The Intentional Fatherhood Podcast
Intentional
Welcome to The Intentional Fatherhood Podcast with Brook Mosser and Justin Whitmel Earley. Fatherhood is anything but simple. It lives at the intersection of many roles — husband, disciple of Jesus, provider, embodied soul, and more. And the weight of these responsibilities (and the expectations that come with them) can feel overwhelming. That’s why we’re here: to offer a clear biblical framework and practical habits to help you live with clarity, purpose, and intention in every aspect of your calling as a father. Season one is built around eight core tensions we feel in fatherhood. Each episode zooms in on one of those tensions, offering insight, encouragement, and doable habits you can put into practice right away. Follow along as we echo Joshua’s cry in Joshua 24:15, “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Episodes
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Oct 6, 2026 • 59min
S4E5 - Gluttony: The Over-Desire of a Good Thing
Gluttony reaches far beyond the dinner table, showing up in scrolling, shopping, drinking, and the comforts we seek when we hurt. This conversation explores the emotional and spiritual roots of overconsumption, Aquinas’s five forms of gluttony, and the rhythms of feasting, fasting, and ordinary fare. It also considers how gratitude, self-control, and a sacred “no” can expose what quietly rules us.
34 snips
Sep 29, 2026 • 1h 6min
S4E4 - Lust: A Disordered Search for Intimacy
Lust is explored as a disordered search for intimacy, distinct from healthy marital desire. The conversation examines how secrecy, pornography, stress, and loneliness can fracture marriage and fatherhood. Personal stories, spiritual reflection, and practical safeguards point toward deeper connection with God, honest friendship, marital healing, and hope for freedom.
44 snips
Sep 22, 2026 • 1h 17min
S4E3 - Envy: Why Their Blessing Isn’t Your Loss
A candid look at envy as comparison, insecurity, gossip, and resentment, especially among people closest to us. The conversation explores the shame, wounds, and hunger for validation beneath jealousy, then turns toward love through confession, gratitude, encouragement, celebration, and stepping away from social media-fueled discontentment.
55 snips
Sep 15, 2026 • 1h 12min
S4E2 - Anger: The Quintessential Sin of Fatherhood
Bedtime battles, buried fatigue, and the illusion of control reveal why anger so often erupts at home. This candid, Scripture-rooted conversation explores pride, outrage, the damage of harsh reactions, and the difference between personal frustration and righteous anger. It also turns toward repentance, repair, prayer, and the patient virtues that can reshape family life.
83 snips
Sep 8, 2026 • 1h 19min
S4E1 - The Sin You’re Committing While Being Productive: The Quiet Sin of Sloth
A new season begins by examining the seven deadly sins, starting with sloth. The discussion explores how spiritual apathy can hide behind productivity, burnout, distraction, and neglected relationships. Fathers are challenged to recognize avoidance, pursue difficult conversations, trade comfort for true rest, and build faithful rhythms through prayer, reading, confession, and community.
27 snips
Jul 28, 2026 • 1h 6min
S3E11 Bonus - Stewardship, Belonging + Surrendering to God's Love with Fred Odom
Fred Odom, husband, father of three, and Chick-fil-A content/strategy lead who helps speakers find their voice. He talks about leadership reframed as stewardship, the tension of carrying more responsibility at work and home, wrestling with anger and control after becoming a dad, longing for belonging between cultures, and learning to receive God’s devotion through small faithful rhythms.
17 snips
Jul 7, 2026 • 52min
S3E10 - Unfinished Symphonies: Leaving a Legacy Through Your Vocation + What It’s Like to Live With You
They explore legacy as the everyday habits and values we pass to future generations. They wrestle with building work that outlasts you and when to accept projects meant only for your time. They discuss designing institutions and succession so your labor continues. They probe how pursuing vocation affects family life and ask what it feels like to live with the person doing the building.
27 snips
Jun 30, 2026 • 47min
S3E9 - The Amateur: Reclaiming Joy and Pursuing Hobbies Outside of Work
A conversation about reclaiming hobbies done purely for joy rather than profit. They explore barriers like the pressure to monetize and a culture that favors consumption over creativity. Practical ideas include scheduling play, inviting kids into your pursuits, and using tactile hobbies as true rest. Examples range from woodworking and cooking to camping and music.
64 snips
Jun 23, 2026 • 47min
S3E8 - Family and Work: Is Work-Life Balance Even the Goal?
They challenge the idea of “work-life balance” and argue for integrating work and family instead. They reframe work as something done for the sake of family and discuss practical boundaries like no work while kids are awake and keeping a Sabbath. They cover arriving home ready to serve, sharing household responsibilities, hiring help when needed, and inviting children into real work and chores.
83 snips
Jun 16, 2026 • 55min
S3E7 - The Hidden Life of a Father: Spiritual Disciplines That Surround and Inform Your Work Life
A conversation about spiritual habits that quietly shape fathers’ work and family life. Short daily rhythms, prayer, and Scripture before screens get attention. Practical morning and workday practices are suggested. Sabbath, rest, and boundaries are reframed as creative features, not failures.
