Man Up!: Recent Episodes
Joe Bucha
In this episode I share out of Proverbs 3 and the need we have for Gods wisdom and understanding.
In this episode I share out of Matthew 7:13-14 the truth that our only way to God is through the Person and work of Jesus.
In this episode I share out of Matthew 7:7-12 where Jesus tells us to ask, seek and knock.
In this episode, I share out of Matthew 6:19-24 the idea of investing in knowing God, His Word and the souls of people.
In this episode I share about the importance of being vulnerable in accountability relationships.
In this episode I share about the importance of intentional living through reliance on the Holy Spirit, teaching, practice and embodying truth, community, time and suffering.
In this episode I share some of my recent thoughts about being intentional about my spiritual formation and growth.
In this episode I talk about the importance of solitude with God and how it’s important daily but also dining extended times of meeting with God and being still.
In this episode I share out of Ephesians 4 of the importance of resolving conflict/anger.
In this episode I share about my struggles with my words and needing to surrender them to God’s control.
In this episode I share about our lives being a vapor and the importance of being all in and living with God’s power and strength.
I share in this episode about my journey this Advent season in preparing my heart to celebrate the coming of Christ into the world as our Lord and Savior.
In this episode I share out of a book of liturgy called, “Prayers at Twilight” by our friends, David and Beth Booram.
In this episode I share some thoughts out of Psalm 32:8 and experiencing God’s guidance in our lives.
In this episode I talk with my friend Rich Lotterhos about delighting in the Lord and experiencing the desires of our heart.
In this episode I share my thoughts about destiny and what that means to me from reading the book, “The Cure”.
In this episode I share about David’s experience with God in light of his sun out of Psalm 51 and Psalm 32.
In this episode I interviewed my friend Andy McCullough about his dad, Otis Lavay McCullough, and his legacy.
In this episode I share some thoughts on how our core beliefs and specifically, our negative core beliefs impact our lives.
In this episode I share about the seventh desire, to be included, from the Laaser’s book, “Seven Desires”.
In this episode I share about the sixth desire of being chosen the Laaser’s share in their book and the distortions that come when we don’t feel chosen.
In this episode I share about the Laaser’s fifth desire of being touched and how important it is in our lives.
I’m this episode I share about experiencing fullness of life in being connected and living out of an intimate relationship with God.
In this episode I share about following the Shepherds path and the power to follow His path.
In this episode I share about being blessed by God not for what we do but because of who we are in Him.
In this episode I share out of Mark and Debbie Laaser’s book, “Seven Desires” about our need to be affirmed and the importance of affirming others.
In this episode I share out of Mark and Debbie Laaser’s book, “Seven Desires” about our need to be heard and understood.
In this episode I share out of Psalm 84 and God’s light and protection as our Sun and Shield.
In this episode I share about the 5% that only I can do. My thoughts are based on reading Wayne Cordeiro’s book “Leading in Empty”.
In this episode I share out of Psalm 121 and my experience of sitting at the base of Mt Arenal in Costa Rica.
In this episode I share some perspective on asking God to deliver us from various challenges and struggles.
In this episode I share about the impact of stress and the importance of embodying trust to combat stress.
I share about a recent Zoom meeting with other ministry leaders talking about burnout and how to recover.
In this episode I talk about disconnection and how we often are disconnected to God, ourselves and others and as a result experience depression and dysfunction in our lives.
In this episode I share about the importance of letting Christ rule and direct out lives from the inside out.
In this episode I share out of Ephesians 6:10-20 and the reality of being in a spiritual battle.
In this episode I share out a book I am reading by Rob Reiner called "Soul Care". In thins introduction he brings up 3 keys to life change: anointed teaching, tue community and the presence and power of God.
In this episode I share out of a book, “Every Moment Holy Volume 2” with some perspective on caregiving.
In this episode I share out of Psalm 51 and how we can experience God's cleansing and forgiveness.
In this episode I share about having Gods presence in my life and some of the things we can experience in light of His presence in us.
In this episode I share about the ache in my soul in the recent loss of my brother and how I am pursuing God’s comfort.
