Raising kids can be difficult, but when your child is created to be very different than yourself, it can be even more difficult.  For example, if you as a dad are athletic, into sports, enjoy doing things with your hands, but your child is not interested in athletics at all.  Maybe they are interested in video games and staying inside living a more sedentary life.  The question is, how to you father this child well?

In this show, Kyle and Hutch discuss how you go about being the best father for all of your children whether they are wired like you or not.  We would love to have our kids conform to our ways of approaching life, but the reality is, God made them different, and different for a reason!  

As fathers, we are the adults in this situation.  We are called to adapt and accept our child for who God designed them to be.  It is only the selfish man that can't understand that he must put the differences aside and work to raise the best individual possible.  

The differences between father and child can be subtle or significant.  Those are not the focus.  The focus is on the similarities.  What do you have in common with your child?  This is where the connection of parenting is made and grown.  Whether it is a common activity, interest, sense of humor, or simply that you are both a child of God, this is what we build from.  

Listen more to see what you can do to be the best Strong Dad for your child.

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Many believe that they are a victim of their environment.  To some degree this could be true, but in this episode, Strong Dads welcomes a gentlemen that desired something greater.  In this episode, special guest, Carl Brown, joins us to tell his story about acknowledging his past environment. But, rather than being a victim, he decided to search out ways to become victorious.  Specifically, he wanted to be victorious as a father.  

Carl comes to us with no special training or education in the world of fatherhood, psychology, or even parenting, he comes to us as a real dad that wanted to make a real difference in a positive way. 

Carl has put his thoughts into actions and began the walk of being the best dad he could be.  Listen in on some of the insights, tips, and strategies that Carl has used to help him live on purpose as a Strong Dad.

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As a man, the idea of protecting is second nature.  We desire to take care and protect those around us.  Whether we are called as a firefighter, police officer, soldier, or father, we are called to protect.  

In this show Kyle shows the tools of protection that he uses everyday as a firefighter.  He explains the reason for his equipment and the necessary training to use it well.  "Take care of the stuff that will take care of you."

 After a lesson on fire safety , Hutch and Kyle transfer into the role that Strong Dads have as protectors of their family.  Topics such as how to handle yourself for your physical protection.  Protecting your home from intruders through your front door or your computer firewall.  Protecting your marriage.  Protecting your faith and the faith development of your family.  Protection is in the DNA of a Strong Dad.  If you are not equipped, then get equipped.  If you do not know how, then learn.  Satan and the world are one in the same.  They both are polite enough to knock on your door before entering, they would rather break your door down or sneak behind you.  Either way, they want to destroy you and your family.  

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Divorce is hard!  It is hard on everyone involved.  That is why we want to do everything possible to not get to the point of divorce.  Doing things like premarital coaching, making sure to be equally aligned in faith, and establishing common values to live by are critical to preventing divorce.  

However, the reality is that divorce does happen.  Immaturity, selfishness, arrogance, and a host of other variables come to rest only making the marriage weaker and people begin to get hurt.  This hurt will alter the life path of the people involved.  When we are hurt, we must heal, and healing can be done well or not.  In order to heal, a wound must be stabilized and protected.  Whether we are talking about he healing of a broken bone or the people involved in a divorce.  Healing done well is essential to living well after the wound is inflicted. 

This show revisits a guest that was on Strong Dads nearly two years ago, Derek Fee.  At the time of our first show Derek was just separating from his wife after he had walked out of the marriage and into an adulterous affair. Initially, Derek would rationalize his behaviors and even attempt to blame his actions on others.  But soon Derek recognized that this was the work of a boy and not a true man of God.  Derek began to seek counsel and understand all that was at stake.  He began to confess and seek forgiveness from his wife and family.  At times he even thought there may be a chance of marital restoration.  But as time passed, he realized the marriage was not going to be restored.  

When Derek reflected on the damage he had created he had to make some decisions on what healing would look like and how he would go about the actual process.  This show reveals what Derek and many men discover about themselves when they go through this kind of healing.  His eyes become more wide-open to his assumed past ways of living.  He sees what his actions have led too, but more importantly, what he can do to change his future.  Derek's walk is simply that, a walk.  A slow, but purposeful walk of re-establishing who he is, who God is to him, and what he wants to be as a man, father, and maybe husband.  This is a story of growth and healing after a self-inflicted wound.  

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As men we hate to have repeating difficult things over and over. Things that are difficult in life, we just want to do them one time and be finished; one and done!  

As many things in life go, the "One and Done" mindset really doesn't prove to be very successful in life.  Things that are important to us will always have a level of building or maintenance required.  Whether it is getting in shape and then staying in shape, or getting married and staying married.  These items take constant work whether we like it or not.  

In this show, Kyle and Hutch take on the Strong Dads that would love to take the easy way out and say they "did" something.  We need more than what you did.  We need you to be doing.  Your family needs you to be doing.  Your faith needs you to be doing.  Anything that matters in life needs you to be doing.  

