The Lion Within Us - Leadership for Christian Men
Christian men are in a battle for their lives. Satan will do everything possible to destroy them. The Lion Within Us is a community that provides encouragement to become the leaders God intends us to be. Our main focus lies within three categories: Health (Mental/Physical), Wealth (Careers/Finances) and Self (Husbands/Fathers/Brothers in Christ). By sharpening these areas of our lives, we can find the strength needed to stand firm in our faith and unleash the Lion Within.
Episodes
Temptation rarely kicks the door down. More often, it slides in through a thought we don’t challenge, a scroll we don’t stop, or a private habit we keep feeding until it feels bigger than us. We’re opening the Bible and getting honest about what Christian men actually face, using 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 as our anchor: stay humble, stay alert, and trust God to provide a real way of escape when pressu...
The most dangerous words a man can say are “I’d never do that.” Temptation doesn’t usually kick down the front door, it slips in through small compromises we excuse, hide, or downplay. We open 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 and get honest about why spiritual overconfidence is a trap for Christian men who want strong marriages, clean integrity, and real spiritual leadership.
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A secret doesn’t stay small, it grows teeth. Scott Spencer knows that firsthand, and his story is a raw reminder that the darkest part of your past doesn’t get to be the final word. From a childhood shaped by church routines and family love to middle school upheaval after his dad’s deployment, Scott walks us through how bullying, isolation, and shame set the stage for years of hidden pornography ad...
Some pain doesn’t just hurt, it rewrites what you think God is like. If you’ve ever stared at loss, betrayal, addiction, tragedy, or unanswered prayer and wondered, “Is God really good?”, you’re not alone, and you’re not crazy for asking. We’re joined by Ryan Maher, a digital evangelism leader who’s helped millions engage with Scripture online and who runs a massive da...
“I do believe. Help my unbelief.” That one line from Mark 9:24 is short, raw, and almost uncomfortably relatable, especially when you’re carrying stress you can’t fix. We slow down and unpack what’s happening in the story, why a desperate father’s prayer matters so much, and how it gives Christian men language for the moments when faith feels fragile.
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We hand the mic to Lion member Tom Monck for a story that moves from a Catholic upbringing and early church involvement to teenage rebellion, addiction, and consequences that stack up fast. Tom shares what it was like getting sober, realizing sobriety did not automatically mean knowing God, and how becoming a husband and father exposed the gap between “religion” and real relationship with Jesus. His turn...
Most men can name a birthday, a driver’s license, or a first job, but still can’t answer the deeper question: when did I become a man? That silence matters, because boys are asking it anyway, and if fathers don’t answer, the world will. I’m joined by Reagan Miller, founder of Finding Virtue Ministries and author of Finding Virtue, to talk about a practical, biblical rite of passage that ...
Pressure doesn’t magically change you, it exposes you. We open Luke 6:45 and get painfully practical about why your mouth says what it says, why your reactions run hot when life shakes you, and why “I’ll do better next time” isn’t a plan for spiritual leadership. Jesus’ point is simple and heavy: what fills your heart is what spills out, especially under stress.
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We jump into a Fun Friday member spotlight with Chris Dupree, who shares his story with disarming honesty. We talk about growing up between two very different church experiences, wrestling with anxiety and the “I’ve got this” mindset, and what it looks like to lead inside a blended family. Chris also gives a window into his marriage, including how he supports his wife as a triathlete and why steady...
You can believe God forgives you and still wake up feeling dirty, stuck, and disqualified. That gap between “I know” and “I feel” is where shame keeps a lot of Christian men silent, isolated, and replaying their worst moments on repeat. We go straight at that tension with Dr. Joe Beam, who doesn’t teach this from theory. He lived it through adultery, divorce, the fallout of being caught...
Silence can feel like strength, but Psalm 32 says it can slowly crush you. We sit with David’s words in Psalm 32:3-5 and talk like men who have actually carried guilt, shame, and secrets. When we keep silent, the pressure does not stay spiritual. It leaks into our bodies, our marriages, our leadership, and our peace until we feel sapped dry like summer heat.
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A prison can harden you, humble you, or both, and Richard Fletcher has lived that tension from the inside. Rick serves as a sergeant with the New Jersey Department of Corrections, and he joins us to share a raw, hopeful testimony of walking away from faith, hitting a moment of absolute powerlessness, and finding God’s grip stronger than his own. If you’ve ever wondered whether God can restore the years y...
A marriage can break in a night, but rebuilding it takes years of truth, repentance, and the kind of forgiveness most people only talk about in theory. I’m joined by Al Robertson to pull back the curtain on Faith and Forgiveness, the Lifetime movie inspired by his and Lisa’s real-life story, and why they chose to put their hardest chapter on screen for the sake of other families.
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The years can vanish faster than we want to admit. A season of anger. A hidden addiction. A relationship we damaged with pride. A stretch of shame where we stopped believing God could still use us. Joel 2:25 names that kind of devastation with a vivid image, “the years the locusts have eaten,” and it also dares to claim something most of us struggle to believe when we’re in the wreckage: God restor...
Keith Reed joins us for a member spotlight that feels like a movie script. Keith grew up around constant church and Bible teaching, but he also lived through the kind of fear based legalism that can distort the gospel and leave real scars. From there, he ran hard into rebellion and built a decades long career in live sound and touring, working around some of the biggest names in music. He shares what he learned abou...
Shame is sneaky because it doesn’t just point at what we did, it tries to rename who we are. I open with Isaiah 61:7, because God’s promise is clear: He doesn’t leave us stuck in disgrace, He restores, He heals, and He gives joy where shame used to sit. We talk about the difference between guilt and shame, why shame makes men hide, and how that hiding quietly benches us from the leadership God inte...
Shame doesn’t just make you feel bad. It convinces you to step out of the fight, stay quiet at home, and let someone else carry spiritual leadership. We open Isaiah 61:7 and sit with a promise that feels almost too good to be true: God replaces shame with a double portion, disgrace with joy, and broken identity with restored inheritance. That one verse becomes a mirror and a map for Christian men who are tired...
A single sentence can expose the whole direction of your life: “Get right or you’re going to lose your family.” That’s the moment Craig Harris shares with us, and it’s the kind of honest turning point many men recognize, even if they’ve never said it out loud. We start with Acts 20:35 and the challenge to serve and give, then follow Craig’s story from early faith to adulthoo...
A hobby. A journal. A joke between friends. That is how Joe Daly’s story starts, but it’s not where it ends. Joe went from corporate work to a decade on church staff, then watched a handcrafted leather goods side hustle grow into Daily Goods, a Texas-based company built around quality, meaningful jobs, and what he calls “irresponsible generosity.” Along the way, he learned that the real battl...
“It is more blessed to give than to receive” is easy to quote and hard to live. We sit with Acts 20:35 and Paul’s final charge, then get painfully practical about what it looks like for Christian men to lead with open hands instead of closed fists, especially when generosity costs time, comfort, energy, and pride. If you’ve ever felt the pull to protect “what’s yours” first ...
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