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Dad Tired

by Jerrad Lopes

Latest episode
John Mark Comer: Why You Can’t Be Present With Your Family

About this podcast

You’re tired.
Not just physically; though yeah, that too.
You’re tired in your bones. In your soul.
Trying to be a steady husband, an intentional dad, a man of God… but deep down, you feel like you’re falling short. Like you’re carrying more than you know how to hold.

Dad Tired is a podcast for men who are ready to stop pretending and start healing.
Not with self-help tips or religious platitudes, but by anchoring their lives in something (and Someone) stronger.

Hosted by Jerrad Lopes, a husband, dad of four, and fellow struggler, this show is a weekly invitation to find rest for your soul, clarity for your calling, and the courage to lead your family well.

Through honest stories, biblical truth, and deep conversations you’ll be reminded:

You’re not alone. You’re not too far gone. And the man you want to be is only found in Jesus.

This isn’t about trying harder.
It’s about coming home.

Episodes

The newest 50 of 573 episodes

  • John Mark Comer: Why You Can’t Be Present With Your Family · 1 h 0 min · Episode 573Grab a copy of John Mark Comer's New Book: Into the Quiet You love your family. So why is it so hard to be fully present with them? John Mark Comer joins Jerrad for an…
  • Are My Best Years Behind Me? with Jared C. Wilson · 42 min · Episode 572Want to be a Dad Tired Parnter? Click HERE Grab a copy of Jared's Book: Good News for Midlife You can love your wife, love your kids, and still be afraid to admit the question…
  • Does Your Family Get the Best Version of You? · 24 min · Episode 571Do other people get a better version of you than your wife and kids get? Recorded outdoors in Guatemala during the first Dad Tired Family Missions Trip, Jerrad sits down with a…
  • Are You The Man You Wanted to Be? · 14 min · Episode 570Important Links: Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Shop the Dad Tired store for best-selling gear You want to be a present dad…
  • Are You Sure You're Saved? Ask Yourself This. · 32 min · Episode 569Are You Sure You're Saved? Ask Yourself This. If you died tonight, how confident are you that you'd spend eternity with Jesus? A five? A seven? A ten? For many Christian men…
  • What Your Kids Need More Than a Perfect Dad · 34 min · Episode 568What do you do when you want to lead your family toward Jesus, but your own failures make you feel like a hypocrite? Jerrad sits down with pastor, author, and Family Discipleship…
  • Leading Your Family When You Feel Far From God · 18 min · Episode 567Important Links: Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Shop the Dad Tired store for best-selling gear You want your wife and kids to…
  • When Your Kids Are Struggling, Where Do You Start? · 29 min · Episode 566Important Links: Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Shop the Dad Tired store for best-selling gear You love your kids. But when…
  • What Version of You Is Your Family Getting? · 23 min · Episode 565Important Links: Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Learn more about Adventures in Missions Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Shop the Dad Tired store for…
  • The Secret You Planned to Take to the Grave · 24 min · Episode 564Important Links: Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Shop the Dad Tired store for best-selling gear What are you carrying that…
  • What If Your Deepest Wound Becomes Your Greatest Ministry? · 41 min · Episode 562Important Links: Dad Tired Annual Retreat Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Shop the Dad Tired store for best-selling gear…
  • Why You’ve Stopped Dreaming About Your Future · 22 min · Episode 563Important Links: Dad Tired Annual Retreat Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Shop the Dad Tired store for best-selling gear Donate…
  • The Dead Things You’ve Learned to Live With · 16 min · Episode 561Important Links: Dad Tired Annual Retreat Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Shop the Dad Tired store for best-selling gear Sin…
  • God Is Awake, So You Can Sleep (with Brett McCracken) · 41 min · Episode 560Important Links: Dad Tired Annual Retreat Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Shop the Dad Tired store for best-selling gear What…
