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Welcome in to Real America's Voice. This is Sunday, the Road Forward. Stay with us as we discuss the intersection of faith, culture and everyday life. I'm Dr. Tim Clinton. I'll be your host. Our special guest joining this week, he is a Christian producer, actor, best selling author, husband and father of six who speaks boldly on faith, family and truth. Kirk Cameron is with us and he is lead pastor of New Life Church International in Plant City, Florida. Bishop Calvin Colbert is back with us and she is a national speaker, author, professional counselor, founder of the ABBA project. Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield is back with us. He's the bestselling author, speaker and leading voice on the boy crisis. Dr. Warren Farrell is with us. Thanks for watching. My fear doesn't stand a chance when I stand in your love My fear doesn't stand a chance When I'm standing your love My fear doesn't stand a chance When I stand in your love oh, I'm. While the intensity around the coming midterm elections is building, the primaries are in full swing this week. All eyes locked in on Maine and South Carolina. Radical Dem candidate Graham Platner from Maine won the Democratic Senate nomination. He is got some serious issues. Nazi type tattoo on his chest, accused of serious sexual misconduct. It's interesting how the Dems are putting up such radical candidates. Well, at the same time, out of South Carolina, Trump ally Lindsey Graham easily won the South Carolina Republican Senate primary. A lot of attention was focused there. Hey. Regarding the war in Iran, direct military engagement resumed in the Middle east this week following a brief exchange that brought down an American chopper. CENTCOM is executing what the White House calls proportional strikes on Iranian ports. President Trump continues signaling that he wants a peace deal more than widespread war as negotiations between both sides continue. But the ongoing delay pushed him to the edge. Continue to pray for a complete resolve. In the Middle East. The Southern Poverty Law Center SPLC was questioned hard this week by the House. They've been in the news quite a bit lately. They funneled $4 million to the KKK and money to the National Socialist Party of America and to neo Nazis. All the while, they were targeting Christian organizations like frc, Family Research Council focused on family and Catholics and labeling those hate groups for opposing LGBTQ positions. Unbelievable. Hey, and this is Men's Mental Health Awareness Month, June According to the CDC, over 100 men die by suicide every day, approximately about 3,200 per month. 49% of men feel more depressed than they admit. Men, they do have a hard time talking about their feelings and they often won't tell you that they're drowning. They just get more quiet. We need to be more vocal and focused on men and mental health. Speaking of men, Father's Day weekend is around the corner. It's a time to celebrate dads as we should. All the research now tells us how much dads matter in the lives of his children. Don't forget dad this week. Hey. And America continues her full court press toward the America 250th celebrations. Make plans to attend if you can, there in Washington, D.C. eric Metaxas this week said America's founders didn't declare independence from a king without declaring dependence from the king of kings. He went on to say this. They all understood this republic could not survive without faith, virtue and morality. I love that. Here's a great verse from the Bible to hold onto this week. Deuteronomy 32, verse 4, he is the rock. His works are perfect and all of his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong is upright and just. Yes. All this and more this edition of Sunday, the Road Forward. I'm going to pray. We're going to get started. God be with us. Bless our time here. Use it for your glory. Thank you for your faithfulness and love in our lives and help us to stay close to you and all that you're doing. In Jesus name, amen. Let's get started. For more encouragement and to stay connected, follow Dr. Tim Klin on Facebook, Instagram and X. We love being a part of your life. Joining me now is producer, actor, husband and father of six who speaks boldly on faith, family and truth, Kirk Cameron. He has influenced culture through impactful films such as Fireproof, Lifemark, and the Homeschool Awakening, as well as through writing, calling believers to live with courage and conviction. His newest children's book's out. It's called Built by the Brave. It comes out later this month. Kirk, welcome. Thank you for joining me, Tim.
Kirk Cameron
It's great to be with you. Thank you so much. I'm here in Middle Tennessee right now, just enjoying the weather that we don't ever have in California. You know, it's rough living in California. The weather's always nice. Sunny, no humidity, no bugs. The ocean's right there, beautiful sunsets, but we don't have thunder and lightning. We don't have, like, green trees. It's just sort of a beautiful desert out there. So I'm. I feel like I'm in heaven here.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Ah, love it. Kirk. Hey, listen. June Men's Mental Health Awareness Month. Kirk, I wanted to open up with that and talk to you a little bit about what's happening with men. I saw the CDC reported that about 100 men die every day by suicide, about 3200amonth. 75% of all suicides are men. That makes sense kind of, though, Kirk, because they use more lethal means when they attempt suicide. But I saw this, too. 49% of men are more depressed than they admit. Kirk, while there's some good things happening, just some of your thoughts on where men are, especially Christian men in culture right now.
Kirk Cameron
Well, first. First of all, Tim, I'm so just. I just love the way that you just assumed the narrative right there and titled June Men's Mental Health Month. I did not know that. But, you know, everybody else thinks June is a different month, and they're. They're. They're celebrating pride in who they want to have sex with or who they want to have sex as. And you're redefining this month for something that is really, really, truly important. And we should be approaching this subject with humility, not with pride. So thank you for doing that. Wanted to just mention it. And with regard to the state of men, I think we. The alarm bells are going off, the sirens are blaring, the red flags are waving. And I think we see that with the suicides. I think we also see it in the young men who are crying out for mentors, who are desperately looking for churches that have stability, that have moral clarity, that embrace masculinity and live it out, rather than sort of the. The confusion and the mamsy, pansy, milquetoast masculinity that a godless culture wants to impose on them, and they're sick of it, they're tired of it, but they don't know where to turn, because a lot of guys in the church have been sort of neutered and been taught to be sweet, kind, gentle, and kind of like. More like the LGBTQ community. And it's just. The whole thing gets very confusing when we love watching Gladiator and Braveheart, yet we know it's not just about muscles. It's about kindness and compassion. But all that stuff just gets so muddied that we need guys like you and others who are helping guys understand what it means to be a man and then how to cope and deal with difficult circumstances, financial, relational, health issues in the way that men should. So I think it's really, really good that we're taking this month to focus on that.
