#1172: Let's Go Outside

#1172: Let's Go Outside

Author: Trail Life USA June 3, 2026 Duration: 0:59
Breakfast. School. Homework. Dinner. Does your son seem bored or disengaged in his day to day life? Here’s a simple way to add adventure, spontaneity, and excitement to his life: Get him outside! Nature can actually change your son’s brain for the better. Studies have found that when someone regularly spends time outside, essential regions of the brain, like the hippocampus, grow and retain more gray matter. This makes it easier for your son to pay attention, learn, and remember things. S...

Finding your footing as a parent or mentor to a boy can feel like navigating uncharted wilderness. Raising Godly Boys Minute, from Trail Life USA, offers a daily compass for that journey, packed into just sixty seconds. Each brief episode acknowledges the very real tension that comes with raising boys-that mix of fear and pride when you see them drawn to adventure and testing their limits. Instead of seeing that inherent drive for risk and excitement as a problem, this podcast explores it as a foundational part of how boys are designed, offering practical perspective on channeling that energy with purpose. The archive is filled with concise, thought-provoking insights aimed at equipping you to guide a son, grandson, or young man in your care. It’s not about quick fixes, but about building a framework of character, faith, and resilience one minute at a time. Tuning into this daily podcast provides a moment of reflection and actionable encouragement, helping you move from anxiety to intentionality as you nurture the boy in your life toward becoming a man of strong, godly character.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

Raising Godly Boys Minute
Podcast Episodes
#1164: Maintaining Control [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Have you ever watched a stunt driver race his motorcycle up a steep ramp and into the air? Maybe he did a double backflip with a bunch of twists and turns. Those crazy stunts require an incredible about of control. If th…
#1163: Mentor for Battle [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Imagine sending an army to war without the tools or training to achieve victory. And yet, we are sending boys, ill-equipped, into a culture that seems to have declared war on boyhood. The results are tragic. Boys are alm…
#1162: Not Always ADHD [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Fidgeting. Being loud. Having trouble staying seated. Running or climbing when it’s not appropriate. We used to consider these normal behaviors for young boys. But now, they are listed as symptoms of ADHD. Attention diso…
#1161: Anger or Anxiety? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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You’re sitting at the dinner table, and you ask your son if he’s ready for basketball tryouts. Your son’s face starts to turn red. Suddenly, he stands up, pushes his plate away, and knocks his chair over intentionally as…
#1160: Babe Ruth's Secret Statistic [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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You’ve no doubt heard of Babe Ruth, who set a record for most number of home runs in his baseball career– seven hundred and fourteen. But here’s a statistic you probably haven’t heard– Babe Ruth’s total career strikeouts…
#1159: Better than Virtual Life [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Is your son glued to a screen? You’ve tried everything, but you just can’t pull your son away from his video games. Well here’s something to consider. Does your son’s real life give him the same opportunities for adventu…
#1158: A Privilege and Responsibility [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Billy Graham was one of the most influential evangelists of the 20th century. He boldly proclaimed the Gospel to over 200 million people. But in addition to his important preaching ministry, Billy Graham also had an impo…
#1157: Appeal of Gangs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Gangs. They are responsible for almost half of the violent crime in the United States. And yet, boys and men continue to join these groups in droves, some recruited as early as elementary school. Why? Here’s a big reason…
#1156: Boys are Like Canaries [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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In the old days of coal mining, canaries were brought into mines. If the bird died, the miners knew they needed to escape, because there was something noxious in the atmosphere. In our society today, boys are just like t…
#1155:Conquering Giants [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Boys love the story of David and Goliath. Afterall, anytime there’s a battle involving giants with swords, it’s sure to capture attention. But too often, boys fail to apply important lessons from David’s life. Before Dav…