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On today's PoM Podcast I sat down with Co-founder and lead pastor of Church Unlimited, Bil Cornelius, who shares how committing to 100 hours of prayer transformed his life, his church, and everything he thought he knew about prayer.

His new book, Pray Big, Listen Bigger (10/6/26), is an insightful guide to life changing prayer. Listeners will take away: 

How being accountable to intentional prayer is a game-changing discipline.

Common obstacles that can keep us from enjoying the intimate prayer life with God we were made for

The importance of listening to God for a change
How to respond when God doesn’t answer our prayers
How to hear God speak to you and discern His voice

Prayer is one of the most powerful tools Christians have, yet so many of us don’t know how to pray. Drawing from his experience, Pastor Bil shows listeners that prayer isn’t just a way to bring requests to God—it’s a key element of a relationship with Him… just one hour of prayer can make a life changing difference.

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On today's PoM Podcast episode I want to share a book that helped me begin to build an intentional library many years ago: Mansfield's Book of Manly Men. 

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On today's PoM Podcast episode we are going to take a look at this question; "Are you intentionally building the life you want to live, or are you simply reacting to the life happening around you?"

This is one of the great dangers facing us today. It's not necessarily that we're doing terrible things. It's that we can spend our entire lives doing a thousand relatively good things while neglecting the things that matter most.

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On today's PoM podcast I sat down with Dr. David Pendergrass, a pastor, biblical scholar, author, teacher, counselor, and leadership consultant. For nearly thirty years, he has helped individuals, couples, churches, and organizations think more clearly, develop healthier relationships, and live as disciples of Jesus.

To learn more visit: https://www.davidpendergrass.com/

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On today's PoM episode I reflect on the last 10 years of this ministry, what each aspect means to me and how we will be working on the Greatest Hits Volume 2. 

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On today's PoM podcast I sat down with Jarrett Bailey author of Iron Sharpens Iron: A Machinist's Handbook for the Soul

Jarrett wrote this book in honor of his father Ernest Bailey who ran a small machine shop in a rural community for nearly 40 years. His son Jarrett grew up in it — and in Iron Sharpens Iron, he takes readers back into that shop, one devotion at a time.

This isn't a devotional wearing a machinist costume. Each entry begins with something real from the trade — tramming a mill head, reading a micrometer to the ten-thousandth, cutting a thread by hand — and follows it to a specific spiritual truth. A dial indicator's runout becomes a picture of submission. A casting's hidden voids become a picture of what we bury. The metaphors hold because the machining is real.

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On today's PoM Podcast episode you will hear the Friday Night message from this past years Men's Retreat on the peace that Christ offers from John 14:27. 

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On today's PoM Podcast episode I sat down with Paul Pettit, a multi-published author and Dallas Theological Seminary teacher to discuss his latest book, "A Courageous Identity: Accepting the Call of Christ-Centered Masculinity."

What does it really mean to be a man of faith? It’s not about being perfect. It’s about becoming increasingly effective in the daily roles of husband, dad, friend, and worker. 

In a culture that often distorts masculinity, Paul points men back to God’s original design, reminding them that becoming a godly man is not about perfection but about daily progress, brotherhood, and surrendering to God’s shaping hand. His new book, A Courageous Identity, is a guide for men who want to grow in faith, maturity, and purpose as they walk shoulder to shoulder with others. He encourages men to reject passivity, embrace responsibility, and live with courage, offering a roadmap for those seeking purpose and impact.

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On today's PoM podcast we are going to continue our conversation about what it means to "Burn The Ships" in our life and talk about Burning The Ship of Our Old Identity. 

The person you used to be.

The person you were told you were.

The person you became because of your failures.

The person you became because of your wounds.

The person you became because of your past.

We all have this tension, but here's the problem:

Jesus didn't die to make you a slightly improved version of your old identity.

He died and rose again to make you new.

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Burn the Ships. It's an old phrase, but it's a powerful one.

The basic idea is simple: If you want to move forward, sometimes you have to eliminate your ability to escape.

You've got to burn the ships. You've got to remove the escape route.

You've got to stop keeping one foot in the old life while trying to walk into the new one.

And for the Christian man, that's an incredibly important concept.

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