The Nate Whitson Podcast

Today’s podcast is part of an ongoing series we call, Ask A Pastor.   In today’s episode, we speak with pastor Steve Byrens of City On A Hill Community Church (my home church!). We talk about a range of issues such as why we can trust the Bible to be reliable and true, the role of a man as seen from Genesis 1-3, thoughts on how to address or handle PRIDE Month, marriage, - and much more! &nbs...

Today’s podcast is with pastor Steve Byrens of City On A Hill Community Church (my home church!). We talk about his radical transformation story from cocaine addiction, pornography, and much more to becoming pastor and staying married for 33 years - and much, much more!   Trust me, if you want to be encouraged in your walk and grow to be more of the man God meant for you to be - you don’t wan...

How does a man’s health impact his life and his impact in the Kingdom of God? Clearly, it matters so much! In today’s episode, physician assistant, Tim Taylor, discusses his professional opinions on how to conquer pain, improve your health, and bring more joy to your life. If you want to live a bigger, better life as a man and live out the purposes for which God made you and put you here - you won...

Fight Club Stories are stories of everyday Christian men who are a part of our private Fight Club inside of Get In The Fight ministries. These stories inspire and encourage men to be real, vulnerable, and transparent and in doing so - will help more men do the same. Check out Fight Club member, Chad Whitcomb’s, inspirational journey and learn about his story of faith, dealing with difficult circum...

Episode 65: 3 Elements of Fighting Sometimes the “basics” are what we need to go back to in order to learn how to fight and be prepared to win. In today’s episode, we look at the 3 Element of Fighting - Who/what am I fighting for?, Who/what am I fighting against, and What am I fighting to become? If you want to live a bigger, better life as a man and live out the purposes for which God made you an...

Episode 64: 5 Ways To Change Your Life I know…”change your life” sounds like a big promise just to get you to listen. But what if I’m right? What if these 5 things really could change our life and help to be the man you’re meant to be? If you want to live a bigger, better life as a man and live out the purposes for which God made you and put you here - you won’t want to miss today’s show! Subscrib...

Episode 63: Improving Men’s Health with Tim Taylor, PA-C How does a man’s health impact his life and his impact in the Kingdom of God? Clearly, it matters so much! In today’s episode, physician assistant, Tim Taylor, discusses his professional opinions on how to conquer pain, improve your health, and bring more joy to your life. If you want to live a bigger, better life as a man and live out the p...

Episode 62: Leading A Secret Life Who are you…really?? Many of us, if we’re honest, aren’t who we project ourselves to be outwardly to everyone else. There’s a SECRET LIFE we’re living on the inside that needs to be dealt with. If you want to live a bigger, better life as a man and live out the purposes for which God made you and put you here - you won’t want to miss today’s show! Subscribe and Li...

Episode 61: Learning From Suffering Why does God allow us to suffer? What is it we should do or learn? In today’s episode, we look at 7 Reasons Men Suffer and consider several things we can learn and use to our benefit as men. If you want to live a bigger, better life as a man and live out the purposes for which God made you and put you here - you won’t want to miss today’s show! Subscribe and Lis...

Episode 60: The 8 Habits of Get In The Fight You are what you repeatedly do! Not what you say. We are a reflection of our habits and the 8 habits of Get In The Fight ministries is a great way of become more of who you truly want to be and having the impact that you hope to make. If you want to live a bigger, better life as a man and live out the purposes for which God made you and put you here - y...

We all know now that words can hurt just as much as sticks and stones. But most of us aren’t very discerning or careful with the words that are presented to us from others - or the words we share or use with others. In today’s podcast, we examine Socrates’ Triple Filter that he used to help determine a simple formula for deciding what to do with things shared with him - or things he decided to sha...

Episode 58: Becoming a Man of Discipline Would you describe yourself as “a man of discipline”? Few men would! Do you feel like the thing you’re missing most is motivation? In today’s episode, we look at why this is not the case and discuss the importance of becoming a man of discipline and give 10 ideas of what you can do to help you on that journey. If you want to live a bigger, better life as a...

