What happens when the "good things" in your life like ministry, work, family, even your platform quietly become the thing that takes God's place? In this episode of the Stand Up Dude Podcast, hosts Pedro LaTorre and Stewart White sit down with Pastor Daniel Morris, Senior Pastor of Cultivate Church in Nolensville, TN and international missions leader, for an honest conversation about identity in Christ, church hurt, spiritual leadership, and what it really means to live as a son rather than a servant grinding for approval.

Daniel gets transparent about his own path. Childhood wounds, ministry performance, rejection, and the slow grace of God dismantling every false identity along the way. If you've ever wrestled with people-pleasing, burnout from church culture, or the creeping suspicion that your worth is tangled up in what you do instead of who God says you are, this conversation is for you. It's a call for Christian men to stop achieving their worth and start receiving it.

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WHAT YOU'LL TAKE AWAY:

• Daniel's unfiltered story of how wounds, rejection, and church betrayals nearly stole his faith, and how God redeemed all of it
• A clear-eyed look at the subtle idol of "doing for God" and why God will graciously dismantle anything competing for your heart
• Freedom from the pressure to scale, perform, and "build the brand," plus what authentic discipleship actually looks like
• Biblical truth about modern idolatry and how to spot the false gods hiding behind success and approval
• Why the desert seasons (failure, loss of plan B, being stripped down) are often God's deepest invitations
• A practical roadmap for building rhythms of open space with God so you can lead your family and community from overflow instead of empty
• Honest words for men carrying church hurt, and a vision for surrendered leaders who build communities that heal instead of harm

WHO THIS IS FOR:

• Christian men wrestling with identity, performance, and people-pleasing
• Pastors, leaders, and entrepreneurs feeling the weight of "building the brand"
• Anyone carrying church hurt who still longs for authentic faith and community
• Husbands and fathers wanting to lead from intimacy with God instead of exhaustion

This is a battle cry to abandon self-made performance, embrace sonship, and walk as dangerous men of faith in a culture obsessed with achievement. God doesn't want your résumé. He wants you.

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Thank you for walking with us as we call a generation of men out of passivity, compromise, and false strength. Back to Christ, back to truth, and back to the real life only found in surrender. You were not made to juggle, impress, or build a platform. You were made for intimacy with your Creator.
Stay surrendered. 


Timestamps:
00:00 Fear of rejection and ministry motivation
06:40 Career pivot and self-reflection
12:25 Healing wounds through faith
16:51 Ministry as identity and idolatry
21:36 Questioning Personal Faith
30:17 Questioning faith and finding more
31:41 Finding unexpected community connections
36:46 Relating to Theo Vaughan's podcast rant
44:15 Struggles shape biblical leaders
51:32 The life of shepherds
52:43 Struggling with modern comfort expectations
01:00:35 Living from identity in Christ
01:04:01 Living with faith and tension

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What if the version of you nobody knows is the very thing standing between you and the life God has for you? In this Stand Up Dude Podcast episode, hosts Pedro LaTorre and Stewart White sit down with Lucas LeFevre, founder of Holy Work and former design lead at Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University, for one of the most raw conversations we've ever recorded on Christian marriage, hidden addiction, hearing God's voice, and the spiritual discipline of daily journaling. Lucas opens up about the moment he was about to leave his wife Mandy at 29, the secret p*rn addiction nobody knew about, the supernatural "giant thumb" moment on a Nashville run when he heard "be still and know that I am God," and the raw letter he wrote his wife that saved their marriage — and changed his life.

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This conversation goes deep on how Christian men can quiet the noise, hear God's voice, recognize the 8 core feelings (from Chip Dodd's work), break free from hidden shame, and finally answer the question most guys never sit still long enough to ask: what do you actually want?

