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I Know a Guy Podcast
I know a guy who used to measure his worth by how busy he was.
I know a guy who could quote Scripture but couldn’t tell you what he was feeling.
I know a guy who lost his temper, lost his marriage, and almost lost himself trying to hold it all together.
Yeah…that guy was me.
Do you know a guy like that? Or maybe…you are that guy.
This is I Know a Guy, a podcast for those guys who need a place to be honest, to laugh a little, maybe cry a little, and remember who you really are.
I’m Steve…
Episodes
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Ep.124 - Two Gates - One Decision You Keep Making
Most men believe they’re following Jesus because they go to church. But what if Jesus never said that was the standard? What if the real question isn’t what…
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Ep. 123 - Slow Down or Break Down
At some point, every man hits a wall. A blow-up. A shutdown. A disconnect. Or just the realization—something’s off. That’s not random. That’s what happens when…
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Ep. 122 - This Made Sense ...Then
You didn’t randomly become the man you are. Your reactions, your habits, your patterns. They were learned. Formed in your family. Shaped between ages 0–12. And…
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Ep. 121 - You’re Not Fine—You’re Avoiding
You’re not fine. You’re just moving too fast to deal with what’s really going on inside of you. Every reaction… every frustration… every shutdown… There’s a…
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Ep. 120 - 40 Years of Waiting!
Joshua and Caleb believed the promise. But belief didn’t fast-forward the timeline. Forty years! Forty years of waiting while others wandered in fear. Today's…
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Ep. 119 - The Report You Believe
Twelve men walked into the same promise. Ten saw giants and shrank. Two saw giants and stood tall. What was the difference? Identity. Today and tomorrow on I…
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Ep. 118 - Freedom From the Need to Be Recognized
Today on I Know a Guy, we’re talking about something most men quietly struggle with. The addiction to be affirmed, or recognized. The need to be noticed…
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Ep. 117 - Why Being Seen Becomes an Addiction
Today on the I Know a Guy, we’re talking about something almost no man admits. The addiction to recognition. The need to be seen. The need to be validated. The…
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Ep. 116 - Owning Your Story Without Letting It Own You
Every man has a story that shaped him. A past that influenced How he sees himself How he shows up How he protects his heart. But at some point, every man faces…
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Ep. 115 - Mom, Wife, and the Man in the Middle: A Conversation from a Beloved Son
Most men think they’ve left home, but they haven’t. They’ve just changed addresses. And it shows up in the same place every time— between their mom and their…
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Ep. 114 - The Hidden Scripts Running Your Life
Most men don’t realize this The way you respond to pressure. The way you handle relationships. Even the way you see yourself . . . . . . may not actually be…
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Ep. 113 - The Father Wound Most Men Carry
For many men, the struggle with identity traces back to one relationship: their father. Whether he was absent, angry, critical, passive, or simply unavailable……
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Ep. 112 - The Story That Shaped You (Before You Knew It)
Every man grew up in a family system. And whether it was healthy or dysfunctional… loving or chaotic… present or absent… that system shaped the way you see…
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Ep. 111 - Sex Isn’t the Problem. Connection Is.