Dr. Tim Clinton
We're on the heels of Father's Day, and, Kirk, all the research out there now shows how important dad is. Take him out of the picture. Kids are going to suffer, period. Getting back in, getting emotionally connected with their kids. It's big time. Kirk, you love being a dad and a granddad, seriously, a grandpa. At the end of the day, family is where this thing dials in. And when men get that piece right, there's. It's. There's something that happens inside their soul, too. I mean, it takes them to a place where they have real significance, purpose, and value. Sure, we've given up some territory. Sure, we've blown it, but it's time to take that stuff back. Kirk, talk to us about the importance of Father's Day and how the church needs to, I think, go to a different place on recognizing the importance and the role of fathering and culture.
Kirk Cameron
Yeah, well, Tim, this is like the, you know, the C student talking to the professor here at you asking me about Father's Day. So I don't feel qualified for this other than the fact that I've got six kids, they're grown, and they all have moved close by me and my wife, and I think they. They value the relationship with their. Their mom and dad. And, man, I. I'm reading this book right now that I. I think I'm actually going to finish. There's a lot of books I don't finish. I start out well, kind of up like a rocket, but then down like a rock. I never actually finish it, but this one is called after the Amen, and it's making me think about fatherhood and marriage. It's making me think about the time that I have with my kids and grandparents, grandkids and my wife. And the concept is kind of this. We pray these lofty prayers. We pray these deep, theological, insightful prayers. We ask God for all this. But then after the amen, am I living in such a way that reflects what I've just been praying about? Or is it kind of like that's over, you know, amen, the end. And then I go back to being sort of selfish and prideful and all about me and my own ambition. How do I drag the content and the spirit of the prayer down out of heaven into my heart? So I begin to see my children the way God sees them and see my wife and see my Grandchildren the way that God sees them. So for me to be a good father, I. I'm feeling like I've spent so many decades working and grinding and getting so much accomplished and done because we feel we like to do stuff as guys, right? Like, give me a project, give me a mission. I'll fix something and get it done. And we feel good about that. But at the end, I know it's really about somehow looking at the world and everything in it and everyone in it, the way that Jesus does and being like him. So that's. That's what I'm really focusing on this Father's Day, is how can I drag all of the content of my prayers into my relationships?
Dr. Tim Clinton
Kirk, before you go, America, 250, big deal. It's coming up, and it's amazing what. What's happening. There's a lot of energy, of course, a lot of challenge, pushback. We know there's an attempt, really, to divide people of faith right now. We have got to find our voice at a whole. In a. In a whole nother way. And there's a real battle for the kids, the hearts and minds, souls of our children. Kirk, you've teamed up with Dr. Ben Carson, Riley Gaines. You guys have put together a little trio of books written primarily to help kids understand our American heritage. You have a book called Built to Be Brave. Tell us a little bit about what's happening with this series and why you guys are. Hey, a neurosurgeon. Somebody who's an athletic, you know what Olympian, basically type swimmer. And you coming together to do this.
Kirk Cameron
Which one of these things doesn't belong? They're really accomplished. I'm this kid from California who's now a grandpa, writing books. Well, I think that there's a great opportunity for us parents, grandparents, to do something, not just to push back on the culture, but to actually create the culture. Wouldn't it be cool if we were the culture creators rather than the culture reactors? We keep saying, oh, no, the culture. Wait a minute. Hold on. Last time I read the Bible, God commissioned Adam and Eve to create the culture, to take dominion, to be fruitful, multiply, to walk with God and beautify the earth. That's what we should be doing as parents and grandparents. And I think we have an opportunity right now. We may not all have podcasts. We may not all be making Hollywood movies and writing curriculums for the public school system, but God often works through nobodies from nowhere, with nothing to offer but a heart fully surrendered to him, like moms and dads. Everyday people who actually get the most amount of time with the next generation's leaders. That's us. And one thing we can do is we can read books, we can talk to them and tell them the stories that makes them not hate America like the public school system is trying to do, but actually be proud of America, thankful for America and know why. So that's why I wrote this book. It's called Built by the brave. And Dr. Carson wrote a book, built on Faith. His is all about the faith of our founders. Mine is all about the courage of our founders. And Riley Gaines is all about what they were fighting for, which is freedom. And if we can remind our kids that faith filled, courageous freedom fighters is what they were created to be, then we can have stronger families, redeemed communities, and a strong and blessed nation that can shine these principles to the rest of the world. And we may see a great revival and an awakening. And parents can get this into their hands and they can be part of the solution rather than just sitting on the couch crying in their chick fil a soup waiting for the rapture.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Kirk, if people want to learn more about Built by the Brave, where do they go?
Kirk Cameron
Go to kirk250.com the publisher made that website so you could remember it. Kirk250.com and you can get all three books together in a bundle called America Wins.
Dr. Tim Clinton
I love it. Kirk, always great to see you my friend. Thank you so much for joining me.
Kirk Cameron
You too, Tim. Take care.
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Coming up next, and he's the lead pastor of New Life Church International, Plant City, Florida. Bishop Calvin Colbert is back with us.
