The True North Podcast

Pastor Ed Snyder
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True North Nation is a faith-based media company helping you navigate life by fixed points, the unchanging truth of God's Word. Each week on The True North Podcast, Pastor Ed Snyder brings plain, lived teaching on emotional intelligence, anger, relationships, and leadership, with the Control the Beast series at its center. The world keeps moving. We keep pointing to what does not. Come find your True North, one fixed point at a time. New episodes weekly. Start at truenorthnation.org and grab the free guide, Nine Levels of Relationships.

  1. 4d ago

    Ep. 113 Decide Before the Pressure

    We tell ourselves we will rise to the moment, but under pressure we usually fall to whatever we have already decided. Daniel shows a better way. Before the king's table ever reached him, he "purposed in his heart" (Daniel 1:8, NKJV). The line was drawn in the calm, so the pressure had nothing left to bargain with. In this first episode of Living By Principle, Pastor Snyder walks through Daniel 1:8 and the Psalm 15 portrait of a settled person, and gives you one thing to decide this week before the pressure arrives. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Why character is set before the pressure, not summoned during it. What "Daniel purposed in his heart" means for the decisions in front of you. The Psalm 15 marks of a person who "shall never be moved." Why pre-deciding is really an act of belonging to God, sustained by His Spirit. THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT Name one line you have never actually drawn. Draw it today, in the calm, in writing, before anything asks you to cross it. Decide once, so you do not have to decide it a hundred times under fire. JOURNAL PROMPT Where am I waiting until the pressure to decide who I will be, and what one line do I need to settle today, in the calm? LINKS Too Good Coffee Control the Beast (book) Control The Beast Website Substack (True North Nation) True North Nation Facebook

  2. Aug 13

    Ep. 112 Living By Principle Pt.2

    What drives your life, the flesh, personal ambition, or the Holy Spirit? Pastor Ed Snyder explains how Spirit-led, principled living produces life, peace, purpose, stability, and visible transformation. Discover why convictions must be settled before pressure arrives and how the fruit of the Spirit reveals the evidence of a genuinely Spirit-driven life.

  3. Aug 13

    Ep. 111 Living By Principle

    Everybody is building a life on something. The question is whether that foundation can withstand the storm. Pastor Ed Snyder introduces Living by Principle—a Word-centered approach to developing the fixed points, foundational truths, and internal compass that keep us steady in a changing world. Anchored in Acts 2:38, this message calls us away from feelings-driven living and back to repentance, baptism in Jesus’ name, the gift of the Holy Spirit, and solid biblical ground. Welcome to the Nation.

  4. Aug 6

    Ep. 110 The Beast Grows in the Dark

    "The beast grows when emotions go unchecked."The beast does not grow from big blowups. It grows from quiet neglect, the things we swallow, rehearse, and never bring into the light. In this episode, Pastor Snyder shows the third way between exploding and stuffing, and how a daily check-in keeps small things small. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN - Why neglect, not intensity, is what feeds the beast. - The difference between unchecked and unfelt. - How a daily walk-through governs what would otherwise grow. SCRIPTURE ANCHOR Proverbs 29:11, KJV: "A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards." THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT Once a day, ask, what am I leaving unchecked? Name one thing and deal with it before it grows. JOURNAL PROMPT What have I been swallowing instead of governing, and where has it quietly grown? LINKS - Too Good Coffee: https://drinktoogood.com - Control the Beast (book) on sale at our website: https://controlthebeast.com/book - Website: https://controlthebeast.com - Substack: https://substack.com/@tnnpodcast - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ControlTheBeast - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardsnyder/

    Ep. 110 The Beast Grows in the Dark

  5. Aug 4

    Ep. 109 What is going on!!!

    The True North Podcast is coming back. After a season away, Ed Snyder is returning to the mic to do what he has done for more than forty years in the people business: walk beside you and point to the fixed points that keep a life on course. The world keeps moving. Jobs shift, relationships strain, the plan you counted on quietly falls apart. This podcast is a steady place to catch your breath and get your bearings, anchored in the unchanging truth of God's Word. Each episode meets you in the real terrain of everyday life, emotional intelligence, anger, relationships, and leadership, then points you back to true north and the next faithful step in front of you. One fixed point at a time. Welcome back to the Nation.

