May 22, 2025

Ep 10 - The Infinite Game of Manhood: Obedience, Divorce & Doing Right | The Whetstone

1 hour 11 minutes

📝 Summary

What happens when your life doesn’t look like the blueprint? In this raw and real episode of The Whetstone, Dredd, Dark Helmet, and The Plague explore what it means to lead with purpose and integrity when relationships fall apart. Through the lens of divorce, fatherhood, obedience, and the infinite game, they unpack how a man can live well when things aren’t perfect — and why grace, grit, and obedience still define masculine leadership.

Highlights:

✅ How obedience—not outcomes—is the real scoreboard
✅ Navigating divorce with grace, not guilt
✅ The myth of “winning” relationships
✅ Why shield locks matter in seasons of loss
✅ The infinite game of fatherhood, faith, and growth
✅ Masculine identity in a world of broken models

🔊 Sound Bites

“You can’t win your marriage. You just hope to adapt and lead well through it.”

“Missing teeth still chew. You don’t stop living just because you lost something.”

“Obedience is how we reflect our love for God.”

“Success isn’t the goal — it’s the consequence of doing the right thing.”

⏱️ Timestamps

🧦 00:00 – Sock Banter & Intro
💔 04:25 – Divorce and the Concentric Circles
🔄 07:38 – Two Paths After Divorce: Guilt or Grace
📖 11:19 – Hosea, Gomer, and Obedience
💬 18:50 – Parenting & Identity in the Midst of Loss
🧭 30:54 – What’s Your Mission Now?
💡 35:50 – Transformational vs. Transactional Relationships
📏 43:06 – Measuring Success Without the Program
♾️ 51:57 – Living the Infinite Game
🔥 01:02:43 – Risk, Collision & Real Growth

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