Dad Tired

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Most men carry a story they’re ashamed of.
Bad decisions.
A past they wish they could erase.
A quiet fear that maybe they’ve already messed things up too badly.
Jermaine Wilson knows that feeling.
By 15 he was in juvenile corrections.
By 19 he was in prison again… holding his baby son and wondering if he would ever become the man his family needed.
But prison became the place where everything changed.
Through the gospel, brotherhood, and the grace of God, Jermaine’s life was completely transformed. Today he’s a father, grandfather, leader with Prison Fellowship… and even served as mayor of the city where he was once incarcerated.
If you’ve ever wondered whether God can redeem your story, this episode is for you.

Ever feel like you’re doing all of this on your own?
Work, marriage, parenting… it can feel heavy.
But Jesus made a promise in John 14—He wouldn’t leave you as an orphan.
In this episode, a simple but powerful reminder:
you’re not alone… and you were never meant to live like you are.

What would you do if $5 million was on the line?
In this episode, Jerrad sits down with Beast Games runner-up Cory Sims — the fan favorite who captured hearts by refusing to compromise his faith and integrity.
Cory shares what it was like to:
• Compete for 42 days without phones or outside contact
• Face life-changing decisions with $5 million on the line
• Lose the final challenge — and discover God had a bigger plan
We also talk about fatherhood, faith under pressure, and the surprising lesson Cory learned after walking away without the money.
Turns out… some things are worth more than $5 million.
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Most couples don’t wake up thinking: “How can I frustrate my spouse today?”

And yet we still end up in the same exhausting cycle.
She feels unloved.
He feels disrespected.
She pushes harder.
He shuts down.
Round and round it goes.
Today Dr. Emerson Eggerichs—author of Love & Respect—joins Jerrad to unpack the marriage dynamic he calls “The Crazy Cycle.”

Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.

In this episode we talk about:
• Why 85% of men shut down during conflict
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• The misunderstanding that fuels most marriage fights
• How porn quietly reshapes a man’s expectations in marriage
• Why wives often escalate conflict while husbands withdraw
• How dads can speak identity into their sons and daughters
• Why struggling marriages don’t need more effort — they need more light
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Dr. Emerson’s new book highlights the “lightbulb moments” that help couples finally understand what’s happening in their marriage.
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He spent years building a creative career, only to watch it completely unravel.
He assumed he could fix it, hustling harder to avoid going backwards financially.
That was his story.
For years, author Doug McKelvey chased commercial success as a songwriter and scriptwriter—until a devastating season in his late 40s stripped away his pride. In that dark place, he realized how inadequate his ability to truly love his family was without Jesus.
Until a season of brokenness changed everything.
In this powerful and deeply honest episode, the author of Every Moment Holy shares his journey from career failure to spiritual surrender. He explains how losing his commercial ambition birthed a movement of finding God in the mundane.
You’ll hear:
The painful reality of watching your career and finances fall apart.
Why our inability to love others well points us back to our desperate need for Jesus.
How God uses seasons of failure to gracefully strip away our ego and pride.
The deeply personal, difficult story behind the creation of Every Moment Holy.
How to actually see the sacred in the ordinary, everyday moments of fatherhood.
This episode is for the man whose plans have fallen apart. For the man who feels like his ability to love falls short. For the man who misses the holy in the everyday. God is in the mundane.
Strong families begin with healed men.
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