Kavod: The Man of God

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The Kavod: Man of God Podcast is a call to men to embrace their God-given roles as leaders in their families, churches, and communities. Each episode is packed with biblical truth, practical wisdom, and real-life application to help men step into their responsibilities with courage and humility. We tackle the hard questions about discipleship, fatherhood, marriage, and living a life that honors Jesus Christ.

  1. 22h ago

    Standing Firm Is Not Passive

    Every man says he would take a bullet for his family. Far fewer are standing firm for them on a Tuesday. Here's where this episode lands: standing firm is not a passive pose. It is decided before the moment, built before the battle, and lived out in the small moments of every ordinary day. In this episode of the Kavod Man of God Podcast, Casey Wilson, Justin Bohner, and Travis Shook sit down with pastor Ben Heisy of Holly Springs Baptist for part two of our series on 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, the man verse: be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong, and do it all in love. Inside this conversation: - Daniel pre-decided: why standing firm is settled in your heart before the test ever arrives - The four chairs in the gym lobby: proximity to godly men will not make you godly - Ephesians 6: the armor goes on before the standing, and you cannot stand firm in a faith you never learned - "I would die for you one day": why the grand gesture means nothing without the daily micro moments - Jude 3 and contending: standing firm is an offensive posture, not a defensive crouch - Screens, stealth, and the living room rule: contending for the faith inside your own house - Forsaking your glory for His: the gospel math that makes a man immovable - Self, family, culture: why public boldness collapses without private faithfulness - The one thing AI can never give your kids, and why your unconditional love points them to the Father This podcast exists to stir the hearts of men. We want to see men rise up, walk in truth, walk in faith, and stand firm. So pre-decide now, put the armor on before the battle, and hold the line in the small moments where the real war is fought." Contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints." Jude 3 Watch. Stand firm. Act like men. Be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. Get after it, gentlemen. ——— If this stirred something in you, don't just consume it. Live it. Then hand it to another man who needs it. Subscribe and walk with us every week as we call men up to who God made them to be. ——— → Everything Kavod (articles, resources, programs): kavodfamilyministries.org/links →Connect: info@kavodfamily.org

  2. Sep 28

    You Are the Watchman of Your Home

    Every man is already watchful. He can read his boss's mood, pattern a whitetail, and quote twenty years of stats. He just never aimed that skill at what matters most.Here's where this episode lands: watchfulness is the first command God gives a man for a reason. You cannot stand firm against what you never saw coming.In this episode of the Kavod Man of God Podcast, Casey Wilson, Justin Bohner, and Travis Shook open a new series walking through 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, the verse we close every episode with: be watchful, stand firm, act like men, be strong, and do it all in love. First command: be on the alert.Inside this conversation:- Why Paul put watchfulness first: everything else in the verse depends on seeing it coming- The Corinthian warning: vigilant over the wrong things while the real threats ran loose- You already know how to watch: deer patterns, fishing lures, the boss's truck. Now transfer the skill- Ezekiel 3 and the watchman's weight: if you see it and stay silent, the blood is on your hands- Reading the room at home: slammed dishes, quiet kids, and what to do after you notice- The flooded house story: why watchfulness means going to the corners of the room and seeing it through- Eve, David, and Achan: the see, desire, take pattern, and what Jesus puts between seeing and acting- Watch and pray: Colossians 4:2 and slowing the impulse before you make it worse- Ezekiel 22:30: God searched for a man to stand in the breach and found no one. Not our generationYour world begins with you and your household. You are the one at post. You are the one called to see, to discern, and to bring the kingdom of God to bear upon your world. So ask God for eyes to see, and take the wall."Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love." 1 Corinthians 16:13-14Watch. Stand firm. Act like men. Be strong. And let all that you do be done in love. Get after it, gentlemen.——— If this stirred something in you, don't just consume it. Live it. Then hand it to another man who needs it. Subscribe and walk with us every week as we call men up to who God made them to be. ——— → Everything Kavod (articles, resources, programs): kavodfamilyministries.org/links → Connect: info@kavodfamily.org

  3. Sep 21

    When God Turns Off the Lights

    Every man wants the full map before he moves. God almost never gives it.Here's where this episode lands: the darkness is not abandonment. God put you there to teach you to trust Him. So take the next step with the light you have.In this episode of the Kavod Man of God Podcast, Casey Wilson, Justin Bohner, and Travis Shook slow down and get honest about leading when you do not know where God is taking you: a one-year-old church that has to decide on a building by 5pm today, a van bought in a snowstorm against a wife's better judgment, and a business built one uncertain step at a time.Inside this conversation:- Hebrews 11:8: Abraham obeyed and went out not knowing where he was going, and why that is the normal Christian life- Enough light for the next step: why God reveals the path one step at a time on purpose- The decision due by 5pm today: the real story of finding a home for a young church plant- Isaiah 50:10-11: trusting God when He turns off the lights, and the warning against manufacturing your own- Justin's van: rushing the decision, shushing his wife's wisdom, and what God did on the other side of the mess- Why a multitude of counselors pours steel in a man's spine- Psalm 3: how a surrounded man lies down and actually sleeps- The dirt bike lesson: little wins, real weight, and training a son for what is coming- Cease striving: what Psalm 46 says to the man scrambling for the light switchYou do not need to know how it unfolds. You need to know who is leading. He has not abandoned you in the dark. He put you there to grow you, and He will walk you through it."By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place... And he went out, not knowing where he was going." Hebrews 11:8Get after it. Follow God. Set your eyes on Him. Take dominion. Die daily. Learn to rule well. Become the man that God wants you to be.———If this stirred something in you, don't just consume it. Live it. Then hand it to another man who needs it.Subscribe and walk with us every week as we call men up to who God made them to be.———→ Everything Kavod (articles, resources, programs): kavodfamilyministries.org/links→ Connect: info@kavodfamily.org