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Dr. Tim Clinton
Joining us now is Bishop Calvin Colberis. He currently serves as lead pastor of New Life Church International in Plant City, Florida. He's a member of the National Faith Advisory Board, a strong voice on righteousness culture. Bishop, welcome back. Thank you for joining me.
Bishop Calvin Colbert
Thank you, Dr. Clinton, for having me.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Bishop, been a wild week. Social media, absolutely insane. What's going on. One of the big issues was social media was blowing up over the whole Carmelo Anthony case. That young man who was convicted of murder of Austin metcalfe, sentenced to 35 years in prison. Bishop, just some of your reflections here. I mean, somewhere we've got to deal with this craziness that's going on in culture.
Bishop Calvin Colbert
I think it's unfortunate that we have now suffered two losses. The young man who was stabbed to death and now this young man who has now been convicted and sentenced. And as a result of the hate and the evil that is happening, we are going to have to get around having a conversation that does not talk at each other, but finding a way to come to common ground, that we can live in harmony and unity and peace and get rid of this hate. It's got to go.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Yeah. Bishop, some believable. Just this week, too, I saw TP USA Women's event. Sad, sad story. I mean, protesters outside, somebody trying to shout Erica Kirk down while she was speaking. But protester outside dressed up like Charlie Kirk reenacted his assassination. Bishop, that's just sick stuff. That's sick.
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Bishop Calvin Colbert
We're living in a very dark time where people are going to every extreme to express themselves, and it's sick. There's. There's really nothing you can add to it that someone would try to reenact something that happened to someone to take a man's life. Innocent man who was speaking the truth. We are living in a sad dark age, Bishop.
Dr. Tim Clinton
In the midst of it, we all know we are full bore toward the midterm elections in November. It's a pretty big deal. Primaries are happening right now. We've this week, everybody was kind of locked in on Maine and South Carolina. Graham Platner, radical, unbelievable guy. That like Nazi thing on his chest to all kinds of sexual misconduct allegations coming against him. Seen really as a radical radical. Bishop, you know, he wins up there. He won. Seriously. He's taken on Susan Collins for the, for the Senate seat there in Maine. Also in other news, Lindsey Graham, pretty crowded field in South Carolina, winds up winning handily. Trump back. You know, that was, that was a, that was an encouraging moment. But Bishop, back to the Democrats and this, the candidates they're putting forth. Mamdani, I'm thinking about aoc, Bernie Sanders, everybody else. I mean, what's happening to them? What's. It seems like they're cascading straight off the cliff, like it doesn't matter anymore. It doesn't matter what the issue. They're just whatever throw down we're going to. All we care about is winning.
Bishop Calvin Colbert
Unfortunately, they have no agenda. And the agenda is hate, evil, and we'll do whatever by any means necessary, put a candidate up so that we can win. And this is why we got to bring people back to common sense. It's beyond your party affiliation. It's about voting, morals, voting values and voting what's right and what's wrong because you got a side that has gone totally radical and we've got to step in before it's too late.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Bishop, do you think there is a day ahead where we can get back to that come let us reason together stuff? Seriously? I know, I know you have a. You're, you're calling for unity. You're. You're working hard, you're doing everything you can to get people to the table, have meaningful conversations and dialogues. But, I mean, do you see us getting to that place again? I sure hope so. But my.
Bishop Calvin Colbert
I believe there's hope for us to get to that place. But I think the sad part is what brought us back to that place in time past was the pulpit. The pulpit was used as the common denominator to bring the divided people and communities together. But now the pulpits are so divided that you have preachers that are inciting riots from their pulpit and inciting hate and division. I think the only way to get around that is. Is right for moral voices to Rise up and, and go back to the gospel and bring people together in unity and love.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Bishop I know Father's Day is coming up next weekend and this is a special week as we hone in on men and dads. June is also Men's Mental Health Awareness Month. Bishop you, you're no stranger to getting hammered, if you will, publicly, etc, People coming against you and at you and all kinds of things at the same time. You're a man, you're a pastor. Yeah. You serve the Lord with all your heart. But hey, at the end of the day, a lot of men struggle with just dealing with their own anxiety, maybe depression, discouragement, whatever it is. Bishop. And typically what they do is they close and wall off everybody. They don't talk about it, you know that. But nevertheless, we need a band of brothers, people to press into. And. Bishop we need men to find their voice again. Just wanted to hear from you, just some thoughts or reflections about maybe your personal journey. I know you went through the recent loss of your mother. That's been a real painful thing for you and a lot of demands and responsibilities on your life. What do you do? To quote, anchor yourself. And how do you challenge men to step up and find out who they are and to be the man God wants them to be?
Bishop Calvin Colbert
As I reflect on my life, I've lost my father very young through divorce. My parents divorce. Then later on he died at a young age. And then I went through different changes in life. Then my mother just recently died. And one of the things that helped me cope is having a friend in you, having a mental health counselor who happens to be a dear friend. And where our conversations are not therapeutic sessions, they are because of our relationship. It gives me a space to. To be free to talk about what I feel, what I'm dealing with, and to talk about it from a common place so that I can cope with it and move forward. And I would advise men, we don't have to be macho all the time. We don't have to be the tough guy. Sometimes you gotta learn how to cave in. Go into that room, sit down and talk with somebody, Let it all out. Take those layers one by one off and get healed so you can be whole for your family and the community that surrounds you.
