🔥 The Big 5 Mankillers: The Awakening

Episode 136

What if the thing holding you back isn’t your circumstances… but the lies you’ve believed about yourself?

In this powerful launch episode introducing The Big 5 Mankillers, Brent Henderson takes you deep into the mountains — and even deeper into the heart of a man searching for identity, purpose, and freedom.

From leading men’s retreats in the Idaho wilderness… to hitting rock bottom in his own life… to walking through a decade of intense discipleship that reshaped everything — Brent shares what sparked his personal awakening and why this new book matters so much.

You’ll hear:

• Why hiding your failures keeps you stuck
• How honesty breaks the enemy’s grip
• Why “changed men change men”
• The connection between pursuing your wife… and pursuing God
• How truth declaws the lies that have stalked you since childhood
• What it really means to make disciples (Matthew 28:19)

This isn’t behavior modification. It’s identity transformation.

The enemy prowls like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour — but when you expose the lie, you declaw him.

If you’ve ever felt disqualified, stuck, ashamed, or unsure of who you really are — this episode is your wake-up call.

It’s time to break free. It’s time to get your life back. It’s time for The Awakening.

February can leave men stuck in neutral—cold weather, low motivation, and “nothing going on” can quietly turn into spiritual and emotional hibernation. In this episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson shares a powerful conversation with world-champion whitetail hunter Kyle Burch, a brown bear story from Alaska’s Russian River, and a practical biblical challenge to prepare in season and out of season (2 Timothy 4:2). You’ll learn how to use this “off-season” to build momentum, replace lies with truth, and get ready for what’s ahead—because you don’t rise to the moment; you fall back on what you prepared for. Includes a personal update from Brent’s cardiologist after his quadruple bypass and a clear action plan to help men break free from unhealthy thoughts and live Unleashed.

Following the Call

Unleashed Podcast – Episode 134

What makes you tick?

In this episode of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson shares how following God’s call becomes something you can’t not do. From a high school counselor who said he wasn’t college material, to working in a steel mill believing a lie about his worth, Brent unpacks how God used adversity, danger, and unexpected moments to awaken his true purpose.

Brent reflects on his early music career—including touring with Steven Curtis Chapman and his college roommate Eric Horner—and how all three men stayed true to their calling by serving Jesus through music with their lives. Their stories reveal a powerful truth: when a man aligns with how God uniquely created him, he comes fully alive.

This episode challenges men to confront the Big Lie—that performance and others’ opinions define their worth—and replace it with God’s truth. Brent explains how real whys give life meaning, while counterfeit whys like money, status, success, and approval only keep men busy and empty.

If you’re bored, beaten down, searching for more, or wondering why your life feels stalled, this episode will help you rediscover the call God placed on your life—and the courage to follow it.

Because when a man finds his why, he stops surviving and starts living.

You never know who’s listening… and you never know how God might use words spoken through a podcast to change a man’s life.

In this powerful episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson reflects on a journey that took him from the SHOT Show in Las Vegas to a historic winter storm back home—and how God used words spoken through the Unleashed podcast to meet a man at the most important crossroads of his life.

After the show, Brent and his wife Stacy experienced The Wizard of Oz at the Las Vegas Sphere—an unforgettable reminder of how immersive and powerful words, sound, and story can be. Less than 24 hours later, they returned home through whiteout conditions and dangerous roads, where one wrong move could send you careening off course.

At the SHOT Show, a man approached Brent after recognizing his voice. What Brent didn’t know was that this man had found Jesus alone in his truck while listening to an episode of the Unleashed podcast. The episode—“What Are You Willing to Risk”—was about taking risks, and for this man, the risk wasn’t just financial. Having invested everything into his business, he faced the greatest risk of all: trusting that God is real.

Through the words he heard on the podcast, faith stopped being theoretical and became personal. God met him right there behind the wheel, changing the direction of his life.

