Men in the Arena - Christian Men's Podcast

What is the most important guardrail around your marriage? Is it smart to talk about your wife negatively with other women? Or, is it really necessary and wise to have lunch/coffee dates with other women for "work"? The cultural norms are killing marriages every day! www.mancardpodcast.com

No man wants to be a wimp. Every man wants to be a warrior. Join us in this conversation will Michael Thompson as we learn what it is to have the heart of a warrior. Michael Thompson helped birth Zoweh Ministries and Authored: Search and Rescue: The Life and Love Looking for You (2011) The Heart of a Warrior: Before You Can Become the Warrior You Must Become the Beloved Son (2015) Brazen: Fearless, Bold and Without Shame (2019) Zoweh is a Discipleship and Friendship Initiative that serves and functions as both a Medic Unit and an Outpost for people to know and experience the Life God has for them. The context of our days could best be described as the greatest of love stories set in the midst of the fiercest of wars. We need help. We all need help. A Medic Unit: A group of people, also in the battle, but willing to help those who have been wounded or taken out. As our team, friends, and allies advance in this great battle for the hearts of men and women, we often come across wounded and hurting people—the casualties of war. Wounded and disoriented hearts desperately need Christ to bring healing to their brokenness, freedom from their bondage, and orientation and restoration to their lives. Zoweh aspires to provide relationships and environments for people to recover and experience the love, life, freedom, and restoration offered by Jesus Christ in the midst of a fierce battle for the heart. An Outpost: A place that exists to provide essential equipment and provisions for Life—shovels and swords, maps and a compass, food and clothing, wisdom and understanding—a place where men and women can receive resources, information, and tools to walk well with God. We all need good information, but just as important, we all must understand the experience we are having in this larger story. The Sons and Daughters of God, His family, need to know more than just the theology of the Bible (though this is a very good thing). They must also know the experience they are to have with the truth. That is when one becomes more free, more alive, and ultimately more of who God created them to be… Oriented! www.zoweh.org www.heartofawarriorbook.com www.meninthearena.org Men in the Arena Books and Swag Support the Podcast

Knowing who you are? Knowing where you are? Knowing why you are? It is important to be an oriented man. You need to know who you are. www.mancardpodcast.com

Ron Heagy broke his neck the day before his 18th birthday in a surfing accident. He is now a quadriplegic, paralyzed from the neck down. But he chooses to Never Give Up. After receiving a masters degree by typing with a stick in his teeth, he is now an inspirational speaker, mouth painter, author, father, and founder of a special needs camp located in Oregon, which has given freedom to numerous individuals to explore the wonderful outdoors. He is also the founder of Life Is An Attitude LLC. " class="Apple-web-attachment" style= "caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; opacity: 1;" src= "" alt="ron.2017.jpg" width="340" height="266" /> " class="Apple-web-attachment Apple-edge-to-edge-visual-media" style= "caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; opacity: 1;" src= "" alt="ROni and Gracie.2.9.16.2.jpg" width="353" height="354" /> www.rollonron.com Get Your Copy Now! of Tell Them, What Great Fathers Tell Their Sons and Daughters www.meninthearena.org Men in the Arena Books and Swag Support the Podcast

What secrets do you need to bring into the light? In this Equipping in Ten we ask the question are you hiding anything? Do you need to make some hard decisions? We hope this episode inspires you to do these things. www.mancardpodcast.com

How would you handle it if your baby was almost shaken to death? Would you dig a hole for the offender? Could you forgive the offender? Listen to this horrifying story that Mike Whitmer shares about this tragedy his family endured. And forgiveness that comes. mikewhitmer.com / disciple1ministries.com along with additional information:

When was the last time you rescued your beauty? Your wife needs to be rescued. In this Equipping in Ten we challenge you to go from a zero to her hero. Men, we do not have the option to defer our responsiblity to rescue her. www.mancardpodcast.com

Men living in the stress bubble of life can't see the forest through the trees. They are so busy living in the now they can't see the finish. A good finish starts with a good start. Join us as with Dan Critchett as we unpack this. Dan's goal for Second Half Now is to provide multiple opportunities for "Second Halfers" to receive information and inspiration that touches their lives in meaningful and practical ways. Through radio shows, podcasts, blogs, events, networking, educational and motivational presentations, coaching, and multi-media platforms, his passion is to literally help today's 50-plus American live a life that matters. Second Half Now is committed to the health and happiness of America's Baby Boomers. There are seventy six million of us, and we want to have a measure of purpose and meaning in our lives. There is a deep need inside each of us to make a difference in some way, and to live out our potential. https://secondhalfnow.com www.mancardpodcast.com

There are three types of people in this life. Sheep, Wolves, and Sheep Dogs. Raising a child who isn't a bully isn't enough. Raising a child who is bully-proof isn't enough. Raising a child who is a protector of the weak is the goal. Protectors, founded in 2005, was born from personal experience and a unique understanding into a fundamental weakness to existing anti-bullying programs. As a Target of bullying while in elementary school, Founder and President Paul Coughlin knows just how damaging such a campaign of cruelty can be to a person's emotional and psychological wellbeing—damage that can harm a person well into adulthood. Some never recover. Unlike traditional anti-bullying efforts that focus primarily upon reforming children who bully and which are historically ineffective, The Protectors focuses primarily upon the potential strength, heroic desire, and rescuing capacity of Bystanders, transforming them into what we call "Alongside Standers." We also provide assertiveness training for Targets, help Authority dispel the many damaging myths about bullying, and inspire children who bully to employ their power in life-affirming directions instead. Studies show that Bystanders possess the most potential power to transform what we call the "Theater of Bullying" into a theater of character, freedom and justice. One study revealed that if only one Bystander, who doesn't even need to be popular, uses his or her assertive but non-violent words in defense of a Target, that the incident of bullying can end 58% of the time within 6 to 8 seconds. By intervening on behalf of Targets, Bystanders will not only create safer and happier schools, but also create greater character within themselves and others. https://theprotectors.org www.mancardpodcast.com

How do you know that your kids are prepared to deal with bullies at school? What is the right response to a bully? We don't believe that we teach them to turn the other cheek. Join us to this equipping in ten on Bully Proofing your kids. www.mancardpodcast.com