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It's time to man up with Satan's nightmare, Nakia Koloff. It's a Father's Day special coming up. Tomorrow Celebrating Father's Day and with me in studio today, actually, and here on screen, none other than the legend himself, the Christian Carr guy, Robbie Dillmore. Robbie, welcome back to It's Time to Man Out. How fun, especially on Father's Day.
Father's Day, because you because you are a father, I am, and a grandfather, and I had a father, and you had a father. There you go, you qualify, Robbie. You qualify.
Well, it's fun to have you here today. You know, I'm calling this the Father's Day special. And I thought, you know, we could just share some stories. I got some stories about my dad. You might have some stories about your dad.
I might have a couple questions for you. Good. A couple. Yeah, history questions. I'm excited.
History questions. Yeah. And so I'm wondering, well, let's just start with the origin of Father's Day.
So let's go back to the origin. Let me just test your knowledge on the origin of Father's Day. Any knowledge of the. Origin of Father's Day? Kind of interesting, actually.
I am very interested, but I honestly have no understanding at this point. No, no, I'm ignoring. Would you have a rough estimate as to when the the first Father's Day was recognized or not even a clue? Not even a claim. Not even a claim.
I'm going to go with 1900. You were very close. That's pretty impressive, Robbie. Actually, through my investigation, 1908. All right.
So you were, that's pretty impressive that you even came that close. 1908 is usually considered for the modern Father's Day celebration, traced back. Uh to to In in Fairmont. Um, and that's over in uh in Washington, I believe, Fairmount, Washington.
So there's a little history out there for those of you who might have been wondering, or maybe you weren't. I think it's fascinating, right? It's kind of cool. And it relates to, and I'm pretty sure you're probably familiar with the famous story of. you know, when the Catholic Church was meeting with this prison ministry Um They said, well, we're going to give you guys.
You know, Mother's Day cards. To give to your mothers on, you know, for the prisoners. Right. And there was this unbelievable, like everybody in the whole prison wanted a Mother's Day card and they ran out. Ran out of cards.
They ran out of cards. And so they went to Hallmark, got cards, and Hallmark actually said, Well, hey, you know, from now on, we're going to supply them to the ministry because they had such a demand. For from other state cards, well. You know, they got all ready for Father's Day. They were loaded up.
Hallmark printed all these cards. They were all ready to go. Not a single. Inmate. That one.
Wanted a father's day card. Wow. That speaks volumes. It does, doesn't it? Yeah.
Yeah. Well it's one of the saddest things I know about Father's Day. Is that When you consider that a lot of people relate to God, the Heavenly Father, by the way, that they related to their earthly father. And unfortunately, many of those inmates never knew their dad. never knew their dad or or had a ho maybe a horrible poor poor Poor relationship, horrible relationship with their dad, if they even did know their dad, right?
And unfortunately, and yeah, I deal with it all the time. I know you do too at your boot camps. I at my man camp deal with it all the time with men. It's kind of interesting. I don't know about your boot camp, but I'll say this about the man camp: how many men come in, and on day one, Talk about what an amazing home they grew up in, and amazing parents, or you know, and then a couple, three days in, they're like, my dad.
I hated my gang. I'm like, okay, now the truth is coming out, you know. And, but I don't know the percentage, Robbie, but I'm gonna say, I'm gonna guesstimate. And say, and I'm just speaking from. Ministering to now beyond hundreds to thousands of men at man can at camps.
Um it's in the 90 something percentile. of men who did not Have what would be classified as a good, some kind of a decent relationship with their dad. I'd say single digits of men who literally have said, I had a great, great relationship with my dad and actually meant it. Which is sad commentary as well, right? The role of a man in the home as a dad, as a father.
Right, and which means that if 90% of them didn't experience it. They don't know what to do with their own sons, right? In other words, nothing was passed on to them. And so, what knowledge base do they have based on their experience of what a father does, you know? And that's all the more reason that man camp becomes such a critical or boot camp or something the church is doing to show what biblical manhood looks like, what biblical fatherhood, what being fathered by God feels like, and that it's okay to ask for help.
Well, and and to your point you mentioned it a minute ago Depending on what kind of relationship you had with your dad. Then, as you are at some point, hopefully, introduced to your Heavenly Father. Abba, Father, Heavenly Dad, right? That um Your view. Potentially.