  4. Sep 14

    How to Lead Your Wife (Without Fixing Her)

    Every man wants a godly wife. Almost no man is told that leading her there is his responsibility.Here's where this episode lands: you cannot fix your wife. You were never asked to. You were called to walk her toward Jesus, and that starts with you going first.In this episode of the Kavod Man of God Podcast, Casey Wilson, Justin Bohner, and Travis Shook get into leading your wife: catching a biblical vision for the woman God is making her, and learning to lead her there with gentleness instead of turning the Bible into a weapon.Inside this conversation:- Proverbs 31 read rightly: not a checklist that crushes her, but the fruit of a lifetime of walking with God- Vision and mission: a mental picture of the task completed, and the daily means of getting there- The kindness scenario: what to do in the moment she speaks harshly, and the immature move that ruins it- Why waiting, praying, and speaking gently after the kids are in bed accomplishes what scripture-slamming never will- The roommate marriage: kids in between you, your finger off the pulse, and how to get it back- Miles behind her spiritually: the repentance speech for the man whose wife has carried the faith alone- Reading the pulse of your home: slammed drawers, quiet kids, and why noticing is your job- What happens to a man who loses vision for his home, no matter how much he is worth- If you came here to fix your wife, you have missed everythingYou are not called to renovate your wife. You are called to love her the way Christ loves His bride: going first, going gently, and never quitting. Catch the vision and walk toward it together."An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her." Proverbs 31:10-11Don't give up. Don't tire. Don't quit. Run the race. Get after it, gentlemen. Lead your wives. ———If this stirred something in you, don't just consume it. Live it. Then hand it to another man who needs it. Subscribe and walk with us every week as we call men up to who God made them to be. ——— → Everything Kavod (articles, resources, programs): kavodfamilyministries.org/links → Connect: info@kavodfamily.org

  5. Sep 7

    How to Fail Like a Man

    You were taught to win. Nobody taught you how to fail. So when failure shows up, most men do the one thing they cannot afford to do: they shrink back.Here's where this episode lands: failure is not optional. You will fail. The only question is whether you fail forward toward Christ or quit and call it wisdom.In this episode of the Kavod Man of God Podcast, Casey Wilson, Justin Bohner, and Travis Shook get into how to fail like a man: pushing through mistakes, sin, and setbacks in a way that produces growth instead of retreat, in the gym, in business, in parenting, and in the hardest room of all, your marriage.Inside this conversation:- Failure is perspective: if you fall and go to God, that is growth. Failure is quitting- The gym clock story: what Travis's son learned about the quitting muscle, and how that muscle follows a man into his marriage and his work- Why the big failures that make the news are held up by a hundred small ones nobody sees- Adam in the garden: the fruit got eaten because the snake's head never got cut off- Romans 8:28: shrinking back from risk is actually denying that all things work together for good- Praying next to a wife who faced the other way: Justin's years of nightly faithfulness that looked like failure, and where it landed last night- Family worship will be a disaster at first: why your kids cannot sit still yet, and why God is not mad at you- "What did you fail at today?": the question that kills the fear of failure in your kids- Reps and go to God: the whole plan for communication, parenting, and everything else- Chesterton on courage: a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to dieYou are going to drop some eggs making the omelette. That was never the question. The question is whether you know who you are when it happens: not a failure, a son. So take the swing, go to God, and take the swing again."No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." Romans 8:37God has saved you and made you a man in His image. Follow His Son. Take responsibility. Die daily. Grow and mature so you can lead and rule your family well. Get after it this week. ———If this stirred something in you, don't just consume it. Live it. Then hand it to another man who needs it.Subscribe and walk with us every week as we call men up to who God made them to be.———→ Everything Kavod (articles, resources, programs): kavodfamilyministries.org/links→ Connect: info@kavodfamily.org