Dr. Warren Farrell
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Dr. Tim Clinton
Bishop. And it's not easily done. Even. Even those who appear strong need to have conversations. You know that. Bishop hey, nobody's that good. And hey, there's always somebody bigger and better, if you will. You know what I'm talking about, right? There is. So we got Work to do. A lot of work to do, Bishop. We are moving toward July 4th also. America 250 is a big celebration, and faith is at the heart of all of this. And we know that faith in America is back. People are excited about what God's doing. God is moving across the country. You've been speaking at a lot of events, Bishop. Just want to hear some of the incitement, maybe some of the enthusiasm, what you're picking up, and breathe some words of hope and encouragement back to us all.
Bishop Calvin Colbert
Everywhere I go, despite of all of the differences that are happening in various places, I'm hearing people that are excited about being American. They're proud of America and proud of the time that we're in. While we're going to face challenges, there are people that are excited about this country. I've traveled the world, and there's not another place that I would want to be on this earth more than being a citizen of the country of the United States of America. And I think that as we come around celebrating America 250, we as faith believers need to realize it was all founded upon faith in God. The Founding Fathers made sure that in the initiating of making this United States of America, that it was founded on the principles of the Word of God. If that's our foundation, the way that we build and celebrate is that we've got to continue to build on that, celebrate our faith and not be ashamed of it, just like everyone else is being noisy about all the dark and wrong things they're doing. We've got to even be louder about what we believe and where we stand in God and in the word of
Dr. Tim Clinton
God and make sure, like Moses, get an Aaron and Hur in your life.
Bishop Calvin Colbert
Yes.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Hey, prop your arms up if you're in the battle and you're tired and weary, whatever it is. But when you have somebody around you, when you have a band of brothers, people who, quote, want to speak life into your heart, it matters, Bishop. That's what it's all about. Always good to see you, my friend. Thank you so much for joining me.
Bishop Calvin Colbert
Thank you.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Coming up next, she is a national speaker, author, professional counselor, founder of the ABBA project. Dr. Michelle Watson can fill this back with us. For more encouragement and to stay connected, follow Dr. Tim Clinton on Facebook, Instagram and X. We love being a part of your life.
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2026 marks the 250th anniversary of America. The soul of this country is found in the stories of those who defended it. I'm J.R. martinez, a U.S. army veteran. I know that true valor isn't just a word. It's a choice made in a split second. That's why I'm honored to bring you a brand new season of medal of Stories of Courage from Pushkin Industries and iHeart Podcast. You'll fly into the heart of a rescue mission with Air Force pilot James Fleming in Vietnam.
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I'M gonna put you out in the middle of hell. If you have to come home, I'll bring you home. That's my duty. It's my honor.
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Dr. Tim Clinton
Joining us now is Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield. She's a national speaker, author, professional counselor, and founder of the ABBA Project, a forum for dads whose daughters are in their teens and their twenties. Michelle is also the host of a very well known podcast called the dad Whisperer. Her latest book, let's Talk Conversation Starters for Dads and Daughters. Michelle, welcome back. Thank you for joining me.
Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield
Always a joy to be with you. It's our Father's Day tradition.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Absolutely it is. And Michelle, as we start out, it's no secret and it's still true. Dads get a pretty bad rap in media, social media, often seen as, you know, baboons disengaged, emotionally absent, toxic porn addicts, et cetera. But talking about dads and men is one of your favorite subjects because I think something's stirring. Michelle, seriously. And all the research, the positive research around fathering is stunning.
Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield
Absolutely. And we know that fathers matter, first of all because God says they do. God himself discloses himself to us as a father. And I believe the father of lies has an agenda to go against fathers as a counterfeit father because there's such power in the father child, especially the area I'm passionate about, the father daughter relationship.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Well, let's stay right with that. What did you find out about dads and daughters that really matters most?
Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield
Well, the overriding themes in research confirm that every area of a daughter's life is, is strengthened by a feeling of connection to her dad. So it's not surprising that the research backs up the word of God that talks about the hearts, not just the heads of fathers turning to their children. So the father daughter relationship, if you want to have a daughter who's thriving with her body image, her confidence, less depression, less anxiety, better grades in school, better athletic performance, more pro social empathy, and even this is a favorite one for dads, she'll delay her sexual debut all by a feeling of connection to you. That's why dads matter.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Michelle, you and I have talked about this too. Somewhere, probably around puberty, things start getting a little wonky between dads and daughters. You know that?
Kirk Cameron
Yeah.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Know how to hug each other, be close to each other, but at the same time, there's this incredible bond that needs to be nourished and going on. What do you, what do you say to dads about getting through those particular years?
Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield
Dad, that's the time when she needs you more. I think it's easier when she was younger and wrapped her little hands around, you know, with her grubby hands around your neck and kissed your face and you could kiss the boo boo and make it all better in one minute. And as she gets older, it takes a lot more energy and it takes a lot more focus to be more verbal and emotionally dialed in. And that's why I love targeting that age so that dads have more resources to dial into their daughter's hearts at a time where her identity is being formed. As Eric Erickson, you and I both know that in our field, social psychologist says that's where it's identity versus role confusion, which is simply, who am I and where do I fit? And dad, that's where she needs you more than ever, to remind her who she is and whose she is.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Michelle, you got pretty prescriptive when it comes to dads and daughters in a book called let's Talk. You felt like you wanted to have some tips for dads to somehow engage in that communication feedback loop piece. That really is important during those years, too. Talk to us about how you came up with the book and maybe some examples of conversation starters between dads and daughters.
Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield
Oh, I love. I love that question because it was one of those assignments that I never gave myself that God really whispered to me. That's hence the name the dad whisperer. He first whispered to me and said, I want you to ally with me in helping turn the hearts, not the heads of fathers to their daughters. So here's what I want you to know, Dads, is that when we as women talk, that's how we figure things out. And when we talk, meaning we open our mouth, our heart opens. And when our heart is open, as a daughter, a dad's heart is open. So, dad, if you can engage your daughter in talking more to you and with you, the more not only will you bond, but the more more she'll figure herself out. So back to your question about some conversation starters. So, dads, I have five sections in that book because I want you to be a leader. I want you to step up and know how to lead. It's lead her to laugh, lead her to love, lead her to look deeper inside, lead her to lament and then lead her to listen where she can ask you questions out of the book about your life. So here's a couple examples, dad, you can ask your daughter, what item of my clothing would you love to see me get rid of? Let's let her make fun of you. Ask her, tell me about your wedding day. What colors do you want in your wedding? What flowers, what location? I once had a dad Tim, say to me in the ABBA project. I found out she wants to get married at a villa in France. Who do you think is going to be paying for that? But it bonded them because he said, I never thought to go into that much detail. Sure enough, she'd already thought about it. I'm going to give you a couple more ideas, dad. This is in the lead her to listen section, is what if your daughter asked you, dad, tell me something you learned the hard way that no one taught you. She will internalize that resilience, learning that you figured it out the hard way. You can tell her about a mistake you've made where you're adding in what you learned about it. And your daughter, again, like I said, will take in a lesson to say, I. I want to be like my
Dr. Tim Clinton
dad, Michelle, with that kind of knowledge I saw a few years back, career builders put out a piece that said 38% of dads said they would take a pay cut to spend more time with their kids. Do you think that's true? Number one. And if the research is that profound, my goodness, why aren't we going off about this? Why aren't we not losing our minds about getting dads more engaged at home with their kids?
Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield
Preach it, my friend. I mean, exactly, why aren't we focusing more there, like I said about an antidote, there's such power in the influence of a dad, for positive or negative. So why aren't we putting more focus and resources there? Is exactly the question I ask. Because I believe with more engaged fathers, so many of our, let's call it cultural ills, I believe would dissipate, would be healed. There would be countercultural truth invading the lies that are trying to wrap young daughters especially. And so when you think about this idea of delaying a sexual debut when a daughter is seen, like I said, by her dad, listened to dad, make it your practical goal to say, two ears, one mouth. I want to learn to listen twice as much as I talk or lecture. Listen more than lecture, because a lot of times your daughter is in a process of figuring things out. And if she knows she's safe to figure it out with you and not just be corrected or lectured. There's a bond that builds, that strengthens the core of who she is.
Dr. Tim Clinton
What if the dad's out there watching, listening, Maybe a mom saying, hey, blown it. It's too late. We don't think we can overcome, recover, whatever. Michelle, what do you say?
Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield
That's something I hear so often, even recently at a conference where men are saying, you know, I was in prison and now I'm cut off from my, from my daughter because her mom doesn't trust me. And what I say over and again is one, it's never too late, never too late for God to redeem. He's a redeemer. That's what he does. It's his name, it's his identity. Number two. Dad, I want you to know that this is going to require you to come with a stance of humility and non defensiveness if you want to rebuild a bridge to your daughter's heart. And a practical way that I would encourage you to begin that conversation is, is to simply ask, tell me how I hurt you when and let her fill it in and say, I won't be defensive and I won't get angry because your anger will do more to shut her down. In fact, I had a video, 47 seconds three years ago, a video saying, dad, drop your anger went viral. 3.4 million views. Sadly, because too many have experienced dad's anger. So if you want to do repair for the rupture, dad, that may be there in your relationship with your daughter, it will require you saying, I won't get angry and I won't be defensive. I wanna make amends so that your heart can heal and our relationship can strengthen.
Dr. Tim Clinton
I'll show you your latest book, dad, here's what I really need from you. Tell us about it and how people can maybe get a copy of it.
Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield
So dad, here's what I really need from you is 47 short chapters to just let dads know what their daughters are like and how they're wired. You can go through it with your daughter and then let's talk conversation starters for dads and daughters and 60 topics. Let your daughter pick the theme. You've got the scripts in front of you to guide a deeper and more meaningful conversation with your daughter.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Website for more information.
Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield
Uh huh.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Drmichellewatson.com Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield, thank you so much for joining me.
Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield
Thanks, Tim.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Coming up next, he's the bestselling author, speaker and leading voice on the boy crisis. Dr. Warren Ferrell is with us. Do people ever come to you asking for help? Maybe hope, encouragement? How about for prayer? Do you ever wish you understood the issues better that people were wrestling with? Or how to use the Bible more effectively in caring for people? If so, I'd love to get a copy of our Caring Counsel Bible in your hands. Featuring 116 topics written by some of the world's leading mental health and ministry experts, I think you're going to love it. It covers today's most challenging issues in every phase of life. This Bible provides clinical expertise and insights on topics like discouragement, abuse, depression, divorce anxiety, abortion and so much more so you can learn more about these issues and how to use again the Bible more effectively. How to share passages of Scripture with others, maybe sitting down over a cup of coffee. Or maybe it's just a resource to help you get through a tough time. You know what I love most about this Bible? It's so easy to use. You right up front are going to find an index with subjects, key passages of scripture, personality profiles, and so much more. The Care and Counsel Bible is retailing for $85, but we're going to make it available to you right now, our listeners and viewers, for just $50 plus shipping. Again, I think you're going to love it. For more information about how to get this Bible right now, go to karencouncil.com that's careandcouncil.com join tens of thousands of people who have received this beautiful new King James Version Caring Counsel Bible. I'm Dr. Tim Clinton, President of the American association of Christian Counselors. Get your copy of the Care and Counsel Bible right now at our special price while supplies last. Go to careand counsel.com that's careandcouncil.com hi,
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Goodbye. When I was diagnosed, all I wanted
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I wanted to get back to that
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trajectory that I was on prior to the cancer. I always felt like I had value. I had a place on the team to just be treated with dignity. It means everything.
