Faith for tired fathers at home.
Dad Tired speaks to the pressure points of Christian family life: tired fathers, strained marriages, money stress, old wounds, and prayer that does not resolve neatly. Its rhythm moves between scripture-led devotionals and direct interviews with men talking through faith in ordinary responsibilities.
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Dad Tired is a Christian podcast about men trying to become steadier husbands, fathers, and followers of Jesus while carrying real fatigue. It does not treat family life as tidy. The recent episodes move through ignored neighbors, unanswered prayer, covenant promises, financial pressure, marriage patterns, old wounds, public loss, and the daily work of leading a household with humility. Scripture is central, but the teaching is conversational rather than academic. A devotional on John 4 becomes a question about who gets overlooked. A reflection on Genesis 15 lingers over God's promise to Abram while he is unable to secure the outcome himself. A Palm Sunday episode turns the crowd's cry of Hosanna toward the difference between the rescue people want and the rescue Jesus brings. The interviews broaden that same frame. George Kamel talks through money, debt, stability, and the strain that reckless spending or overwork can put on a family. Jermaine Wilson connects fatherhood, empathy, past choices, Prison Fellowship, and hope without pretending the story is simple. Corey Sims discusses Beast Games Season 2, losing money, suffering, mission, and faith. Dr. Egrich and Dr. Emerson appear in a marriage conversation shaped by love, respect, emotional safety, and recurring conflict between spouses. The show is candid about exhaustion, but it keeps pressing toward responsibility. It can joke about warehouse hot dogs, kids interrupting recordings, coffee, and family chaos. Then it returns to the deeper question: what does faith require from a man when nobody is applauding? Dad Tired suits listeners who want Christian reflection attached to the ordinary places where character is tested. Its strength is the way it keeps doctrine, parenting, marriage, and vulnerability in the same room.
Made for: Suits a listener who wants Christian fatherhood, marriage, and family responsibility discussed with candor rather than polish. Best fit for someone open to scripture-led reflection and direct conversations about healing, leadership, money, and prayer.
What sets it apart: Dad Tired stands apart by keeping spiritual leadership close to domestic life: a budget, a marriage argument, a child interrupting, a past wound, a prayer that feels unanswered. The show moves easily between devotional teaching and guest conversations without losing its focus on men becoming steadier at home.
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 weekl...
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A warm theological conversation asks what changes when Jesus is received as anointed King.
A conversation about Jesus as Messiah turns into a careful push to treat that title as something weightier than a seasonal religious label. Kyle frames how first-century followers would have heard the word, while the host keeps drawing the claim back toward lived allegiance:…
A grounded conversation about how money, work, and early fatherhood shape the feel of home.
Dad Tired connects the blur of early fatherhood with the slower, steadier work of getting a household's money in order. The host moves from life with a six-month-old and a two-and-a-half-year-old, through teething, broken sleep, and the awkward stretch where a baby's first year…
Jermaine Wilson links his experience to the way he guides his son.
Jermaine Wilson, a mission ambassador at Prison Fellowship, brings lived experience to a measured conversation about healing, redemption, and family leadership.
A second-place Beast Games finish opens into a Christian family conversation about money, mission, and trusting God's plan.
Corey Sims brings Dad Tired a built-in family conversation: his run as Beast Games Season 2 contestant 191 ended in second place, and he reads the missed $5 million prize through God's plan.
A grounded marriage conversation about insecurity, respect, and the emotional safety behind everyday disagreements.
The episode looks at how quickly a marriage can tense up when a glance or comment lands on an insecurity, then moves the conversation toward love, respect, and emotional safety.
A devotional about Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well, challenging listeners to consider who they are ignoring.
Kyle Idleman frames The Missing Messiah around the claim that 'Jesus Christ' means 'Jesus, the Messiah,' and says many believers use the title without understanding its weight.
A pastor discusses how God's covenant with Abraham in Genesis demonstrates that God works even when we are asleep or doubting.
George Kamel says the money problem for many dads is not income, but chaos: a third of Americans making over six figures still live paycheck to paycheck, and lifestyle creep keeps showing up on Ramsey show calls.
A sermon reflecting on Palm Sunday and the story of the paralytic to illustrate that Jesus answers prayers in unexpected ways, focusing on spiritual salvation over temporal needs.
Jermaine Wilson, a mission ambassador at Prison Fellowship, says he is a father of five, a grandpa, and someone whose family was helped by Angel Tree during incarceration.
Corey Sims, a Beast Games Season 2 contestant who finished second, describes how he got on the show through an application, a one-minute video, and a Feastables sweepstakes win.
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Doug is a writer whose 2017 book Every Moment Holy offers liturgical prayers for everyday activities such as changing a diaper or stargazing.
Joel, a biblical theology scholar with a PhD, presents “see, desire, and take” as a pattern in Genesis 3 and Genesis 6.
Practical advice on confessing secrets to your spouse and the consequences of not doing so.
The host discusses God's reputation versus personal reputation, with a sponsor segment for Dwell Bible app and personal updates about Christmas and travel.
This episode of the Dad Tired podcast discusses step six of a seven-step discipleship series, focusing on how to be intentional with your kids as a father.
The host shares a personal story of hitting rock bottom and committing to being a truth teller during intensive counseling, as part of a series on forming spiritual habits.
Jerrad Lopes announces the Dadology parenting conference and encourages listeners with the promise that God will complete the good work He started in them.