The Pursuit of Manliness

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM Podcast we continue our walk through James 4 by looking the problem when we know the right thing to do and we fail to do it.  It is too easy to busy ourselves to the point that we feel like we get a pass on doing the things we know we should do. We buy into the lie that we will get around to it eventually. The problem is God knows our heart and He knows what we...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM Podcast I sat down with Kurt Avery, founder of Sawyer Products. Kurt founded Sawyer in 1984 with a mission rooted in innovation, service, and helping protect people around the world. What began as an outdoor protection company has evolved into a global humanitarian effort, with Sawyer’s water filtration technology now helping provide access to clean drinking wa...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM podcast episode take a look at what causes quarrels and fights among those who are supposed to be brothers and sisters in Christ.  Problems are inevitable, and thankfully the Bible gives us a road map on how to handle them. Whether or not we choose to do so is another issue altogether.  Learn more about The Pursuit of Manliness: https://www.thepursuitofmanlines...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM podcast I am once again joined by Daniel Smith of Voyage Rites that help fathers walk with their sons through intentional formation. Not by leaving manhood to chance, culture, or age, but by restoring a clear path marked by presence, responsibility, and purpose.  Voyage Rites is a faith-based rite of passage framework designed specifically for fathers and sons....

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM podcast episode take a look at what James says is true wisdom verses what the world says.  James uses several words that would be easy to skim over and not give much thought to. But when we understand the weight of the text we understand the implications of ignoring these warnings can negatively impact us more than we want to realize.  Learn more about The Purs...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM Podcast I sat down with founder and CEO of Seven Weeks Coffee, Anton Krecic.  From the beginning their mission was clear: if they were going to build something, it had to make an impact. That’s why they have committed to donating 10% of every sale (50% of profits) to support pregnancy resource centers and the pro-life community. The name itself comes from a pow...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM podcast episode take a look at all the examples that James gives when he is showing us the power of the tongue. It appears that the tongue is one of the most important and at times destructive tools someone has when it comes to helping or hurting their witness.  Learn more about The Pursuit of Manliness: https://www.thepursuitofmanliness.com/  Join The Herd:  h...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM podcast I am once again joined by Mike Novotny, author of "Newlywed: A Christian Guide for Loving Year One."  This book is the guide the Novotnys wish they’d had, so Pastor Mike wrote it with you in mind. From mismatched assumptions about chores and money to navigating in-laws, intimacy, and the mysterious way your spouse loads the dishwasher, this bo...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM podcast episode we look at the connection between faith and works. We know we can not earn our salvation by works, but we also learn through Scripture that a true faith will be known by our actions.  Learn more about The Pursuit of Manliness: https://www.thepursuitofmanliness.com/  Join The Herd:  https://www.thepursuitofmanliness.com/join-the-herd Register for...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM podcast episode I sat down with Dr. Mark Pitts, author of "Called To Be A Dad, How God Equips You to Be the Man He Made You to Be." Pastor and founder of the Midnight Dad community Mark Pitts knows firsthand the unique challenges fathers face as they try to keep pace with the daily demands of work and family life. In Called to Be Dad, he addresses the...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM podcast episode we continue our walk through James by talking about how a man of God should treat people, friends, acquaintances and strangers.  It is all too common that we stay in our own comfort zone by how we treat people, even people within our own congregations. Jesus said "They will know you are My disciples by your love for one another." How a...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM Podcast I sat down with Dr. Eric Scalise, President of Hope for the Heart, longtime counselor and one of the key voices behind this new initiative. Eric can speak to the mental health crisis, the growing role of AI in people’s search for help, why private access matters, where biblical counseling fits in today’s culture and how technology can serve, not replace...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM podcast episode we continue our walk through James by looking at why partiality is such a problem. Why does it matter who we are friends with, acknowledge, or devote our time and energy to?  Learn more about The Pursuit of Manliness: https://www.thepursuitofmanliness.com/  Join The Herd:  https://www.thepursuitofmanliness.com/join-the-herd Register for our 2026...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM Podcast episode I sat down with Daniel Smith who spent 14 years in law enforcement, 6 at the local level as a police officer, and 8 as a special agent with the FBI. God used his time in the bureau, traveling and being away from his family, to show him how important my presence as a father was to his three sons at home. Daniel has committed to minimizing travel...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM podcast episode we continue our walk through James 1 by taking a look at what James means when he speaks about "Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father."  Many times we have used the word Religion in a negative way or had it used against us. it appears that James is giving us permission to be religious and as a matter of fact expects...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM Podcast episode I sat down with Ryan Maher, pastor and co-leader of the digital ministries reaching hundreds of millions each month, including Trust God Bro (8M followers), Her True Worth (2M followers), and The Prayer Channel (4.1M members)—comes a new book, The God Worth Trusting, about learning to trust God even in the toughest times. Many of us want to trus...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM podcast episode we continue our walk through James by asking the question, "How much of my life is God really getting?"  James is making it clear that what is supposed to happen in the Christian life is clear and obvious by what we learn from the Scriptures and how it is applied to our life.  Learn more about The Pursuit of Manliness: https://www.thep...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM Podcast I sat down with Tim & Mark Shoemaker authors of "72 Questions and Answers About Life and Becoming the Man God Designed You to Be ." This book is a practical field guide that helps young men cut through today’s false ideas of manhood and discover the path God actually designed for them. Written by Tim and Mark Shoemaker, the book acts like...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM podcast episode we continue our walk through James taking a look at what James says about what we learn, what we know and what we do.  Learn more about The Pursuit of Manliness: https://www.thepursuitofmanliness.com/  Secure your spot in Tribe XVIII https://www.thepursuitofmanliness.com/gear/p/tribe-xviii Join The Herd:  https://www.thepursuitofmanliness.com/jo...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM Podcast I sat down with Tim Mulgrew, author of "The Book of Us."  Tim says there’s a quiet tension right now: more people are opening the Bible than we’ve seen in years—especially younger audiences—but many aren’t staying with it. Not because they don’t care, but because it’s not clicking. Tim thinks the issue isn’t discipline, knowledge or desire. He...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM podcast episode we continue our walk through James taking a look at what James says we need to keep in mind when temptations come our way.  It is awfully easy to be deceived when we are lured and enticed by what appears to be small and seemingly insignificant temptations and yet when they go unchecked can cause more damage than we ever considered.  Learn more a...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM podcast I sat down and spoke with Bill Yuhasz, speaker, author, podcaster, and co-founder of Known Legacy Ministries.  Known Legacy began in 2015 when Bill and Sarah Yuhasz felt a clear calling to help families grow stronger and more intentional. What started in their own life discoveries as a young couple that they were made for more and they wanted to do life...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM podcast episode we continue our walk through James, focusing in on James 1:9-12. Today's text confronts the way we measure worth and endure hardship. The lowly are called to take pride in their spiritual position, lifted up in Christ, while the rich are reminded of the fragility of earthly status. Wealth fades, but identity in God does not. Learn more abou...

Send us Fan Mail On today's PoM podcast episode I sat down with Jesse Boulden, the Director of the Int. ALERT Academy in Big Sandy, TX. The ALERT Academy is Christian discipleship and leadership training program for young men — a faith-based bootcamp based in Big Sandy, Texas. Since 1994, more than 2,900 men have completed their training. They combine Scripture, discipline, and real-world ski...

Send us Fan Mail Men need friends. We know that, but finding a good friend does not get easier with age. We don't want to look needy, we don't want the messyness that comes with trying to build friendships and if we are honest, we have a tinge of guilt pursuing friendships when we are married with kids.  Let's begin to change that mindset and look at what can happen when we put ours...