Dad Tired

 Dr. Juli Slattery joins Jerrad for an honest conversation about sex and intimacy in marriage. They cover the questions most men want to ask but often avoid. Juli brings grace, and a biblical framework for how to understand sex. She reminds us it is not just a physical act. It is a spiritual gift.

What You’ll hear:
• Why sexual struggles are often spiritual struggles
• How to define healthy intimacy in marriage
• What real faithfulness looks like in thought and action
• Why many couples feel stuck or ashamed in this area
• How men and women experience sex differently
• Why intimacy takes more than performance or frequency

Tune in to better understand how to lead with love and build intimacy with patience.

Episode Resources:

1. Authentic Intimacy (Juli’s ministry): authenticintimacy.com
2. Book: God, Sex, and Your Marriage by Dr. Juli Slattery
3. Podcast: Java with Juli
4. Resource: Online Book Studies for Couples — authenticintimacy.com
5. Read The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
6. Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com
7. Support Dad Tired: https://www.dadtired.com/donate
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Jerrad sits down with Shane Winnings, former law enforcement officer and CEO of Promise Keepers, to talk about integrity, obedience, and spiritual leadership. Shane shares his story of walking away from career and comfort to follow God's call. They talk about how small, unseen acts of obedience shape the kind of man you become.

What You’ll hear:
• Why obedience starts with small decisions
• How God used street ministry to build boldness
• What it means to be faithful in daily life
• How to lead your home with clarity and conviction
• Why tenderness and strength must go together
• What Shane has learned from evangelism, fatherhood, and leading men

Tune in to be reminded that big callings begin with small, consistent yes-es.

 Episode  Resources:

1. Follow Shane Winnings on Instagram: @shanewinnings
2. Learn more about Promise Keepers and register for the August event: promisekeepers.org
3. Range Leather (15% off): rangeleather.com/dadtired — Code: DADTIRED
4. Bond Charge (Wellness + Recovery gear, 15% off): bondcharge.com — Code: DADTIRED15
5. Read The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
6. Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com
7. Support Dad Tired: https://www.dadtired.com/donate

Jeremy Pryor joins Jerrad to talk about one of the most confusing parts of modern family life — how to relate to parents and in-laws as adults. They discuss what it means to show honor, how to draw healthy boundaries, and why God designed families to be multi-generational. 
Jeremy also shares the result of restoring family culture and what it means to raise children in a household, not a nest.

 What You’ll hear:
• What Scripture says about honoring your parents
• Why modern families feel disconnected across generations
• How to deal with in-laws in a healthy and godly way
• What “parenting” misses that fathering and mothering include
• How your kids learn to honor you by watching you honor your parents
• What changes when you stop seeing family as individual units

Tune in to rethink your role as a son, son-in-law, and spiritual leader.

 Episode Resources:

1. Jeremy Pryor’s site and teaching: familyteams.com
2. Book: Family Revision by Jeremy Pryor
3. Podcast: Five Minute Fatherhood (with Jeff Bethke)
4. Ministry: 1K Households (1KH)
5. YouTube: Family Teams Channel
6. Instagram: @jeremympryor
7. CSB Men’s Daily Bible (50% off): lifeway.com — Code: MDB50
8. Read The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
9. Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com
10. Support Dad Tired: https://www.dadtired.com/donate

In this episode, therapist and author Sam Jolman joins Jerrad to talk about the deeper story behind pornography, shame, and anger. He explains why behavior change is not enough. Jeremy  helps men ask better questions about their pain. He shows how healing starts when we look at what drives the behavior, not just the behavior itself.

What You’ll hear:
• Why shame grows in silence
• How pornography often masks deeper wounds
• What anger reveals about your need for rest and relief
• How healing starts with kindness toward your own story
• Why confession is the beginning, not the end
• What your body might be telling you about your soul
Tune in to see why freedom takes more than willpower and what it means to let Jesus into your story.

Episode Resources:

1. Book: The Sex Talk You Never Got by Sam Jolman
2. Sam’s counseling and writing: samjolman.com
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
6. Support Dad Tired: https://www.dadtired.com/donate

In this episode, Kaleb Allen asks a hard but honest question. Who is really running your life? He shares how the drive for productivity can quietly become a form of slavery. Through Scripture, personal stories, and the life of Jesus, Kaleb unpacks what it means to rest, slow down, and let God define your worth.

 What You’ll hear:
• How hustle culture distorts your view of success
• Why rest is not weakness
• What Sabbath says about your identity
• How Jesus lived with margin and retreat
• What happens when you trade burnout for presence
• How to lead your home with pace, not pressure

Tune in to remember that your value isn’t in what you do but in who you belong to.

