051 | Dads, Protect Your Family

Hey Fellow Dads,

Do we really have a Scriptural mandate as fathers to protect our families, or is that just a Western cultural idea? How does ego play in? What if we’re not naturally strong or tough? What do we need to keep in mind as we learn to be protectors? What books can help? Listen in as my brother-in-law Pete, a very experienced protector, shares helpful principles for protecting our families both physically and spiritually.

Nathan

Insights

When Christ “gave himself” for the church, the word implies hazarding his life. Protecting others may involve risking our own lives.

Most important skills we need as men to protect our families:

1. Fitness—spiritual, emotional, and physical.
2. Fellowship—with the Holy Spirit, with other likeminded dads.
3. Fight—learn how to effectively use controlled violence to protect your family.

Books Mentioned by Pete

📖 The Bible

📖 Left of Bang: How the Marine Corps’ Combat Hunter Program Can Save Your Life, by Patrick Van Horne and Jason A. Riley

📖 Strong’s Concordance, by James Strong

📖 Morning and Evening, by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

📖 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis

📖 A blank journal

Books Recommended by Nathan

📖 The Bible

📖 The Men We Need, by Brant Hansen

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