Brave Men Podcast with Paul Louis Cole

One of the most powerful moments in a person’s life is when we turn from our past, the hurts, regrets, and disappointments - and move into our future. The pathway to move forward is through forgiveness. Forgiveness is the most powerful tool to launch into a fresh new start. Forgiveness releases. Unforgiveness holds on to the past. Whether your last year or two was good or bad, the only way to face a new start is to let go of the past. It no longer defines you … it is part of your life, but not part of your future. Jesus said, “When you forgive others, you release from your heart the negative thoughts that are there. If you don’t forgive others, you will retain the hurts and shame from things you’ve done or things that have happened to you.” John 20:21-23. When Christ forgave you and me – it released us of our past. For many of us, forgiving ourselves is the largest battle. It’s a new life – no longer held back by your past. If we don’t walk through forgiveness then our past is our future.

One of the most overlooked healthy practices of Jesus was this – he had friends. Too often we look at what he did rather than how he lived. We think of the people around him as just cogs in a divine project – disciples who were there to get a job done. But more important to his life, and to their development, was that they were friends. Brotherhood marked the life of Jesus. They did life together. And what they learned from him wasn’t just from sermons – it was experiencing him living life every day. Friendship builds character. Friendship makes us healthy. Healthy friendships build our faith. Building healthy friendships is one of the core ingredients in becoming strong in faith and spirit. Jesus said this, “I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in His slaves. Now you are My friends, since I have told you everything the Father told Me. You didn’t choose Me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using My name. This is My command: Love each other.” John 15:15-17

Successful entrepreneur Ed Preston talks about the core values that took him from penniless at 50 to a multi-millionaire at 70. These foundational principles will work for anyone in any endeavor. Part Two hits key areas that helped Ed scale his business from a small cafe to a multi-state corporation with dozens of restaurants.

Successful entrepreneur Ed Preston talks about the core values that took him from penniless at 50 to a multi-millionaire at 70. These foundational principles will work for anyone in any endeavor. Part One hits key areas that helped Ed change his thinking about business and life.

Ed Preston was a hard-charging successful corporate executive, then it all came apart. He landed driving a lumber truck from Oregon to California, a failing marriage, close to bankruptcy and desperate. Then a neighbor invited him to a Maximized Manhood men's event at a local church. Dr. Ed Cole was the speaker. Ed had an experience with God. He took a Bible and the Ed Cole books and cassettes with him on the road and began to pray for the Lord to change his life. After four years of study and transformation, he saw a small restaurant for sale. He and his wife Barbara borrowed the money and bought it. Today, twenty years later, they have a multi-state restaurant company based in Phoenix. It's a remarkable and encouraging story.

Kevin Sorbo was Captain Hunt in the Andromeda series. He was Hercules on television and movies for over a decade. He was an atheist professor in the movie “God's Not Dead.” Kevin just finished a new movie called, “Let There Be Light.” A world-famous actor, but also a fascinating man with a compelling story, Paul talked with Kevin about fatherhood, modern manhood, and taking a stand for God and righteousness in Hollywood.

We all face obstacles. Every man that is trying to make his life successful will face massive problems…and many times they look like giants. King David as a young man killed a giant named Goliath. The timing was the key. And – here is an inspiring word that will fuel your decision making. Kill your giant today!

In powerful and compact teaching we discover the inner strength that young King David pulled on to kill Goliath. What were the key ingredients of his young yet formidable life? Stop for a few minutes, take some notes and start working on a fierce inner core. What you are inside determines your success outside. Here are six muscular keys to living strong.

How do we get past self-sabotage? Getting over the obstacle of emotion-driven decisions and going after what we desire in our lives. An inspirational story with a sudden twist. This will get into your heart and change forever the way you make decisions. This could be the word that unlocks your dreams.

Our self-talk can detour, defeat or destroy our dreams. Our today is a result of all our thinking in our past. If we are to accomplish our dreams, our thinking must change. The problem is that fear often gets in the way…it becomes our basis for self-talk. How we filter our self-talk will determine our future. Here’s how to filter out fear and live with courage!