The C.O.D.E of Man

In part two of a three part series, the Crew, along with Pastor Chris Cantrell, discuss the common challenges all fathers face and the unique challenges of fathers raising children in this modern culture.  With a few laughs along the way this will be an honest and helpful look into what being a successful dad is all about.  

A special thank you to our friend Bruce Frye for the theme song, "Heart of a Champion."  You can find more of Bruce Frye's music and ministry at Bruce Frye Ministries - Singer, Songwriter & Evangelist | Online Christian Music and Book Store

Also, we welcome your emails at [email protected]

This week the Crew begins a series of discussions on being godly fathers.  Welcomed into the Undisclosed Location is our own Easy Target's dad, Chris Cantrell, father of three adult children and five grandchildren, and a long time pastor who brings a balancing experience to this journey into fatherhood.

In part one the men reflect back on what they remember about their own fathers while growing up and what they all hope their own children will remember about them as dads.  Drawing down on some key qualities every good (but not perfect) dad should possess:

Genuineness, Patience, Teachability, and Faith.

A special thank you to our friend Bruce Frye for the theme song, "Heart of a Champion."  You can find more of Bruce Frye's music and ministry at Bruce Frye Ministries - Singer, Songwriter & Evangelist | Online Christian Music and Book Store

Also, we welcome your emails at [email protected]

Overtrek and the Teton group are back from Wyoming and back in the studio of the undisclosed location to talk about their trip.  The 2021 C.O.D.E. Super Adventure is in the books!  Join the Crew as we look back and process a little of the experience with Easy Target and Rollin Napoleon taking the interviewer roles.   What was it like to summit the 12,804 ft. Middle Teton mountain?  What can living in the backcountry teach you about living in the Kingdom of God?  And what is a "Jorge's Versa" anyway?  And what happened to Rollin Napoleon during sign offs?

A special thank you to our friend Bruce Frye for the theme song, "Heart of a Champion."  You can find more of Bruce Frye's music and ministry at Bruce Frye Ministries - Singer, Songwriter & Evangelist | Online Christian Music and Book Store

Also, we welcome your emails at [email protected]

This week, in the absence of Overtrek (who is away summitting mountains and immersed in back country living), the millennials take over the Undisclosed Location, Easy Target and Rollin' Napoleon discuss the challenge of finding the balance between honoring the traditions of the past, while finding the leading of Jesus for today. Is there a way to make different choices than those who have come before, and, if so, can you still properly honor the faithfulness of the lives of the saints of yesterday?

“A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

In this concluding episode on the topic of living a deeper life, the Crew shares some insights into how men can pursue deeper living and move out of the shallows.  In the discussion you will hear some thoughts on...

Deeper Life means…

A special thank you to our friend Bruce Frye for the theme song, "Heart of a Champion."  You can find more of Bruce Fryes music and ministry at Bruce Frye Ministries - Singer, Songwriter & Evangelist | Online Christian Music and Book Store

Also, we welcome your emails at [email protected]

"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine" and we think this qualifies...maybe?

As boys we lived deeply from the heart. We drew pictures, chased lightening bugs, climbed trees, but something has happened to that wild and passionate heart in most men. Is there a way to get it back?

It seems most men, including in the church, are ignorant of, or simply avoid living, a deep life.  It is evident in their relationships, their life goals, and entertainment choices; all of it seems pretty shallow.  And it is costing us.

What is a deeper life?  How do we live there as men?  In part one of a two part series, the C.O.D.E. Crew discuss what has helped them develop a deeper life within their own souls, with God, and ultimately with others.

A special thank you to our friend Bruce Frye for the theme song, "Heart of a Champion."  You can find more of Bruce Fryes music and ministry at Bruce Frye Ministries - Singer, Songwriter & Evangelist | Online Christian Music and Book Store

Also, we welcome your emails at [email protected]

The C.O.D.E. Crew shares, in round table fashion, some of the daily practices that have helped keep the soul nourished over the last couple of months.  Given the heavy times we all live in and the barrage of negativity that seems to relentlessly come our way, we are going to need to practice soul care to stay strong.  Given four qualifiers:

1) Simple practices that are sustainable.

2) Solitude practices that bring us out of the distractions to a focus on God.

3) Strengthening practices, that is, things which actually make the soul stronger and do not drain us.

4) Separation practices which helps us distance from the images, messages, noise, ideas, and attitudes of the world.

In the second half of the interview with Graham Glover the Crew dives a little deeper into politics, leaders who inspire, and even a Tebow sighting (or hearing)!  Also, perhaps Chaplain/Pastor Glover has even been inspired to write his first book, "The Art of Compromise from the Trenches of the Unmoved."

In this first of a two part series the C.O.D.E. Crew welcomes Graham Glover to the Undisclosed Location for a discussion on what it takes to live out the dream of your heart and find the path to true success by the standard of God's word.  What do you love and can you make a life and living doing it?  We discuss how success is never a solo journey, we need others to help us make it. 

Graham is a 13 year U.S. Army Chaplain, a Luther Church Missouri Synod Pastor, and currently serves as the Public Information Officer for the Gainesville, FL Police Department.  He is a Graduate of the University of Florida with a BA in Religion/Religious Studies as well as an MA in Political Science and Government.  He earned his Master of Divinity from Concordia Seminary in St Louis, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Political Science and Government from the University of Florida.

The Crew and Chaplain Glover talk faith, politics, and following God in the pursuit of living out the dreams of the heart.  What does it take for a man to find that path and do what he was meant to do?  Among other things we discuss:

1. Having a Desire of Your Heart you can identify

2. Hearing the Voice of God as He directs you.

3. Heeding the Counsel of Others who speak truth into your life