About this episode

Tyler Staton discusses his journey of faith and fatherhood, sharing insights on contemplative prayer and parenting practices.

In this episode, the fellas interview Tyler Staton, lead pastor of Bridgetown Church and author of Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools. Tyler shares his journey from a middle-school prayer revival in Nashville to navigating faith in New York and Portland. He offers a profound look at contemplative prayer, which he defines as sitting "naked and unashamed" before God to settle the inner "snow globe" of surface-level wants. Moving into fatherhood, Tyler details his hands-on discipleship with his three sons, including a 10% pastry "dad tax" and using jelly beans to encourage emotional honesty. The episode highlights Tyler’s pursuit of being a more "interruptible" and playful father, revealing how daily Nerf wars became his most formative spiritual practice of the year. Balancing humor with depth, they also discuss the "Angel of Light" temptation to do good things for the wrong reasons. Join us: ⁠http://dadville.substack.com⁠ Thanks to our sponsors! Shopify - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://shopify.com/dadville⁠⁠⁠ Boll & Branch - Get 15% off plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Barnes, Jon McLaughlin

Guest: Tyler Staton

Topics covered

• fatherhood
• contemplative prayer
• spiritual practice
• parenting
• emotional honesty
• humor and depth

Keywords

• fatherhood
• contemplative prayer
• Tyler Staton
• Nerf wars
• dad tax
• emotional honesty
• Bridgetown Church

Sponsors

Shopify, Boll & Branch, Quince

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bridgetown Church

Books & works: Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools

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