  • When The Enemy Gets in Your Head · 16 min · Episode 559Important Links: Dad Tired Annual Retreat Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Shop the Dad Tired store for best-selling gear What…
  • Granger Smith on Grief, True Conversion, and Gaining a New Identity · 43 min · Episode 558Important Links: Dad Tired Annual Retreat Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Shop the Dad Tired store for best-selling gear __ In…
  • Green Beret Shot in the Throat Reveals the Wound That Hurt Worse · 55 min · Episode 557Former Green Beret John Arroyo survived the 2014 Fort Hood mass shooting after being shot through the throat. But in this powerful conversation, John shares why the deepest wound…
  • Should You Make Your Kids Go To Church? · 27 min · Episode 556Important Links: Dad Tired Annual Retreat Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Shop the Dad Tired store for best-selling gear In…
  • The Kind of Friendship Every Man Needs · 26 min · Episode 555Important Links: Dad Tired Annual Retreat Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Shop the Dad Tired store for best-selling gear ______…
  • Raising Kids Who Feel Known, Loved, and Prepared for Life (with Dr. Kathy Koch) · 42 min · Episode 553Important Links: Dad Tired Annual Retreat Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Shop the Dad Tired store for best-selling gear…
  • Did You Know About This? · 1 min · Episode 554Want to stay up to date? Make sure you're subscribed to the email newsletter. __ Hey guys, quick update from Jerrad. As you’re listening to this, I’m currently in Alaska with my…
  • How To *actually* Care For Your Soul (with Kaleb Allen) · 26 min · Episode 552Important Links: Dad Tired Annual Retreat Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Shop the Dad Tired store for best-selling gear When…
  • Why Your Not Seeing God's Power in Your Life · 4 min · Episode 551Important Links: Dad Tired Annual Retreat Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Shop the Dad Tired store for best-selling gear…
  • How to Raise Capable Kids (with David Thomas) · 52 min · Episode 550Important Links: Grab a copy of David's book: Capable: Raising Resiliant Kids Mentioned: The Anxious Generation & The Amazing Generation Dad Tired Annual Retreat Host A Dad Tired…
  • How To Make Your Home More Holy · 7 min · Episode 549Important Links: Today's Sponsor: Heavenly Heat Saunas Dad Tired Annual Retreat Full Message from Kaleb HERE Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Join the FREE Family…
  • What if You’re Not Who You Think You Are? (with John Mark McMillan) · 45 min · Episode 548Important Links: Today's Sponsor: Heavenly Heat Saunas Dad Tired Annual Retreat Host A Dad Tired Conference at your church Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Shop the Dad…
  • Work, Rest, Calling, and the Goodness of God (with Jordan Raynor) · 41 min · Episode 546What if your job, your parenting, your neighborhood, and your ordinary Monday morning all mattered deeply to God? In this episode, Jerrad sits down with returning guest Jordan…
  • Best Thinking, Best Attention, Best Mood · 5 min · Episode 547Host or Attend a Dad Tired One Day Conference Who or what gets your best attention, your best thinking, and your best mood? In today’s Dad Tired Daily episode, Jerrad shares a…
  • The Difference Between Surrender and Contentment (with Tim Timmons) · 40 min · Episode 545Attend the Dad Tired Annual Retreat & Join the FREE Family Leadership Program Jerrad sits down with Tim Timmons for one of the most honest conversations we’ve had on the podcast…
  • What Jesus Meant About Cutting Things Off · 8 min · Episode 544Join of at the Dad Tired Annual Retreat In this episode, Jerrad reflects on Jesus’ words in Matthew 5 and what it really means to take sin seriously. After nearly two years off…
  • How to Find Work You Actually Care About (with Ken Coleman) · 36 min · Episode 543Want to be the spiritual leader of your home? Start HERE. Most men don’t hate work because they’re lazy. They hate work because they’re misaligned. In this conversation with Ken…
  • Are You Feeding Your Soul? (Kaleb Allen) · 7 min · Episode 542Join or Host a One Day Conference Sign Up for the Annual Retreat In today’s Dad Tired Daily, Pastor Kaleb Allen wraps up a powerful 3-part series by walking through John 4—the…
  • Why So Many Men Feel Off (comedian Tim Hawkins) · 54 min · Episode 540This one starts funny… and gets real fast. In this conversation with Tim Hawkins, we talk about why so many men feel stuck—even when life looks good on the outside. We get into…
