The Intentional Fatherhood Podcast

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1. S2E1: Getting Our Lives Together, Crucifying Desires, Being Called Up + A Life of Flourishing

   <p><span>Season 2 of the Intentional Fatherhood Podcast kicks off with a new framework for understanding the journey of spiritual maturity, specifically through the lens of fatherhood. This season, we’re exploring the three great movements
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2. S1E10 - BONUS Q&R: Substance Reliance, Phone Addiction Conflict, Failure in Spiritual Leadership, and Establishing Covenant Friendships Q+R

   <p>In this bonus Q&R episode, we tackle real and honest questions from listeners — covering everything from anxiety and reliance on substances, to conflict with our spouse around phones, to the challenge of leading spiritually at home, and
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3. S1E9 - BONUS Q&R: The Secret Struggles of Fathers, Isolation, Secrecy, Confession, Authority with Love, and Balancing Work with Family

   <p>We’re back with a special Q&R episode, answering real questions from fathers navigating the tensions of parenting, faith, and calling. We talk about what to do when you feel isolated in the early years of raising kids, especially when yo
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4. S1E8 - Finding Meaning, Art + Beauty in Fatherhood, You Were Created to Delight + Pursue Hobbies

   <p>In the final episode of season one, we explore what it means to find meaning, beauty, and art as fathers.</p><p><br></p><p>In response to last week’s episode on work, this one turns toward the life-giving pursuits that bring us joy. This
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5. S1E7 - Made to Work, Sanctification Through Your Vocation + Staying Busy But Balanced

   <p>Fatherhood is more than raising children — it’s about showing up in the world as a worker. You were created to work. Not just to earn a paycheck, but to cultivate, build, and serve others through your vocation.</p><p><br></p><p>This week
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6. S1E6 - Marriage, Digital Hygiene, Discipline, Rhythms, and Dating Your Spouse

   <p>Feeling overwhelmed as a father? Like you’re constantly reacting instead of leading with intention? Maybe you lose your temper more than you’d like or feel like you’re just running a daycare with someone you used to date. You might even
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7. S1E5 - Your Fatherhood Needs You to Know Your Story, Facing Generational Sin, Trusting God to Bless What’s Been Broken, and Practical Steps Toward Health

   <p><em>Note: This episode contains mature themes that may not be suitable for younger listeners. Please use discretion.</em></p><p><br></p><p>We are storied people, living within the grand narrative of the kingdom of God. And as a father, y
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8. S1E4 - Your Fatherhood Needs Your Exercise, Eating, and Physicality to Shape a Life of Love

   <p>Believe it or not, caring for your physical body is essential to becoming the intentional father you're called to be.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we explore the deep connection between physical discipline and spiritual formation —
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9. S1E3 - Habits, Rhythms, and Spiritual Disciplines for Intentional Fatherhood

   <p>Before we can be fathers to our children, we must first learn to live as sons of the Father. The truth is, it’s impossible to be a good father — let alone an intentional one — without the power and presence of the Holy Spirit.</p><p><br>
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10. S1E2 - Why Your Fatherhood Needs Soul Friends, Confession, and Transparency

    <p>If you’re trying to live as an intentional father, you need to know this: the enemy is after you. Fatherhood is not neutral terrain — it’s a battleground. And too often, that battle drives men into vice, isolation, and quiet resignation.
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11. S1E1 - Vice + Isolation: Fighting Against the Enemy in Fatherhood

    <p>Welcome to the Intentional Fatherhood Podcast, hosted by Brook Mosser and Justin Whitmel Earley!</p><p><br></p><p>In this inaugural episode, we lay the groundwork for the season by introducing the eight core tensions fathers experience a
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12. S4E7 - Pride: The Queen of Sins

    <p>We’ve reached the biggest topic in our Seven Deadly Sins series: pride, what we’re calling “the queen of sins.” Pride distorts how we see the world. In this conversation, we share personal stories of pride, including how feeling inadequa
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13. S4E6 - Greed: How Much Is Enough? (And Other Hard Questions)

    <p>This is the episode we were nervous to record. Justin admits greed might be a blind spot, something he’s still in the middle of figuring out. So instead of teaching, we asked some revealing questions and answered them honestly.</p><p><br
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14. S4E5 - Gluttony: The Over-Desire of a Good Thing

    <p>Our Seven Deadly Sins series continues with gluttony: the desire to consume beyond what we actually need. That certainly shows up at the table, but also in our scrolling, shopping, and substance consumption. Gluttony is sneaky and easy t
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15. S4E4 - Lust: A Disordered Search for Intimacy

