Dad Tired

Jerrad shares that fight that changed his life, how it might impact your marriage, and what this means for the future.

In today's episode, Jerrad shares personal stories of raising strong-willed children and offers encouragement to parents doing the same.

Host Jerrad Lopes is joined by authors Jane Tooher and Graham Beynon to discuss the role of women in church (and home), complementarianism, and why this subject matters to us as husbands and fathers.

Your kids, and their friends, will likely care a lot about the environment. Should you as a Christian dad? What does the Gospel have to say about the environment and how does this subject change the way we interact with others around us.

Hosts Jerrad Lopes and Chris Hilken sit down to discuss four different parenting styles. Which one do you resonate with most?

Jerrad sits down with Grammy Award Winning artist, Steven Curtis Chapman for a very raw interview that covers anger, putting a hole through the wall, grief, insecurity, and much more.

What is the role of a man and woman in marriage? What did God mean when he said it's not good for man to be alone. And, why did God give man a 'helper'?

Have you ever felt stuck trying to explain the trinity to your kids? In this episode, pastor Chris Hilken shares the theology of the trinity, and practical ways to explain it to your children.

Before you're a husband. Before you're a dad. Before you're even a 'man of God'. You're this...

What are your thoughts on Halloween? Do you know why you think what you do? Do you have a game-plan to teach your kids about Halloween and why you've made the decision you have regarding the holiday? In today's episode, Chris Hilken teaches the history of Halloween, and what the Bible has to say about it.

Are you the kind of man your wife and kids feel comfortable following? What does that even look like to lead your family? Sit down with host Jerrad Lopes and his wife Leila to talk about what it looks like to be a man who leads his family well (and the times when a wife will feel uncomfortable following her husband's leadership)

On today's episode of the Dad Tired podcast, listen as Jerrad and the "Check Your Vertical" podcast share their raw stories of God redeeming their marriages and how that reflects that gospel.

Very rarely do men have conversations about miscarriage and the grief that it can cause a family. In today's episode of the Dad Tired podcast, host Jerrad Lopes sits down with pastor Eric Schumacher to talk about the pain of miscarriage, how a man can grieve well, and how he can lead his family during this painful time.

On today's episode of the Dad Tired podcast, pastor Chris Hilken addresses the questions that many of your children will wrestle with: Do all paths lead to heaven?Questions for your local meet-up:Do all belief systems lead to Salvation?How do you respect other belief systems while still holding truth that all religions are not the same?Do you believe that Jesus is the only way to heaven like he claims in John 14:6?Is there value in learning the difference between the God of the Bible and the god of other religions? What is the value if any? What does the reality of God sending Jesus (His only son) to die on the cross as the ONLY way to heaven, really mean about God character?Is it really a big of a difference/deal that ______(fill in the blank of someone you know or may come into your life) believes that there is more than one way to heaven? Find a Dad Tired community near you: https://www.dadtired.com/meetup.htmlJoin the online Dad Tired community: https://connect.dadtired.comDo you believe in the Dad Tired

In today's episode of the Dad Tired podcast, Jerrad is joined by his wife Leila to talk about a variety of issues facing most families: being too busy, dealing with grief, starting schooling, making big family decisions, and so much more.Questions for your local meet-up: What do you need to seek Gods wisdom in with your wife?What do you need to step into even though it doesn’t seem that it doesn’t seem easy or there is a peace around it?Do you need to parent with the perspective that you’re time on earth is finite.Are you unnecessarily busy?What can you cut out to be more present with your family? Is there any vain work that you are doing just to fill time?I’m what ways can you invite your kids into that may make things harder for you but in turn will grow your relationship with your children?Have you let off the gas with your kids? How can you press in with your kids even though they may be in a different stage of life than they used to be or than your other kids?

Following Jesus has never been harder. In a culture that glamorizes sex, chases fame, and shames those who dont fall in line, it takes a rebel to be a Christian.In today's interview, Sean McDowell sits down with host Jerrad Lopes to encourage and inspire a generation of rebels who will dare to stand up to the madness in a just and loving manner.“We have to be living in a way that our kids find compelling” -Sean McDowellDo you think your kids think “I want what my parents have!”? Why or why not? And what can you do to enhance that further or change in your life to start that?Are you having Intentional spiritual conversations with your kids? How can you start or what are you doing that is working/not working?Are you willing to ask your kids the tough questions, and to listen well to what they are thinking?Do you listen to what your kids are talking about so that you can start conversation with them or do you only wait till they bring things up or talk to them about what you want?Are you prone to lecture rather

Does it make sense for God to say, "Do not be afraid" based on how you're living right now?

If you put the 66 books of the Bible into just one sentence, what would you say the Bible is all about? In today's episode, Chris Hilken talks through some confusion of the Bible and what it means for us as dads who are trying to lead our family well.Podcast Discussion Questions for your Meet Up Group:Do you see yourself as a theologian? Why or why not? How can you become a better theologian?What’s the Bible about? If you had just one sentence, what would you say?Do you see the topics (marriage; parenting; comfort; etc.) of the Bible as part of the grand narrative (which is God redeeming us) of the Bible?How can you better understand or live out the grand narrative of the Bible?How right now am I playing a role in Gods redemptive plan to move sinners and enemies to children and heirs in His kingdom?Find a Dad Tired community near you: https://www.dadtired.com/meetup.htmlJoin the online Dad Tired community: https://connect.dadtired.comDo you believe in the Dad Tired ministry? Partner with us here: https://www

Every marriage will face disaster. Illness or cancer. Job loss or financial burdens. Addiction. Anxiety. Infidelity. Loss of faith. It's not a question of if your marriage will face trials. It's a question of when. Whether you've been married for five years or fifty, your marriage will either become part of the problem or part of the solution, and it's within your power to ensure your marriage is prepared for those seasons, is a place of refuge and safety throughout those seasons, and can recover well after those seasons. In today's episode of the Dad Tired podcast, host Jerrad Lopes sits down with best-selling author Gary Thomas (Sacred Marriage) to talk through how to build a marriage that can withstand life's many storms.Podcast Discussion Questions for your Meet Up Group:Do you look at your marriage as something that draws you closer to God?What if you looked at and leaned into your marriage as a place where God is challenging you and showing you weaknesses in your character?Is there some characteristic/a

On today's episode of the Dad Tired podcast, host Jerrad Lopes sits down with Patrick Morley to talk about the Four Voices playing out in the heads of most men.Questions for your local meet up:Do you know God loves you because he made you or are you working hard to be acceptable to God? Do you need to accept God‘s grace?The 4 voices in your head: The world, the flesh, the devil, the Holy Spirit. What voice do you feel like you hear the most? Is there one of those voices that you struggle to hear?What does the voice of the world normally tell you? What does the Bible say in contrast to that?What does your Bible reading habit it look like? Are you reading the word everyday?Are you serving someone else? Do you have any ideas on how/who to serve?Do you take the Devil seriously? What does it look like to give him the respect he deserves but also treat him like you know God is more powerful?What are you taking in? What podcast, music, apps, news, social media are you meditating on? Is it beneficial or should it be