Impactus podcast

Praying for your kids is the most important—but least talked about—function of fatherhood. Steve Chapman is an avid outdoorsman, musician, songwriter, and author. In one of his more recent books, A Dad's Guide to Praying for His Kids: The Greatest Act of Love You Can Give, Steve provides key principles and strategies to help men pray faithfully.

In our conversation with Steve, he walks through everything from praying for our kids when they're little, to going to battle for wayward young people. He even talks about fasting: what it is and why it's important as well as some practical alternatives to our traditional understanding of fasting.

There's a growing tendency in our culture to see men as optional, particularly in response to what some would call "patriarchal constructs". At the same time, there's a growing realization in our culture about the negative impacts of fatherless families.

Brian Russell works for an organization called Dad Central, which provides resources and training to highlight the invaluable role of fathers in the lives of their children. Brian talks about some of the impacts of low father-involvement vs high father-involvement, as well as what it means to be a responsible dad—and how this all affects our children's relationship with God.

There's one critical element in a young person’s development that will result in a greater likelihood of them following Jesus and experiencing a healthy, thriving life:

Dad.

Fathers have a unique and important role in the lives of their children. That role is different in the life of a young child than it is in the life of a teenager or grown-up.

Kirk recently wrote a book called The Seasons of Fatherhood to help dads understand the various stages of life and how they matter in every one of them. Kirk and Jeff talk about the different seasons of fatherhood, and Kirk offers a short encouragement for dads who think they may have failed.

It’s May. That means Mother’s Day is coming… like…really soon, guys! Which raises the question: How do I survive Mother’s Day?
 
Kirk and Jeff discuss what this might look like, as well as:

❗The importance of praising not only your mom but the other moms in your family.

🎖️ Honoring the mother of your children.

🙏 Praying for the women in your life.

We can do more than just make it through Mother’s Day. We can bless the moms we know and show them how much their family loves them.

• The Seasons of Fatherhood

As men who want to continue to grow in our faith and have a stronger relationship with God, it is important for us to spend time in the Bible. The Bible teaches us that “All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16).

Dwayne Cline is the lead pastor of Hughson Street Baptist Church in Hamilton, Ontario. He frequently speaks at Promise Keepers Canada conferences and is a council member for the Gospel Coalition in Canada. Dwayne reminds us of the importance of the Bible in our lives and how we can understand it better—answering questions such as:

• What does the Bible mean when it says "Scripture is inspired by God"?
• What do the words infallible and inerrant really mean? And what's the difference between them?
• Should we read every book of the Bible in the same way?
• Should we take everything in the Bible literally?
• Why do some passages in the Bible seem to contradict each other?
• Is it possible that we hold the Bible in such high regard that it becomes idolatry?
• How do we avoid picking and choosing verses from the Bible and applying them out of context?

Though Christmas is very important and enormously popular, Easter—and the days leading up to it—is the most significant event in the Christian's calendar. We may not even realize how much bearing this one event, the resurrection of Jesus, has on our every day lives.

We caught up with with pastor and author Brady Boyd at a recent Promise Keepers Canada conference where he shared with us why the resurrection of Jesus matters, the evidence for it, and the implications it has for our life here and now—as well as in the future.

Chuck Bentley is an author and the CEO of Crown Financial Ministries. In this interview, Chuck helps us understand why finances in particular cause so much strain for many couples, and the seven keys to solving our money problems in marriage.

After more than two decades of secret and steadily intensifying compulsive sexual behavior, Nate Larkin’s nightmare finally ended in a painful collision with reality. Today, he helps other men avoid taking a similar path to destruction. For this episode, we'd like to feature a message Nate did at a Promise Keepers Canada workshop, titled "A Game Plan for Purity."

Nobody ever told us that sex would change as...

...we had kids

...kids move out

...our bodies change (e.g. Erectile Dysfunction, Menopause, weight issues)

...we get old(er)

...fill in the blank.

Sheila Wray Gregoire is a popular speaker, marriage blogger, and the author of eight books, including The Good Girl’s Guide to Great Sex. For many years, Sheila was a columnist for SEVEN magazine. Sheila shares how she unintentionally became known as "the Christian sex lady," and how husbands can understand and love their wives well during the different seasons of marriage.

Neil Josephson is the National Director of FamilyLife Canada. In this podcast Kirk Giles and Neil talk about healthy communication in marriage.