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FirstAdam: A Transparent Podcast for Men

FirstAdam: A Transparent Podcast for Men

By: JB & Andy
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 Most men struggle with the same issues. The problem is we feel alone. FirstAdam is about men talking honestly about the struggles we have and how we try to deal with them. Maybe you can relate or you feel alone, numb, and are struggling. Join us as we talk openly and honestly about it. You just might find hope.2022firstadam Christianity Parenting & Families Relationships Social Sciences Spirituality
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  • Dangerous

    Dangerous
    Dec 6 2025
    Some of the world’s most dangerous jobs require unbelievable courage. Think about the people who scale 80-story buildings on steel beams the width of a shoebox. Or the loggers who work on slick hillsides with massive machinery and zero margin for error. Or the commercial fishermen in pitch-black conditions. Or the technicians who calmly walk up to an active explosive device and say, “Well… let’s see if we can keep this thing from blowing us all up.” These jobs make most of us say, “Nope. Hard pass. I’ll stay in my air-conditioned office, thank you.” But there’s another job that’s just as risky only this one doesn’t happen on a construction site or in the ocean. It happens in your soul. That job is praying the words of Psalm 139:23–24:
“Search me, O God… test me… reveal what’s in me… and lead me.” Because inviting God to search your heart is the spiritual equivalent of stepping into a dangerous work zone: • It takes honesty. • It takes courage. • It takes the willingness to face things you’ve been avoiding. • And it takes trusting God more than you trust your self-protection. Just like dangerous jobs expose your physical limits, this prayer exposes the parts of your inner life that are fragile, messy, or hidden: The fears you don’t talk about. The motives you try to justify. The blind spots everyone else sees. The pressure points that reveal what’s inside. The patterns you’ve learned to live with but shouldn’t. It’s not dangerous because God is out to harm you. It’s dangerous because God tells the truth you’ve trained yourself to ignore. And here’s the twist:
Just like the deadliest jobs in the world often provide the greatest impact, saving lives, building cities, creating resources, this dangerous prayer leads to the greatest transformation. Letting God “search you” is how you get free. It’s how you grow. It’s how you become the man God designed you to be. In the end, the most dangerous job isn’t out there in the world, it’s allowing God inside to “Search You”. Dangerous Prayers make Dangerous Men. 

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    47 mins
  • Thanks...Giving.

    Thanks...Giving.
    Nov 24 2025
    Thanksgiving is days away. Turkeys are thawing, in-laws are landing, tensions are rising, and most men are already carrying more weight than they’ll ever admit out loud. Today, we’re dropping a truth bomb that could change your entire mindset before the holidays even hit. Your brain literally cannot hold gratitude and depression at the same time. Science confirms it. Scripture commands it. And life proves it. Join us as we dive into the real battles men face during the holidays: loneliness, financial pressure, broken relationships, grief, regret, and the weight of trying to hold everything together. If you want this Thanksgiving to be different, not heavier, not lonelier, not another holiday to survive then start with two things: one gratitude toward God, one gratitude toward someone in your life. It takes seconds but changes everything. Same life.
Same circumstances.
Different lens. Gratitude doesn’t delete your problems. It doesn’t magically fix the job, heal the relationship, refill the bank account, or erase the pressure. But it does change the man looking at them. Same life. Same weight. Same reality.
But when your lens changes
your strength changes.
Your mindset changes.
You change. And when a man changes,
everything around him eventually follows. Thanks....giving. New podcast out now. Take a listen.
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    39 mins
  • Surrender

    Surrender
    Sep 18 2025
    When a marriage is breaking and divorce feels inevitable, a man can feel like his entire world is collapsing around him. The vows he once spoke with confidence now echo in his heart as painful reminders of what’s been lost. The home that was meant to be a refuge feels more like a war zone. Nights are restless, filled with questions that never get answered. Days are heavy, with conversations that end in silence, shouting, or walls built even higher. Every glance across the room carries unspoken tension, and every step forward feels like another step deeper into darkness. He tries everything he knows. Working harder, talking longer, even pretending the cracks aren’t as deep as they are. He fights to keep control, to fix what’s broken, to hold on with his bare hands. But the harder he grips, the more it slips away. The harder he tries, the more helpless he feels. His strength runs dry, his resolve shatters, and the weight of failure presses down on him like a crushing stone. And then, somewhere in the middle of the wreckage, he comes to a crossroads. He discovers the one thing he’s never truly tried: surrender. Not giving up, but giving over. In his lowest moment, he falls to his knees, finally admitting what he’s been afraid to say...he can’t do this on his own. He hands his pain, his anger, and his shattered dreams to Jesus. And in that surrender, something unexpected happens. He doesn’t find weakness, he finds strength to stand when everything around him is falling apart. He doesn’t find bitterness, he finds grace to forgive and to be forgiven. He doesn’t find despair, he finds hope. Hope that even when a marriage ends, Christ’s love never does. Hope that even in brokenness, God can bring beauty. Hope that surrender is not the end of his story, but the beginning of a new one. On this episode, we invite a friend to share his story of what it looks like to surrender in the middle of pain. Not after the storm has passed, not when everything is neatly resolved, but right in the thick of it, when the wounds are fresh, when the questions are loud, and when the outcome is still uncertain. His story reminds us that surrender isn’t about waiting until life makes sense; it’s about choosing to trust Jesus when nothing does. It’s about laying down pride, fear, and control, and finding that even in the valley, God is present, God is faithful, and God is working.
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    50 mins
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