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Resilient Fire Podcast
Welcome to the Resilient Fire podcast! Using over 25 years of experience, Dave takes principles of survival, balances them with scripture and the Gospel, and talks through ways to apply them to our daily lives. The podcast is aimed at people who want to deepen their relationship with Jesus so that they can be a blessing to their families, church, and community. Be resilient...be fire, because we need to continually be reminded that the light shines in the darkness...and where there is fire, there is light.
Episodes
28 episodes
The Tire Around Your Neck
In this episode of the Resilient Fire Podcast, I unpack a true and unusual story from Colorado involving a bull elk that carried a tire around its neck for more than two years. What begins as a strange wildlife story becomes a powerful...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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13:50
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Standing Firm Without Burning It Down: Truth, Disagreement, and Faith in a Fractured World
In this timely episode, Dave addresses a nation on edge and a culture increasingly unable to disagree without destruction. Against the backdrop of unrest, violence, and outrage-driven reactions, this episode calls Christians to something harder...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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16:53
SERE Series #8: Code of Conduct
In this episode of the Resilient Fire Podcast, I conclude the SERE and Faith Series by exploring the idea of a Code of Conduct — not just as a military concept, but as a deeply spiritual one. Drawing from SERE principles, biblical wisdom, and e...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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14:56
SERE Series #7: Recovery and Restoration
Freedom is not the finish line—restoration is the work that follows.In this episode of the Resilient Fire Podcast, we move beyond escape and into what comes next. Drawing from SERE recovery principles and anchored in Psalm 40:2,...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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13:34
SERE Series #6: Escape and Freedom
🎧 EPISODE SUMMARYIn survival training, escape is not panic—it is purposeful movement toward freedom. It requires patience, discipline, and a clear understanding of who you are and where you’re going.In this epis...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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12:58
SERE Series #5: Endure the Elements
🎧 EPISODE SUMMARYIn survival scenarios, the greatest threat is often not an enemy—but the elements.Heat, cold, wind, rain, darkness, and time slowly wear down the body and the will. In this episode of the Resili...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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12:54
Christmas Eve: The Light In the Darkness
Key Scripture: John 1:5 “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”Christmas Eve is a night filled with light—candles in windows, glowing trees, porch lights, and sanctuaries illuminated ...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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10:18
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SERE Series #4: Resist and Return
In this episode of The Resilient Fire Podcast, I explore Week 4 of the SERE & faith series: Resist and Return. Just as SERE training teaches Airmen to maintain identity and honor despite captivity or coercion, Scripture teaches bel...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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12:46
SERE Series #3: Evade
Episode SummaryIn this episode of The Resilient Fire Podcast, I dive into the SERE principle of evasion and connect it with the spiritual call to vigilance found in 1 Peter 5:8. Just as evasion requires awareness, discipline, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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18:53
SERE Series #2: The Rule of 3's
🔥 Episode Summary:In SERE training, the Rule of Threes helps you determine what matters most when everything falls apart:3 minutes without air3 hours without shelter3 days without water
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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16:16
Tear Down This Wall!
The Berlin Wall fell 36 years ago - November 9, 1989.In this episode, I look back at one of history’s defining moments—the fall of the Berlin Wall—and draw spiritual parallels to the walls Christians build in their hearts and communities...
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Episode 18
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12:41
SERE Series #1: Faith Over Fear
🔥 Episode Summary:Fear is one of the most dangerous forces in both the wilderness and the soul. In this debut episode, we explore how biblical faith equips people to overcome fear — on deployment, in leadership, in family l...
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Episode 17
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14:36
Faith and Survival: Faith in the Wilderness
When it comes to having faith as a Christian, there are times when we will face the "wilderness." It's a place where the enemy wants us to feel alone, isolated, and without any sort of help. But that's not necessarily the truth of the matter. L...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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14:25
Tents
In this episode, Dave talks about tents - the places that we live in temporarily. Interestingly enough, the bible talks about tents too but in a different form. Listen in and see if there is anything you need to do to get the focus off of your ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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13:52
Christian Suffering
Christians are promised persecution, but that doesn't mean we can't prepare ourselves to be better-equipped to handle even the most extreme forms of persecution. In this episode, I talk through some training that I was involved with to help equ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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13:43
Living Hope
Poon Lim wasn't trained or prepared for what he experienced. But throughout his ordeal, he had hope that he would be rescued. In this episode, I talk through Poon's story, and then dive into where we can find living hope. Here's the an...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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13:16
Identity then...Community
"The Lord God said "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.'" (Genesis 2:18, NIV). In this episode we build upon our kingdom identity so that we can live in true Christian community. When God created man, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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22:27
Identity, Not Resolutions
Happy new year! Are you making a resolution? Not to be a downer, but statistics show that most resolutions don't last beyond a few weeks. We lose the motivation and focus, and the resolution falls off our scope. In this episode, I talk about on...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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30:42
God is my Shelter (Psalm 91:1-2)
Knowing how to build a shelter when you're out in the wilderness is a critical skill to survival. Everything around you is trying to take you away from your 98.6 degree optimum operating temperature. Whether it's the terrain, or animals, or wea...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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22:57
Back in the Saddle
Hebrews 12:1-2a says "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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14:11
Man In the Creek
Have you ever jumped into nearly frozen water? Have you ever felt that need to get immediately warmed up? In this episode, Dave talks about the infamous "MITC" fire where everything is dropped to build a life-saving, sustainable fire. When we f...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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13:43
Canteen Cups
Who would have thought the canteen cup could be an inspiring item for a podcast? In this episode, Dave discusses some of Jesus' teachings to the Pharisees, and relates it to the use of the humble canteen cup. If the outside is clean, but the in...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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15:08
Thanksgiving 2021
In this episode, Dave talks about the start of the holiday season - Thanksgiving. But as a Christian, where should our gratitude be focused? Once we get that in line, then it is easy to follow the science and see why an attitude of gratitude sh...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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19:07
Faith in the Storm
When we look at our lives today, we have so many things that are working to pull us into darkness. One look at the 24 hour news cycle gives you enough information to know that the world can be a dark place. And when we zoom into our personal li...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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36:33
Commandments and Code
To kick off season two, we briefly talk through the Ten Commandments and how they apply to a Christian's life. Then we look at the military Code of Conduct, which is what guides behavior of service members in combat and in captivity. In both ex...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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18:45