Episode Resources:

1. CSB Men’s Daily Bible (50% off): lifeway.com — Code: MDB50
2. Read The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
3. Dad Tired Annual Retreat: dadtired.com/retreat
4. Support Dad Tired: dadtired.com/donate
5. Invite Jerrad to Speak: jerradlopes.com
6. Follow Dad Tired for updates: instagram.com/dadtired

In this episode, Jerrad speaks directly to husbands and fathers. He teaches from Colossians 3 and Genesis 3 to show what it means to lead as God designed. Jerrad unpacks the weight of spiritual leadership and how men are called to love, serve, and lay down their lives for their families.

What You’ll hear:

 • Why God holds men accountable for their homes
 • What it means to love your wife without harshness or resentment
 • Why leadership is not about control, but sacrifice
 • How Genesis 3 shapes our understanding of headship
 • What Paul says to husbands in Colossians and Ephesians
 • How a gospel-shaped marriage shows Christ to the world

Tune in to be reminded that leadership begins with humility, and love is measured by how you serve.

 Episode Resources:

1. Read Colossians 3 for context
2. Book: The Dad Tired Book – https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
3. Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com
4. Dad Tired Community and Retreat Info: https://www.dadtired.com
5. Support the ministry: https://www.dadtired.com/donate
6. Range Leather (15% off): rangeleather.com/dadtired — Code: DADTIRED

In this episode, Jerrad continues teaching through Colossians chapter 3 and focuses on verse 18. He speaks directly to women who want to follow Jesus in their marriage. This message is not about control or silence. It is about trust, strength, and reflecting the gospel in a real home.

Jerrad explains what biblical submission means and what it does not. He shows how this call is rooted in the character of Christ, not cultural roles. This is not about value. It is about order, humility, and spiritual leadership in the home.

 What You’ll hear:
• Why submission is not weakness or silence
• How Christ models willing surrender
• What it looks like to follow a flawed husband with wisdom
• Why headship and love must go together
• How your posture can shape the culture of your home
• Why God’s design still matters even when it feels uncomfortable

Tune in to see how a wife’s role is not small. It is strong, and it points to something eternal.

 Episode Resources:

1. Read Colossians 3 for context
2. Book: The Dad Tired Book – https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
3. Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com
4. Dad Tired Community and Retreat Info: https://www.dadtired.com
5. Support the ministry: https://www.dadtired.com/donate
6. Range Leather (15% off): rangeleather.com/dadtired — Code: DADTIRED

In this episode, Jerrad continues through Colossians chapter 3. He focuses on the call to take off the old self and put on the new. This is not about behavior for approval. It’s about living from your identity in Christ. Jerrad explains what it looks like to walk in kindness, meekness, patience, and joy. He also challenges men to lead with peace and clarity in the home.

What You’ll hear:
• What it means to take off the old self and put on Christ
• Why your identity shapes your actions
• How to lead your family with patience and humility
• What meekness looks like in the life of a father
• Why peace and joy are essential for spiritual leadership
• How discipline becomes effective when your home is full of joy

Tune in to remember who you are and how to live like you belong to Christ.

 Episode Resources:

1. Read Colossians chapter 3
2. CSB Men’s Daily Bible (50% off): lifeway.com — Code: MDB50
3. The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
4. Range Leather (15% off): rangeleather.com/dadtired — Code: DADTIRED
5. Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com
6. Join the Dad Tired Retreat or Community: https://www.dadtired.com
7. Support the ministry: https://www.dadtired.com/donate

In this episode, Jerrad begins a four-part series in Colossians 3. He opens with a direct challenge: if you are alive in Christ, why does your life still carry the smell of death? Jerrad teaches through Paul’s reminder that followers of Jesus must put to death the old self and walk in the new. This is not behavior for approval. It’s transformation that flows from identity.

What You’ll hear:
• What it means to be dead to sin and alive in Christ
• Why repentance begins with self-awareness
• How to identify areas that still reflect your old self
• Why putting off sin is more than behavior change
• How Scripture shapes men into spiritual leaders
• What God says about anger, lust, and identity

Tune in to ask the hard question: what in your life still smells like the man you used to be?
Episode Resources
Read Colossians chapter 3

The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB

CSB Men’s Daily Bible (50% off): lifeway.com — Code: MDB50

Range Leather (15% off): rangeleather.com/dadtired — Code: DADTIRED

Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com

Join the Dad Tired Retreat or Community: https://www.dadtired.com

Support the ministry: https://www.dadtired.com/donate