In this episode of We Take the Stairs, we sit down for an honest and necessary conversation about fatherhood, masculinity, and the growing fatherless generation. Through biblical truth, personal stories, and lived experience, we explore how the absence of fathers — physically, emotionally, and spiritually — has shaped families, men, and culture.

This conversation dives into the biblical role of fathers, the difference between masculinity and toxic masculinity, and why men are increasingly feeling unneeded in the home. We also discuss how spiritual fathers and mentors can step in where biological fathers are absent, and how healing begins when we understand God as Father.

This episode is for men seeking clarity, parents raising sons, leaders discipling young men, and anyone wrestling with the question: What does healthy masculinity actually look like?

Episode Chapters

00:00 – Why We Started We Take the Stairs
02:00 – Introducing Let’s Break Bread
04:30 – The Fatherless Crisis in Today’s Society
07:50 – Biblical Roles of Fathers in the Home
11:30 – Why Masculinity Is Misunderstood
15:30 – A Mother’s Perspective on Father Absence
18:45 – When Fathers Are Emotionally Present but Spiritually Absent
22:40 – Strength, Discipline, and Love in Fatherhood
26:50 – How Father Wounds Shape Adult Men
31:00 – Masculinity vs. Toxic Masculinity
35:10 – Why Men Feel Unneeded in Modern Culture
38:30 – The Role of Mentors When Fathers Are Absent
42:00 – Love as Discipline, Not Permissiveness
45:20 – Healing Through God as Father
49:00 – What Each Guest Took From the Conversation
53:30 – Final Reflections and Closing Prayer

Key Topics Discussed

• The fatherhood crisis in modern society
• Biblical masculinity vs. cultural masculinity
• Father wounds and emotional development in men
• The importance of men in the home
• Christian fatherhood and leadership
• Spiritual fathers, mentors, and discipleship
• Healing identity through God as Father

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