38 YEARS LATER… HERE’S WHAT I LEARNED

You're Not Wise. You're Just Believing a Lie | The Construction Part 2

The most dangerous lie is the one that sounds completely reasonable. You know to reject the obvious ones. But what about the lie that walks in dressed as humility? The one that speaks in your own voice and cites your own history as proof? That is the counterfeit you were never taught to spot. This is Part 2 of The Construction — Tool Two in building a biblical mindset that holds under pressure. Before you can align with truth, you have to learn to identify the counterfeit.

Fix the Leak or Keep Mopping | The Construction Part 1

Most men spend years managing the symptoms of their thinking — fighting the same anxiety, the same insecurity, the same ceiling — without ever asking the most important question: Where did this belief come from? This is Part 1 of The Construction — the first tool in building a God-aligned, biblical mindset from the inside out. Before you can rebuild, you have to locate the source.

Hearing What Others Miss: A Sound Engineer’s Journey to Becoming a Whole Man | James Sutton

In this episode of The Holistic Man Podcast: Ordinary Men, Extraordinary Gifts, I sit down with James Sutton, an aspiring audio engineer, devoted husband, father, and man of faith, to discuss his journey of identity, purpose, and personal transformation. Growing up without a biblical father figure, James spent years searching for direction, validation, and belonging. Through music, faith, and life's challenges, he learned how to hear what others miss—not just in sound, but in his calling as a man, husband, and father.

The Enemy Wants Fathers To Quit

Being a father in today’s world is spiritual warfare. This message is for every Christian father who feels tired, discouraged, or like he’s not doing enough. As a divorced dad, I’ve had days where I felt like I was winning — and days where I felt like I was failing. But God showed me something powerful about fatherhood, spiritual leadership, and how the little things we do as dads are shaping our children more than we realize.

The Boy You Never Got to Be Is Still Controlling You | Apostle Jabez Ball

What happens when grown men are still carrying the wounds of little boys? In this deeply powerful episode of The Holistic Man Podcast, Jeffery C. Smith II sits down with Apostle Jabez Ball for an honest, prophetic, and transformational conversation about: • hidden pain in men • healing childhood wounds • pride, shame, and identity • mentorship and accountability • counseling and emotional healing • prophecy and the voice of God • spiritual warfare • becoming whole through Christ • and why so many men are silently hurting. This conversation goes beyond surface-level masculinity and dives into the heart of what it means to become a man healed by God instead of hardened by life.