  6. Jul 31

    Ep. 108 Your Response Reveals Your Leadership

    You can put "leader" on a business card, but you cannot fake it when something goes wrong in the moment. In this episode, Pastor Snyder makes the case that your response under pressure is the truest reflection of your resume, and gives you the reps that raise your leadership level, one moment at a time. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Why the people you lead read your composure more than your words.- What a "city without walls" teaches about ungoverned reactions.- Three quiet reps that raise your leadership level: pause, question, own your part. SCRIPTURE ANCHOR: Proverbs 25:28, KJV: "He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls." THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT: Pick the one situation most likely to test you this week. Name it before it happens and decide your response in advance. JOURNAL PROMPT: What is my most common reaction under pressure, and what is it teaching the people who watch me? Too Good Coffee: https://drinktoogood.com Control the Beast (book): https://controlthebeast.com/book.html Website: https://controlthebeast.com Substack: https://substack.com/@controlthebeast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ControlTheBeast

    Ep. 108 Your Response Reveals Your Leadership

  7. Jul 31

    Ep. 107 Knowing What You Feel, Choosing What You Do

    Emotional intelligence gets called a soft skill. It is not. It is two hard moves done in order: name what you feel, then choose what you do. In this episode, Pastor Snyder shows why naming is the discipline most people skip, and how the gap between feeling and choosing is where your real power lives. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Why naming a feeling accurately loosens its grip on you.The difference between feeling (honest) and acting (accountable).A simple twice-a-day drill to build the muscle. SCRIPTURE ANCHOR: Proverbs 16:32, KJV: "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city." THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT: Twice a day, finish the sentence out loud or on paper: "Right now I feel _______, and I am choosing to _______." JOURNAL PROMPT: What feeling do I most often act on without naming first, and what does it cost me?Too Good Coffee: https://drinktoogood.com Control the Beast (book) on sale at our website: https://controlthebeast.com/book.html Website: https://controlthebeast.com Substack: https://substack.com/@controlthebeast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ControlTheBeast

    Ep. 107 Knowing What You Feel, Choosing What You Do

  8. Jul 31

    Ep. 106 Lead The Beast, Don't Kill It

    Lead the Beast, Don't Kill It Quote of the week: "You don't have to kill the beast. Learn to lead it." EPISODE DESCRIPTION: For years, Pastor Snyder thought the goal was to kill the anger, the reaction, the heat that rises before he could think. Genesis 4 says something different: rule over it. In this episode, Pastor Snyder unpacks the difference between killing the beast and leading it, and gives you three moves you can use the same day to put your emotions back under leadership. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Why your emotions are information, not the enemy.- The three moves that turn a reaction into leadership: name it, gap it, aim it.- How governed energy becomes drive instead of damage. SCRIPTURE ANCHOR Genesis 4:7, KJV: "...sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, but thou shalt rule over him." THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT: In one real moment this week, put your hand on the reins. Name what you feel, take one breath, and choose a single response on purpose. JOURNAL PROMPT: Where in my life am I trying to kill the beast instead of leading it, and what would leadership look like there?

    Ep. 106 Lead The Beast, Don't Kill It
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True North Nation is a faith-based media company helping you navigate life by fixed points, the unchanging truth of God's Word. Each week on The True North Podcast, Pastor Ed Snyder brings plain, lived teaching on emotional intelligence, anger, relationships, and leadership, with the Control the Beast series at its center. The world keeps moving. We keep pointing to what does not. Come find your True North, one fixed point at a time. New episodes weekly. Start at truenorthnation.org and grab the free guide, Nine Levels of Relationships.

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  • Creator
    Pastor Ed Snyder
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    106
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Pastor Ed Snyder
  • Show Website
    The True North Podcast

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