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2026 marks the 250th anniversary of America. The soul of this country is found in the stories of those who defended it. I'm J.R. martinez, a U.S. army veteran. I know that true valor isn't just a word. It's a choice made in a split second. That's why I'm honored to bring you a brand new season of Medal of Stories of Courage from Pushkin Industries and iHeart Podcast. You'll fly into the heart of a rescue mission with Air Force pilot James Fleming in Vietnam.
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I'm gonna put you out in the middle of hell. If you have to come home, I'll bring you home. That's my duty. It's my honor.
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We'll also travel back to 1926 to witness Richard Byrd's historic flight over the North Pole. These are more than just stories of combat. They are testaments to leadership, community and the human spirit. Listen to Medal of Honor on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Joining us now is Dr. Warren Farrell. He's a political scientist, activist, bestselling author co author of the Boy why Our Boys Are Struggling and what We can do about it. Dr. Ferrell, welcome back. Thank you for joining me.
Dr. Warren Farrell
It's a pleasure to see you again
Dr. Tim Clinton
and be with you again as we get started. You have a real burden for boys. Actually, it's spilling over now. You got a real burden for men. But you co authored that book with Dr. John Gray on the boy crisis. Why? What's happening with our, with, with our boys? What's happening in culture? What's happening with their hearts?
Dr. Warren Farrell
Well, 40% of women who have children have them without being married. Some of them do live with a partner, but those relationships last an average of three and a half years. So boys feel like they have a little bit of attachment to the father and then the father has sort of abandoned them. And then, and then we have another group which is after divorces. Usually what happens after divorces is oftentimes the mom has the right to the children and dad has to fight for the children. And very frequently that means that dad gets left out of the children's life. So you have these two big areas of what results in dad deprivation. Nobody is fatherless, but people can be dad deprived. And the importance of dad deprivation is that there's a difference between, as a rule, between mom style parenting and dad style parenting. Sometimes these are reversed, but dads are far more likely to roughhouse with the kids. They're far more likely to be comfortable with risks, and they're far more likely not to set boundaries, but to enforce boundaries. And so, and when boundaries are enforced, then children know that they can't manipulate their parents into sort of just giving in. And the result of that is that children become more disciplined and they have more postponed gratification. And postponed gratification is the single biggest predictor of success or failure. And so, for example, when studies are done showing about bedtimes, dads set later bedtimes, moms set earlier bedtimes. But the children under dad's supervision on average get to bed earlier than the children under mom supervision. Because the children under mom supervision are more likely to be able to manipulate the mom into allowing them to stay up later because I didn't do my homework or something like that, dad is more likely to say, sorry, you could have gotten off the video game sooner, you could have gotten off the conversation with your friends sooner. You're just going to have to go into work tomorrow without doing homework. And then the child realizes that the boundaries have been informed, forced, and therefore it needs postponed gratification it can't just complete play those video games. It has to do what it needs to do in order to get what it wants. And so those are just an example of some of the differences between dad and mom style parenting that leads to children, especially boys. Boys and girls both do better in more than 55 areas when they have father involvement. However, the gap is greater with boys. Boys without father involvement are far more likely to drop out of school, far more likely to commit suicide, far more likely to do worse in almost every academic subject and far, far more likely to die of deaths, of despair, far more likely to be kids that get into trouble with joining gangs and so on.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Dr. Ferro, I want to talk about this whole toxic masculinity, peace in culture. There's been a real beat down on men.
Kirk Cameron
Yes.
Dr. Tim Clinton
And in a lot of ways men have given up, given up some territory, some ground and we need to own toxic behavior. But I don't want to say masculinity being a man is toxic. And how do we do a course correction here and how do we step up and into this moment, especially if we are that important, that significant in the home?
Dr. Warren Farrell
Yes. I think there's two things going on there. The let's say you were in the armed services and you were in boot camp and you're and some let's say you were Jewish and the sergeant said something anti Semitic and you said, you know, you said excuse me sir, but that was very anti Semitic. The sergeant's job would be to have you do push ups and to mock you because your job was to prepare yourself to die, to be, prepare yourself to be part of the war machine. Your job therefore was to repress your feelings, not express your feelings. Now that creates toxicity to repress your feelings. But what's not been understood is that's the price we paid for being willing to sacrifice our lives so that women and children and everybody else could live and we wouldn't be under Nazi rule. So what's happened is that men have been, has suffered the toxicity of sacrificing themselves and repressing their feelings to doing it and then also been criticized as being selfish and dominant and having and being in the power positions. And so what is true is that we now should be looking at men for what what our opportunity here is to look at men as there's when. When the Pew Research center interviewed men who were full time workers, they found that 49% of them would prefer to be full time dads. Well, we allow women to be full time CEOs but we don't allow men, we don't give men respect if they want to be full time dads and be involved with the children. And that hurts. Women who want to be CEOs and want to be have it all. Women who, they don't feel that they can tell their parents, I'm marrying this man whose aspiration is to be a full time dad because they feel their parents will resist and their girlfriends will laugh at them and say, why don't you marry that lawyer or that doctor? And so we're at this point in history where we're caught. And the result of this being caught is that men feel disrespected at every way they turn. And that leads them to social media, it leads them into the manosphere. The metasphere is often criticized because, you know, it is oftentimes misogynist. But that's, we have to look at the manosphere as anger is vulnerability's mask. When people join something like the manosphere, they're angry, but underneath that anger is vulnerability. The vulnerability of feeling that nobody understands me, nobody cares for me. I feel lonely and I feel isolated. So I'll try to get together with these other group of people, people that, that agree with me. But the problem is, as you said, the, the, is the algorithms. When there's anger expressed, the algorithms allow the people to feel more heard than otherwise. And in pornography, when, when you're, when men engage in pornography, particularly in, in the, with algorithms, the more they engage in something, the more the algorithm says, we'll give you more of that. And then, then there's a gap between what the, what the online video can give you versus what a real life woman can give you. And that's really dangerous.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Dr. Dr. Farrell, before we go, in all your research, if you were to look at a dad sitting across from you, get this one piece right, dad, make sure you get this one piece right with your son or your daughter.