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WHAT YOU'LL TAKE AWAY:

• A real-world testimony of how confession, journaling, and radical honesty restored a marriage on the edge of divorce
• A practical framework for quieting the noise, hearing God's voice, and knowing what you actually want
• The "epidermis layer journaling" technique that gets the surface chatter out so your deeper self and God can show up
• A clear-eyed look at how hidden addiction and unspoken thoughts erode a Christian man from the inside
• The 8 core feelings every man needs to name before they run his life
• Why setting a real one-year vision beats chasing the next cultural milestone every time
• A biblical reframe on work, creativity, and ambition through the lens of Bezalel in Exodus 31

WHO THIS IS FOR:

• Christian men in marriages that look fine but feel stuck, restless, or distant
• Husbands, fathers, and creatives wrestling with hidden addictions or shame they've never said out loud
• Anyone who's tried prayer, church, and discipline but still can't seem to hear God
• Men who chase the next milestone and quietly suspect they don't know what they actually want

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 The Words That Stopped Him From Leaving His Wife
00:17 Why Most Christian Men Are Quietly Falling Apart
01:30 Meet Lucas LeFevre: Founder of Holy Work
03:00 "I Dared God to Rock My World" — The Prayer That Started It All
05:30 Working for Dave Ramsey at Financial Peace University
07:30 Hidden Addiction, Discontent, and Blaming His Wife
09:45 The Run That Changed Everything: "Be Still and Know I Am God"
12:00 The Raw Letter He Wrote His Wife That Saved Their Marriage
14:30 5 Years of Daily Journaling — The Surprising Transformation
17:30 The Holy Work Framework: How to Quiet the Noise
22:50 Pedro's "Glass Jar" Analogy for the Inner Work Most Men Avoid
27:00 The Wife He Almost Left Got Breast Cancer 12 Years Later
30:30 The Sprinkler Brochure Story That Changed His Work Forever
33:00 "Your Family Isn't in the Way — They ARE the Way"
38:00 What Lucas Wrote About His Stepfather That Broke Him Open
43:00 The 8 Core Feelings Every Christian Man Needs to Name
50:00 Setting a One-Year Vision: What Do You Actually Want?
53:30 The Cultural Trap of Always Chasing the Next Milestone
56:00 Why Christian Men Shouldn't Fear Building Real Wealth
58:30 Bezalel: The First Person Filled With the Spirit (Exodus 31)
1:02:30 A 7-Day Challenge for Men Who Want to Hear God's Voice

RESOURCES & LINKS:
Follow Lucas on Instagram & DM him "stand up" for the free 7-day challenge: @lucasplefevre
Holy Work platform: https://holywork.com
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What if AI isn't the only thing destroying modern artists, and what if the same forces are quietly hollowing out men, too? In this Stand Up Dude Podcast episode, hosts Pedro LaTorre and Stewart White sit down with hit Disney music producer, songwriter, and author Adam Watts — the producer behind Jeremy Camp's first two records, co-writer of Jesse McCartney's "Beautiful Soul," and the man behind hits for Switchfoot, High School Musical, Camp Rock, Miley Cyrus, and Demi Lovato. After 20+ years inside the machine, Adam pulls back the curtain on the corporate music industry, the spiritual cost of celebrity, the rise of AI in music and art, and the near-fatal health crisis that almost ended his life. This is a brutally honest conversation about creativity, faith, manhood, mental health, fatherhood, and why every man needs to rediscover what Adam calls "soul nutrition."

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Adam opens up about the parathyroid tumor that took five months to diagnose and brought him to the edge of his own life, what it means to make art "as unto the Lord," and why he believes if Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix had the tools he's now building, they'd still be here. Together, they wrestle with the addictive pull of AI, the danger of letting your creativity atrophy, the difference between a craftsman and someone who's just "crafty," the Myth of the Tortured Artist, and the daily fight against compartmentalization that's quietly killing the modern man.

