What the Bible Says About Being a Man
Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk
Dr. James Dobson
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
True biblical manhood isn’t defined by career success — it’s forged in the Word of God.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome everyone to Family Talk. It's a ministry of the James Dobson Family Institute, supported by listeners just like you. |
| 0:08.1 | I'm Dr. James Dobson, and I'm thrilled that you've joined us. |
| 0:18.6 | Well, welcome to Family Talk, the broadcast division of the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute. |
| 0:24.3 | I'm Roger Marsh. |
| 0:25.7 | What does it really mean to be a man of God in today's culture? |
| 0:29.5 | With masculinity under attack and the role of the father more confused than ever before, |
| 0:34.5 | men across America are searching for answers. |
| 0:36.9 | While on today's edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson sits down with David Jeffers, a retired |
| 0:42.9 | Army Master Sergeant, blogger and author of the book, Man Up, what the Bible says about being a man. |
| 0:49.3 | David's path to biblical manhood ran straight through personal failure, a crumbling marriage, estrangement from |
| 0:55.3 | his own father, and a career that looked like success on the outside while his home life fell |
| 1:00.4 | apart. But that is also where God met him. Let's listen into this conversation right now on |
| 1:05.7 | today's edition of Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk. |
| 1:15.7 | I want to introduce a new friend to you. |
| 1:20.6 | He's not only going to be a friend to you, but he has just become my friend. |
| 1:26.8 | You know, one of the great pleasures in doing this radio broadcast is that has given me the opportunity to meet and get acquainted |
| 1:28.9 | with a huge number of people. |
| 1:31.5 | And every one of them has been unique. |
| 1:34.6 | And I've learned so much through the years about the human personality, what people care |
| 1:39.7 | about, what their concerns are, how they feel about their families. |
| 1:43.8 | There's just an encyclopedia of information that's come from these people that I've gotten acquainted with. |
| 1:51.0 | And I want you to meet another one, as I said today. |
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