The Iron Pursuit
Welcome to The Iron Pursuit—where men are forged by the truth of God’s Word.
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another”—this podcast is a call to biblical manhood. Here, we challenge men to rise above comfort, reject passivity, and live under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
Each episode is designed to strengthen your faith, sharpen your character, and equip you to lead with integrity, grit, and grace. Whether you’re a husband, a father, a brother, or a friend, this is your invitation to pursue the kind of manhood that honors God and changes generations.
Episodes
31 episodes
032 The Porn Battle Plan: 05 Relapse
Most of us have experienced a relapse at some stage in our lives. Relapse is often associated with alcoholism or drug abuse, but the truth is that relapse is a word that describes a return to, or the recurrence of some condition after a period ...
031 Porn Battle Plan: 04 The Discipline Blueprint
You will not beat this enemy without a plan. You can have the best of intentions, but if you are unwilling to put those intentions into action, you will fail. Discipline is key. In this episode, Joey offers a blueprint to help build discipline ...
030 Porn Battle Plan: Killing Isolation
Isolation is the breeding ground for addiction. Freedom is actually built in the presence of other men, through honesty, accountability, and brotherhood.Let’s just be honest about the situation: Most of your battles don’t happen in publi...
029 Porn Battle Plan 02: Why Porn is so Hard to Quit
Porn isn’t just a bad habit—it’s a trained pattern thatrewires your brain, weakens your discipline, and dulls your spiritual sensitivity. But what’s been trained can be retrained. Maybe you’ve been to the point where you’ve said, “I’m done!” An...
028 Porn Battle Plan: 01 What You Consume Controls You
Have you ever noticed how you can crash a bag of chips and still be hungry when you're done? It's because the chips are junk food and they were never designed to satisfy your hunger like whole foods. Spiritual junk, like porn, will leave you th...
027 Core Beliefs: Discipline
Everyone can have good intentions, but good intentions are nothing more than: Excuses, Empty words, Self-deception, Unrealized potential, Delayed obedience, A false sense of progress, or Disobedience in disguise IF NEVER ACTEDUPON!!! If I can b...
026 Core Beliefs: Leadership
Most people think leadership is about position, authority,or influence.But the truth is—leadership is not something you step into…it’s something that flows out of what you believe.In this episode, Joey points out that if your beli...
025 Core Beliefs: Failure
Most guys don’t fail because they lack effort… they fail because they believe the wrong things about failure. What you believe about failure will determine whether it breaks you or builds you. Failure isn’t the enemy—misunderstanding i...
024 Core Beliefs: Masculinity
With a podcast seeking to identify the truth of biblical masculinity, it only seems right that while we are evaluating core beliefs, we talk about the core beliefs around masculinity. The world's concept of masculinity is not biblical at all. H...
023 Core Beliefs: Identity
One of the greatest battles you will ever face in life is the battle for your identity. The enemy of your soul wants to feed you lie after lie about who you are, telling you that you are shameful, guilty, and fearful because of some thing that ...
022 Core Beliefs: What You Believe About God Matters
Core beliefs, the engine that drives us; everybody has them. Ask someone a question about anything and their answer will give you a quick view of what their core beliefs really are. In this episode, Joey digs into the biblical truths of what we...
021 Core Beliefs: The Engine of Your Life
Internal ceilings are constructed from the beliefs we adopt as truths throughout life. Without evaluation, external influences can cultivate beliefs that are not beneficial to biblical masculinity and strong spiritual leadership. In this episod...
020 Who's Calling the Shots?
Being a good dad is a tough job. Unfortunately, no matter what you do, by the world's standard, you will take a hit. You will do the right thing and it will seem wrong, or you will do the wrong thing and it will be highlighted as wrong. The goo...
019 The Power of Purpose 5: Living on Purpose
A life of purpose is not mystical or magical. One does not merely trip over purpose and discover its existence. Purpose is practical and it is developed in every sphere of life. In this episode, Joey ends the Power of Purpose series by equippin...
018 The Power of Purpose 4: Purpose Under Pressure
Many men quit when they face difficulty or pain because they equate pain with missing God. In this episode, Joey explains why he thinks just the opposite is true. The pain a man experiences in life highlights what matters most - that is what a ...
017 The Power of Purpose 3: Called Before Qualified
The temptation is to run away from the calling on your life, find excuses of why you are not good enough, and become fearful of the unknown. In this episode, Joey assures us that the unqualified believer is exactly the one God calls to accompli...
016 The Power of Purpose 2: Created on Purpose
No one functions at max efficiency all the time. Furthermore, if you do not know why you are supposed to function, mustering the willpower, discipline, and want-to becomes even more difficult. In this episode, Joey uncovers the purpose of every...
The Power of Purpose 1: Why Resolutions Fail
On day 1, 100% of the resolution makers are committed to the idea and the hopes of the promises they've made. However, 30 days later, 25% of those people have given up. By mid-February, 80% of the people who made resolutions have quit. Why is t...
014 The Danger of Agreeable Circles
Beware of those you surround yourself with. Are you challenged by those surrounding you, or do they simply agree with everything you do and say? If you do not have people in your inner circle who challenge you, you are constructing a house of c...
013 Making The Best Christmas Ever
Every year we are surprised by Christmas events, overspending, and "that" family member (you know who he/she is...), but what if this year could be different? In this episode, Joey shares 5 tips that will certainly make this Christmas season on...
012 Consequences from a Lack of Self-Control
The wise man Solomon said that a man without self-control is like a city with walls of defense. Self-control, or discipline, is something that is not prioritized in many men's lives. Most of us never think of the simple things that lead to grea...
011 Yes, You are The Man
Modern culture wants to dismantle masculinity by deeming it as bad. Therefore, the absence of fathers and masculine role models is paraded rather than mourned. In this episode, Joey pushes back against this ideology by showing us that masculini...
010 The Crossroads of Life
All of us have stood at a crossroad, literally or figuratively. Every day there are young men who make decisions without guidance from and experienced mentor in their life. What would change if we actually made it part of our mission to stand a...
008 Favor or Fallout
Like it or not, you are leaving a legacy for your children. If you do the right things, you children can inherit favor. However, choosing to do the wrong things can leave them with fallout. In this episode, Joey uses the example of King Solomon...
007 Overcoming Compromise
A man does not wake up one day and decide that he is going to wreck his life. Instead, it happens one bad decision at a time. In this episode, Joey describes the "Big 3" areas of temptation or moral failure that scripture and experience highlig...