02/25/2026
Michael's podcast The Long Obedience has a new episode this week, and it doesn't pull punches.
He tells a story about a men's Bible class where the teacher asked what it means to be head of the household. Every answer was about authority—"I make the final decision," "the buck stops with me." Not a single man said, "It means I'm the first one to sacrifice."
This episode digs into Ephesians 5 and John 13 and asks what servant leadership actually costs when it's not a sermon illustration—what it looks like on a Thursday night when you're tired, when the hard conversation needs to happen, when your wife needs you to listen instead of fix, when repentance isn't a crisis response but a daily discipline.
If you know a husband or father who could use this, share it with them.
Servant leadership isn’t authority—it’s dying daily. Ephesians 5 and John 13 redefine headship as sacrifice, repentance, and washing feet at home.