Episode 57: Killing Complacency One thing every police officer and military man knows that every Christian man should know is this: complacency kills! In today’s episode, we look at why this is so true for Christian men today and 5 simple ways we can fight against it in our lives. If you want to live a bigger, better life as a man and live out the purposes for which God made you and put you here -...

Episode 56: Time, Money, & Eternity Every man is in a relationship with Time, Money, and Eternity. A relationship is about our connection to something and our behavior toward it/them. In today’s episode, we look at a man’s relationship with each and determine how it aligns with God’s perspective on these key areas of our lives and how to better behave or live accordingly. If you want to live a...

Fight Club Stories are stories of everyday Christian men who are a part of our private Fight Club inside of Get In The Fight ministries. These stories inspire and encourage men to be real, vulnerable, and transparent and in doing so - will help more men do the same. Check out Fight Club member, Nate Byrens’, inspirational journey and learn about his story of faith, dealing with difficult circumsta...

Fight Club Stories are stories of everyday Christian men who are a part of our private Fight Club inside of Get In The Fight ministries. These stories inspire and encourage men to be real, vulnerable, and transparent and in doing so - will help more men do the same. Check out Ryan Lash’s inspirational journey and learn about his story of faith, dealing with depression, lessons learned in life, and...

Parenting is tough! But we’ve been entrusted with our children on God’s behalf and we must continually grow as a dad and learn how to parent our kids intentionally - no matter how old they are or how frustrating it may be. In this final part of a 2-part conversation (listen to Episode #52 here), we look at 12 Mistakes Parents Make and discuss the last six along with some simple ideas to help us pa...

Parenting is tough! But we’ve been entrusted with our children on God’s behalf and we must continually grow as a dad and learn how to parent our kids intentionally - no matter how old they are or how frustrating it may be. In this first part of a 2-part conversation, we look at 12 Mistakes Parents Make and discuss the first six along with some simple ideas to help us parent better today! If you wa...

Do you want to live a bigger, better life and be more of the man God meant for you to be? If so, you need to learn to deal with what’s under the surface of your life and be alert to what’s keeping you back from life more abundant. For many men, procrastination is key culprit that is holding them back. To deal with this, we look at 10 potential ideas that are under the surface and holding them back...

Fight Club Stories are stories of everyday Christian men who are a part of our private Fight Club inside of Get In The Fight ministries. These stories inspire and encourage men to be real, vulnerable, and transparent and in doing so - will help more men do the same. Check out Edgard Cazal’s inspiration journey from growing up in Paraguay, South America, to enduring years of physical and emotional...

Episode 49: The Freedom Fight: From porn addiction to recovery Pornography is what author, Ted Shimer, calls “the new drug” and it is wreaking havoc on many lives - Christian men, in particular. In today’s conversation, we talk with Ted about The Freedom Fight book and the pornography recovery program that is helping to set men free from their bondage and chains. If you are struggling with th...

If you are a married, Christian man, you want a marriage that is blessed by God, don’t you? In today’s episode, we speak with Aaron Smith from the Marriage After God ministry for part 2 of this podcast series and today we discuss a range of topics to help you center your life and marriage on God and how this will help your marriage be blessed and thrive.   Subscribe and Listen: www.getinthefi...

Episode 47: Marriage After God (part 1) If you are a married, Christian man, you want a marriage that is blessed by God, don’t you? In today’s episode, we speak with Aaron Smith from the Marriage After God ministry and discuss how their marriage started off on very rough ground but God used it in powerful ways to lead them to a place of health and healing - and you can too! We also discuss the pow...

Episode 46: Divine Directions book review - Part 7 What if I told you that you could LITERALLY change your life today by embracing what you hear in today’s message? If you’re like most people, you’d say, “Yeah right. That’s just hype to get you to listen!” Well, what if you’re wrong? What if it’s true? In Part 1-6, we talked about how to make God-honoring decisions that can change your life. Today...

Episode 45: Divine Directions book review - Part 6 What if I told you that you could LITERALLY change your life today by embracing what you hear in today’s message? If you’re like most people, you’d say, “Yeah right. That’s just hype to get you to listen!” Well, what if you’re wrong? What if it’s true? In Part 1-5, we talked about how to make God-honoring decisions that can change your life. Today...