Dr. Warren Farrell
I would say, first of all, the first thing that you need to do is to know how to listen. And also to be able to. In the core part of parental communication, you need to be a good role model to your parent by communicating effectively with your wife. And the most important single aspect of communication effectively with your wife is knowing how to be able to handle personal criticism without becoming defensive. It is biologically natural to be defensive, and that was good for survival. When we hurt an enemy, we got up our defenses and we survived. But it's, it's good for survival, but it's terrible for love. And when you're able to be able to listen, listen well to your wife and your wife can listen to, to you and you can hear, hear each other's criticism. And your children see that. That is the greatest gift you can see your ch give to your children because it's usually the poor not, not being able to do that that leads to the poor parental communication, that leads to divorces, that leads to dad deprivation, that leads to the boy crisis, which
Dr. Tim Clinton
ultimately is about being anchored in love
Dr. Warren Farrell
for one another, absolutely anchored in love for one another and being. And, and using the. Your religion to, to pray and to, to seek God's help and to be able to share what's inside of you rather than, rather than bottling it up or going to a bottle.
Dr. Tim Clinton
I love that verse in Psalm. It says, though my mother and father forsake me, the Lord God will deliver me up. Makes a bunch of sense, doesn't it, Dr. Farrell?
Dr. Warren Farrell
It really does.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Yeah. Hey, always great to have you and see you, my friend. Thank you for all that you're doing and thank you for joining me.
Dr. Warren Farrell
Thank you for the work that you're doing and especially the work that you're doing with men at this point in history. It is so important. I look forward to possibly joining you.
Dr. Tim Clinton
Thank you, Dr. Farrell,
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and to stay connected. Follow Dr. Tim Klin on Facebook, Instagram and X. We love being a part of your life. In closing, these are unprecedented times, challenging times, difficult times. But God is in control and I believe he's at work. I hope you're pressing close to him in his heart. Know this, God loves you and that he wants to be in your life. Our hope, our strength comes from the Lord. Here's a great verse from the Bible to hold on to this week. Deuteronomy 32, verse 4. He is the rock. His works are perfect and all of his ways are just a faithful God who does no wrong and is upright. And just hope you know that you can look to God for wisdom and direction in your everyday life. Let me also say that I've learned as a professional counselor that it's normal to have maybe some concern, fear, worry, especially when life isn't the way it's supposed to be. I've also learned if you aren't careful, it can begin to consume you, control you. It's easy to lose perspective. Some feel like they've lost hope. It can get so dark for some, they feel like life would be better off without them. I say this every week. You don't have to live like that. Simply taking a step, reaching out for help. It's often the gateway to a new day or a new you. And if you or someone you love is struggling, do that. Reach out for help. There are wonderful counselors and pastors who care who can help you find the hope, the answers that you're looking for. There are also a lot of wonderful resources. Love to connect you with some of those. You can learn more at our website@aacc.net that's aacc.net, or if you're looking for a Christian mental health provider, go up on our brand new website. It's called ChristianCareConnect.com ChristianCareConnect.com to find a Christian healthcare provider mental healthcare provider near you. If you don't have a personal relationship with God, you can do that right now by asking him to come into your life. Ask him to forgive you of your sin and to be your Lord and Savior. You could do that right now by simply praying a prayer after me. Pray this Lord Jesus, I need you. I am a sinner. I believe you died for my sins. I want to turn from them and invite you to come into my heart and life. I want to trust you and follow you as my Lord and Savior. Thank you for loving me, for giving your life for me on the cross. Thank you for the gift of forgiveness and eternal life of heaven. I pray all this in Jesus name. Amen. You know what the Bible says? Romans 10, verse 9 says that if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, the Bible says you will be saved. Best thing you can do right now if you prayed. That prayer is commit to serving God for the rest of your life. He'll give you the strength to do it and tell somebody about the prayer you just prayed and the decision you just made. If you're stuck and you're really struggling, maybe with hopelessness, you say, tim, it's really dark. Hope you'll pick up the phone right now, call the suicide hotline. Just simply dial 988 and get a conversation going. There's hope. Hey, before we go, maybe God's gifted you with a heart to help other people. Hope you'll consider being a part of our brand new Human Flourishing Coach training program. You can enroll right now and be on your way to becoming a board certified Human Flourishing Coach. That's right. Nearly 10,000 people have already enrolled. Everything you need to know about this program is@lightuniversity.com Human FlourishingCoach it's right there on your screen. 24 hour training program featuring some of the world's leading researchers, mental health and ministry experts, all on video. You can study 247365 the best news this $800 program. There might be a scholarship up there for someone just like you. Just go to lightuniversity.com humanflourishingcoach hey, as we close, don't forget again that June is men's mental health awareness month. Let's all work to erase the shame, silence and stigma around men's mental health. I'm Dr. Tim Clinton. Thanks for watching. See you next week right here on Sunday. The road wrote forward on Real America's voice. Made by God and comfy.
