GreatMan Podcast

Some big changes are in store for GreatMan! We are proud to announce that our weekly podcast schedule is resuming again – but with some fresh new voices to add to it! Listen in as Stephen unveils the news with JT and Anthony, the co-hosts of our fellow podcast, Renovating Masculinity. You’ll be hearing more from them soon!

As men striving toward nobility, we should be bothered by things like recent satanic Grammy performances. What’s more, we should be outraged by the injustice being done toward women when they are portrayed as servants and objects in our culture. We are told to ignore it in art, yet are called to action in the public square. Men, it is up to us to call out the hypocrisy and lift women up.

Maintaining health, vitality, and purpose as one grows old has a lot to do with eating right and staying active, but everything to do with adopting the right mindset. It’s tempting to believe that with old age comes a lack of responsibility. In fact, many men are throwing in the towel in their fifties, leaving the rest of their lives to become purposeless and unhealthy. As you advance in years, you get to choose how you will spend the[read more]

Honor is one of the most profound and intentional gifts you can give to someone in your life. What’s more, in practicing honoring others, you may find it come right back to you. Listen in for some ways to initiate this righteous practice.

There is an addiction creeping into American society that has the power to destroy lives. Online gambling has grown at staggering rates, and men are being pulled into its grasp. Studies show that gambling activates the same pleasure centers in the brain as sex. Do not let it take control of your life. Read the full article with current statistics here.

As one year comes to a close and a new year begins, anxieties often settle in about what the future might hold. While unpredictable political, economic, and social events rage on, be intentional to initiate practices in the lives of your family and community to ground yourselves. Take heart in these stories of those who persevered through uncertainty, and carry them with you into the new year.

Guys, you need to be fully engaged in the holiday season – for yourself, those you lead, and those around you. Join us as we Revisit the December 2018 Episode of the GreatMan Podcast (“Owning The Holidays”) for some quick encouragement and a challenge. May you be changed by the giving, loving, and celebrating of Christmas.

Being surrounded by men doesn’t equate to having a band of brothers. To build the latter, there are some deeper questions involved – Why is this person in my life in the first place? Can I depend on them for anything past our normal activities? Would they really be there for me when things go wrong? Join Stephen on this week’s new podcast episode as he asks the tough questions that can lead to profound relational changes.

Do you have an apologetic for noble manhood? That word, “apologetic,” comes from the Greek word “apologia,” meaning “a formal defense of an opinion, position or action.” If someone were to ask you what great manhood looks like, would you be prepared with a response? Would you be able to articulate your convictions? In this episode, Stephen lays a framework which we can use to explain our belief in pursuing righteous masculinity. Listen in to equip yourself!

Did you know that if you are “haunted by loneliness,” as Stephen says, the toll on your physical health is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day? According to a Harvard study, 61 percent of the young in the US self-report as being lonely. A haunting sense of loneliness is also correlated with high blood pressure, higher instances of cancer, and dementia. Gentlemen, if you haven’t had a conversation about something personal with another man in the last week…[read more]

Most men, if they’re talking at all, are talking to the wrong people. If the only people you are talking to are your rowdy friends or your wife or girlfriend, then you are not going to be healing, arising, and stirred to be a better man. Stephen shares a recent experience he had in a restaurant where he observed a young man talking his date’s ear off for an hour-and-a-half. She was doing everything she could to be pleasant,[read more]

One of the arts of great manhood is getting yourself straight about your father. For those of you who have wonderful relationships with your father, great. Dive deep. Drink it in. You won’t have him forever. For those of you who have mediocre relationships, dig in. Go further. You will be surprised at the riches to be found. If you had a horrible or absent father figure, Stephen challenges you to forgive the man that was supposed to be[read more]