Empathy is powerful—but it ain't enough! As a culture, not only are we obsessed with empathy but we treat it like superman. As if it's invincible and the perfect cure to all ills. But Jesus tells a different story. True healing requires not just validation, not just empathy, but redemption, resurrection, and mercy. Empathy is important, but so is action, so is forgiveness, and so is redemption!

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The devil loves it when I feel convicted, feel inspired, and check spiritual boxes, but never actually set out to live the Gospel. He loves it when I talk a big game and do nothing about it. On the other hand, it seems that God loves it when I talk little and act faithfully. So, are you talking or living?

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St. Paul was tough. But he was also tender. He adapted, he suffered, he failed, and he kept going. In this conversation, Jack and Brian unpack how Paul’s intense personality, courageous preaching, and deepening surrender over time offer a practical path for any man trying to live with purpose today. Masculine spirituality. Apostolic mission. Honest growth. It’s all here.

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Curiosity is an essential component to a healthy and flourishing spiritual life. When in doubt, get curious. After all, it’s impossible to be possessive, afraid, controlling, conceited, or willfully blind and curious at the same time.

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Who are the male movie characters that shaped your understanding of what it means to be a good man? That’s the question that sparked the conversation between Jack and Dr. Bryan Violette. Each of them chose four characters who shaped their view of masculinity—men like Doc Holliday, Maximus, Faramir, Everett Hitch, Sean Maguire, and Yoda. Together, they explore how art forms us, how certain stories reveal the virtues we long for, and how film can unexpectedly mentor the soul. From gunfights to fatherhood, revenge to self-mastery, this is a conversation about becoming the kind of man worth following.

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Until the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus, access to God was limited to a select group of people. Only one man a year could enter into the Holy of Holies. Only Moses spoke with God, sharing the Ten Commandments with the Israelite people. Whenever God’s people strayed from him, he called them back to him through a singular prophet to speak on his behalf. But with the life, teaching, sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus, we learn one simple yet transformative reality about God: More than anything else, He wants a relationship with YOU.

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We often assume that holiness is about doing more, suffering more, and denying more. On the one hand, yes—the body must be trained. The passions must be tamed. On the other hand, our capacity for love is impacted by how we care for our physical well-being.

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God designed you for continuous growth. Those who accept the invitation and dare to grow continuously are the ones who experience personal flourishing. Those who don’t accept the invitation suffer greatly.

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