Dad Tired

In this episode, Jerrad talks with Laura Wifler, co-founder of Risen Motherhood, about what it really means to parent through the lens of the gospel. They discuss marriages, emotional labor, disability, and what it looks like to lead your home with grace and intentionality.

You’ll learn:
 • Why unseen tasks in the home matter so much to your wife
 • How gospel-centered parenting changes your tone and goals
 • What Laura wishes every husband understands
 • How to grow in emotional leadership as a dad
 • What it means when God calls you to a ministry you didn’t choose

This is a conversation for husbands who want to better understand their wives, love their kids well, and let the gospel shape every part of family life.

Episode Resources:

1. Support Dad Tired: dadtired.com/donate
2.  Samaritan’s Purse (Operation Christmas Child): samaritanspurse.org/occ
3.  Risen Motherhood: risenmotherhood.com
4.  Laura Wifler’s books & poetry: laurawifler.com
5.  The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
6.  Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com

In this episode, Jerrad and Chris Hilken answer listener-submitted questions on birth control, vasectomies, salvation before Jesus, masturbation, and how to talk to your kids about sex. They offer  biblical support for dads who want to lead with wisdom today.

What You’ll Hear:

•  A biblical framework for birth control and family planning
•  Why delaying kids can sometimes lead to spiritual drift
•  How Old Testament believers were saved before Christ
•  What makes masturbation sinful
•  How to talk to your kids about sex with truth and grace
•  Whether God still talks to Satan like in the story of Job

 Episode Resources:

1. Ask Chris a question: dadtired.com/question
2.  Support Dad Tired: dadtired.com/donate
3. Samaritan’s Purse – Operation Christmas Child: samaritanspurse.org/occ
4.  The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
5.  Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com

In this episode, Kaleb Allen and Seth Baumgartner  talk about what it means to follow Jesus through  difficult seasons. They reflect on the life and journal of missionary David Brainerd—a man who deeply struggled with sickness, depression, and loneliness, yet remained faithful to the end.

 What You’ll hear:
• Why Brainerd is considered a model of gospel perseverance
• What it means to be honest with God in seasons of doubt and dryness
• Why hardship doesn’t disqualify you from ministry
• How friendship and shared spiritual rhythms shape your faith
• What it looks like to run your race well, even if you feel empty
Feeling weary, isolated, or unsure how to keep going. You’re not alone—and God isn’t finished with you.

Episode  Resources: 

1.  Hebrews 12:1 
2.  James 1:2–4 
3. The Life and Diary of David Brainerd
4.   Ask a question or reach out: dadtired.com/question
5.  Support Dad Tired: dadtired.com/donate
6.  The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
7.   Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com

Jerrad talks with David Pollack, former NFL linebacker, ESPN analyst, and host of the Family Goals podcast. They discuss what it means to raise kids in a culture focused on performance. David shares how his career-ending injury shaped his faith, how he leads at home, and why his kids don’t have to earn his approval.

You’ll hear:
• What David learned about identity after football
• Why performance-based parenting wears kids down
• How to help your kids live their age and still build grit
• Why sports should never come before church
• What grace-based leadership looks like in the home

This conversation is practical and honest for dads who wants to raise strong kids without tying their worth to success.

Episode Resources:
1. David Pollack -podcast: Family Goals Podcast
2. David Pollack-  book: The Sweet Spot (Amazon)
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4. Support Dad Tired: dadtired.com/donate
5. Read The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
6. Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com

In this episode, Jerrad and Chris continue their Q&A series by answering more real questions from listeners. In this episode, they talk  about addiction, divorce, friendships, and how to interpret parts of the Bible. 
They discuss how to take sin seriously without falling into shame, and how to lead your family with clarity and conviction.

What You’ll hear:
• Can you lose your salvation if you're addicted to porn?
• What real repentance looks like for struggling believers
• Are Bible stories like Job literal or symbolic?
• Should married men and women have opposite-sex friendships?
• Can someone who’s been divorced get remarried without sinning?
• Why some Gospel stories seem to conflict—and how to read them rightly

This is a solid, truth-filled episode for men who want to lead well and stay grounded in God’s Word.

Episode Resources:

1. Ask a question: dadtired.com/question
2.  Support Dad Tired: dadtired.com/donate
3.  Range Leather (15% off): rangeleather.com/dadtired — Code: DADTIRED
4.  Read The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
5.  Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com

Kaleb Allen continues the wilderness series by reflecting on how God meets us in our most restless and uncertain seasons. He looks at Moses’ burning bush moment and the prison writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer to show how clarity often begins with surrender.

