Host Dustin Defenderfer sits down with Pastor Shane Idleman, founder of Westside Christian Fellowship, who shares his powerful journey from addiction to steroids, alcohol, rage, and despair to full surrender to Christ. Drawing from his broken past, Shane discusses overcoming midlife discouragement, performance identity traps, fear, and finding true peace through faith, repentance, worship, and full surrender to God—offering hope for men feeling numb, burned out, or lost in today's world.

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00:00:00 - Intro & Shane's Testimony Hook00:01:14 - Guest Intro: Shane Idleman00:02:42 - Men's Numbness & Performance Identity00:05:00 - Getting Right with God Restores Passion00:07:31 - Faith Steps Out Despite Fear00:12:39 - Shane's Broken Family & Early Life00:15:39 - Rock Bottom: Surrender on TV Preacher00:19:26 - Wild Sheep Foundation Ad00:20:51 - The Beauty of Brokenness00:27:09 - Why Many Men Avoid Church00:35:26 - Worship as Manly & Spiritual Battle00:44:40 - Overcoming Discouragement & Repentance00:54:30 - Mountain Tough App Promo01:08:00 - Golden Nugget: Burnout vs. New Calling