This episode also explores how careless words can wound deeply, how unseen listeners are closer than we think, and why Scripture reminds us that the tongue has the power of life and death. Drawing inspiration from William Wallace’s iconic speech in Braveheart, Brent speaks directly to men who have been talked down to, dismissed, or silenced—and calls them to rise again with courage, identity, and freedom.

If you’ve ever wondered whether your words matter… If you’ve ever been hurt by what someone said about you… If you need courage to take a step of faith…

This episode is for you.

In this episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson shares a powerful message about discernment, emotional triggers, and what to do after you’ve already “taken the bait” in a conflict. Using a SHOT Show setup, a hunting landmine illustration, and the warning of 1 Peter 5:8 (“be alert… your enemy the devil prowls”), Brent unpacks how the Holy Spirit helps us see what we can’t see before a moment detonates.

You’ll hear a personal story from a wedding reception that reveals how quickly anger can steal peace—even when the motivation feels justified—and how humility, boundaries, repentance, and empathy can redeem a situation after a misstep. If you’ve ever replayed an argument, regretted your words, or felt trapped in outrage, this episode will help you reset your heart, guard your mind, and walk in step with the Spirit.

When Disagreement Becomes a Trap How to Spot the Landmines Before You Step on Them

What happens when disagreement stops being dialogue—and becomes a setup?

In this episode of Unleashed, Brent Henderson explores a reality many people are facing today: conversations that no longer seek understanding, but instead diagnose, accuse, and entrap. Drawing from a real-life moment and the wisdom of Jesus, Brent reveals how some disagreements are designed to pull us into anger, defensiveness, and a loss of peace.

You’ll learn how to recognize when a conversation has shifted from healthy disagreement to personal diagnosis, how to spot verbal “landmines” before you step on them, and why wisdom sometimes speaks—and sometimes walks away.

This episode will help you:

• Discern the difference between dialogue and diagnosis
• Recognize when a conversation has become a trap
• Understand how constant outrage reshapes the heart
• See how Jesus responded when others tried to trap Him
• Protect your peace, your relationships, and your calling

If you’ve ever walked away from a conversation feeling drained, misrepresented, or emotionally ambushed, this episode offers clarity, language, and biblical wisdom for navigating conflict without losing who you are.

We are the resistance—not to people, but to the power of darkness.

The Man Beneath the Tattoos | Unleashed – Episode 130

In this episode, I talk about what I see every year at the SHOT Show—men who are tough, disciplined, loyal, and willing to stand shoulder to shoulder with their brothers when it matters. Many of them wear tattoos. But tattoos don’t make a man a man.

What really matters is what’s beneath the tattoos.

This conversation is about godly manhood that’s lived out, not performed. We dig into what separates image from substance, why real respect among men isn’t built on appearance or titles, and how true strength shows up in integrity, humility, courage, and faithfulness.

I share ten markers of godly manhood that don’t just shape a man’s life—they bring stability, safety, and strength to everyone around him. Because when a man knows who he is in Christ, the people around him feel safer, more secure, and drawn to him.

This generation is watching. They don’t just need inspiration—they need discipleship.

If you’re serious about becoming the kind of man whose life carries weight, this episode is for you.

As we step into a new year, it’s easy to get caught up in resolutions, goals, and everything we should do next. But what if the most important question isn’t what’s next—it’s what really matters?

In this deeply personal episode of the Unleashed Podcast, Brent Henderson reflects on Christmas memories, old photographs, and the powerful truth that moments—not things—shape our lives. Drawing from his own season of life as a father nearing empty-nest years, Brent explores why time is the most valuable gift we can give to God, our families, and the people we love.

This episode introduces a simple but transformative framework—the could dos, the should dos, and the must dos—and explains why getting the order right is essential for balance, peace, and purpose. Brent also shares the full lyrics and story behind his song “Love Is Spelled Time,” a reminder that love is something you spend, not something you buy.

If you’re feeling the pull to slow down, reset your priorities, forgive more freely, and live with greater intention in the year ahead, this episode will meet you right where you are.