The Boxless Nutshell
James Arthur is a Christian, Husband, Dad, Host, and Ex-Con. He has a history leading in The Navigators, personal training, and over a decade of working in the wedding industry.
Join James as he discusses the boxes of legalism in the church, the push for woke conformity, and most of all, the boxes men fall into… in a nutshell. The only box James likes is the Bible! Join the Boxless Brotherhood of men fighting for authenticity and the heart of Jesus!
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Episodes
52 episodes
E52: Darkness Abounds: Trans athletes, UK victory, Karmelo Anthony, FSU shooter.
Wow. What dark times we're having. Another shooting, a stabbing, parenting among bullies, and more trans athletes stealing women's titles. How are we to remain sane? How are we to react? Join me as I take an honest inventory of how we as ...
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Episode 52
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E51: Deep calls to Deep: Giving grace to our "off days".
Join me in this honest comparison to spiritual disciplines and the struggle to keep it up. We can't do the routine for routine sake. But why do it at all? Do we desperately need Jesus the way we once did? How do we get back there? It's not a on...
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Episode 51
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E50: How to find a Church: Wrestling with what matters most.
Boy, what a hard topic. Join me, James, as I dive into different denominations, what divides us, and what unites us. I attempt to give you very practical things to look for in searching for a home Church, including specific beliefs, doctrine, w...
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E49: Mid-Life Crisis: The cursed ground and our purpose
This life is hard. And as men especially, we define ourselves by what we do. We see it all the time, when high status gets lost, the people seem lost with it. If you have ever felt this way, I have to. Hopefully this episode reminds you of your...
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Episode 49
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E48: Church Hopping: The struggles of leaving your home church to search for more authentic community
Join James as he dives into muddy waters of leaving a Church, when to pull the plug, what to look for, and what can be sacrificed. He's going through this himself with his own family and shares a raw processing of what he's going through. Findi...
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Episode 48
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E47: The Tree & The Bush: Doomed to repeat past shame, or face future fear.
Join James as he dives into the implications of the Garden and the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Do we realize how naked we really are as time goes on? Does this cause more retroactive shame? Or worse, future fear? Does it make you a hermit? How ...
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E46: Should a Proverbs 31 woman work? A look into Christian on Christian hate.
After a bizarre encounter with a legalistic Christian influencer on X, James was compelled to speak on the damaging nature of this ever prevailing Chrisitian on Christian violence. Should a Proverbs 31 woman stay home and homeschool the kids? S...
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Episode 46
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E45: True Toxic Masculinity: Andrew Tate & Joshua Harris: both wrong
Join James as he delves into muddy waters, calling out Christian on Christian hate, men following permissiveness, and men following abusive "strength". This is a true test case on "Strong Man, Soft Man", a call back to James' first ever episode...
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Episode 45
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E44: Trump is in! But is Jesus on the throne of your heart today?
Join James in this very real struggle to praise christian principals over praising Christ himself. Let's keep the focus on Him, but allow ourselves to rejoices when good triumphs over evil. We can do both!
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Episode 44
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E43: "In-house arguments": How to discuss politics with unbelievers
Join James as he shares an encounter with a fellow parent, an old college story, and how to navigate around politics when sharing Jesus with our unbelieving friends.
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Episode 43
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E42: A story of 3 mentors & their fall from grace.
Join James as he shares a personal story of 3 mentors: 1 peer, 1 leader, 1 Pastor, who brought him to the Lord together, and how they fell away from Jesus over the years. James also shares the hope of deep roots and an eternal mindset as a less...
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Episode 42
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E41: When Kings go out to Battle!
James takes a dive into why David & Bathsheba ever happened, what led up to it, the stream of sin that followed, and the implications for all men from the story. Join us in digging into what the Scriptures say about this and how we can be e...
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Episode 41
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E40: What is the measure of a man?
It's good to be back. Join James as he checks in after a few weeks and a few life interactions later. Are we working hard enough? Should we be worrying and planning for the future? Do you have anxiety over your life that is NOT founded in the h...
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Episode 40
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E39: I just want my daughter to know I love her.
I just felt like sharing a real moment of grace, redemption, and sweetness. Joined me as I talk about the struggle of being the disciplinarian verse the safe place. Sometimes one must lose.
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Episode 39
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E38: Should you "love" the Church?
We've been told to love the Church. We've been told love is not a feeling. Join James as he dives into Scripture to see what the Word has to say on this highly debated issue. What does Jesus and the Bible actually say on the matter?Ephe...
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Episode 38
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E37: We're not taking applications: Why we stop adding friends
Join James as he dives into why we stop making friends later in life. Is it because we have our core 4? Or are we afraid to risk it... again? After many years of using the mantra "We must be a Safe Place", James is still digging into why it's s...
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Episode 37
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E36: What is the purpose of the local Church?
If you're anything like me, you struggle with Church. Maybe you have some church hurt from poor leadership, gossip, money grubbing, or the barrage of other ways sinful people mess up what God intended for good. I'm not here to tell you to join ...
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Episode 36
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E35: Let Him father you.
As humans, we are well acquainted with disappointment in others. Maybe even our own Dad's. What if we truly let God father us? In the midst of an imperfect life with imperfect people who love us imperfectly, can we let Him fill the gap? Do you ...
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Episode 35
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E34: I was preaching to myself!
James recalls a recent story of encouraging another, while feeling as though he was preaching to himself. We do this don't we? The Spirit is gracious to remind us of verses for the edification of the body... but often ourselves as well.
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Episode 34
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E33: You are a valuable part of the body!
James recounts some discouragement, isolation attempts from the enemy, and how to push through it. It is easy to feel devalued when you feel like an island. Press into Jesus when this happens, stay a part of the body, and God will surprise you!...
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Episode 33
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E32: What is Spiritual Warfare? Pt.2
These 2 episodes were first called "what is spiritual warfare?" due to the nature of Satan's involvement. However, this one particularly speaks to the divisive nature of the Enemy. James digs into speaking life into each others differences. W...
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Episode 32
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E31: What is Spiritual Warfare? Pt.1
Join James as he dives into some practical and situational attacks from the Enemy, how to fight the lies, what the Bible says about it, and how to aim for unity over discord. This is a hard topic to cover succinctly because of how nuanced it ...
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Episode 31
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E30: What kinda Christian are you?
Have you ever met that Christian that acts like all Christian's are perfect, pleasant, and good for you? Church hurt often begins this way. Leaders trusting leaders and never giving you a voice? We need to be honest about the human factor of hu...
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Episode 30
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E29: Don't Lose Heart!
James is back after a month off after Dave Wirgau's passing. Processing pain and sadness of this magnitude always brings new clarity. Join James as he discusses depression, aging, loneliness, lack of purpose, and not giving up!Show note...
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Episode 29
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E28: One Hit Wonders, The Food Babe, Beyonce, & PTSD.
Join me as I discuss the new format of the show! For just a few minutes I'll touch on a few fun topics each week before the main topic. Today we got into the staying nature of One Hit Wonders vs this quick fix culture, how The Food Babe, Vani H...
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Episode 28
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