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WHAT YOU'LL TAKE AWAY:

• A rare, behind-the-scenes look at the Disney and Christian music machines from a producer who built hits inside both
• A raw, unguarded testimony of hidden illness, mental darkness, and where God actually showed up
• A clear-eyed framework for using AI without letting it hollow out your creativity, your work, or your soul
• Why "art that looks real but is empty" is the spiritual warning sign for our generation
• The "Myth of the Tortured Artist" debunked by a man who lived it — and survived it
• A "balanced diet" model for the relationships, rhythms, friendships, and rest every man needs to stay whole

WHO THIS IS FOR:

• Christian men, creatives, songwriters, producers, and entrepreneurs wrestling with calling, identity, and the pressure to perform
• Anyone navigating hidden suffering or a faith that feels thinner than they thought it was
• Men who feel quietly empty in a season of outward success and don't know why
• Anyone trying to figure out how to use AI without losing what makes them human

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 "I didn't know you could be alive and be this dead"
00:51 Meet Adam Watts: Disney, Jeremy Camp, Switchfoot, "Beautiful Soul"
02:30 Why entrepreneurs, moms, and tradesmen are artists too
04:36 Doing your work "as unto the Lord"
06:00 The creationist theory of art (and why AI breaks it)
10:00 The hidden tumor doctors missed for five months
13:14 At the edge — and the two things that kept him here
14:50 When you realize your faith was thinner than you thought
16:50 Where God actually shows up when everything falls apart
19:48 Why tears are a "beautiful confession" — and why men avoid them
22:50 The Myth of the Tortured Artist
24:00 Why pain has to go somewhere (the MMA analogy that nails it)
26:30 Art as "soul nutrition"
28:00 What he saw working with Miley Cyrus at 12 and Demi Lovato at 14
30:30 The uncomfortable truth about the Christian music industry
34:00 The 10 Artist Types and the new MyArtistDNA platform
37:50 Building an "electric fence around your humanity"
41:30 Watts AI Theory: a framework for the unprecedented
44:30 Why AI is more intoxicating than any drug we've ever made
47:00 Wall-E, atrophy, and the death of effort
48:30 The Golden Calf warning every modern man needs to hear
51:00 Heaven and hell aren't "out there" — they're already here
51:55 What art actually does for a man
55:30 The balanced diet of relationships every man needs
58:30 Why decompartmentalizing is the work of modern manhood
1:00:00 "If Kurt Cobain and Hendrix had this, they'd still be here"

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What does it look like to live a creative life rooted in faith, family, and real purpose, without losing yourself to the hustle? In this Stand Up Dude Podcast episode, hosts Pedro LaTorre and Stewart White sit down with contemporary artist and entrepreneur Jason DeMeo for an unfiltered conversation on art, creativity, fatherhood, entrepreneurship, and what it actually means to be a Christian man in a noisy, distracted world.

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Jason opens up about walking away from a pastoral path, rediscovering his creative impulse, and learning to balance ambition with presence. Together, they dig into the spiritual disciplines that anchor a meaningful life—solitude, rest, meditation, self-awareness—and what it takes to build a legacy of substance over a résumé of noise. If you're a man wrestling with identity, manhood, work-life balance, marriage, parenting, or how faith shapes your craft and calling, this one's for you.

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WHAT YOU'LL TAKE AWAY:

• A clearer picture of what a creative, faith-rooted legacy actually looks like in real life—not just on Instagram
• Honest tools for breaking the cycle of ego, idolatry, and burnout through spiritual disciplines that create rest and self-awareness
• Real talk on marriage, fatherhood, and stewardship from men who are still figuring it out
• How to cultivate a home marked by grace and the fruit of the spirit, not just rules
• Raw stories on managing work, family, and the longing for impact—from pastor to creative professional
• Practical rhythms for schedule management, silence, and intentional presence

WHO THIS IS FOR:

• Men navigating fatherhood, creative pursuits, and work-life balance
• Entrepreneurs, pastors, and creatives chasing substance and legacy, not just hustle
• Husbands and fathers hungry for connection, faith, and a purposeful life

