Men in the Arena - Christian Men's Podcast

Why do so many marriages fail? How should a Christian man treat his wife to help his marriage thrive? In this week’s 10-minute equipping episode, Jim Ramos teaches you the principles of the “Eight-Cow Wife” and the “Five Star Man” to help you understand how you as a Christian man should treat your wife.

This is the first of six installments in our “OG (“Original Gangster” aka “Old Guy”) Series. In it, we'll take a deep dive into each of the six expectations of “older men” (aka Elder Statesmen) listed in Titus 2:2, “Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, (sound) in love, (and sound) in perseverance.” This week, Jim Ramos will teach you about the STABILITY of the OG.

Are you stuck in thinking 'do good, get good, do bad, get bad?' Performance- and works-based religion are in the heart of every Christian man. In this classic episode, co-author of 'The Shack’ Wayne Jacobsen joined Jim Ramos to discuss how you can avoid the trap of performance-based religion in your own life.

Are you concerned about your kids' screentime? You know this stuff is addictive, but how should you manage the use of phones, video games, computers, and TV in a way that makes sense in a digital world? There are a lot of opinions out there on how much technology is too much. Some are too extreme, some are too lax. In this week's 10-minute equipping episode, Jim Ramos offers the best guidelines he has found for managing the tech in your home.   (The steps in this episode came from our interview with past expert guest, Jasper Hall, president of pureHOPE.)

In this classic episode of the Men in the Arena podcast, Gene Getz joined Jim Ramos to discuss his classic book, Measure of a Man. How do you measure up?

Has your "happily ever after turned into struggling to keep your marriage alive? You might have begun your marriage with an incomplete picture of each other that is silently, invisibly destroying your relationship. This week, Jason Karampatsos joins Jim Ramos to discuss his book, "The Elephant in the Marriage." This episode will help you discover what is trampling your marital satisfaction and how to fix it. (Jason's previous two appearances on the Men in the Arena podcast are in episodes 239 and 240.)

Are you a great dad? How do you know? In this week’s 10-minute equipping episode, Jim Ramos gives you a 10-item checklist to help you know if you’re average, mediocre dad or an excellent one.

In this bonus recording of Jim Ramos speaking at a local gathering for men in McMinnville, Oregon, he outlines his new theme for the year - "Clean the Cup" - and what it means to the Godly man.

Fighting? Miscommunication? Hurt feelings? Ever feel like you and your wife are speaking completely different languages? That’s because you and your wife have different communication styles. This week, author Bill Farrel joined Jim Ramos to discuss his book, ‘Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti.” He explains why communication seemed so much easier while you were dating, and teaches you to leverage your differences to make a happier, more solid marriage. Understanding how God made men and women to communicate will change your marriage forever. 

Christian men, there are 7 specific habits that Godly men build into their lives. Are they built into yours? On this week’s 10-minute equipping episode, Jim Ramos shares what a Godly man does, and helps you identify whether you have a blind spot that is holding you back in your faith.