Guarding your Family against the Soft Lies of Feminism

Jeff Davenport is an author, screenwriter, and speaking coach. https://www.jeffdav.com/ Abraham’s Wallet exists to inspire and equip Biblical family leaders. Please support this ministry at www.abrahamswallet.com/donate Steven Manuel talks to...

21 Sep 20221h 14min

Mark Parrett talks to Jeff Bethke about finding mentors and how Jeff has assembled a team of leaders in his life (4:30). Jeff is a prolific author, a spoken word star on YouTube, a content generator with Jeremy Pryor and Jon Tyson, and he and his wife are owners of Neuflora Wardrobe. Jeff describes how he first met Jeremy Pryor (24:00), how to handle mentoring relationships with a young family (27:00), giving gifts and honor to mentors (30:30), what NOT to do in pursuing mentors (36:30), and specific steps to identifying and pursuing mentors (40:00). Resources mentioned in this episode: The Power of Moments, Chip and Dan Heath: https://amzn.to/3Uc7oIM Jeff’s Intentional Family podcast with Jon Tyson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/intentional-family/id1585603452 Jeff’s Family Teams podcast with Jeremy Pryor: https://familyteams.com/podcasts/   Tax deductible support for this ministry at https://www.abrahamswallet.com/donate

14 Sep 202246min

Need to start a business or real estate holding but don’t know what it should be, exactly? Mark Parrett teaches Steven Manuel about Business Entities (4:30), from sole proprietorships (7:25) to partnerships (14:35) to LLCs (24:45) to corporations (33:15). Mark also answers the question, “Should I hold my rental property inside a business entity?” at 37:00, and Steven shares some intel about 501(c)3s (40:00) and why Abe’s Wallet went that route! 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/

7 Sep 202255min

THIS IS AN UNUSUAL EPISODE: Mark Parrett and Steven Manuel share their big Abe’s Wallet Announcement, and they’re so HYPED about it. Expect zero equipping in this all-about-us episode. Sorry. If you’re interested in our donation/thank you set up, go to 22:15 and to www.abrahamswallet.com/donate. Our official ask is at 37:25. Thank you in advance, really.

31 Aug 202243min

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 Aug 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 Aug 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 Aug 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 Aug 202233min