I grew up playing baseball in central Iowa. diamonds carved out of small towns, gloves broken in over a summer, the particular smell of cut grass and infield dirt that never really leaves you. So when Field of Dreams came out in 1989, it didn't land like just another...
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How to Lead Your Family When You Don’t Feel Like a Leader True Man Podcast Episode #249 | Available wherever you listen to podcasts
Most men want to lead their family. Very few feel equipped to do it. And that gap, between the man you know you're supposed to be and the man you feel like on any given Tuesday, is where more men get stuck than anywhere else. So let's name the lie that's keeping you...
Fatherhood Doesn’t Require a Manual, Just Our Heavenly Father
Nobody hands you a manual when you become a dad. But you don’t need a manual — you need the Father.
The Call Is Clear
The Nation Needs Men Who Will Rise.
The vision is big. The need is urgent. And it starts with one man — you — deciding today that you will not sit this one out.
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For the past three days, I've asked you to look inward. What are you carrying alone? When did you stop asking for help? Who really knows you? Today, I want you to look outward. At your family. And ask yourself: What is my family learning from me? Not from what I tell...
Who Really Knows You?
Over the last two days, I've asked you two questions: What are you carrying alone? And: When did you stop asking for help? Today, I want to ask you something that may be even more uncomfortable: Who really knows you? Not who knows your name. Not who follows you on...
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Yesterday, I asked you a simple question: What are you carrying alone? Today, I want to take that question one step deeper. When did you stop asking for help? Think about that for a moment. There was probably a time when asking for help came naturally. As boys, we...
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