Podcast
22: Home Defense | Interview w/Papa John Eldredge
In this hopeful interview with best-selling author, I simply asked the questions I'd ask if we were alone and sharing a cigar. Out of his own story "Papa" John Eldredge offers wise counsel on how to live in such a "gnarly" time as this. We talk about building fires, 2-way dialogue with Jesus, our changing assignments and how to defend your kingdom without it killing you.
21: Our Daily Lobster Tail | w/Author Morgan Snyder
Rich and Jay discuss with Morgan Snyder, author of Becoming a King, the practices of sonship that are keeping them safe, sane and well fed in a climate of confusion and scarcity.
20: Who can Throw a Fight Club? | P4 of 4 [podcast]
In this last episode Rich and I continue our conversation with Geoff Smith and Ward Dow, men who’ve been joining me at the Fight Club I’ve been hosting in my yard in San Antonio for the last 5 years. Each of them have since felt prompted to light another fire and start their own fight club, which is exactly the way the Kingdom is meant to work.
19: The Fruit of Fight Club | Interview with Changed Men | P3 of 4 [podcast]
Just because you feel alone does not men you are alone. God wants to father you. He has a brilliant plan to make you both good and powerful, and it requires you walk with other men like you.
In this 3rd of a 4-part series on Fight Club you’re going to hear from Rich Pantusa, Geoff Smith and Ward Dow as they share the surprising impact a simple campfire fellowship has had on them over time.
18: The Rules of Fight Club | Part 2 of 4 [podcast]
Every man needs a place to step off the front lines and a group of men to share their stories with, but those can be hard to find. In this part 2 of a 4 part conversation we share more about the model of Fight Club for meeting men's need for authentic masculine community. We explore the rules of fight club, the flow of fight club and the desperate need for it in this hour.
17: Fight Club | What is it? Part 1 of 4 [podcast]
For over 5 years now, once a month I have lit a fire in my side yard, filled a cooler with drinks and invited men to join me to explore and seize, together, the life Jesus promised. It's proven a significant catalyst …
16: Hearing God's Voice | Interview with Cayce Harris, Part 2 of 2 [podcast]
In this 2nd part of the interview we continue our education on hearing God's voice with mentor Cayce Harris. We explore these realities: 1. You already hear God’s voice, 2. When you get stuck Jesus will always show up…
14: When God Speaks Your Name [podcast]
What's in a name?
And what can it do for us to hear God speak our name?
In our experience there might be nothing more powerful actually.
In this conversation Jay and Rich share stories about the bestowing of our true identities through our names.
12: Becoming a King - w/Author Morgan Snyder - 1 of 2 [podcast]
Beginning in his early thirties with a personal crisis around the issues of identity and purpose, Morgan has sought and been shaped by the divine wisdom of older men who have helped him piece back together God’s original vision for authentic manhood and the path to obtain it.
Listen in as we discuss what all men want but few can handle: POWER. It's God's desire for man to have power, but for the good of the world that power must be rooted in character, and that character rooted in…you guessed it… being a son. This is part 1 of a 2 part interview.
11: Raised in a Barn - Sonship 101 E4 [podcast]
One of the bits of wisdom from King Solomon comes from the book of Proverbs, chapter 29, where He said “Without a vision the people cast off restraint” If you dig in a little bit deeper into the Hebrew, what it means is “If a man does not receive revelation from God for the direction and purpose of His life, he will most certainly lose His way and die.”
A few years ago I felt lost, and leaning into this Proverb I asked God for a vision to help me and my son on our journey of sonship.