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Meet Jason DeMeo: artist, entrepreneur, and dad
05:38 Why Jason walked away from becoming a pastor
06:16 Evolving your identity as an artist (without losing yourself)
11:41 Finding clarity and purpose in a noisy world
14:18 How to honestly evaluate your spiritual growth
17:45 The mindset shift that changes how you carry responsibility
19:46 When work and faith collide
24:35 The hidden cost of missing the present moment
25:49 Hard work vs. trusting God—is there a balance?
31:08 What actually gives life meaning
32:36 Kids, sports, and competing priorities
35:53 Why family time is non-negotiable
40:37 Laughing at our own forgetfulness
44:41 Discipline vs. human nature: the daily fight
46:57 Owning your agency as a man
48:27 Pursuing real transformation through faith

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Join the Stand Up Dude brotherhood—where men find their voice, lead with courage and humility, and become men of faith, substance, and impact.

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Stay creative, stay rooted, and lead with purpose.

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"We've treated God like a genie in a bottle, and it's quietly wrecking our faith."
In this episode of Stand Up Dude, hosts Tim Bisagno, Stewart White, and Pedro LaTorre sit down with Christian recording artist Jordan St. Cyr ("Fires," "Rescue," "Wild Love") for one of the most honest conversations we've ever had on the show. Jordan opens up about the thought he says he's never confessed publicly—what he found himself thinking about his daughter Emery in the dark months after her Sturge-Weber Syndrome diagnosis—and what God did with that selfish moment.

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This conversation goes places. We talk about being "unsuccessful for decades" before any dream comes true, the lie that crushes Christian men until their back finally breaks, why God isn't a vending machine for your wants, and how a father's brokenness becomes a son's inheritance—until somebody decides to stop the cycle. Jordan also shares the heart behind his new singles "Wild Love" and "Storyteller Man" and the full-length record dropping in early 2027.

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🎙️ ABOUT JORDAN ST. CYR
Jordan St. Cyr is a Canadian-born Christian recording artist now based in Nashville, TN. His breakout single "Fires" charted on Christian radio for nearly 18 months, and "Rescue" hit the Top 10 on the Christian music charts. His daughter Emery was diagnosed with Sturge-Weber Syndrome shortly after birth, and the family's journey through her illness has shaped his music and ministry. His new singles "Wild Love" and "The Storyteller Man" are out now, with a full-length record releasing in early 2027.

Find Jordan: https://jordanstcyr.com
Listen to "Storyteller Man": https://jordan.ffm.to/storyteller
Subscribe to Jordan's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/jordanstcyr

🌟 LINKS & RESOURCES
Ready to (re)start your journey with Jesus:
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📬 CONNECT
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⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 "We've treated God like a genie in a bottle"
00:53 Welcome Jordan — and the nice boots
01:11 Unsuccessful for decades: the long road before "Fires"
03:38 The tension between music, calling, and family
05:01 What construction work + worship leading built in him
07:00 Driving Manitoba-to-Nashville on a dream
08:50 The "backstop" lie every man tries to live
11:14 Tim gets vulnerable: anxiety, vulnerability, and not being immune
16:13 Emery's birth, the MRI, and a Sturge-Weber Syndrome diagnosis
18:32 "The most beautiful gift a man could ever receive"
21:50 "God, take her": the thought Jordan never confessed
25:50 Growing up in a broken home — and what God said to Tim
28:11 Becoming a man means getting over your childhood
33:00 Movement, running, and exhausting the body to quiet the mind
34:35 Shoutout: Tennessee Hat
36:23 Tim's 6-mile revenge run that healed a wound with his dad
41:46 Losers' scoreboards and the deeper "why" behind ambition
42:30 "If it takes me away from You, let it not happen"
45:00 A piece of the pie vs. peace of mind
46:30 The Pigeon Forge walk that exposed what Stewart actually wanted
48:35 The 3-things exercise that defines what you really want
54:00 Why we still treat God like a genie
55:25 "Unhappiness is not knowing what you want…"
57:00 Bathtub theology — teaching kids to hear from the Holy Spirit
01:00:08 For the man who's tired and overwhelmed right now
01:03:00 "It is impossible for you to be unheld"
01:04:00 New record: the joy of the road trip after the fire
01:05:30 "Wild Love" and "The Storyteller Man" — what's coming
01:07:00 Closing on the gospel
01:08:30 "Nobody lived like Jesus. Nobody died like Jesus."
01:11:00 An invitation to make Jesus Lord — pray with us


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Burnout. Father wounds. The quiet pressure of midlife. If you're a man carrying weight you were never built to carry, this conversation is for you.