We must understand that we must live today and not rest on what we did yesterday.  1 Peter 5:8      Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.  Satan does not sleep.  Everyday he makes credible attempts to derail you from the life God has for you.  We can not rest on what we did, we must keep doing.  

This is analogous to God telling Moses that the Israelites should only gather enough manna for the day.  And, like all typical humans, they begin to get the idea that if they stockpiled the manna, the next day they could rest.  "Not so fast", says the Lord.  He gives us what we need to get through the day, but we must go to him every day for what we need to get through that day.  

No more "One and Done" thinking.  We must humble ourselves daily to get nourished by God. 

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It is time to choose what hill you will die on!  During this show, Hutch and Kyle interview Kyle Thompson, host of the show, Undaunted Life.  Kyle makes not apologies for challenging men to decide what they will fight and die for.  He stresses the importance of equipping men to know their enemy and discover their weapons to fight the enemy. 
These are not the weapons of guns and knives, these are the weapons of commitment, knowledge, and action to protect what God has called us to protect.  
Kyle's words are hard-hitting and unapologetic. His mission is to inspire and motivate men to recognize how our masculinity has been under fire. We will not stop taking fire anytime soon, but we do have a call to know what we need to stand for and stand strong indeed!  

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All parents want their kids to do well.  We want them to win!  We teach them everyday to do their best, never quit, go hard, be the best, etc....  But, is this really the message we should be sending to our kids?  

Strong Dads takes a hard look at what the foundation of achievement standards needs to rest on for the well-being of our kids as well as our global community.  We have seen far too often that when people set out to achieve at a high level they often will do it at the cost of something far more valuable.  Win at all cost,  may come with more of a cost than any of us are willing to pay.  

During this show, Hutch and Kyle take time to explain the importance of teaching your kids to achieve at a high level.  But, before doing that, as Strong Dads, we must put their achievement on a foundation of quality values.  In particular, Christian values.  When a person is a high achiever and has done it with the guides of Christian values, everyone benefits.  When a person is a high achiever, but does it at self-interest values, the benefactors are few if any.  

This essentially comes down to teaching our kids about putting God first, others second, and then self.  Living our life by the Golden Rule.  When our kids grow up with these values they become a positive influence on their generation and the generations to follow.  

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It is no secret that police in the United States have been under more scrutiny than any other profession in recent times.  Riots, protest, and violence have been the fruits of this scrutiny.  People often believe that justice is not being served, power is being abused, and prejudice runs amok. This belief has gone deep and has incited levels of emotion surrounding the work of police officers.  Some say the police are bad. Some say the police are just dealing with bad people.  Some say that most police are great people, but a few bad apples are getting all the media's attention. 
Strong Dads believes that this country is one of greatness, but not perfection.  Greatness in that it has systems set up to handle lawlessness and provide justice when necessary.  We are blessed by a court system and an opportunity to see justice be served appropriately. With that being said, it is not perfect because it is made up of imperfect people.  
During this show, Lt. Tom Moore with the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, joins us as our guest and helps to explain what goes into the training and preparation of today's police officers.  This show gives us great insight to the challenges our police officer face and how that system is working to meet the needs of an ever-changing society.  
It is clear that what used to be done in the work of a police officer is not necessarily what should be done in today's world.  
Check this show out and grow your level of understanding about what you can do as a citizen to make our society healthier and safer. 

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After two years of producing Strong Dads we have come to some understandings, confirmations, and pleasant surprises, and even a few cautions.  In this episode of Strong Dads Kyle and Hutch celebrated their two year anniversary and take the time to assess what they have observed and learned about the state of dads across this nation.  

Some of our take-aways are positive affirmations that men are doing things well and are vital to the health of our culture.  Somethings are reminders of where we are falling short and need to continue the charge towards improvement and growth.  But most importantly is the recognition of what happens when you do not follow the leadership of Jesus Christ and put yourself in the leadership position.  

If there is one takeaway  that we have come to realize is that we need to understand more now than ever that we are not the king or the throne.  In fact, we are not even the king!  There is only one King and when we begin to wrap our minds around that King and follow His leadership, amazing things begin to happen in our marriages, families, communities, and country!  

Jesus is King of kings and Lord or lords. 

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Yes, we have heard the phrase; "Money can't buy happiness.", but the question is, how can I get happiness? 

Hutch and Kyle tackle this subject as they discuss being wealthy.  What does wealth mean?  How do we get wealth?  What happens when we are chasing the wrong kinds of wealth?  This is a rich discussion, (Pun intended), about how we can seek to live a life of a wealthy man.  

Your wealth will flow out to many others when you understand exactly what it is and how to use it.  The symptoms of poverty are real and nothing new, but the symptoms of wealth are also very real and nothing new.  You decide if you want to be wealthy in the flesh or wealthy in the Spirit. 

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