In this episode I share about the significance of being humble and owning your stuff/sin with others.
In this episode I share out of Psalm 1 and the significance of being deeply rooted in God’s Word and His love, grace and mercy.
In this episode I share about disappointment and the process of bringing those disappointments to God.
In this episode I share out of Psalm 51 and the importance of crying out to God to cleanse our heart and renew our soul.
In this episode I share some thoughts on repentance from reading a chapter in Diane Langberg’s “In Our Lives First”.
In this episode I share a quote from John Flavel on finding our satisfaction in the Lord.
In this episode I share about our need for not just help but our need for saving by a God who loves, forgives and makes us righteous.
In this episode I share about deliverance from those things that enslave us and how we can find freedom as we understand the roots beneath our struggles and the importance of embodying truths to find strength and freedom.
In this episode I share about the importance of being connected to Christ like a branch is to a vine.
In this episode I share about my experience of enjoying God’s creation in Washington state.
In this episode I share about the importance of God’s holiness and how we can lie out and in His holiness.
In this episode I share about vulnerability and the importance of be vulnerable with God, self and others.
In this episode I share about a definition of success given by one of my pastors, Stephen Sowell, this past Sunday. He defined success as, “living in the value God’s already given you”.
In this episode I talk to my good friend Greg Hayes about investing in other men and using our gifts and the reward that awaits us.
In this episode I share about the things John mentions in 1 John 2:16 that can distract our hearts and how we can find our deepest longings met in Christ.
In this episode I share about God’s love and pursuit of us when we are not connected to Him.
In this episode I share about a recent message I heard at church and how that relates to forgiveness.
In this episode I share out of Titus 1:8-9 the qualities Paul shares with his spiritual son Titus about what a man that is walking with God will have evident in his life.
In this episode I share about slowing ourselves down and choosing how we respond instead of letting our emotions dictate a reaction.
In this episode I share about a recent situation where my emotions were sting and being in control and how I was able to recover.
In this episode I share about my imposter, my false persona, and how I am bringing him into the presence of the Father.
In this episode I share some thoughts and prayers in regard to the great loss in Uvalde, Texas yesterday.
In this episode I share out of a recent devotional by John Piper on “Five Digital Dangers”.
In this episode I share about living a life of sacrifice as we are surrendered to Christ’s work and power in our lives.
In this episode I share about an area of my life that has brought brokenness and the need for God’s power to change me.
In this episode I share about Christ’s humility and our call to be humble out of His humility in and through us.
In this episode I share how God’s mercy is an ongoing part of our relationship with Him.
In this episode I share about God’s compassionate and lavish forgiveness and how it has impacted my life.
I’m this episode I share some insights on sowing and reaping from a chapter of John Mark Comer’s book “Live No Lies”.
In this episode I share about some of my struggle with dark thoughts and how in Colossians 3 the Apostle Paul challenges us to set our minds and hearts in things above.
In this episode I share some thoughts out of Dane Ortlund’s “Gentle and Lowly” on Christ our Advocate.
Today’s episode is based on a podcast I listened to by John Tyson, pastor of Church of the City in NYC.
In this episode I share about a recent connection with some lifetime friends and the value of keeping up with and being thankful for those significant people in our lives.
This episode is a conversation with my friend, Jeff Millay, on how we often evaluate others and how we want to be evaluated.
In this episode I share about cognitive distortions and how they lead us to unhealthy conclusions.
In this episode I share about my weariness and what I think are some of the causes, symptoms and needs we have.
In this episode I share out of a devotion from Paul Tripp’s “New Morning Mercies” on God’s call and His provision of His presence.
In this episode I share about God’s mystery in the things we go through and the struggles we have in our illusion of control.
In this episode I share from a Paul Tripp devotional about how our vertical relationship with God impacts our love for self and others.
In this episode I share about the importance of seeing ourselves through God’s eyes or lens.
This is a follow up to the previous episode where Doug shares about his dad coming to Chris.
In this episode I have a conversation with my friend, Doug Palmeter, about his father wound.
