{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F3c58a630-67e2-481b-81db-4d9426467b7a","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"A Joyful Swagger | PASTOR MICHAEL FOSTER","description":"Pastor Michael Foster is a man\u2019s man in a church that\u2019s been defined by women for decades.\nHe\u2019s been blazing a white streak through the Internet, with a podcast that's exploding in popularity as his message lands with men looking for a preacher who connects with their gut, and not just the head or heart.\nYou can hear it in his voice: clear, direct, unapologetic. He looks you in the eye and invites you into the arena with him to do battle with him against the ideas about Jesus Christ, the Bible, and Christians that have polluted these sacred waters for centuries, especially in Protestantism.\nAs you might imagine, pastors like him are rare. But as you'll hear Michael wasn't born or raised a Godly man. God did however, raise him up, to make part of the team, just in time for a very special moment in the history of the world.\nIn our conversation we discussed:\nHow he went from being an atheist and a near-high school dropout to a Christian and a pastor\nJordan Peterson, his relationship to Christianity, and how \"12 Rules for Life\" compares and contrasts with \"Bronze Age Mindset\"\nThe words Justified, Convicted, and Propitiation, and how they illustrate God's lawful nature and Jesus' role in liberating us from the natural consequences of our actions\nMasculinity in film, including some favorite examples over the past several decades\nThe best books about masculinity and Christianity\nI've been looking forward to this episode for months. I was baptized in September, and as yet I haven't found anything in the religion that conflicts with authentic, traditional masculinity.\nBut I can't make the case as well as a man who's lived, breathed, and preached it.\nI think this might be testimony you've been waiting for. And know that where Michael comes from, this is just the beginning.\nFollow Michael Foster on Twitter (link)\nListen to the It\u2019s Good To Be A Man Podcast on Apple (link) and Stitcher (link)\nVisit ItsGoodToBeAMan.com (link)\nDr. Jordan B. Peterson \u2013 \u201c12 Rules for Life (link)\nBronze Age Pervert \u2013 \u201cBronze Age Mindset\u201d (link)\nJohn Eldredge \u2013 \u201cWild At Heart\u201d (link)\nWilliam Mouser \u2013 \u201cThe Story of Sex in Scripture\u201d (link)\nWerner Neuer \u2013 \u201cMen and Women in Christian Perspective\u201d (link)\nStephen B. Clark \u2013 \u201cMan and Woman in Christ\u201d (link)\nJohn R. W. Stott \u2013 \u201cBasic Christianity\" (link)\nSteven Ozment \u2013 \u201cWhen Fathers Ruled\u201d (link)\nMatthew Henry Concise Commentary on the Bible (link)\nGareth Crossley \u2013 \u201cThe Old Testament Explained and Applied\u201d (link)\nTrailer for \u201cCollision\u201d film (link)\nRichard Cooper at 21Convention \u2013 \u201cBe Better\u201d (link)\nTrailer for \u201c1917\u201d (link)\nTrailer for \u201cMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World\u201d (link)\nCheck out my new website at https://renofmen.com\nConnect with us on Instagram and Twitter.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/077d5416-18ed-4332-a23d-bbdca2b970df/j_NeNa4rnItxJ1OYds7sRGv3.jpg"}