Or might I say from again from stories I've heard from other men. Um view their heavenly dad Through the lens of The relationship they have with their earthly dad. And I'm reminded of a quick story by Dave Busby. I know you like Busby. I love Busby.
And he tells the story of this young guy who was at a conference and walked into him with the car. And he's like, Dave, he goes, I know that all godly people get up at four in the morning and pray every day. He goes, Dave, I get up at four in the morning. And I fall back asleep. He goes, I know that all godly people just share the gospel, share salvation with everything moving.
He goes, Dave, I just can't do that. I just can't. No matter how much I want to try, right? He goes through all this stuff. I just know all godly people read their Bible every day.
He goes, Damn it, I read the Bible and I struggle with it. And so Busby's listened to this guy tell this story, this kid, really, like a teenager. And he said, God, give me something for this young man right here. And he heard God say, Ask him about his relationship with his dad. It's like Okay, so they're walking.
He's like, Tell me about your relationship with your dad. And he said, The guy's whole entire countenance just changed. He said, I never saw somebody's countenance change so quick and snap up a finger in all my life. And as he began to describe his relationship with his dad, he goes, Well, you know, my dad's a perfectionist and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And so, what Dave.
Took away from that is, is, you know, if he did it good enough, long enough, perfect enough, then he'd get the embrace from his dad. Right. But in the meantime, he's got the Heisman, kind of the stiff arm. His dad's got him at length until he does do it long enough, good enough, you know, whatever, right? And and The whole moral of that story, as I know you're aware of, because you know, not only have you been to camp, but you've come back in staff camps and.
And as Busby said, isn't it beautiful how Jesus, God gives us the embrace at the beginning, and it's not at the end. In other words, we don't have to jump through all these hoops and do all these things in order to receive the love of God or the embrace of God. In fact, a funny, quick, funny part to that story, too, is he's like, you know, Jesus comes up out of the water, John baptized, here's my son, and who I'm well pleased. And Busby goes, well, Well, pleased in what? He hadn't done anything yet.
You know, he's just starting. He goes, but it's again, the illustration of. The Heavenly Father embracing the Son at the very beginning. before he ever launched into a ministry and did things, right? And uh, but what a powerful illustration.
Uh, and again, to your point. Of many men seeing the heavenly dad through the lens of the relationship with the earthly dad, right? Right. And I love what, you know, I guess God taught me through working with people in Masculine Journey with John Eldridge's ministry. Is that well, it was a great revelation to me that God being the ultimate dead, not the, you know.
If my dad were to die, or my dad took off, then he was the replacement dad. Or no, no, no, no, he was the original one. It was his idea you came around to begin with. He started to form you before time. Right?
He had the DNA in mind when he created Adam of you. And so this was totally your dad.
Okay. In all respects, he wanted you to be there. And that. What he does, it's orchestrated. Is he will bring men into your life in every season to father you?
Hmm. And so he isn't the backup plan. He's actually the maestro that will bring. Obviously, Jesus into your life to father you, obviously, pastors into your life to father you. But it's amazing when I went back and looked at my own life, and I actually just started collecting pictures.
There's a process that we do at our boot camps: go back and identify all the fathers, the coach. Right, that coach he loved on you and he taught you something, or maybe it was a boss, or maybe it was an uncle, or a grandfather. And I realized, even though I actually did have a decent relationship with my father. Mm-hmm. There were so many men that I needed desperately because At some level, I believe it's true that masculinity can only be bestowed by masculinity.
In other words, all the women in the world can tell you you're a great man, but until somebody that appears in some fatherly figure begins to bestow masculinity onto you, you don't feel like you're getting that. Yeah, yeah. You remind me of. Of a story from camp, from Man Camp. We had Our oldest attendee, Daniel from Louisiana, 81 years old.
It's a great story. He drove 13 hours by himself just to come to kids, so hungry for God. And there's something we do at camp that we offer at camp. that Daniel had never had but wanted. I won't give it away as to what it is, but it ties into fatherhood.
And and We offered that. He embraced it. Staff and our staff debriefing. later told me that at age eighty one He he literally wept on their shoulder. Upon receiving what was offered.