  6. Aug 31

    You Were Not Given a Spirit of Fear

    Most men will never storm a beach. But every man knows the conversation he keeps putting off, the sin he keeps managing, the thing at home he will not address.Here's where this episode lands: courage is not a personality trait. It is a muscle God commands you to build. And you were not given a spirit of fear.In this episode of the Kavod Man of God Podcast, Casey Wilson, Justin Bohner, and Travis Shook take on cowardice in Christian men. Not the battlefield kind. The everyday kind: shrinking back from hard conversations, hiding behind busyness, knowing the right thing and not doing it.Inside this conversation:- Why the list in Revelation 21 begins with the cowardly, and why that should stop you cold- Jesus in the storm: why He called seasoned fishermen cowards- 2 Timothy 1:7 and what Paul knew Timothy would want to shrink back from- The cup test: when life bumps you, what spills out tells you who you are- The two roots of cowardice: fear of failure and fear of man, and how identity kills both- You are not owned by your wife or by anyone's opinion. You are owned by Christ (Galatians 1:10)- The parable of the talents: burying what God gave you is not caution, it is cowardice- Courage is built in reps: you will do it badly at first, and that is not a reason to quit- Where to start when there is no older man in your life to push youKavod is the weighty glory of God. That glory shines through a man who is courageous, not a man who hides the light. You know the thing in front of you. You are the one who is supposed to deal with it. And God will meet you in it."For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control." 2 Timothy 1:7Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Act like men. Be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. Go forth and be courageous.———If this stirred something in you, don't just consume it. Live it. Then hand it to another man who needs it.Subscribe and walk with us every week as we call men up to who God made them to be.———→ Everything Kavod (articles, resources, programs): kavodfamilyministries.org/links→ Connect: info@kavodfamily.org

  7. Aug 24

    What Dying to Self Actually Means

    Every man wants the resurrection life. Almost no man wants the death that comes first.Here's where this episode lands: the death is not the price of the life you want. It is the doorway to it. And Jesus said it happens daily.In this episode of the Kavod Man of God Podcast, Casey Wilson, Justin Bohner, and Travis Shook unpack one of the four movements of a man of God: die daily. Not a metaphor. Not a mood. The deliberate, daily putting to death of the man you would be if you got everything you wanted, so the man God is building can live.Inside this conversation:- Luke 9:23 and what "take up his cross daily" actually meant to the men who heard it- Why comfort, not persecution, is the thing killing most men's discipleship- Self-improvement vs self-denial: one builds the old man a better life, the other buries him- The would-be followers of Luke 9: the excuses men made then and the same ones we make now- "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back": what it costs to stop negotiating- The daily deaths nobody sees: the alarm, the appetite, serving your wife when you have nothing left- Galatians 2:20 and the identity underneath it all: crucified with Christ, and alive- Why your family learns self-denial by watching yours, not by hearing about itWhoever saves his life will lose it. Whoever loses his life for His sake will save it. The math only works one direction, and every man in this episode is still learning to do it."If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me." Luke 9:23Follow Christ. Take dominion. Die daily. Rule well. Get after it.———If this stirred something in you, don't just consume it. Live it. Then hand it to another man who needs it.Subscribe and walk with us every week as we call men up to who God made them to be.———→ Everything Kavod (articles, resources, programs): kavodfamilyministries.org/links→ Connect: info@kavodfamily.org

  8. Aug 17

    Nice Is Not a Virtue

    Somewhere along the way, Christian men got told that nice and Christlike are the same thing. They are not.Here's where this episode lands: Jesus was never nice. He was always kind. And the difference decides whether the people you love ever hear the truth.In this episode of the Kavod Man of God Podcast, Casey Wilson, Justin Bohner, and Travis Shook take on Christian niceness: the instinct to keep the peace, avoid the hard conversation, and call it love. Nice covers what should be dealt with. Kind considers what a person actually needs and delivers it, even when it costs you being liked.Inside this conversation:- Where "nice" actually comes from: a word that meant ignorant, and later meant covering what should be exposed- Nice vs kind: one avoids the truth to keep the peace, the other delivers the truth because it loves- The rich young ruler: "Jesus, looking at him, loved him," and then said the one thing no one else would- Why "speak the truth in love" gets weaponized to keep men silent- The stand-up rule: calling men up in the middle of the workout when letting them quit would be easier- The flag football story: how to say the hard thing to a stranger with respect, and why your kids need to see you do it- Why appeasing the people you love is not loving them- Conviction breeds confidence: men who know what God says stop flinching when it's time to say itBeing kind will sometimes cost you being liked. Pay it. The people around you need the truth more than they need your niceness."And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, You lack one thing." Mark 10:21Live in the Gospels. Choose the hard thing now. Follow Christ. Take dominion. Die daily. Rule well. Get after it.———If this stirred something in you, don't just consume it. Live it. Then hand it to another man who needs it.Subscribe and walk with us every week as we call men up to who God made them to be.———→ Everything Kavod (articles, resources, programs): kavodfamilyministries.org/links→ Connect: info@kavodfamily.org

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The Kavod: Man of God Podcast is a call to men to embrace their God-given roles as leaders in their families, churches, and communities. Each episode is packed with biblical truth, practical wisdom, and real-life application to help men step into their responsibilities with courage and humility. We tackle the hard questions about discipleship, fatherhood, marriage, and living a life that honors Jesus Christ.

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    Kavod Press
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
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