This episode is for all of the guys out there we hear from all the time who are worn down, overwhelmed, dealing with the thorns of life, and just discouraged.

We're going to walk through 5 levels of invisible battles you might be fighting, and how to get through them with wisdom and with help from the Lord.

Let this be an encouragement if you're carrying a lot and you're not sure where to turn next, brothers.

Our God is a God of hope. He has solutions. He will not forsake you.

Try a few of these practical things and get back on the horse...you have a high calling as a Family Captain, time to get moving in the right direction.

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In This Episode:

0:00 Intro

2:00 Encouragement

4:47 The Ache of Success

17:32 The Thorn of Circumstances

21:43 How to stop falling into discouragement

29:53 The Drift of Boredom

41:29 The Winter of Numbness

47:17 Real life example of brotherhood

51:25 The darkness of discouragement and depression

58:43 The Fast Track

Mentioned:

Sacred Pathways by Gary Thomas: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310361176/

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Nobody tells men that our lives will shift into autopilot without us noticing. They didn’t warn us that our marriage would drift into average instead of amazing. But Christians should have the best marriages and the best sex lives. The Family Captain will show you how.

This episode is all about exactly how to talk to your kids about sex and God's good design for the marriage bed.

We believe that dads need to be the primary discipler for their kids in every aspect of their lives, but particularly so in their sexuality.

The enemy has wounded so many people in their childhood in sexuality, and it's not something you can afford to leave to chance, especially in our hyper-sexualized and perverted world.

This one is highly tactical, but more importantly shows you another specific way to use the broad Family Captain principle of being on OFFENSE instead of DEFENSE.

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In This Episode:

0:00 Intro

2:07 "The Talk" with your kids?

3:44 Will I "steal their innocence"?

7:02 What age to talk about things

10:59 Options for conversations

12:22 Talking about anatomy correctly

18:03 Discomfort

19:52 What's at stake (clip?)

24:59 If you're "late" to the party

28:57 Books and resources

33:31 Go from defense to offense

Mentioned:

God's Design For Sex (series of 4 books): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O5DIVTU/

God Made All Of Me: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1942572301/

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Nobody tells men that our lives will shift into autopilot without us noticing. They didn’t warn us that our marriage would drift into average instead of amazing. But Christians should have the best marriages and the best sex lives. The Family Captain will show you how.

This is the definitive episode - with examples - on how to navigate and respond when your wife becomes hysterical or overly emotional.

Stop taking the bait. Start leading. Remember you're her head, not her "life partner" (puke).

If your marriage is otherwise decent, but her emotions get the better of her, you, and your entire family...hit the play button ASAP to level up your marriage and your life right now.

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In This Episode:

0:00 Intro

2:21 A hysterical wife

6:57 Tracking your wife's cycle

10:07 Understanding, not justifying

16:44 How to screw up when your wife's emoting (CLIP)

22:51 Emotional ambush before bed

24:55 How to be the lighthouse

28:51 Silence or matching her?

37:45 Discerning the timing

46:42 Honoring the weaker vessel

52:43 Starting to fix this in your marriage

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Nobody tells men that our lives will shift into autopilot without us noticing. They didn’t warn us that our marriage would drift into average instead of amazing. But Christians should have the best marriages and the best sex lives. The Family Captain will show you how.

Gentlemen. It's a new year.

Reflect on 2025, but more importantly, it's time to get your vision dialed in for 2026.

This episode will help you do just that, BUT...

Our advice probably isn't what you're expecting.

We don't keep things surface level like the other videos or resources you might find out there for how to "win" the year.

We're going foundational, because it's what we know ACTUALLY changes families, marriages, and lives.

So if you're ready for 2026 to be THE year you become the greatest man your wife and your kids have ever known, press play and get ready to take action.

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In This Episode:

0:00 Intro

1:59 Leading your family well into 2026

5:37 Vision vs. Tactics

9:31 Gratitude

11:57 Your REAL "Why"

14:18 Your Standard

21:28 God's word, not mine

23:30 The enemy

27:56 Your actual vision

38:58 Vision with Brotherhood

45:39 Your next step to winning 2026

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Nobody tells men that our lives will shift into autopilot without us noticing. They didn’t warn us that our marriage would drift into average instead of amazing. But Christians should have the best marriages and the best sex lives. The Family Captain will show you how.

Gentlemen...the future is going to get really weird, really fast.

I'm talking like, maybe in the next 2 years. Max, no more than 10.

And this isn't me making up numbers with my tinfoil hat on in my conspiracy bunker.

These numbers are coming from the top AI experts on the PLANET. They all give 2-5 year timelines before things get really, really weird...and potentially dystopian. 10 for the "ridiculous" conservative estimate.

We're talking ALL jobs vanishing.

And maybe much, much worse. Depends on how benevolent AI is.

We HAVE to talk about this seriously.

Family captains are prepared.

We don't know how it's going to play out, but I will tell you this much...

Family leadership is THE thing.

It's always been THE thing, but we're about to find out just how important it really is.

Join us in opening this discussion, because it's going to be the most important discussion we as fathers and leaders have.

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In This Episode:

0:00 Intro

2:33 The potentially terrifying future of AI

7:52 3 Levels of AI

18:12 Where's the seatbelt?

