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Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel continue their series on the Critical Path to Abrahamic Greatness, walking from being a young married couple without children to… the grave! To wit: Step 6 (12:15) have children 7 (23:00) Adjust family vision 8 (29:10) Faithfully build wealth 9 (38:00) Develop self control and responsibility in your children 10 (42:45) Give children space and support with their spouses and families 11 (47:15) When grandchildren come… drop everything 12 (49:30) Make strategic big $$ gifts to children as they raise families 13 (52:45) Hand off the patriarch role to your children 14 (56:45) Facilitate all-family gatherings (think: Passover) 15 (58:30) Keep yourself spiritually, emotionally, and physically fit… til death! But before all that, they start by talking about fitness for the aging, and the rare joy of being with your spouse for a few days with no kids around. Resources Discussed in this Episode: The Comfort Crisis, Michael Easter Peter Atilla on Joe Rogan Durable Trades, Rory Groves Family Fortunes, Bill Bonner   Tax deductible support for this ministry at https://www.abrahamswallet.com/donate Enroll in our “Draft a Family Vision in 3 Hours” course! http://www.outpostacademy.net/

24 Elo 20221h 6min

Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel talk through the implications of the proposed "student loan forgiveness" plan. Who benefits? Who pays? What does the Bible say? And what are the long term implications? And what can/should any of us do about any of this?

17 Elo 202257min

Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel describe the most important steps any man can take to become an Abrahamic, multi-generational family leader. (8:30) This first part includes the following steps: 1. A young man learns self control and takes responsibility (14:40) 2. By age 17, learn to take care of yourself (22:15) 3. Around age 20, start to train for a career (35:30) 4. Find a wife! (46:45) 5. Dream with, pastor, and lead your wife as you create a family together (57:30)   Resources mentioned in this episode include: The Mortification of Sin, John Owen   Enroll in our "Draft a Family Vision in 3 hours" course

17 Elo 20221h 9min

Steven Manuel talks with Ryan Emge of Assured Construction and Freight Edge about his life as a business leader who seeks to honor God in all domains of his world. They talk about Ryan’s feeling that workaday life was “unspiritual” (7:30), his re-start of his business (10:00), defining cultural values (13:15), giving away his business (20:20), and the time his team was overheard by a client (24:30). Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Marketplace Christianity, Robert Fraser EOS and Traction, Gino Wickman and Tom Bouwer Productivity, Douglas Wilson Enroll in our "Draft a Family Vision in 3 hours" course

10 Elo 202233min

This is our first conversation with Johnny Phipps, FORT WORTH MAN. He’s been a successful family builder whose children love God… and whose grandchildren live across the street! Steven learns about the biggest decision Johnny and his wife Julie made for building a successful family (7:00) (It cost him a million dollars but was “worth every penny” according to Johnny). We also hit upon honoring spouses with our bodies (24:30), wives protecting their husbands from pornography and sexual health in marriage (29:30), Johnny’s decision (as an artist!) to teach a financial health class at his church (42:00), and the fact that what God established in the Phipps family is paying off to this day (47:00). Even the birds in the trees loved this conversation. Enroll in our "Draft a Family Vision in 3 hours" course

3 Elo 202256min

Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel talk (from painful personal experience) about how to take a loss and get back on your feet: 1. Do spiritual work first (10:00) 2. Work though the loss relationally (with the wife) (17:45) 3. Have or review a financial plan (25:20) 4. Share your loss with trusted friends (28:45) 5. Restore truth in your thinking (30:00) 6. Reconsider your financial assumptions (40:15) 7. Recoup integral losses via work and savings (42:30) 8. Rebalance as needed (43:40) They finish up by talking nonsense about sneakers, restaurant reviews, and YouTube. You don't have to listen to that part. Enroll in our "Draft a Family Vision in 3 hours" course

27 Heinä 202254min

Ever wonder what it is, exactly, that we're trying to do around here? Not us: we know PERZAC'LY what we're trying to do. Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel talk about it in this episode: PART ONE: NEWS 2:00 Voyager stops trading on its crypto platform (Steven and Mark take a bath) 5:00 the 4th of July and AMERICA! 6:15 Texas Road Trip report 11:25 Reaction to Roe v Wade overturn   PART TWO: EDUCATION 17:30 Orator’s Corner (Black Beauty) 25:30 Why Abraham’s Wallet exists: 29:15 to reinforce Biblical authority and inspire Holy Spirit dependence 30:10 to equip and encourage fathers as pastors of their homes 38:20 to help you lead intentionally via 5 capitals 41:00 to help develop godly masculinity 45:00 to defend independence for you as a family leader   Tax deductible support for this ministry at https://www.abrahamswallet.com/donate Enroll in our “Draft a Family Vision in 3 Hours” course! http://www.outpostacademy.net/

20 Heinä 202250min

Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel talk about the Biblical value of RESPONSIBILITY.     PART ONE: Banter and Nonsense NBA opinions (1:30) Review of Steven’s live Family Vision Statement workshop (4:30) Reactions to Apple reviews (8:00)   PART TWO: Responsibility (21:00) An analysis of Genesis 1 Fear as a protection from responsibility (43:30) A list of responsibilities for an Abrahamic leader (49:00) And a final encouragement (1:01:10)   Resources referenced in this episode: Masculine Christianity, Zachary Garris The Days of Noah, Amazon Prime   Email us to set up a live Family Vision workshop: mark@abrahamswallet.com Enroll in our “Draft a Family Vision in 3 hours” course

13 Heinä 20221h 5min