Episodes

Look at your calendar and your bank statement. If a stranger studied both, what would they conclude is most important in your life? For most men, the honest answer is uncomfortable — because we tend to give God whatever's left after everything else gets covered. In this episode, Chris Muiña tackles a principle that cuts straight to the heart of what a man truly trusts. Pulling from Proverbs 3, he reframes a passage most men assume is only about money and reveals what it's actually testing: whet...

You've heard the sermons. You've read the verses. You can probably quote scripture on demand. So why doesn't your life always look like the truth you already know? In this Man Up Moment, host Chris Muiña gets underneath one of the quiet traps that catches faithful men: the gap between knowing God's Word and living it. Drawing from Proverbs 3, he uncovers why God was never after a head full of Bible facts — He's after a heart that's been reshaped. And here's the uncomfortable part: the longer ...

The principled man isn't defined by what he says no to. He's defined by what he gets to keep. Chris closes out his series on Proverbs chapter 2 with a promise instead of a warning: "For the upright will live in the land, and the blameless will remain in it." After a whole week building the portrait of the principled man, Solomon lands the chapter on a single powerful word — remain. The principled man doesn't just avoid the wrong road; he inherits the right one. Remain means to endure, to be...

Some doors only swing one way. You tell yourself you'll make it up later — later, when the deal is closed, when the busy season ends, when the kids are older. But some windows close for good. Chris works through Proverbs 2:19 and one of the most sobering phrases in the chapter: "None who go to her return." Not most. Not few. None. The adulterous woman here is a symbol: she represents every path that promises pleasure and ease without the cost of doing things the right way. She's the embodime...

The shortcut always looks faster. The workaround always looks smarter. And almost every time a man walks off the straight path, it doesn't feel like walking into sin — it feels like being clever. In today’s episode, Chris works through Proverbs 2:15 and the picture of the man whose paths are crooked and devious. In Hebrew, crooked means something twisted out of its original shape: a path that should be straight but got bent and rerouted. And devious means to turn aside. Here's the catch: Solomo...

If you take God out of the equation, where does right and wrong actually come from? Culture is pushing that question hard right now — and a lot of men don't have an answer. In today’s episode, Chris continues through Proverbs chapter 2, landing on verse 6: "For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding." Wisdom doesn't originate in experience, education, or the school of hard knocks — though God uses all of those. It originates in Him. And that leads to a truth our ...

You can't stumble into wisdom. It won't find you by accident, and you definitely don't already have it just because you want it. So how do you actually get it? This week, Chris Alessi kicks off week seven of the Men's Morning Devotional as we move into Proverbs chapter 2. Working through the first five verses, Chris unpacks a principle that changes everything about how we chase after God: what you pursue determines what you discover. Solomon doesn't open the chapter with a promise — he opens...

Are you finding yourself just coasting through life? If so, you're in more danger than you realize. Thing is, complacency never announces itself as danger. It just feels comfortable - until it's too late. Most men think the greatest threat to their spiritual lives is outright rebellion, but they're mistaken. In this episode, Steve Alessi names the two things that quietly destroy a man. The first is obvious: knowing what's right and choosing your own way anyway. The second is far more s...

Are you dealing with a harvest that you didn't realize you planted? That one lie, that one drink, that one click....these seeds never stay seeds. They become fruit. And sooner or later, every man eats from the tree he's been planting. In this episode, Steve Alessi opens Proverbs to a sobering picture Solomon paints — of men who didn't drift away by accident, but who rejected knowledge, refused correction, and eventually ate the fruit of those decisions. But God's wisdom was never meant to re...

How does the enemy consistently get men to fall for temptation? Simple... he opens with an invitation, not immediate attack. And here's what most men get wrong: they think strength means seeing how much temptation they can handle. It doesn't. In this episode, Steve Alessi digs into just nine words from Solomon that carry a lifetime of wisdom. Temptation isn't a possibility for a man trying to live for God; it's a certainty. You will be enticed to compromise your integrity, cut corners, look whe...

What do YOU fear? Whether you want to admit it or not, every man fears something. Failure. Rejection. Looking weak. Losing control. Not making enough money. And here's the hard truth most men never face: whatever you fear the most will eventually become your master. So the real question isn't whether you're ruled by fear — it's what you've handed the crown to. In this episode, Steve Alessi tackles this meaning of fear that our culture has completely misunderstood. When Scripture says the fear o...

No man accidentally becomes a faithful husband, a godly father, or a leader of integrity — yet most guys quietly bet their lives on the lie that things will just "work themselves out." They won't. If your marriage, your finances, or your walk with God is running on autopilot, you're not coasting toward blessing — you're coasting toward the ditch. In this episode, Steve Alessi opens the book of Proverbs and confronts one of the most dangerous forms of passivity in a man's life. Wisdom keeps you ...

