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Forget the hot takes on manhood. We’re after something deeper: a vision of masculinity that can carry real weight at home, in the church, and in a culture that often feels like modern Corinth. Justin and Michael weave story and Scripture to challenge passive niceness and chest-thumping control, arguing for a better way—servant lordship—where a man both washes feet and makes the hard call when it counts.

We trace Michael’s journey from the Army to a crisis of idols to faith in Christ, then into marriage and fatherhood shaped by Scripture as the final authority. Along the way, we unpack headship and submission without power games, recover the strength of ezer as a help in trouble, and confront how authority without influence collapses. The heartbeat is 1 Corinthians 16:13: act like men. In the Greek, that’s a call to courage—a virtue that undergirds justice, temperance, and love, and turns belief into action when life gets costly.

This conversation is practical and unvarnished. We talk about building relational equity, apologizing to your kids, showing affectionate presence, and training boys and girls to do hard things. We push back on false binaries—oil-field tough vs theater soft—and champion whole-life formation: strong body, sharp mind, soft heart. We explore why fathers must be visibly prayerful, how pastors are called to father congregations, and how Jesus models masculine leadership by teaching, confronting, and sending with compassion and conviction.

If you’ve felt stuck between trendy extremes or unsure how to lead with both strength and tenderness, this episode offers a clear path shaped by faith and sustained by courage. Listen, share with a friend who needs an honest word, and if it helps you, leave a review so others can find it. Then tell us: where do you need more courage this week?

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