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We cruised around LA in the Hyundai Ionic 5 and dove into the fascinating life of actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr.
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Goodbye.
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I think when you're diagnosed with cancer, you crave a semblance of normalcy and control. And so work allowed me to be me. So I think it's really important that companies stay flexible. Cancer in a diagnosis can be all consuming, but it doesn't have to be.
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As America marks its 250th anniversary, we're looking back at two and a half centuries of rebellion and liberty through the eyes of the heroes who defended it.
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The whole thing about this country is freedom. If we're not careful, we could lose that.
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On Medal of Stories of Courage, we bring you the defining moments of valor that went above and beyond the call of duty. Listen to Medal of Honor on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Host: Dr. Tim Clinton
Guests: Kirk Cameron, Bishop Calvin Colbert, Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield, Dr. Warren Farrell
Theme: The importance of fathers and men in America’s culture, faith, and family amid contemporary societal challenges.
Episode Focus: Men’s mental health, fatherhood, cultural shifts, American heritage, upcoming America 250 celebrations, and strategies for personal and community resilience.
This episode centers on the intersection of faith, culture, and everyday life as it pertains to men’s mental health and the vital role of fathers in the family. Against the backdrop of pressing political and social issues, host Dr. Tim Clinton brings together notable voices to reflect on the current state of American manhood, the struggles facing men and fathers, revival of American values, and the hope for unity and spiritual grounding amid national division.
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“You’re redefining this month for something that is really, really, truly important. And we should be approaching this subject with humility, not with pride.”
(Kirk Cameron, 08:47)
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“Family is where this thing dials in. And when men get that piece right ... something happens inside their soul too ... real significance, purpose, and value.”
(Dr. Tim Clinton, 11:06)
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Kirk describes his children’s book Built by the Brave (with Dr. Ben Carson and Riley Gaines) as part of a trilogy:
“Wouldn’t it be cool if we were the culture creators ... Last time I read the Bible, God commissioned Adam and Eve to create the culture, to take dominion, to be fruitful ... That’s what we should be doing as parents and grandparents.” (Kirk Cameron, 15:10)
Books bundle is available at kirk250.com (America Wins series, 17:19).
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“You got a side that has gone totally radical and we’ve got to step in before it’s too late.”
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Bishop Colbert on personal grief, masculine vulnerability, and importance of community:
“We don’t have to be macho all the time ... go into that room, sit down and talk with somebody ... Take those layers off and get healed ...” (Bishop Calvin Colbert, 27:59)
Calls for men to anchor in faith, find “a band of brothers,” and rely on support networks.
[34:38 - 43:53]
[35:02]
[36:46 – 37:49]
“Dad, that’s the time when she needs you more ... to remind her who she is and whose she is.”
(Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield, 37:02)
Conversation starters from her books (“Lead her to laugh, lead her to love, lead her to lament…”).
Guidance for dads seeking to repair broken relationships:
“It’s never too late for God to redeem ... It will require you saying, ‘Tell me how I hurt you … I won’t be defensive … I want to make amends’” (Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield, 42:05)
Book resources:
[48:58 - 58:40]
“Nobody is fatherless, but people can be dad deprived … Boys and girls both do better in more than 55 areas when they have father involvement. However, the gap is greater with boys.”
(Dr. Warren Farrell, 49:31)
[52:37 - 56:34]
“Men have suffered the toxicity of sacrificing themselves and repressing their feelings ... and then also been criticized as being selfish and dominant.” (Dr. Warren Farrell, 53:10)
Most important action: “know how to listen ... handle personal criticism without becoming defensive ... The greatest gift you can give your children [is] to see you and your wife communicate and handle differences with love.” (Dr. Warren Farrell, 56:53)
Affirms the role of faith and emotional sharing in healing and leadership at home.
On redefining June:
“You’re redefining this month for something that is really, really, truly important. And we should be approaching this subject with humility, not with pride.”
— Kirk Cameron (08:47)
On the core of fatherhood:
“When men get that piece right, there’s something that happens inside their soul too ... real significance, purpose, and value.”
— Dr. Tim Clinton (11:06)
On American heritage:
“Wouldn’t it be cool if we were the culture creators rather than the culture reactors?”
— Kirk Cameron (15:10)
On radicalization in politics:
“You got a side that has gone totally radical and we’ve got to step in before it’s too late.”
— Bishop Calvin Colbert (25:30)
On men’s emotional health:
“We don’t have to be macho all the time ... Take those layers off and get healed so you can be whole for your family and the community.”
— Bishop Calvin Colbert (27:59)
Why fathers matter:
“The overriding themes in research confirm that every area of a daughter's life is strengthened by a feeling of connection to her dad.”
— Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield (35:57)
Practical father–daughter reconnection:
“Ask, tell me how I hurt you when ... I won’t be defensive and I won’t get angry because your anger will do more to shut her down.“
— Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield (42:05)
Biggest lesson for dads:
“Be a good role model to your parent by communicating effectively with your wife ... knowing how to handle personal criticism without becoming defensive ... that is the greatest gift you can give your children.”
— Dr. Warren Farrell (56:53)
For more resources, encouragement, and information on the episode’s themes, the following websites were shared:
Summary Prepared For: Those who haven’t listened but want rich insight into the intersection of men’s mental health, fatherhood, faith, and American culture in 2026, with memorable moments and actionable advice from some of the foremost Christian thought leaders.