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On today's PoM podcast I sat down with Jarrett Bailey author of Iron Sharpens Iron: A Machinist's Handbook for the Soul
Jarrett wrote this book in honor of his father Ernest Bailey who ran a small machine shop in a rural community for nearly 40 years. His son Jarrett grew up in it — and in Iron Sharpens Iron, he takes readers back into that shop, one devotion at a time.
This isn't a devotional wearing a machinist costume. Each entry begins with something real from the trade — tramming a mill head, reading a micrometer to the ten-thousandth, cutting a thread by hand — and follows it to a specific spiritual truth. A dial indicator's runout becomes a picture of submission. A casting's hidden voids become a picture of what we bury. The metaphors hold because the machining is real.
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On today's PoM Podcast episode you will hear the Friday Night message from this past years Men's Retreat on the peace that Christ offers from John 14:27. 

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On today's PoM Podcast episode I sat down with Paul Pettit, a multi-published author and Dallas Theological Seminary teacher to discuss his latest book, "A Courageous Identity: Accepting the Call of Christ-Centered Masculinity."
What does it really mean to be a man of faith? It’s not about being perfect. It’s about becoming increasingly effective in the daily roles of husband, dad, friend, and worker. 
In a culture that often distorts masculinity, Paul points men back to God’s original design, reminding them that becoming a godly man is not about perfection but about daily progress, brotherhood, and surrendering to God’s shaping hand. His new book, A Courageous Identity, is a guide for men who want to grow in faith, maturity, and purpose as they walk shoulder to shoulder with others. He encourages men to reject passivity, embrace responsibility, and live with courage, offering a roadmap for those seeking purpose and impact.
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On today's PoM podcast we are going to continue our conversation about what it means to "Burn The Ships" in our life and talk about Burning The Ship of Our Old Identity. 
The person you used to be.
The person you were told you were.
The person you became because of your failures.
The person you became because of your wounds.
The person you became because of your past.
We all have this tension, but here's the problem:
Jesus didn't die to make you a slightly improved version of your old identity.
He died and rose again to make you new.
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Burn the Ships. It's an old phrase, but it's a powerful one.
The basic idea is simple: If you want to move forward, sometimes you have to eliminate your ability to escape.
You've got to burn the ships. You've got to remove the escape route.
You've got to stop keeping one foot in the old life while trying to walk into the new one.
And for the Christian man, that's an incredibly important concept.
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