193. Real Love Isn’t Tolerance: How Men Lead When Culture Loses Its Mind

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When culture calls cowardice “kindness,” men get silent — and families pay for it. In this episode, Steve breaks down why real love is not tolerance, how Christian men can lead with truth + grace, and what Jesus actually modeled in John 8 (the “commas of Christ”): connect, correct, call higher. We talk masculine leadership, marriage, fatherhood, boundaries, and what to do when your home feels off‑track.

What you’ll learn:

• The difference between fake love (fear/avoidance) and real love (grit + grace)
• How to confront with love: spouse, son, team — without being a jerk
• Why silence ≠ love and how to set biblical boundaries
• John 8 decoded: “Neither do I condemn you… go and sin no more”
• Practical scripts you can use tonight

Chapters & Key Moments (use as timestamps below):

• The cultural moment & why men feel stuck
• Fake love vs. real love (and why tolerance backfires)
• Where Christian men dropped the ball — and how to fix it now
• Leadership scripts: wife, son, and your team
• The “Commas of Christ” (John 8): connect → correct → call higher

Suggested Chapters (add timestamps after upload)

00:00 Cold open: “Real love isn’t tolerance”
 01:12 Why culture celebrates destruction & calls it kindness
 04:05 Fake love = fear, conflict‑avoidance, emotional blackmail
 07:40 Where Christian men failed (reactive, silent, or proud)
 11:25 Real love framework
 14:10 Scripts you can use (wife, son, team)
 18:45 The Commas of Christ — John 8:1–11 explained
23:20 Connect → Correct → Call Higher (Jesus’ model)
26:55 Bringing order to your house first
29:30 This week’s challenge + FORGE invitation

 #MasculineLeadership #BiblicalMasculinity #ChristianMen #MarriageLeadership #Fatherhood #LeadWithTruth #ForgedLeader #John8 #RealLoveNotTolerance #MenOfFaith #Boundaries #HusbandAndFather #SpiritualWarfare #ChristianPodcast #FireForgedLeader 

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