet Ezekiel had a vision of the eternals where Christ dwells and in that vision He experienced a fantastical tour of the “living beings” that make up the throne of God.  In his wild descriptions we find some archetype-like imagery that Christ himself embodied and all men can look to as a template to think about how they are living out four different spheres of the masculin...

Send us Fan Mail  Every man has a unique wildness that needs to be discovered and discerned. This episode digs into what is real masculinity apart from the common stereotypes. How does a man get to the deep places of his soul and become the man that Christ has designed him to be? Why is this a work that we need other men to help us with? Why was Jesus baptized by John the Baptist?  Support the sho...

Send us Fan Mail In episode one of the podcast series: The Last Adam: Christ and the New Paradigm of Masculinity I discuss how Jesus modeled a counterculture masculinity that made all relationships subservient to the Kingdom of God. This new order of man is both liberating and challenging when it pushes back against the demands and desires of our covenants and commitments but Jesus calls us to put...

Send us Fan Mail We believe there are truths to learn in revisiting the tales told of myths and monsters. This podcast is our musings on Sirens and Mermaids from various cultures, literature and popular culture. We hope you find this conversation as interesting and meaningful as we did, enjoy! Podcasts hosts: Jonathan Brodhagen and Eric Blauer  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Man and His Mother. Every man has to leave the house of his mother but that leaving is far more deep and complicated than it may appear. In this episode I look at some of these challenges and opportunities as they are touched on in the Fisher King story and the Christian Scriptures.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are introduced to the holy Grail in the story. I discuss four elements of the story that compel men to live a life worthy of the King's choice.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Prince becomes the king and what has happened to him begins to impact the kingdom. This episode is packed full of searching questions about what keeps a man back from becoming the man he wants to or needs to be. What is holding you back? You may be surprised with the answers. Take a listen and hopefully you will discover the way to rule with wisdom born from the wound.  Suppor...

Send us Fan Mail A deep and rich prayer from the The Book of Common Prayer. I wanted to make this available for people to reflect upon the many important parts of life that are included in this prayer. I hope this prayer will become another tool in people's toolbox to help them build a simple and meaningful life of prayer.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We continue our ManClan Tale series looking at The Fisher King from the Arthurian Legends. In this episode we dig into the part of the tale where the young Prince receives his 'wound'. All men face moments in their lives where they have received a wound. How we get to those moments, how to avoid them or how to heal from them is critical in growing into a healthy and help...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode I discuss the power of the woodlands to provoke men to listen to their own souls, one another and even the voice of their Creator. Profound opportunities await men who will dare to explore the world around them. Let's go adventuring!  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail A series of podcasts discussing the Legend of the Fisher King for the ManClan Summer Gatherings.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Commentary on possible nudity and sex in the new Amazon series based on the Lord of the Rings, review of the HBO show Raised by Wolves, pontifications about our Governor, Biden on guns and judges, Gang shootings in our neighborhood, and the relevancy of the book of Leviticus.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Men's Work with Beowulf, first Presidential debate recap, a few short movie reviews, and  little more.  Support the show