In this episode of Stand Up Dude, Pedro LaTorre and Stewart White sit down with pastor, church planter, and men's discipleship leader Tony Calabrese for an unfiltered conversation on spiritual formation, fatherhood, and finding your identity in Christ when everything in you wants to perform for it.

Tony opens up about pastoral burnout, the slow work of healing through therapy and biblical counseling, and the daily practices that pulled him out of striving and into abiding.

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🎯 WHAT YOU'LL TAKE AWAY

• - Why performance ≠ worth, and how to actually internalize your identity in Christ
• - How to recognize a father wound and start the work of emotional healing
• - What pastoral burnout really looks like from the inside
• - The spiritual disciplines that build daily intimacy with God: solitude, silence, prayer
• - How forgiveness breaks the cycles of shame, pride, and avoidance
• - Tony's daily practice for coping with anxiety and protecting work-life balance
• - Why every man needs honest discipleship, mentorship, and real friendship

🧭 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU IF…

• - You've felt the slow burn of burnout — in ministry, work, or family life
• - You're carrying unhealed hurts from your dad or your past
• - You want to be emotionally healthy in marriage, parenting, and your walk with God
• - You're tired of performing and ready to start abiding
• - You've considered therapy or counseling and don't know where to begin

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• Ready to (re)start your journey with Jesus:
• https://standupdude.com/standup
• Free resources for men's discipleship and spiritual growth:
  • https://standupdude.com/be-more

📬 CONNECT
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://standupdude.com/
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⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 Personal faith journey in college
10:49 Discovering faith through scripture
13:19 Healing my relationship with dad
18:47 Finding God in painful times
26:53 Processing changes and seeking guidance
28:30 Finding identity in success or pain
34:38 Processing anger and grief
40:33 Processing pain with faith
48:38 Discovering spiritual worth as men
50:07 Promoting Tennessee Hats
55:30 Spending a half day in reflection
01:04:16 Pacing yourself with grace
01:06:51 When good things become idols
01:15:00 Seeking guidance during transition
01:17:38 Enjoying God through obedience
01:25:50 Encouragement for a prayerful confession
01:26:55 Inviting audience feedback

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What does it take for a man to come back from total destruction? In this raw, hope-filled episode of the Stand Up Dude Podcast, hosts Tim Bisagno and Stewart White sit down with keynote speaker, bestselling author, filmmaker, and recovery coach Matt Farnsworth to unpack a story of addiction, brokenness, and supernatural rescue that few men dare to tell.

Matt's comeback story is unforgettable: a car crash that left him flatlined for three minutes, a broken neck, and a long walk out of addiction into 12 years of sobriety. That journey became the foundation for his #1 Amazon bestseller, The Comeback Blueprint — a no-fluff manual for men who are done running the same play.

A former Hollywood director, Tribeca filmmaker, and Prism Award winner, Matt traded the spotlight for a mission: helping men rebuild their identity, kill shame, and live with purpose again. Today he speaks at churches, conferences, and corporate events, hosts the Unfiltered with Matt Farnsworth podcast, leads the Armor Up spiritual warfare app, and coaches both men in recovery and Fortune 500 leaders scaling their businesses.

If you've ever felt stuck, broken, or like your past disqualifies you — this conversation is for you.