 What You’ll hear:
• What Bonhoeffer’s poem “Who Am I?” teaches about identity
• Why God tells Moses who He is before saying who Moses is
• What it means to “turn aside” and notice God in the mundane
• How reverence and stillness open space for real connection
• Why theology is essential when your soul feels dry

Feeling stuck, tired, or spiritually numb—remember that you belong to God before you do anything for Him.

Episode  Resources:

1.  Book: Letters and Papers from Prison – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
2.   Poem: “Who Am I?” by Bonhoeffer
3.   Book: Practicing the Presence of God – Brother Lawrence
4.   Book: Bonhoeffer – Eric Metaxas
5.   Exodus 3, Isaiah 53, Romans 8, Revelation 4
6.   Bible Reading Plan: The McShane Plan
7.   Support Dad Tired: dadtired.com/donate
8.   Read The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
9.   Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com

In this episode, Jerrad continues the conversation about emotional health, spiritual lies, and what it means to lead your family when life feels heavy. He shares how a difficult week brought up insecurity, discouragement, and a sense of weariness.
 Jarred, encourages you  to slow down, examine your heart, and be honest about the lies you’ve been believing.

What You’ll hear:
• How to recognize when something is off in your soul
• Why many men turn up the noise instead of dealing with the pain
• What it means to “find the dead rat” in your life
• How trusted friends help bring truth into dark spaces
• Why your worth is not measured by performance

Episode Resources:

1. Operation Christmas Child: samaritanspurse.org/occ
2. Kaleb’s Corner – Wednesdays on the Dad Tired podcast
3.  Read The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
4. Support Dad Tired: dadtired.com/donate
5. Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com

Jerrad and Chris continue the Q&A series by answering real questions from listeners about sexuality, salvation, communion, and what happens after we die. Chris Hilkin gives pastoral and biblical answers to  these  issues with truth, and compassion.

What You’ll hear:
• How to forgive yourself when you still feel ashamed
• What the Bible says about being gay and going to heaven
• Why identity matters more than orientation
• Whether loved ones in heaven can hear or see us
• If communion is the literal body of Christ
• How to approach people in your life with both truth and grace

Tune in to hear what the Bible actually says and how to live it out with conviction and love.

Episode  Resources:

1. Ask a question: dadtired.com/question
2.Support Dad Tired: dadtired.com/donate
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4. Read The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
5. Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com

 Kaleb Allen continues the wilderness series by looking at the moment Elijah hit his limit. After calling down fire from heaven, Elijah finds himself in the desert, exhausted and ready to quit. Kaleb shares what it looks like when men hit that same place and how God responds with rest, care, and quiet direction. 

 
What You’ll hear:
• Why Elijah collapsed under a broom tree after his biggest victory
• What it means to laugh at yourself in low moments
• How God responds to weakness with kindness, not shame
• Why your physical health affects your spiritual strength
• How to hear God’s voice in the quiet
• What to do when you feel like quitting everything

Feeling tired, frustrated, or in a spiritual dry spell?  God still has work for you, and He meets you with grace before He gives you your next step.

Episode Resources:

• 1 Kings 19, James 5, Mark 14 – Elijah and Gethsemane
 • Book: Letters and Papers from Prison – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
• Poem: “Who Am I?” – Bonhoeffer
• The McShane Bible Reading Plan
• Read The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
• Support Dad Tired: dadtired.com/donate
• Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com

In this episode, Jerrad talks with speaker and coach Pedro LaTorre. Pedro shares how childhood trauma, performance addiction, and constant busyness kept him from being present as a husband and father. He  shares  about the healing journey that changed everything—his marriage, his parenting, and his view of God. Through it all, he learned how to feel again and finally stepped into the kind of man God had been calling him to be.
What You’ll hear:
• How emotional wounds from childhood shaped Pedro’s identity
• Why performance can look spiritual but still be toxic
• How healing helped him stop striving and start connecting
• What changed in his marriage when he finally got honest
• Why most men avoid their heart—and how to stop running
• What it means to live free as a son of God, not a performer

 Healing is possible—and it leads to freedom in every part of your life.

 
Episode Resources:

1.The Voice of the Heart by Chip Dodd
2.Ten Man Ministries: tenmanministries.org
3.The Eight Feelings Chart – via Ten Man Ministries
4.Book: Letters and Papers from Prison – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
5.Support Dad Tired: dadtired.com/donate
6.Read The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
7. Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com
8.Range Leather (15% off): rangeleather.com/dadtired — Code: DADTIRED