Tag: depression
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#301 – When Fear Hijacks Your Brain – Lessons from Elijah
In this episode, I take a look at the life of Elijah—one of the boldest prophets in Scripture—and what happened when fear suddenly hijacked his brain. One chapter he’s calling down fire from heaven. In the next, he’s running for his life, exhausted, afraid, and asking God to let him die. Using Elijah’s story, I…
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#297 – The Storm Reveals You
In this episode, Jason talks about the storms of life that shake us, humble us, expose us, and ultimately reveal whether our faith is genuine or just “professing and posing.” Through Scripture, personal stories, and hard-earned lessons, Jason challenges Christian men to stop being surprised by trials and recognize that storms are part of following…
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#295 – When Feel Good Faith Dies
What happens to your faith… when life stops feeling good? Let’s be honest… When things are going your way, when life feels good, when everything’s working out— it’s easy to trust God. But when life gets hard— when your world gets shaken— that’s the proving ground. This episode helps you understand the difference between “feel…
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#291 – How Men Survive Prison
Some prisons are made of steel. Others are made of suffering. Every man will face a season he cannot escape — illness, loss, loneliness, betrayal, or hardship. The question is not how to escape… but how to endure without losing yourself. In this episode, we examine how men like Viktor Frankl, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Admiral James…
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#287 – You Must Reframe Your Pain
Suffering has a way of breaking men when they don’t understand it. But when suffering is given meaning, it can become the very thing that forges strength, endurance, and purpose. Drawing from Scripture and the life of Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl, this episode will help you: This is not motivational, self-help hype.This is battle-tested, biblical…
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#284 – God is Sovereign—You’re Not in Control
We think we’re steering the ship — managing outcomes, holding everything together, directing how life is supposed to go. But the truth is… we’re not running anything. God knows. God sees. God rules. And I’m learning to let Him be God — right in the middle of pain, uncertainty, heartbreak, and unanswered prayers.
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#273 – Men and Depression—Part 3—Overcoming Guilt and Shame
Most Christian men who battle depression never ask for help. They just bottle it up. They numb it with work, porn, or alcohol. And they often isolate. And for many, it ends in destruction. 👉 FACT: Men are four times more likely to die by suicide than women. In this episode, I’m unpacking one of…
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#269 – Men and Depression—Part 2—The Fall and Negative Self-Talk
On this episode, I unpack two of the root causes of depression — not from a textbook, but from real life. From my own journey …As a man.As a pastor.As a coach. And as a brother in Christ who has walked through many dark valleys — and walked with other men through theirs. Listen to me…
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#268 – Men and Depression—Part 1—You’re Not Alone
On this episode, I’m kicking off a new series on something a lot of us men wrestle with—but few of us are willing to admit: depression. That dark cloud that hangs over you … that heavy weight pressing down on your mind, your emotions, even your body … making you wonder if it’ll ever lift.…
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#259 – When Pit Happens—Psalm 40
I’m sure you’ve heard the famous phrase … “Shit happens!” Well, I have a much better phrase for us to begin using … “PIT HAPPENS!” That’s right … pit happens my brothers. At some point, pit happens to all of us. And when pit happens … you need to know how to respond to it…
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#257 – When Life is… Hard. Unfair. Hurts.
If you live long enough, you will eventually come to realize that … life is hard … life is not fair … and being human hurts. At times, life will just suck! At times, storms are going to hit and hit hard. You may not like this fact, but it doesn’t matter – that’s how…