    <p>As we continue our series on the seven deadly sins, we pivot to the more outward, consumptive sins: lust, greed, and gluttony, specifically focusing on lust in this episode. Pornography often comes to mind first, but it's only one of man
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16. S4E3 - Envy: Why Their Blessing Isn’t Your Loss

    <p>We don't usually call it envy. We call it "just being honest," or "I'm not jealous, I just wish things were different." But envy is sneakier than that. It's a refusal to be content with the life God actually gave us, and it shows up as c
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17. S4E2 - Anger: The Quintessential Sin of Fatherhood

    <p>Anger might be the quintessential sin of fatherhood. It's the one that shows up at bedtime, in the car, in the moment a kid won't listen for the fifth time, and it's the one our kids are most likely to watch us model and then repeat.</p>
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18. S4E1 - The Sin You’re Committing While Being Productive: The Quiet Sin of Sloth

    <p>This week, we're opening a new season built around the seven deadly sins: sloth, anger, envy, lust, gluttony, greed, and pride. We’re spending this season walking through each one in depth, not to shame you, but because you can't fight w
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19. S3E11 Bonus - Stewardship, Belonging + Surrendering to God's Love with Fred Odom

    <p>In this episode, Brook sits down with Fred Odom for the second installment of Fatherhood in the Wild, our series featuring everyday dads in the trenches of marriage, work, and raising kids. Fred is a dear friend, a husband to Becca, a fa
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20. S3E10 - Unfinished Symphonies: Leaving a Legacy Through Your Vocation + What It’s Like to Live With You

    <p>In our final episode of the season, we explore what it means to build a legacy that extends far beyond our own lifetime. Legacy is more than money. It’s the wisdom, faith, values, and way of life we pass on to future generations. We disc
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21. S3E9 - The Amateur: Reclaiming Joy and Pursuing Hobbies Outside of Work

    <p>This week, we explore the importance of being an amateur, and doing things simply because you love them. In a culture that pushes us to monetize every skill and maximize every minute, many men have lost touch with hobbies that exist pure
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22. S3E8 - Family and Work: Is Work-Life Balance Even the Goal?

    <p>In this pivotal episode of the season, we explore the relationship between family and work, challenging the common idea of “work-life balance.” Rather than seeing work and family as competing priorities, we discuss how they are meant to
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23. S3E7 - The Hidden Life of a Father: Spiritual Disciplines That Surround and Inform Your Work Life

    <p>Many fathers carry a deep sense of responsibility to provide, achieve, and work hard, yet often wonder how their faith should shape both their work and their family life. In this episode, we explore the spiritual disciplines that surroun
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24. S3E6 - What Makes Healthy and Unhealthy Leaders: Hard Conversations, Character + Servant Leadership

    <p>This week, we dive into leadership and why it matters for every man. Most people think of leadership as something reserved for business owners, managers, or people with authority, but the reality is that we're all leading somewhere. As f
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25. S3E5 - You Have Enough Time for the Life God Actually Called You To

    <p>In this episode, we continue our conversation on stewardship by looking at one of our most valuable and limited resources: time. Time is the currency of our purpose, and stewarding it well means finding the balance between laziness and a
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26. S3E4 - Stewardship of Your Money, Radical Generosity + Purposeful Simplicity

    <p>This week, we talk about money, work, providing, and vocation through the lens of biblical stewardship. Stewardship is the faithful management of what belongs to God, and Scripture reminds us that our money, time, relationships, influenc
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27. S3E3 - The Dangerous Lie About Calling and Success

    <p>This episode wraps up our conversation on the spiritual foundation of work before we move into the practical side of vocation and calling. We explore the tension between ambition and idolatry, and how we were created to pursue meaningful
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28. S3E2 - You Don’t Find Your Calling, You Form It + Killing the Lightning Bolt Myth

    <p>In this episode, we continue our season on work and vocation by tackling one of the most misunderstood words in the Christian life: <em>calling</em>. The thesis is simple but disruptive: you don’t find your calling, you form it. So much
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29. S3E1 - The Lie of “Just a Job” + Why Your Work Matters More Than You Think

    <p>We’re BACK with season 3, diving into work and vocation in fatherhood. We start by laying a foundation with a biblical theology of work, because work isn’t just a necessary part of life, it’s something God designed. From the very beginni
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30. Tension of Work and Family Life, Carrying the Burden of Financial Stress + Confessing Sexual Sin (BONUS)

    <p><em>Note: This episode contains mature themes that may not be suitable for younger listeners. Please use discretion.</em></p><p><br></p><p><span>In this bonus episode, we sit down live in San Diego to reflect on a powerful Fatherhood Ret
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