  • What Are You Still Chasing (John 4 Devotional) · 7 min · Episode 541How many times do we go back to the same thing… hoping it will finally satisfy? In this devotional from Pastor Kaleb Allen (John 4), we look at the “five husbands” idea and ask a…
  • Own Less, Live More: Finding Peace in a Cluttered World (minimalist Joshua Becker) · 45 min · Episode 539Today's Sponsor: Backgate Prayers (use promo code DADTIRED) You don’t need more stuff. You need more clarity. In this episode, Joshua Becker and I talk about minimalism…
  • Who Are You Ignoring Right Now? · 7 min · Episode 538New to Dad Tired? Click HERE for a FREE Gift Jesus didn’t avoid Samaria—He walked straight into it. In this devotional from John 4, we’re reminded that: • We often ignore the…
  • Jesus Isn’t Your Consultant… He’s Your King (Kyle Idleman) · 42 min · Episode 537Most men don’t reject Jesus—they reshape Him. In this conversation with Kyle Idleman, we unpack what it really means to follow Jesus as Messiah and King, not just Savior. If your…
  • Even While You’re “Asleep”… God Is Working · 8 min · Episode 536You feel stuck. Like you're not growing. Like you're failing more than you're winning. But in Genesis 15, God shows us something powerful: The promise doesn’t depend on you…
  • Fix Your Money, Find Your Peace: George Kamel · 48 min · Episode 533Most guys don’t feel broke because they don’t make enough money… They feel broke because everything feels out of control. In this episode, I sit down with George Kamel to talk…
  • Why Jesus Won’t Answer Your Prayer the Way You Want · 5 min · Episode 535Palm Sunday began with “Hosanna”… and ended with “Crucify Him.” Why? Because Jesus didn’t meet their expectations. In this episode, we wrestle with a hard truth: sometimes Jesus…
  • The Lie Every Man Believes About His Past (Jermaine Wilson) · 55 min · Episode 532Mentioned in today's Episode: - Dad Tired One Dy Conferences - Attend the Annual Retreat - Become a Dad Tired Partner - Shop the Dad Tired Store - Prison Fellowship Most men…
  • If God Is In You… Why Doesn’t It Feel Like It? · 6 min · Episode 534Ever feel like you’re doing all of this on your own? Work, marriage, parenting… it can feel heavy. But Jesus made a promise in John 14—He wouldn’t leave you as an orphan. In this…
  • Losing $5,000,000 Strengthened His Faith · 38 min · Episode 531What would you do if $5 million was on the line? In this episode, Jerrad sits down with Beast Games runner-up Cory Sims — the fan favorite who captured hearts by refusing to…
  • The Marriage Pattern Almost Every Couple Falls Into (Dr. Emerson Eggerichs) · 51 min · Episode 530Mentioned in today's Episode: - The Kids Go Bible - Love & Respect Book - Dad Tired One Dy Conferences - Lightbulb Moments in Marriage Book - Become a Dad Tired Partner - Shop…
  • Every Moment Holy: Seeing the Sacred in the Ordinary · 45 min · Episode 529Stay up to date: Subscribe to the Newsletter He spent years building a creative career, only to watch it completely unravel. He assumed he could fix it, hustling harder to avoid…
  • Come to Guatemala with us! · 8 min · Episode 528For years, Dad Tired founder Jerrad Lopes has dreamed about taking dads and their families on a mission trip together. In this episode, he shares an exciting new opportunity for…
  • The Pattern That Destroys Most Men · 1 h 0 min · Episode 527Host a conference at your church: LEARN MORE There’s a pattern in Scripture that shows up again and again: See. Desire. Take. From Adam to David… and now to us. In this episode…
  • From Addiction to Freedom: A Dad Tired Listener’s Story · 23 min · Episode 526Stay up to date: Subscribe to the Newsletter Most men don’t believe freedom is possible. They assume they’ll carry shame, addiction, and secrets for the rest of their lives. That…
  • For Overwhelmed Christian Dads · 6 min · Episode 525If you feel like you’re drowning right now… this one’s for you. Trying to follow Jesus with integrity. Trying to love your wife well. Trying to disciple your kids. Trying to…
  • The Tragedy of Almost Following Jesus · 29 min · Episode 524Today's Sponsor: The Go Bible Have you ever told Jesus, “I’ll follow you”… but deep down knew there were conditions? In Luke 9, Jesus encounters three men who all say they want…

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