A lot of resentment in marriage gets blamed on sex. But sex usually isn’t the real issue. Connection is. In this episode of I Know A Guy, we talk about the…
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Ep. 110 - The Silent Killer in Men: Resentment
Resentment is one of the most dangerous emotions a man can carry. It doesn’t explode overnight. It builds slowly… quietly… over years. And if a man doesn’t…
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Ep. 109 - Tested, Refined, and Made Whole - Part 6
Most men assume that if they’re walking with God, life should smooth out. But Scripture says trials are part of growth. Anxiety may not be proof you’re…
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Ep. 108 - Contentment in an ‘If Only’ World - Part 5
Anxiety loves two words: “If only.” If only I had more. If only this changed. If only I felt different. But the “if only” life never ends — because as soon as…
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Ep. 107 - Healing While You Walk - Part 4
If you struggle with anxiety, you probably want peace before you move. Calm before you obey. Relief before you take the next step. But in Luke 17, ten lepers…
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Ep. 106 - Humility in the Middle of the Storm - Part 3
Anxiety and humility are more connected than we think. Sometimes what feels like responsibility… is actually control. And what feels like strength… is quiet…
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Ep. 105 - When You Can’t Stay Neutral - Part 2
You cannot stay neutral with anxiety. If you don’t intentionally anchor yourself, you will drift — either into panic or into numbness. Some men explode. Some…
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Ep. 104 - Is My Anxiety Mental or Spiritual? - Part 1
Men don’t usually say, “I’m anxious.” We say we’re tired. Frustrated. Overwhelmed. Short-tempered. But anxiety isn’t just in your head — and it’s not just a…
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Ep. 103 - What Are You REALLY Feeling? Part 3: Safe Men Save Men
You cannot heal in isolation. Shame thrives in secrecy — but it loses power when you risk honesty with safe men. In this final episode of this 3-part series…
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Ep. 102 - What Are You REALLY Feeling? - Part 2: The Secret Relief Strategy
Men don’t chase pleasure. We chase relief. And if you’ve ever wondered why you keep reaching for drinking, porn, isolation, or overworking — it may not be…
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Ep. 101 - What Are You REALLY Feeling - Part 1: You're Not Angry - You're Ashamed
You don’t have an anger problem. You have a shame problem. Most men were never taught how to name insecurity, fear, inadequacy, or helplessness — so we…
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Ep. 100 - When the Father Gives Better Desires
When a man releases his expectations to God, something surprising happens. God doesn't leave him empty. He begins planting new desires. Desires for depth…
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Ep. 99 - The Expectations We Secretly Carry
Every man has a vision of the life he thought he would live. Some of those dreams were good. Some were shaped by fear, comparison, or the need to prove…
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Ep. 98 - The Strength of a Sensitive Man
Some men lead with strength. Others lead with presence. Highly sensitive men often carry an incredible ability to understand people’s hearts — but many spend…
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Ep. 97 - Too Sensitive to Be a Man?
Some men struggle to express emotions. But other men feel everything. They notice tension quickly. They feel other people’s pain deeply. They process life with…
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Ep. 96 - Be the Buffalo
When pressure rises, most men do what cows do — they run with the storm. They avoid. They numb. They delay hard conversations. They wait for it to pass. But…
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Ep. 95 - “What You Don’t Process, You Medicate.” — From Leakage to Freedom
Addiction isn’t always rebellion. Sometimes it’s anesthesia. Men medicate what they were never allowed to grieve. But willpower doesn’t break cycles. Honesty…
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Ep. 94 - “It Didn’t Affect Me.” — The Danger of Denial
Most men don’t think they have trauma. They think they have stress. They think they have personality quirks. They think they’re just wired that way. But what…
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Ep. 93 - Wealth as Identity
There’s a story in the Gospels about a wealthy, disciplined, morally upright young man who asks Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life. He kept the…
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Ep. 92 - The American Dream vs. The Father's Dream
Is wealth the goal… or is freedom the goal? In Episode 2 of this series on I Know a Guy on "Money, Identity & the Quiet Idol," we confront the subtle theology…
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Ep. 91 - When Provision Becomes Performance
Why do some men work incredibly hard and see financial fruit… while others grind and nothing seems to move? Is financial blessing proof that God is pleased? Is…
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Ep. 90 - Daniel Series Part 3: Faithful Over Time
Daniel didn’t end up in the lions’ den because he failed. He ended up there because he stayed consistent. On this episode of I Know a Guy we see how Daniel 6…
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Ep. 89 - Daniel Series Part 2: Identity in the Fire
There is a moment in a man's life that we all eventually face — when obedience costs something. Today on I Know a Guy we see what happened to Daniel when he…
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Ep. 88 - Daniel Series Part 1: Resolved Before the Test
Before Daniel ever faced a furnace or a lions’ den, he faced something much quieter — a decision. Today on I Know a Guy we start a 3-part series on Daniel…
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Ep. 87 - You Don’t Have to Be Right to Love Well
What do you do when you strongly disagree with someone—but still want to love them well? Most men think they have two options: stay quiet or prove their point…
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Ep. 86 - Be Still: When It Finally Stops Depending on You
What happens when everything goes quiet? No phone. No talking. No distractions. I just spent 48 hours in silence at a monastery… and what surfaced surprised…
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Ep. 85 - Why Do We Wait for Life to Crash?
