Core4Life

About Core4Life

Core4Life is a podcast for men hosted by 4 average dudes. We're on a quest to improve and balance the 4 core pillars in our lives - beFIT, beDRIVEN, beNOBLE, and beCHILL. We'll publish and discuss content related to each of the pillars and have guests on a regular basis. Come laugh, learn, and join in the fun-tivities with us!

Publisher

Core4Life

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Apr 2020

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

98 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2026

   Praying for Healing Without Faking It

   Ryan was at Mount Rushmore for a Let Us Worship concert that ended with a stage healing segment, countdown included. That led to the question we actually wanted to chew on: does God still heal, and how do you pray for it without faking confidence or hiding behind caveats? In this episode: Why stage healing makes us squirm (the production, the money ask, the countdown) Skepticism of the spectacle vs. confidence in God’s power Two ditches: “name it and claim it” and never praying boldly at all Asking and surrendering: Jesus in Gethsemane, Paul and the thorn Medicine, miracles, and why the “why” behind the prayer matters Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 26:39, Luke 22:42, Mark 2:1-12, Mark 1:43-44, Mark 5:43, 1 Corinthians 12:9 Pillar: beNOBLE Hosts: Ryan, Mike, Andrew, Matt, and Jarrod Episode 100 is getting close, and the plan is to do the Core 16 kids episode then. Subscribe, leave a review, and send this to a guy who’s wrestled with praying for healing.

2. 

   25 Jun 2026

   No Easy Wins: An Honest Christian Discussion on Youth Sports

   Youth sports is one of those topics that almost every Christian family is navigating in some form - whether you're deep in the travel ball life or just starting to figure out what level of commitment makes sense for your family. In this episode, we sat down with two guests who are all in on the youth sports life and had a real conversation about what it actually looks like to raise kids in that world with faith and intentionality at the center. We covered the pros, the cons, the costs, and the questions most families don't slow down long enough to ask. It's a fun, honest conversation between people who genuinely care about getting this right for their kids - and there's something in it for you whether you're a sports family or not. Referenced in this episode: Away Game: A Christian Parent's Guide to Navigating Youth Sports by Brian Smith and Ed Uszynski - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0830788360 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0830788360)

3. 

   26 Mar 2026

   Purpose in the Pain: The Problem of Suffering

   Nobody signs up for suffering - but nobody escapes it either. In this episode, the Core4Life guys get honest about their own seasons of pain, loss, and testing, and wrestle with the question every believer and many non-believers eventually ask: if God is good, why does he allow this? We dig into what Scripture actually says about suffering - not the bumper sticker version, but the raw, honest truth found in Job, the Psalms, Paul's letters, and more. We also talk about what the church tends to get wrong when someone is hurting, what it actually looks like to show up well, and how Paul came to call the very thing he begged God to remove a gift. If you're in a hard season right now, this one's for you. If you're not, someone close to you probably is.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

95

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

19 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100

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Quality

83

Social presence

0

YouTube

63

Engagement

82

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