28:06 YES, your job, too

33:06 Family leadership is THE thing

45:34 Psalm 46

47:47 Warring in prayer

53:57 We were created for such a time as this

Mentioned:

Diary of a CEO Podcast (main channel): https://www.youtube.com/@TheDiaryOfACEO/videos

The AI Safety Expert: These Are The Only 5 Jobs That Will Remain In 2030! - Dr. Roman Yampolskiy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UclrVWafRAI

Ex-Google Exec (WARNING): The Next 15 Years Will Be Hell Before We Get To Heaven! - Mo Gawdat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9a1nLw70p0&t=59s

Godfather of AI: They Keep Silencing Me But I’m Trying to Warn Them! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giT0ytynSqg

Creator of AI: We Have 2 Years Before Everything Changes! These Jobs Won't Exist in 24 Months! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ1POHiR8m8

An AI Expert Warning: 6 People Are (Quietly) Deciding Humanity’s Future! We Must Act Now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Y-fynYsgE&t=166s

AI Expert: We Have 2 Years Before Everything Changes! We Need To Start Protesting! - Tristan Harris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFU1OCkhBwo

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Are you going to be as uncomfortable as JM during this episode?

Honestly we hope you are.

Because here's the thing...

Most men have no freaking idea how sweet marriage and family life can be.

They spend their hard earned money truck accessories, or a vacation.

That might have a little, tiny bit of fruit.

But guys there is a way to invest in your family that has GENERATIONAL fruit. For your life, for your wife's life, for your kids' lives, for your grandkids' lives...

Our goal is to make you aware of that today. And if we have different values, that's cool.

But we wouldn't be loving you if we didn't at least give a good, complete overview of what life COULD look like, if you're willing to take the plunge.

In This Episode:

0:00 Intro

2:30 Lead with strength and love

7:40 The incredible vision you can accomplish

18:35 God's plan is so much greater than our plan

29:58 Family Captain Vision

35:31 Decision making and values

54:14 Entitlement

1:01:01 Gratitude

1:07:22 Excuse killer

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You've probably never heard parenting advice like this.

Not because it's radical.

But because it's Biblical, wise, and proven by it's fruit.

The culture hates you, it wants to confuse you, and one of the main ways it does that is by making you think there's no such thing as parenting wisdom...that you're just supposed to 'make it up'...or not even think about it in the first place.

We are here to dispel that lie and teach you some basic foundational things about what your expectations should be like to lead a loving, godly home as the father.

Discipline, consequences, speaking to your kids, the difference between boys and girls when parenting...

This is a must listen for all Christian fathers who want to apply wisdom to their fatherhood.

In This Episode:

0:00 Intro

2:44 Inconsistency in kids

11:40 What to do when kids fight

22:46 Insincerity in apologies

27:32 What if you don't have the bandwidth?

31:03 If your wife feels like she's lost authority in the household

39:00 If your wife is the main disciplinarian

43:39 Training daughters

52:38 Don't exasperate your children

1:04:31 Captaining your ship

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Nobody tells men that our lives will shift into autopilot without us noticing. They didn’t warn us that our marriage would drift into average instead of amazing. But Christians should have the best marriages and the best sex lives. The Family Captain will show you how.

This whole episode is Chris asking JM bite sized questions and containing the answer to just a couple minutes, like you might get with a speaker after he gets off stage.

Want to learn how to initiate sex with your wife when she's not in the mood? How to have conversations when you're in crazy season? How to have more fun and be more joyful as a father? What ONE book JM recommends? What he recommends guys stop doing in marriage?

This episode is a buffet of solid, practical, biblical answers to everyday marriage and family leadership issues.

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In This Episode:

0:00 Intro

2:59 How to initiate sex when your wife's not in the mood

6:24 Do the dishes?

15:04 Meaningful conversation when everything is busy

18:03 How to bring fun into fatherhood

24:25 Don't feel attracted to my wife anymore

30:45 How to stop escaping into addictions

38:31 Rapid fire

Mentioned:

Episode on Masculine Confidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUuFRxfP2xI

Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0739PYQSS/

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Nobody tells men that our lives will shift into autopilot without us noticing. They didn’t warn us that our marriage would drift into average instead of amazing. But Christians should have the best marriages and the best sex lives. The Family Captain will show you how.

Want to know the nitty gritty of what we do around the holidays? You're in luck.

In this episode, JM and Chris share what their Christmas' look like as families, share some extremely actionable insights for leading over the next month, and give some bonus tips along the way for Thanksgiving, navigating travel boundaries, and how to not give terrible gifts.

This episode is THE weapon you need to enter into the next month with peace, joy, and leadership that will bless your family.

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In This Episode:

0:00 Intro

2:37 Santa Claus?

9:33 Christmas Morning

18:44 How to prepare for the holiday season as a leader

26:33 Ungratefulness and discipline

37:20 Pressure to gift

48:57 Unique holiday traditions

54:19 Boundaries

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Nobody tells men that our lives will shift into autopilot without us noticing. They didn’t warn us that our marriage would drift into average instead of amazing. But Christians should have the best marriages and the best sex lives. The Family Captain will show you how.

The culture and our own sin leads many men these days to accidentally masculinize their wives.

In turn, their wives become less feminine, less sweet, less submissive...

Husband and wife become more like "life partners".

Nobody's happy, everyone's stressed, and no one knows why.

Well, this is why.

In this episode we'll unpack exactly how you're (accidentally) making your wife act like a man, and what to do about it, because our goal is to help you become the greatest man your wife and kids have ever known.

When you unlock the levels of leadership we walk you through, you'll find your wife likely responding in more feminine, tender, open, helpful, and submissive ways.

Let's dive in.

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In This Episode:

0:00 Intro

1:15 How to know if your wife is being masculine?

6:22 The cost of making your wife your "bro"

9:06 TERRIBLE advice

15:44 What if neither of you have the "soft" skills?

26:31 Soften your wife as the protector

35:07 Capacity for meanness

45:44 Lack of provision creating chaos

53:05 Missing leadership makes your wife masculine

59:04 Loving your wife and kids how they need to be loved

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Nobody tells men that our lives will shift into autopilot without us noticing. They didn’t warn us that our marriage would drift into average instead of amazing. But Christians should have the best marriages and the best sex lives. The Family Captain will show you how.