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

Jerrad and Chris Hilkin, continue the Q&A series by answering real questions from listeners about marriage, sexuality, church life, and the Holy Spirit. Chris gives honest, biblical responses to topics that many Christian men wrestle with but rarely talk about.

What You’ll hear:
• What is off limits in the bedroom for married couples
• Why church membership matters for spiritual growth
• How to understand the baptism of the Holy Spirit
• What the Bible says about cremation and burial
• Why accountability and clarity are essential in a local church
• How to stay rooted in truth while navigating complex topics

Tune in to hear  the answers you need to stay faithful in the real world.

Episode Resources

1.  Bible passages: 1 Corinthians 6,  Ephesians 4, Romans 12, Acts 2, Hebrews 4 
2. Ask a question anonymously: dadtired.com/question
3.  Support the Dad Tired ministry: dadtired.com/donate
4.  Range Leather – 15% off: rangeleather.com/dadtired – Code: DADTIRED
5.  Read The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
6.  Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com

In this episode, Kaleb shares how the wilderness seasons of life—times of emotional fog, spiritual dryness, and personal struggle—can shape Christian men into stronger spiritual leaders. Drawing from his personal experience as a husband, foster dad, and pastor, Kaleb walks through Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness and how men today can resist the same lies about relevance, performance, and power.

Key Topics Covered:

• Navigating trials with faith, not passivity
• Jesus’ three temptations: relevance, being spectacular, and power
• How identity in Christ helps men resist performance-based living
• The value of prayer, scripture, and devotion in hard seasons
• Praying Ephesians 6 and resisting the enemy daily
• Personal reflections on foster care, depression, and spiritual warfare

Bible References:

• Matthew 4:1–11
• James 4:7
• Ephesians 6:10–18
• Psalm 91
• John 6:35

Mentioned Resources & Concepts:

• Henry Nouwen’s framework for Jesus’ temptations
• Augustine and Luther on resisting the devil
• Martin Lloyd-Jones on spiritual warfare
• Daily prayer practice: Ephesians 6 and resisting the temptations of relevance, spectacle, and power

In this episode, Jerrad sits down with singer, songwriter, and podcast host Matthew West for a conversation about the pain, pressure, and beauty of being a dad.
They talk about sending kids off to college, handling public criticism, and the challenge of staying emotionally present at home when everything pulls you elsewhere. Matthew shares what he’s learned about vulnerability, regret, and learning to slow down. He opens up about how his identity as a father has been shaped by grace.

What You’ll hear:
• Why letting go of your kids is harder than anyone tells you
• What Matthew wishes he had done differently as a young dad
• How to stay soft-hearted in a world that wants you to harden up
• Why words of encouragement matter more than you think
• What it looks like to lead your family with humility and joy
Tune in to learn how to show up, speak life, and lead with their heart as a dad.

Episode Resources

1.  Matthew West’s podcast: The Matthew West Podcast 
2. Song reference: “18 Summers” by Matthew West
3. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
4.  New podcast: Footballin’ with Ben Roethlisberger
5. AccessMore Network daily devotional (upcoming)
6.  Operation Christmas Child: samaritanspurse.org/occ
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