Podcast

Most men don’t have a problem admitting that life is hard.

The problem is admitting they can’t fix it on their own.

That’s exactly where so many of us get stuck.

This week on the Just a Guy in the Pew Podcast, Victor and I continue our Power Made Perfect series by talking about the second step in the process of healing and restoration: Humility.

Humility isn’t thinking less of yourself. It’s finally seeing yourself truthfully. It’s recognizing where pride, self-reliance, and the need to stay in control have kept you from experiencing the freedom God wants for you.

In this episode we discuss:
🔹Why vulnerability naturally leads to humility.
🔹The difference between humility and shame.
🔹Why pride is often disguised as strength.
🔹How self-reliance quietly keeps us from God’s grace.
🔹Why admitting you need help is one of the strongest things you’ll ever do.
🔹The truth about your dignity—even in the middle of your struggles.
🔹Five practical steps you can begin taking today to grow in humility and move toward healing.

The reality is this: You cannot heal yourself.

The good news is…you were never meant to.

If you’ve ever felt exhausted trying to carry everything on your own, this conversation is for you.

Follow this link to order your signed copy of our new book, Power Made Perfect: Finding True Strength in Christ, today!

Find out more info on our upcoming pilgrimage to the Holy Land!

Most of us have spent our lives believing the same lie:

Real men don’t struggle. Real men don’t ask for help. Real men keep it all together.

But what if that’s exactly what has been keeping us stuck?

This week, Victor is back in the studio as we begin a brand-new seven-part series based on the process of healing and restoration in my new book, Power Made Perfect: Finding True Strength in Christ. In this first episode, we dive into the very first step of the restoration process: vulnerability.

The truth is, vulnerability isn’t weakness. It’s courage.

It’s the moment we stop pretending everything is okay and become honest with God, and ourselves, about where we really are. It’s the place where shame begins to lose its grip, where masks begin to fall, and where the journey towards healing and restoration can finally begin.

In this episode we discuss:
🔹Why vulnerability is the birthplace of true strength.
🔹The lies that keep men trapped behind walls and facades.
🔹Why pretending you’re “fine” keeps you from freedom.
🔹How vulnerability opens the door to humility, surrender, and lasting restoration.
🔹Why every journey back to God begins with honesty.

If you’ve been carrying something in silence… if you’ve convinced yourself that no one could understand… or if you’re simply tired of pretending you’re okay, this conversation is for you.

Freedom begins the moment we stop hiding.

Follow this link to order your signed copy of our new book, Power Made Perfect: Finding True Strength in Christ, today!

Find out more info on our upcoming pilgrimage to the Holy Land!

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The Christian life was never meant to be lived alone.

In this heartfelt episode, John steps away from the plans and simply shares what’s been on his heart after a powerful night of prayer and adoration. Reflecting on the countless emails, messages, and stories from listeners around the world, he reminds us that the mission of Just a Guy in the Pew has never been about one voice—it has always been about one family walking toward Christ together.

Whether you’re carrying addiction, loneliness, a struggling marriage, grief, or simply wondering if anyone sees you, this episode is a reminder that you are not alone.

Together we’ll explore:
🔹Why God saves us personally but sanctifies us together.
🔹How isolation is one of the enemy’s greatest weapons.
🔹Why authentic Christian brotherhood changes lives.
🔹The beauty of carrying one another’s burdens.
🔹How your prayers, encouragement, generosity, and witness are helping rescue souls every day.
🔹Why every believer has a place in God’s mission.

This is more than a thank-you. It’s an invitation.
To stop walking alone.
To become part of someone else’s story.
To remember that the Church is a family—and that no one has to journey to Jesus by themselves.

We’re in this together.

Most everyone has felt stuck, that your life would be so much better if everyone else just got on your level one way or another. We know that’s a distraction by the enemy to get you focusing on the speck in your brother’s eye while you walk around with a two-by-four hanging out of your own. But what do we do to finally overcome that? How do we fight against this and win?

Long story short: we can’t on our own power. It’s only the power of Jesus Christ that can lead us to victory.

And that starts with surrendering. It starts when we decide we’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, when we go to God and claim the victory that is ours because it was His, and it was His victory that He won with us in mind and for our sake.

In today’s episode, we’ll talk about:

🔹What the enemy wants us to believe about ourselves

🔹The encouragement St. Paul gives us throughout his letters in the New Testament

🔹Some things that have helped me enter the truth of who I am more deeply that I hope will also ring true in you

God is not somewhere out there. He dwells within you. His power is within you. His victory is your victory. If anything from this episode stays with you, I sincerely hope and pray it’s that, because that’s at the heart of who you are. Not your sins, not your mistakes, but the simple truth that you are the one for whom Jesus died, rose, and conquered the grave.

Most of us were taught how to work hard, provide, and solve problems. But very few of us were ever taught how to truly love, communicate, or lead our families the way Christ calls us to.

That leaves a lot of men frustrated. We work harder, say less, withdraw emotionally, and wonder why our marriages keep drifting further apart.

This week, I sit down with Dr. Greg Popcak, the founder of CatholicCounselors.com and host of EWTN’s More2Life program, to have one of the most practical conversations we’ve ever had on marriage, fatherhood, communication, and authentic masculine leadership.

In this episode we discuss:

🔹Why leadership and control are not the same thing.
🔹The biggest communication mistakes husbands make.
🔹Why leadership and control are not the same thing.
🔹The biggest communication mistakes husbands make.
🔹Why leadership and control are not the same thing.
🔹Why your wife often wants your presence more than your solutions.
🔹How emotional shutdown slowly damages a marriage.
🔹What healthy Catholic counseling looks like.
🔹The surprising habits that help families pass on the faith.
🔹Why your children need to see you pray through life’s struggles—not just solve them.
🔹How small daily acts of care can completely change the culture of your home.
🔹Why it’s never too late to begin rebuilding trust.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re trying your best but nothing seems to change… or you’ve wondered how to become the husband and father God is calling you to be… I think this conversation will encourage you.

Check out more of Dr. Popcak’s work:
CatholicCounselors.com
EWTN’s More2Life program

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