One harsh word doesn't just leave your mouth and disappear. In this devotional, our host Christian closes the week in Proverbs 15 on a truth most men would rather skip. Proverbs 15 says a harsh word stirs up anger, and here's what most men miss: that anger doesn't stay put. There's a devastating result that every man should be aware of, and we're exposing it in today's devotional - as well as the key posture that can unlock blessings and favor into your life. Press play and find ...

There's a way that feels right to every man — an instinct that sits so deep it's practically in your bones, and it almost never feels wrong. That's exactly what makes it so dangerous. In today's episode, Christian explores Proverbs 14 and lays that danger side by side with its antidote — a key phrase in Proverbs that can keep you from falling into the trap that captures so many men like you. If you're carrying fear or doubt right now, this devotional reframes it entirely. Press p...

We live in a world that sells a shortcut for everything — the faster route, the overnight win - but is that the way you should live your life? If you've ever looked at someone climbing fast and quietly wondered whether you're the one doing it wrong, Proverbs 13 has a word for you that you need to hear today. In today's episode, Christian, our devo leader this week, unpacks what he calls the slow build of a wise man, and the challenge lands on who you are surrounding yourself with. Verse of th...

You can tell everything about a man from just two things. And every day, you're either passing the test - or failing. Today, our host Christian Calatayud digs into Proverbs 12 to find out exactly how to determine what kind of man you are. The challenge lands where most men don't want it to: does your speech this week help others or hurt them? Verse of the Day: Proverbs 12:25 Your Daily Man-Up Challenge Ask yourself honestly — does my speech this week build or wound? Then tak...

How do you act when you think no one’s paying attention? Every man has small rooms where he thinks compromising doesn't count: the number rounded in his favor, the deal shaded just slightly, the abundance that somehow made his fist tighter instead of more open. Christian Calatayud opens a new week in Proverbs 11, and asks two questions most men would rather not sit with, and challenges you to become the kind of man whose honesty and generosity doesn't change when decisions are on the line. Ve...

Ever say something you wish you could take back? A comment fired off in anger, a point you had to win, the words that left your mouth a half-second before your brain caught up. There's a reason that men let their mouths get them in trouble. Our host this week, Daniel Burgos, wraps up the week in Proverbs with a hard look at the tongue, why the more we talk, the more we slip, and why learning to hold back is a mark of real maturity, not weakness. We'll explain why Proverbs 10 lands on something ...

What do you think of when you hear the phrase "The fear of the Lord"? Most men hear that phrase and picture a God who wants them shaking in their boots — so they either tune it out or quietly keep their distance. But that misread might be the exact thing standing between you and the wisdom you keep asking for. This week's host Daniel Burgos continues our study in Proverbs by focusing on the foundation of a wise life — what it actually means to respect God, and why seeing Him clear...

The world measures a man's wealth by what he owns - but is he truly wealthy? We explore Proverbs 8 to discover the greatest treasure you can seek—and how it transforms every decision and relationship in your life.

Here’s a big mistake most men keep making - keeping God's Word in a box they only open on Sunday. The rest of the week, decisions get made on instinct, pressure, or whatever feels right in the moment, and then they wonder why they keep hitting the same walls. Daniel Burgos continues the journey through Proverbs with a challenge to stop treating God's Word like a rulebook and start guarding it like something worth protecting. Proverbs 7 points to a different way to live, but it hinges ...

Ever wish God would just hand you a clear list of what to stay away from? Daniel Burgos opens our 2nd week in Proverbs by walking through the short list God says He hates — not to shame you, but to protect you from pain you can't yet see coming. Most men spend years trying to fix their lives from the outside, chasing the better job, the bigger paycheck, the sharper image, while the real damage is quietly happening somewhere they never think to check. In Proverbs 6, God actually names the handf...

Who are you when nobody else is watching? In the final episode of our first week in Proverbs, Chris Muiña wraps up a journey through wisdom, pursuit, trust, and guarding the heart with the theme every man needs to hear: integrity. Proverbs 5 warns against temptation and the consequences of compromise, then delivers a sobering reminder — God sees every path you take, both public and private. That truth should stir a healthy fear, but also real reassurance: God is watching because God is with yo...

What controls your heart will eventually control your life. In day four of our journey through Proverbs, Chris Muiña unpacks a verse that the wisest man on earth prefaced with "above all else" — and when Solomon says above all else, it's time to pay attention. Everything flows from your heart: your thoughts, your attitude, your decisions, your actions. Many men focus on changing behavior while ignoring what's feeding that behavior, but God always starts at the source. The word "guard" is a mi...