Yesterday Was Easy

In this 38th episode, Pastor Luke looks at a passage from 2 Chronicles and demonstrates how worship is warfare. If we are being faithful Christians, we should be thinking forwardly. We should not just be sheltering our loved ones, but also preparing them for war outside of our homes. And the way to prepare them, is to support strategic goals and tactical objectives, and we achieve that through fam...

In this 37th episode, Pastor Luke takes on a new phenomena of those trying to manufacture influence on social media. Over the last several years, a trend has grown on social media for young people to be considered an “influencer,” even to the point that you can now self-proclaim yourself as an official “influencer” in your social media description, as if that is a legitimate job title. If you want...

In this 36th episode, Pastor Luke discusses what it means to be a Quiet Professional. According to Grok: “A quiet professional is someone who demonstrates exceptional skill and dedication in their craft; lets their actions and results speak for themselves rather than seeking recognition, praise, or social media spotlight; places the mission, team, organization, or greater purpose ahead of personal...

In this 35th episode, Pastor Luke discusses the need for men to be OK being uncomfortable to accomplish what needs to be done.

In this 34th episode, Pastor Luke discusses what it means to be a turd. In the SEAL Community, a “turd” is an operator who does not give a crap about his job, and forces everyone else to pick up the slack for him. There will always be men in the SEAL Teams that are great operators, but awful teammates. Nobody wants to work with these guys because they cannot be trusted. Many times, they will be sh...

In this 33rd episode, Pastor Luke discusses what it means to cultivate the culture. Have you ever noticed that culture and cultivate have the same root word: cult? There are two distinct meanings of this word, one is agricultural (there it is again), and one is religious. This religion externalized we find ourselves in, is nothing more than the outworking of the hearts of those propagating that re...

In this 32nd episode, Pastor Luke discusses a major no-no in the SEAL community: boat ducking. A major aspect of the SEAL training pipeline involves carrying or riding in a 13-foot rubber boat, known as an IBS, which stands for “Inflatable Boat, small.” Each boat is typically carried around by seven candidates of similar height, with the shortest group being labeled as the “Smurf Crew.” A boat duc...

In this 31st episode, Pastor Luke breaks down another song, Devastator, by one of his favorite bands, For Today. Christ did not come just to save us from Hell. Was that part of his purpose in coming to this earth? Absolutely! But according to this passage, dying for our sins was only a part of his larger plan, which ultimately was to destroy the works of Satan. And if Christ died for us, thereby p...

In this 30th episode, Pastor Luke breaks down the song Fearless by one of his favorite bands, For Today. Most Christians, and even many non-Christians, eagerly overemphasize the love of Christ. As if that is all that he does. He only loves. Like some sort of effeminate hippy surfer dude handing out peace flowers at the beach on a warm sunny Southern California afternoon. But Scripture speaks diffe...

In this twenty-ninth episode, Pastor Luke discusses the assassination of Charlie Kirk and principles we can glean from his life. Many are calling this tragedy a political assassination. Others are saying Charlie was martyred for his faith. Pastor Luke personally thinks it was both. People definitely hated him for his political views as a Conservative Christian, but Luke is also comfortable calling...

In this twenty eighth episode, Pastor Luke took the liberty to adapt a portion of the SEAL Code, or Ethos, to serve as the Trad Dad Ethos. A portion of it reads: “I serve with honor in and out of my home. The ability to control my emotions and my actions, regardless of circumstance, sets me apart from other men. Uncompromising integrity is my standard. My character and honor are steadfast.” Just l...

Pastor Luke was blessed with the opportunity to sit down with newly retired Navy SEAL Captain Brad Geary and his incredible wife Amy, to talk about his 29-year career from a Christian Worldview. They discussed how they handled BUD/S as newlyweds, major tragedies and loss life, and the difficult controversy that ultimately ended Brad’s career, all from the perspective of trusting in a Sovereign God...

In this twenty-seventh episode, Pastor Luke finishes his mini-series of four shows dedicated to what he learned from attending the retirement ceremony of his dear friend Captain Brad Geary. This episode is all about legacy, and how we as Christian men should be thinking about how we can leave one, not just for our children, but also our children’s children, and their children’s children. Your lega...

