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What are your thoughts on Halloween? Do you know why you think what you do? Do you have a game-plan to teach your kids about Halloween and why you've made the decision you have regarding the holiday? In today's episode, Chris Hilken teaches the history of Halloween, and what the Bible has to say about it.

Are you the kind of man your wife and kids feel comfortable following? What does that even look like to lead your family? Sit down with host Jerrad Lopes and his wife Leila to talk about what it looks like to be a man who leads his family well (and the times when a wife will feel uncomfortable following her husband's leadership)

On today's episode of the Dad Tired podcast, listen as Jerrad and the "Check Your Vertical" podcast share their raw stories of God redeeming their marriages and how that reflects that gospel.

Very rarely do men have conversations about miscarriage and the grief that it can cause a family. In today's episode of the Dad Tired podcast, host Jerrad Lopes sits down with pastor Eric Schumacher to talk about the pain of miscarriage, how a man can grieve well, and how he can lead his family during this painful time.

On today's episode of the Dad Tired podcast, pastor Chris Hilken addresses the questions that many of your children will wrestle with: Do all paths lead to heaven?Questions for your local meet-up:Do all belief systems lead to Salvation?How do you respect other belief systems while still holding truth that all religions are not the same?Do you believe that Jesus is the only way to heaven like he claims in John 14:6?Is there value in learning the difference between the God of the Bible and the god of other religions? What is the value if any? What does the reality of God sending Jesus (His only son) to die on the cross as the ONLY way to heaven, really mean about God character?Is it really a big of a difference/deal that ______(fill in the blank of someone you know or may come into your life) believes that there is more than one way to heaven? Find a Dad Tired community near you: https://www.dadtired.com/meetup.htmlJoin the online Dad Tired community: https://connect.dadtired.comDo you believe in the Dad Tired ministry? Partner with us here: https://www.dadtired.com/give.html

In today's episode of the Dad Tired podcast, Jerrad is joined by his wife Leila to talk about a variety of issues facing most families: being too busy, dealing with grief, starting schooling, making big family decisions, and so much more.Questions for your local meet-up: What do you need to seek Gods wisdom in with your wife?What do you need to step into even though it doesn’t seem that it doesn’t seem easy or there is a peace around it?Do you need to parent with the perspective that you’re time on earth is finite.Are you unnecessarily busy?What can you cut out to be more present with your family? Is there any vain work that you are doing just to fill time?I’m what ways can you invite your kids into that may make things harder for you but in turn will grow your relationship with your children?Have you let off the gas with your kids? How can you press in with your kids even though they may be in a different stage of life than they used to be or than your other kids?

Following Jesus has never been harder. In a culture that glamorizes sex, chases fame, and shames those who dont fall in line, it takes a rebel to be a Christian.In today's interview, Sean McDowell sits down with host Jerrad Lopes to encourage and inspire a generation of rebels who will dare to stand up to the madness in a just and loving manner.“We have to be living in a way that our kids find compelling” -Sean McDowellDo you think your kids think “I want what my parents have!”? Why or why not? And what can you do to enhance that further or change in your life to start that?Are you having Intentional spiritual conversations with your kids? How can you start or what are you doing that is working/not working?Are you willing to ask your kids the tough questions, and to listen well to what they are thinking?Do you listen to what your kids are talking about so that you can start conversation with them or do you only wait till they bring things up or talk to them about what you want?Are you prone to lecture rather than start conversations with your kids? How can you flip this habit to be more intentional about asking your kids questions?Do your kids know you love them, are on their team and are for them, and working for their good? How do they know? If not, how can you make this a priority for your kid to know this fully?Are you thinking Christianly or Biblically? Is there is a difference to you? How can you apply this concept in your daily life?Questions from Jerrad & Sean:What is the most effective way to pass on faith to your kids? (Sean)How do you start to have tough conversations with your kids? Do you initiate? Do they bring it up to you?(Jerrad)How do you measure success as a dad? When will you know that you did a good job? Or what are you aiming for? (Jerrad)Find a Dad Tired community near you: https://www.dadtired.com/meetup.htmlJoin the online Dad Tired community: https://connect.dadtired.comDo you believe in the Dad Tired ministry? Partner with us here: https://www.dadtired.com/give.html

Does it make sense for God to say, "Do not be afraid" based on how you're living right now?

If you put the 66 books of the Bible into just one sentence, what would you say the Bible is all about? In today's episode, Chris Hilken talks through some confusion of the Bible and what it means for us as dads who are trying to lead our family well.Podcast Discussion Questions for your Meet Up Group:Do you see yourself as a theologian? Why or why not? How can you become a better theologian?What’s the Bible about? If you had just one sentence, what would you say?Do you see the topics (marriage; parenting; comfort; etc.) of the Bible as part of the grand narrative (which is God redeeming us) of the Bible?How can you better understand or live out the grand narrative of the Bible?How right now am I playing a role in Gods redemptive plan to move sinners and enemies to children and heirs in His kingdom?Find a Dad Tired community near you: https://www.dadtired.com/meetup.htmlJoin the online Dad Tired community: https://connect.dadtired.comDo you believe in the Dad Tired ministry? Partner with us here: https://www.dadtired.com/give.html

Every marriage will face disaster. Illness or cancer. Job loss or financial burdens. Addiction. Anxiety. Infidelity. Loss of faith. It's not a question of if your marriage will face trials. It's a question of when. Whether you've been married for five years or fifty, your marriage will either become part of the problem or part of the solution, and it's within your power to ensure your marriage is prepared for those seasons, is a place of refuge and safety throughout those seasons, and can recover well after those seasons. In today's episode of the Dad Tired podcast, host Jerrad Lopes sits down with best-selling author Gary Thomas (Sacred Marriage) to talk through how to build a marriage that can withstand life's many storms.Podcast Discussion Questions for your Meet Up Group:Do you look at your marriage as something that draws you closer to God?What if you looked at and leaned into your marriage as a place where God is challenging you and showing you weaknesses in your character?Is there some characteristic/attitude that you have in your life outside of the home that you need to check to connect with your family at home.What are you chasing after to make you happy? Is it the kingdom of God? (Matt. 6:33)Are you trying to turn your wife into a “love me how I want to be loved machine?” Or do you want to treat your wife like Christ who came not to be served but to serve.Are you spiritually healthy enough to handle life when the storm hits? Will your marriage be a refuge or part of the problem.Are you training your brain to escape the pain and pressure in your life today, that may only get worse when the storm comes?Questions from Jerrad and GaryWhat is Gods agenda for my marriage? What if your wife needs joy today in what she is doing? Do I expect my wife/kids to exist for me? Or am I here to serve them and love them and help them grow?How can you cherish your wife if you are living in terror of her finding you out? What does your spiritual life look like outside of you wife? Are you relying on your wife’s relationship with Jesus?Find a Dad Tired community near you: https://www.dadtired.com/meetup.htmlJoin the online Dad Tired community: https://connect.dadtired.comDo you believe in the Dad Tired ministry? Partner with us here: https://www.dadtired.com/give.html