In this episode I talk with a good friend, David Booram, about a time when he experienced the silence of God.
In this episode I share about my journey this year in being grounded in my time with God as I share the first few verses of Psalm 116
In this episode I share about ways we can invest our live for eternity by knowing and growing in relationship with God, His Word and in people.
In this episode I share out of Paul Tripp’s “New Morning Mercies” a devotion that addresses our hearts and the need to surrender our hearts.
In this episode I share about our need to be grounded in who and whose we are before we follow and serve God and others.
In this episode I talk about the importance of surrendering our hearts and not just complying with our behaviors.
In this episode I talk about the “3 Traps”. The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life.
In this episode I share about the importance of being consistent in various aspects of life.
In this episode I share how God can use trials and temptations as a springboard in creating a trust and dependence on Him and His strength.
This episode’s focus is on experiencing grace and truth and then imparting it to others.
In this episode I share about a simple process of spiritual breathing - confessing my sin and surrendering to the Holy Spirit and His control.
In this episode, I share from a book by Paul Davi Tripp called “Suffering”. I share perspective taken from Hebrews 4:14-16.
This episode’s focus is taken from James 5:13. The challenge is to be intentional in running to God first with difficulty and celebration.
This episode’s focus is on the importance of self awareness as we understand our reactions and the emotions or other factors beneath these reactions.
This episode’s focus is on some different ways we can invest in leaving a legacy with our families.
In this episode I look at James 1:1-12 and the perspective of seeking trials and difficulties as instruments God uses to create a stronger dependence on Him.
This episode’s focus is on the importance of having a band of brothers to do life with.
This episode’s focus is on having clear eyes to see ourselves and life through God’s eyes.
This episode’s focus is on the phantom many men try to live up to and the freedom of living a gospel centered life.
This episode’s focus is on the goodness of God and how when we are able to see His goodness in our lives and circumstances we can be grounded.
This episode’s focus is on the importance of being grounded daily and connecting with God and living out and embodying truth.
This episode’s focus is on how many times we experience a difficult time through some aspect of suffering can cultivate a depth in our lives and our relationship with God.
This episode’s focus is on being a lifter/encourager to other men verses being a leaner/taker.
This episode’s focus is on willingness to change and allowing God to be the One who enables that change.
This episode is an interview with my friend, Fred Schuller where he shares about Esau and Jacob and the significance of having a blessing.
This episode’s focus is on the importance of giving in light of God’s overflow of blessing in our lives.
This episode's focus is on a poem by Rudyard Kipling on being a man and dealing with various challenges and growing in perseverance.
This episode's focus is on the importance of being filled with the Holy Spirit and how walking in the Spirit allows us to be empowered by God.
This episode's focus is on the importance of self control and how that helps us reject passivity.
This episode’s focus is on the power of shame and how we can crush it’s power in our lives.
In this episode I share about the importance of pursuing and loving your wife the ways she best experiences love..
This episode's focus is on being a life long learner and willingness to grow and change.
This episode’s focus is on putting God first and the different motivations we have in doing so.
This episode focuses on the importance of identifying emotions and being able to articulate them.
This episode’s focus is on accountability and some aspects of having accountability partners.
This episode’s focus is on how we can enjoy the greater and lessor things in life and lead out of a spiritual connection.
This episode’s focus is about rejecting passivity by sharing your story and hearing other’s stories especially as it relates to racism.
This episode focuses on the importance of ongoing surrender to God's design and will for our lives.
This episode looks at how passive fathers did not equip us to understand a healthy view of sex and sexuality.
This episode is about our need for affirmation as men and ways we find that affirmation from God and others.
This episode addresses some personal challenges I’ve had in growing up with a passive father.
This episode is on the importance of seeking to understand more than to be understood as a key in loving and caring for others.
This episode looks at how our experiences with shame, guilt and condemnation create vulnerability in our lives.
This episode addresses the implications of experiencing forgiveness and forgiving others.
This episode addresses the importance of caring for self so that you have a greater capacity to help and care for others.
Episode describing what Man Up is about - Helping men reject passivity and accepting responsibility to be the men God created us to be.