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🎙️ In this episode, we cover:

• The crash that killed Matt for 3 minutes — and what he saw
• Hollywood, addiction, and the slow descent few men talk about
• How faith rebuilt his identity from the ground up
• The Comeback Blueprint framework for men starting over
• Why your deepest wound is your greatest weapon
• Practical steps to break shame and reclaim purpose

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Stand Up Dude is a Gospel-centered podcast for men ready to stop drifting and start standing. Hosted by Tim Bisagno and Stewart White, we bring you raw conversations with men who've been in the fight — about faith, fatherhood, addiction recovery, mental health, marriage, business, and what it really means to live as a man on mission.


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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Meet Matt Farnsworth's journey
04:34 Uncomfortable encounter with teacher
08:18 Living the party lifestyle
11:37 Understanding Christianity and family challenges
15:34 Struggling with alcohol and relationships
17:59 Struggling with personal identity
19:25 Drinking and dangerous driving incident
22:55 Hospital incident and aftermath
27:47 Waking up to a nightmare
31:39 Entering recovery after hitting bottom
33:32 Embracing vulnerability as a leader
37:02 Car accident consequences
39:54 Matt accepts responsibility in court
43:52 Training leads to a dinner date
47:57 Inviting to pray and commit
50:44 Bodybuilding and seminary days
52:27 Acknowledging God's authority


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The Real Reason Men Struggle With Rest | Guest - Curtis Zackery
Suffering, Rest & Burnout: How Men Can Break Free from Striving, Performance, and Emotional Fatigue

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Stuck in a cycle of burnout, busyness, and performance—even in ministry? Feeling spiritual numbness, emotional fatigue, or a restless soul that just won’t find peace? If you’ve ever wondered why striving only leaves you empty, or why rest feels impossible, you’re in the right place.

In this episode, Curtis Zackery (CZ)—pastor, author, and founder of "Find Rest"—joins hosts Tim Bisagno and Stewart White to expose the roots of burnout, suffering, and false rest. Together, we face the lies of identity, control, significance, and productivity that keep men running but never arriving. It’s time to leave behind spiritual depleted seasons and discover true restoration, healing, and sonship in the gospel.

What You’ll Learn:
• How busyness and striving create emotional fatigue and block your true worth and identity
• The hidden dangers of performance, control, and seeking significance through ministry or productivity
• Why “rest” isn’t laziness or failure—and how Sabbath is really about soul assessment and dependence on God, not just time off
• Powerful tools: confession, repentance, and renouncing—dealing with sin, father wounds, and healing for deep restoration
• How to confront spiritual numbness and false rest, so your soul can finally experience true community and wholeness
• What it means to receive—not earn—sonship and worth from God, no matter how depleted you feel
• Real stories of moving from ministry grind and burnout to deep healing and freedom
• A biblical roadmap to lasting rest, rooted in the gospel: practical steps for Sabbath thinking, soul assessment, and learning to trust the Father
• Overcoming the pressures to prove, perform, and hustle—and stepping into life, value, and purpose that’s unshakeable

If you feel stuck, unseen, unappreciated, or afraid to stop—THIS conversation is for you. Break free from striving. Step into restoration, community, and the rest your soul was made for.

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Thank you for being part of this brotherhood—where men say NO to living numb, depleted, and worn out. You were made for more than burnout and busyness. Join us as we step into identity, healing, and true soul rest.
Find your worth in the gospel. Let’s heal, confess, repent, and be restored—together.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 The illusion of productivity
09:33 Burnout and shifting perspectives
13:31 Assessing your soul's condition
17:35 Finding identity beyond work
25:45 Reflecting on John 5 healing
29:31 Feeling overwhelmed and finding clarity
37:22 Sabbath and wilderness connection
39:21 Why Sabbath starts in the evening
47:23 Being intentional in faith
50:43 Reflecting on childhood and nature
57:43 The gospel and lost sheep
01:01:18 Trusting God as rescuer


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Becoming Good Men: Men Don't Know What They're Supposed to Be Anymore | Donnie Griggs

Unlock powerful insights on pastoral leadership and Christian masculinity as hosts Tim Bisagno and Stewart White welcome Donnie Griggs—pastor, church planter, and author of Becoming Good Men. This episode dives deep into biblical masculinity in today's culture, tackling key challenges men face: loneliness, church attendance, the pressure of influencer culture, and the confusion between greatness vs goodness.