In this twenty-sixth episode, Pastor Luke continues his mini-series of four shows dedicated to what he learned from attending the retirement ceremony of his dear friend Captain Brad Geary. Going back to my experience on The Grinder, there is a blue wooden sign with yellow letters hanging on the wall right next to the bathrooms that reads, you guessed it, “The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday.” It is ha...

In this twenty-fifth episode, Pastor Luke continues his mini-series of four shows dedicated to what he learned from attending the retirement ceremony of his dear friend Captain Brad Geary. On The Grinder at the BUD/S training center, there is a large brass bell hanging under a sign that reads, “Drop Area,” with a two-foot section of rope attached to it. When a candidate can no longer endure the ri...

In this twenty-fourth episode, Pastor Luke starts a mini-series of four shows dedicated to what he learned from attending the retirement ceremony of his dear friend Captain Brad Geary. The Grinder is the concrete pad where Navy SEAL candidates are ground up and spit out physically, mentally, and emotionally in order to separate the wheat from the chaff. Only the strong will survive. Only those wil...

In this twenty-third episode, Pastor Luke wraps up his discussion of Voddie Baucham’s Four P’s of Family Shepherding, covering the Protector. A protector is a man who shields and defends the people God has placed under his care. He puts himself between his people and those who will harm them, whether it be physical, spiritual, or even from the culture and the technology it brings into your home. A...

In this 22nd episode, Pastor Luke continues his discussion of Voddie Baucham’s Four P’s of Family Shepherding. This time, he covers the Provider. A provider is a man who humbly stands before God and makes sure his people have what they need. He must be a good steward of the gifts God has given him, and those living in a man’s household certainly fall into this category. Your wife and children are...

In this twenty first episode, Pastor Luke continues his discusses of Voddie Baucham’s Four P’s of Family Shepherding. This time he covers the Prophet. A prophet is a man who represents God before his people through proclamation of his word. A family shepherd is God’s representative to his household, and there is no neutral shepherding. You are either actively leading your family towards God throug...

In this twentieth episode, Pastor Luke discusses the first role of Voddie Baucham’s Four P’s of Family Shepherding, the Priest. A priest is a man who represents his people before God through prayer and worship. Therefore, a faithful family shepherd blesses his wife and children and continually intercedes for them. He rises early in the morning and prays for them. During the day he leads them in fa...

In this nineteenth episode, Pastor Luke pick up where he left off in the last episode to look at the biblical definition and purpose of the household. Household, or family government, is God’s second ordained sphere of government, extending larger than the individual sphere. This is even modeled in God’s created order for his people. You have Christ (the Groom) and the Church (his Bride), and then...

In this eighteenth episode, Pastor Luke discusses traditional fatherhood from a Biblical perspective, which C.R. Wiley defines as, “wisdom handed down to us in a set of customs, a way of doing things…and has been summarized in a set of categories: purpose, provision, and protection.” Fatherhood is to be considered something created by God himself, not a social construct invented by men. Being a tr...

In this seventeenth episode, Pastor Luke looks at the history of excuse making and talks about putting excuses to death. Far too many men in the Church make excuses for their failures, not because they are not capable of taking on responsibility, but because they are allergic to hard work. Responsibility involves sacrifice and selflessness and pain. Making excuses is easy and requires nothing more...

In this sixteenth episode, Pastor Luke discusses intentionality. God is a god of purpose, and since we were created in his image, so should we be purposeful. Christian men must purpose to be hard workers. They must purpose to be good stewards of the bodies God has given us. They must purpose to be faithful husbands and fathers. And the only way to accomplish this is by not forsaking the work of ha...

In this fifteenth episode, Pastor Luke discusses having integrity from two different perspectives. One, as defined by Scripture, and two as defined by his dear friend, soon to be retired Navy SEAL, Captain Brad Geary. Holistically walk in integrity. Let your wife see it. Let your children see it. Let the public see it. And most importantly, let your Creator who judges righteously see it! Have inte...