Why do we wait until life explodes before we change? Why do we tolerate slow drift in our marriage, our health, our faith — until something crashes hard enough…
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Ep. 84 - "Honor Thy Father & Mother" Part 2: When Honor Is Weaponized
When “honor your father and mother” becomes emotional leverage, what do you do? In this episode we talk about: • Honor vs. control • Boundaries in honor-shame…
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Ep. 83 - "Honor Thy Father & Mother" Part 1: What Honor Actually Means
“Honor your father and mother.” For some men, that verse feels holy. For others, it feels heavy. What if the Hebrew word for honor doesn’t mean lifelong…
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Ep. 82 - Unwavering Part 2: Not Relocated by Pressure
Pressure isn’t just about circumstances — it’s about identity. In this episode of I Know a Guy, we talk about the quiet drift that moves men from sonship into…
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Ep. 81 - Unwavering Part 1: Seated, Not Shaken
Most men think unwavering means trying harder. It doesn’t. It means being seated. In this episode of I Know a Guy, we unpack what “steadfast” and “immovable”…
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Ep. 80 - Safely to Shore
Paul didn’t lose his identity when the storm hit—he lived from it. In Acts 27, chained and exhausted, Paul becomes the calmest man on the ship. Not because the…
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Ep. 79 - Heart - Healing - Holiness
Many men believe holiness is something they must achieve to earn God’s approval. But that belief quietly fuels striving, exhaustion, and shame. In this episode…
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Ep. 78 - The Father's Heart
What if your identity didn’t start with performance… but with belonging? Before you ever took your first breath, you were already in the Father’s heart. Not…
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Ep. 77 - Provision Already Exists
What if the pressure you’re carrying isn’t actually yours to hold? So many men are exhausted—not because they’re incapable—but because they’ve quietly believed…
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Ep. 76 - The Father You Never Had
The way you see God is often shaped by the father you had—or didn’t have. In this episode of I Know a Guy, we explore how father wounds quietly shape faith…
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Ep. 75 - Belonging Comes Before Believing
Christianity is often misunderstood as behavior management—but what if it’s actually about restored belonging? This episode of I Know a Guy reframes faith…
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Ep. 74 - BE.LOVED.
Most men don’t struggle with belief—they struggle with belonging. In this episode of I Know a Guy, we explore why the deepest ache in a man’s heart isn’t about…
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Ep. 73 - Awareness Series Part 5: Awareness, Sonship and Living a Present Life
Sonship isn’t something you think your way into. It’s something you experience. Scripture says the Spirit testifies with our spirit—not our theology. In this…
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Ep. 72 - Awareness Series Part 4: Escape or Presence?
When emotions go unrecognized, men don’t slow down—they look for relief. Sometimes that relief looks obvious. Sometimes it looks productive, successful, or…
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Ep. 71 - Awareness Series Part 3: Jesus and Emotional Awareness
Jesus didn’t deny His emotions—and He didn’t let them control Him. He stayed present, honest, and deeply connected to the Father. In this episode of I Know a…
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Ep. 70 - Awareness Series Part 2: David - A Man Who Knew His Heart
David failed. He sinned. He made costly mistakes. Yet God trusted him with something rare—His own heart. Why? Because David was aware of his inner world. He…
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Ep. 69 - Awareness Series Part 1: The Unaware Heart
Most men are good thinkers. But very few of us know what’s happening inside our hearts. When emotions surface—anxiety, anger, sadness—we don’t slow down and…
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Ep. 68 - Boaz at the Gate
Decisive action doesn’t have to come from urgency or fear. Boaz shows us what it looks like when a man moves with clarity instead of pressure. He honors…
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Ep. 67 - Boaz: A Man at Rest with His Strength
Most men were taught that strength means striving—pushing harder, moving faster, proving ourselves before someone questions our worth. Boaz shows us a…
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Ep. 66 - The Prayer of Jabez and Sonship
What if the Prayer of Jabez was never about getting more from God — but learning how to ask Him like a son? In the middle of a long genealogy, Scripture pauses…
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Ep. 65 - Spiritual Sherpa Series Part 5 — Living From Identity, Not Striving For It
In this episode of I Know a Guy, Steve Cummings shares how Jamie Winship and Identity Exchange reshaped his understanding of identity, truth, and freedom. If…