Facing Mortality, Choosing Margin, Showing Weakness + Modeling Prayer (Interveiw w/ Tyler Staton)
The Intentional Parents Podcast
Intentional
4.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 2 July 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
This week, Brook sits down with Tyler Staton — pastor of Bridgetown Church in Portland, author, husband, and father of three boys — for a profound, powerful conversation about mortality, margin, weakness, and prayer.
Tyler shares his journey through an unexpected and grueling cancer diagnosis, offering a raw look into the spiritual refinement that comes when you’re suddenly faced with your own limitations and mortality. As he puts it, “You don’t know the prayers you’ll pray until someone says, ‘We don’t know whether you will live or die.’”
Through that crucible, Tyler discovered that suffering can be an invitation — a call to live fully present, to reorder your life around what matters most, and to let go of the pressure to make everyone happy. He shares the practical steps he took to prioritize his family, build in margin, and live more intentionally on the other side of crisis.
We also explore how his wife walked through the experience in her own way, and how childhood narratives around strength and weakness shaped his ability to be vulnerable. Tyler reflects on the beauty of being met in weakness — how vulnerability creates space for others to come close in love.
Finally, we close with a rich conversation around prayer — specifically, how we can guide our children into a vibrant, Spirit-filled prayer life. Tyler offers a simple and powerful framework for praying with and for our kids, reminding us that they may be far more spiritually attuned than we often realize — and how we might inspire them to “carry the fire.”
Books Mentioned: Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools + The Familiar Stranger
Tyler Staton: Website, Instagram, 24-7 Prayer + Bridgetown Church
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Brooke Moser here. |
| 0:03.8 | I'm teaming up with Justin Whitmell Early, author of Habits of the Household, to bring |
| 0:08.5 | you something we believe matters deeply. |
| 0:11.7 | And it's called Intentional Fatherhood, a podcast for men who want to become the kind of fathers |
| 0:16.2 | who lead their families with purpose, faith, and steady everyday habits. |
| 0:21.9 | We believe that fatherhood is spiritual formation. |
| 0:25.9 | What we do in our homes, the small, consistent choices, |
| 0:28.8 | shape who our kids become. |
| 0:31.1 | And if we wanna break generational sin |
| 0:33.8 | and build a legacy of faith, |
| 0:35.3 | it actually starts with faithfulness right where we are. |
| 0:38.2 | This podcast is here to encourage you, challenge you, and even walk with you as you lead your |
| 0:43.9 | family towards Jesus one habit at a time. You can find intentional fatherhood on any podcast |
| 0:50.5 | platform. Give it a listen and let's walk this road together. |
| 0:57.4 | You're listening to the Intentional Parents podcast brought to you by Intentional. Intentional |
| 1:03.1 | is all about spiritual formation in the family. We desire to bring biblical hope and practical |
| 1:09.1 | hope. Enjoy this week's conversation. |
| 1:17.6 | Tyler Staten, welcome to the podcast. So glad to have you. Thank you. I'm delighted to be with you. |
| 1:22.6 | First time. Yeah. First time. Maybe the last. We'll see where it goes. Only time we'll tell. |
| 1:28.3 | Maybe the last. |
| 1:29.3 | We'll see. |
| 1:30.3 | You're wearing all white. |
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