The Puddcast

Most of us have grown up without Godly father figures in our lives and we long for a deep sense of being loved by a truly good father. Kirk Giles, Canadian president of Promise Keepers, shared his thoughts with me on how to become a father that looks like God, and a man who looks like Jesus.

Resources:

Learn more about Kirk at kirkgiles.com.
The Seasons of Fatherhood, by Kirk Giles (alternative link)
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Jonathan Edwards wrote “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” which, in my opinion, drastically distorts the character of God and is responsible for major problems in Evangelicalism. Edwards also wrote a brilliant apologetic for emotional outbursts and the manifestation of the Holy Spirit, which I wholeheartedly believe in. If the great Jonathan Edwards had blind spots, so do we all. Frank Viola’s latest book, ReGrace, looks at the shocking beliefs of many great Christians in order to help us extend grace to one another when we disagree. We also discussed how the ongoing impact of The Insurgence, his signature work.

Resources:

You can download the first 5 chapters of ReGrace for free at regrace.info.

ReGrace: What the Shocking Beliefs of the Great Christians Can Teach Us Today, by Frank Viola
Insurgence, by Frank Viola
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Pastoring a small, young church is hard work. Especially when you have young kids at home yourselves. I spoke with Adam & Amy Ryan, pastors of Catch The Fire Church in Kitchener, about their journey from adolescents struggling with depression and rejection to being a pastoral couple leading a vibrant Holy Spirit-oriented church together. We discussed identity, whose church it really is, and how to regain hope after seasons of hardship. Amy also shared about a chance encounter with Andrew Brunson, the American pastor recently released from prison in Turkey.

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What kind of man do you want to be? What kind of a man do you want your man to be? In Luke Gifford’s opinion, most men can get very clear about who they want to be and how they want to show up in the world, but they might need a few weeks with the question before they can answer it. And then they might need a year to connect with their own emotional framework. This week on The Puddcast Luke and I discussed helping men become aware of their emotions, mastering fear and anger, moving beyond toxic masculinity and trying to raise kids who’ll face their monsters. And yes, of course, we talked about the Gillette Ad. This is part 2 of 2.

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What kind of man do you want to be? What kind of a man do you want your man to be? In Luke Gifford’s opinion, most men can get very clear about who they want to be and how they want to show up in the world, but they might need a few weeks with the question before they can answer it. And then they might need a year to connect with their own emotional framework. This week on The Puddcast Luke and I discussed helping men become aware of their emotions, mastering fear and anger, moving beyond toxic masculinity and trying to raise kids who’ll face their monsters. And yes, of course, we talked about the Gillette Ad. This is part 1 of 2.

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