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Discover why responsibility, fatherhood, and mentoring sons are essential for legacy and spiritual growth, and hear how trauma in childhood shapes masculinity. Donnie shares practical advice for men coping with regret, shame, and toxic masculinity, emphasizing Jesus as the ultimate role model. Learn actionable steps for intentionality, emotional vulnerability, and friendship among men—so you can combat isolation and redefine masculinity against cultural expectations.

Explore real solutions on prayer, finishing well, and finding community with Stand Up Dude. Whether you struggle with male friendship or want to leave a lasting legacy, this episode offers guidance to help you become a good man—rooted in faith, responsibility, and brotherhood.

What You’ll Experience:

• Redefining masculinity in a shifting culture
• Addressing loneliness, isolation & male friendship
• The importance of mentoring, fatherhood & legacy
• Navigating regret, shame, and toxic masculinity
• Jesus as the role model for biblical manhood
• Intentional strategies to finish well & grow spiritually
• Practical advice & prayer for every man

Connect with Stand Up Dude community for support, resources, and deeper spiritual growth. Watch now and begin your journey to becoming the man you were meant to be.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Discussing book guidelines
05:40 Why I wrote the book
08:08 The downside of fame and influence
10:58 Pursuing goodness over greatness
15:25 Modern masculinity and role models
18:43 Facing the gap in authenticity
21:53 Reflecting on inner struggles
25:42 Defining goals and taking action
27:28 Five key principles for men
32:14 The importance of togetherness
33:40 The importance of male friendship
36:41 The importance of male friendships
42:41 Addressing shame in men
44:59 Encouragement to embrace faith
47:37 Link to Donnie's book

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Scripture Study Without This? You Might Be Doing It Wrong! | Stand Up Dude Podcast ft. Keith Ferrin
Are you reading your Bible the wrong way?

Join Tim Bisagno and Stewart White as they sit down with Keith Ferrin—author, speaker, and “Your Bible Coach”—to reveal the missing mindset that can transform your Bible reading from a guilty “should” to a life-giving “want.”

Stop doing Scripture study the hard way. Start enjoying the Word, and become the man you were meant to be.

Watch now and unlock a whole new way to connect with God’s Word!

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In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The #1 mindset shift that makes Bible reading enjoyable—not just another task

• Simple Bible study methods that boost consistency (even if you’ve struggled before)

• Why soaking in Scripture (not just checking the box) unlocks real spiritual growth

• How to beat distractions and make the Bible come alive in your everyday life

• Practical steps to start loving God’s Word THIS week

• The truth about leading your family spiritually—even if you feel unqualified

• Keith Ferrin shares his journey from 25 years of “should” to decades of helping men WANT to read the Bible—so you can do it too.

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Keith Ferrin’s YouTube: Your Bible Coach
Keith’s Bible study resources: KeithFerrin.com
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The Bible Project Book Overviews: bibleproject.com

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 "Should vs. Want in Faith"
05:52 "Scripture's Impactful Transformation Moment"
07:10 "Soaking in Scripture Deeply"
10:42 "Friendship Beyond Information Sharing"
14:00 "Journey to Faith Through Music"
17:26 "Expectations Shape Bible Reading"
22:43 "Strategic Prayer and Focus"
24:16 "Prayer, Scripture, and Reflection"
30:19 "Big Picture Learning Approach"
33:15 "Engaging God Through His Word"
35:08 "Living and Meditating on Scripture"
39:24 "Revisiting Hebrews Together Deepens Understanding"
42:33 "Spiritual Growth and Wisdom"
48:05 "Read Gospels and Acts Plan"
50:30 "Lead, Grow, Act with God"


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