Men in the Arena - Christian Men's Podcast

In January 2010 Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield founded The Abba Project where she leads dads of daughters ages 13 to 30 to dial in with more intention and consistency to their heart space. She leads a local group in Portland, Oregon annually every year from September through May. (you can read more under The Abba Project)

Dr. Michelle has coached offspring Abba Project groups in Virginia and Washington State, with more to come.

Dr. Michelle has written a book for dads of daughters titled, Dad, Here's What I Really Need from You: A Guide for Connecting with Your Daughter's Heart and it's also available in audiobook form in her own voice on Audible here.

Her second book, "Let's Talk, Conversation Starters for Dads and Daughters" is filled with scripts for dads to equip them to strategically lead their daughters into conversations that matter, with a focus on greater depth that will allow her to know herself better!

Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield hosts a radio program called The Dad Whisperer where her purpose is to provide practical resources for dads, especially those with daughters. (available here, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Google Podcasts)

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Boots on the Ground For every daughter you have sit down with them and ask them to talk and ask to hear their heart.

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Persecution of Christians is very prevalent around the world. In America we really don't experience it. But the day is coming. How soft are we when it comes to our faith? We may need to pray for persecution. Are you ready?

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Justen Overlander is the associate producer of The Chosen, the first-ever multi-season show about Jesus and His followers. The global success of The Chosen has allowed Justen to reach and remind people that Jesus meets you where you're at. As a former teacher and coach, Justen is passionate about bringing the best out of everyone and reminding them that nothing can separate them from the love of God.

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… Accepting your wife

Our first year of marriage was hell and you can read about it in my book Strong Men, Dangerous Times.

We were married 9 months after dating and really didn't know each other the way we probably should have.

I discovered that it was easier to love her than to accept her. I needed to accept who she was.

I had to accept I had no power to change Shanna, but I could change my attitude towards her and try to win her.

We win our wives when we accept, love and serve them.

Boots on the Ground

Without using physical features, make a list of what you love about your wife. Then take her on a date and share this list with her.

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Dan Wobschall has been in sexual addiction ministry since 2012 and joined the team at Be Broken Ministries in 2015 where he currently serves as Director Gateway to Freedom. Dan is the currently Executive Director for BoldPath Life Strategies.

He is a sexual addiction recovery coach for men, has been a contributor to the Covenant Eyes blogging team, and worked with them at a few Covenant Eyes events.

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Why it is Bad????

1. The Bible

GEN 2:24 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.

1 COR 7: 1Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 But because of immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband. 3 The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband.

HEB 13:4 Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge

1 Cor 6:18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies.

1. Testing the relationship creates a cracked broken relationship foundation because it is a relationship that based on a test and not commitment

1. Marriage and children will never be convenient. If your marriage is based on this myth you will struggle.

1. It dishonors the woman you are called to protect by parading her around.

1. Statistics prove that it is a BAD idea with 70% of cohabitator divorcing over the already high 50%. Again, the Bible proves itself over the world's wisdom

Psychology Today The new study is by Michael Rosenfeld and Katharina Roesler. Their findings suggest that there remains an increased risk for divorce for those living together prior to marriage and that prior studies suggesting the effect went away had a bias toward analyzing shorter versus longer-term effects. They found that living together before marriage was associated with lower odds of divorce in the first year of marriage, but increased odds of divorce in all other years tested, and this finding held across decades of data.

SOLUTION "IF you are claiming to follow Jesus" If you do not, then do what you want.

1. Get married asap
2. Move out asap
3. Keep doing what you are doing and pay for it.

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In this episode we will hear from Jim Ramos speaking At Boones Chapel in Prattville, Alabama. Every so often we will feature Jim speaking live at one of his event. At the end of this episode go to www.meninthearena.org and pick up Jim's newest Book, Strong Man Dangerous times. Five Essentials Every Man Must Possess to Change His World.

Jim speaks on Grit. Men, never give up. They don't throw in the towel. They don't hide and defer. They get in the arena and fight each day and finish well.

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Have you ever been called soft? Or maybe, you think you are so hardcore with no flaws. We all have something we need to work on. What is yours? A man in the arena allows other men to speak into their lives and help them identify their weaknesses.

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Dr. Clarence Schuler was filmed as a marriage expert for one session of Oprah's "Love Goals" reality show in 2020. He & his wife Brenda are members of FamilyLife's Weekend to Remember Marriage Getaway Speaker Team. He serves on the Fatherhood CoMission Board. Clarence partners with Gary Chapman and speaks at The Five Love Languages and Date Night events. He has authored 10 books including our book for today, Making your Wife your Best Friend.

"Conflict is not about winning. It's about understanding."

"If couples prays together, they have a 1 in 10000 chance of divorcing."

"How I treat the gift (my wife) is a reflection of my worship for God."

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Ask yourself this question, and your wife. Are you a pleasure to be married to?

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The TRAIL'S END is FINISHING STRONG because it is the functional as well as foundational component of manhood. Why do so many men finish wrong and so few finish strong?

Men in the Arena. Men in the Stress Bubble raising kids right now, listen up! Do you want to finish strong? GOOD!

Here is how.

Finish every day strong (6:00 -9:00), compounded over time, will equal a strong LIFE finish.

Without these four things, a man is in SERIOUS danger of finishing wrong. This is so important guys!

REPUTABLE (1 Timothy 3:7)

1. There is nothing in my private life that could cause embarrassment to me or my family if it became public.
2. Those who know me best, respect me the most.

WISE (1 Timothy 3:2 and Titus 1:8)

1. People often come to me for advice.
2. I seek the advice from people I trust before making and big decision.

TACTFUL (1 Timothy 3:3, and Titus 1:7)

1. I try to make peace when a conflict begins, rather than welcoming a fight.
2. I am not considered to be argumentative.

BALANCED (1 Timothy 3:2)

1. I rarely overcommit myself.
2. I regularly make time to regroup, reflect, and refresh.

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