E444 The Man You're Meant to Be with John Simons

“As Scripture reveals, the kind of wisdom we drink in ultimately guides our choices. It conditions our thoughts and molds our character and habits to become who we are. It influences the longings and desires of our heart and the ways we seek to find meaning. The right question then becomes, what kind of wisdom are we currently being guided by?” - An excerpt from The Man You’re Meant to Be. There’s a lot of talk lately about men and manhood. The rise of the so-called "manosphere" is a major factor in this. As we’ve talked about before, social media and podcasts and other forms of media are can be so specific as ecosystems that it’s easier than ever to be fed almost exclusively however you want to - like going to a Cheesecake Factory but choosing to only get the same thing repeatedly. Now that’s not necessarily a bad thing - the choice you make can be delicious and you can enjoy it every day. But . . . it can also mean that you’re only being fed by one source and that can and will begin to shape you. What you intake (what you watch or listen to) can and will shape your worldview. This is a major part of the manhood conversation and a part of the new book The Man You’re Meant to Be by my friend John Simons. John was a pastor at Saddleback Church working with men and is currently the men’s pastor at Rolling Hills Community Church in Franklin, Tennessee. In this conversation John and I talk about how the loneliness epidemic is affecting men, the impact of outside voices, wisdom from above vs. wisdom from below, and much more. Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 400 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Resources Related to This Episode: https://www.amazon.com/Man-Youre-Meant-Self-Examination-Hypocrite/dp/B0DT88FFDY Subscribe to the Doable Discipleship podc