And I'm reminded of how many men and how many stories I've heard, and I know you have too, Robbie, of. You know, if they had just heard even something as simple as, I'm proud of you, son. If that's all they heard. that that would have been enough. you know in terms of affirmation for them as a man Right.
And to be a man. Right. And how many men out there, you know, to no fault of their father, you know, they father never got it. He never got it, most likely, right? Or if he, because if he had, he probably would have passed that on, right?
So he never got it. And so, you know, how many.
So men have an opportunity. Just, you know, as you listen to the show today, an opportunity to, if depending on what your home life was like, or your relationship with your dad, or maybe he's not even living any longer, but yeah, you know, you could do the buck stops here and change all the generations moving forward, right? Depending on, you know. you know, what the generations were preceding that, right? Nikita Koloff here, and I am excited.
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And for a gift of $100 or more, Nikita will include a signed copy of his newly updated life story, A Tale of the Ring and Redemption. Go to www.coloff.net. and donate today. Yeah, that's the recommendation for man camp of recommendations. that all those things we're talking about, you're going to get front and center at Man Camp.
And it's a chance to spend seven days. to get what you didn't get. Right. And to be able to offer it to your children so you don't look back. You know, I wish, oh, do I wish that I had attended man camp and masculine journey boot camp prior to raising my children?
I would have known so much about those very things, about instilling those concepts in my children that the hug comes first. And that I'm proud of you and I love you. Um are things in the hugs that that that are are First and priority there. And just that physical embrace, right? I remember so with my dad, so you had a you said a decent relationship with your dad.
For those who don't know my story, never heard my story.
So I'm I'm a product of growing up fatherless.
Okay, so you had a father and home, and to your point about coaches and stuff.
So, I grew up. My dad left when I was about three.
Now, he came back into my life in my college days, watching me play football. We would later. There is a story of reconciliation there. I'll share with you in just a moment here. Um, we had at best from when he came back into my life in my college days to into my 40s, a very superficial.
uh surface level relationship at best. And so therefore, you know, Bill Burke. My first football coach, seventh grade. became my first real male role model. and mentor my life.
A couple years later, Jerry McFarlane. Um health teacher. Gymnastics coach. I didn't Do gymnastics for the record, he wouldn't wear the tights. I'm sure I wouldn't.
I didn't want to wear the tights yet. But Jerry became a mentor and a male role model. Again, to your point, Irv Nerdahl. Dave Scrine, Ross Forci, John Richmond. These are all football coaches that immediately come to mind that became role models and male mentors in my life.
You know, now fast forward, Jay Stewart, my pastor for the last 30 plus years.
So many other men, spiritual fathers, right? Spiritual fathers, which is one of the things I'm looking at the list here on who's celebrated on Father's Day.
Well, obviously, fathers. grandfathers. Stepfathers Uh guardians and/or father figures. Like a coach, right, per se. And the role of the father in families and society are all celebrated, Robbie.
Is there an attack on the family? Oh my. On fatherhood? You know, you mentioned the prisoners. Oh, yeah.
We didn't even grab one Father's Day card. Like, uh-uh, I ain't sending that jerk of Father's Day card, right? Or I didn't even know where to send it. Is there an attack on the family? It's one of the most Horrific.
But again. Satan knows where to aim those darts at his. Right? That intimate relationship that we are meant to have within the family is a good way to get people into the orphan spirit. Once you're there, then you're not looking.
You know, for God to provide your need because you've got to do everything, you know, without his help. And it's horrific.
However, you know, what a beautiful thing that God has opened up these opportunities. In all sorts of different ways for you to engage this things like man camp, well, you know.
Well, if you're like me and you're already a grandfather, great. Because you need it now. Right. It's never too late. Right.
Start. Maybe you didn't get any of this, what we're talking about. But it's never too late to start. Just like you're 80 or 10 old, you're old man. And I can't tell you.
you know, what those things mean deep down into. Because as you mentioned in the previous show, I was in a horrific auto accident. Who was the ones that was the closest to me during that was my family? Yeah. Right?
And then family becomes critical when things get really tight. That's where the rubber will meet the road in your life. And the father. Relationship, the family relationship is absolutely critical. And it's not just, and of course, it's obviously the father and son relationship is father-daughter relationship.
As well, you know, I raised four girls, and my hope was that how what I modeled. Would the instill in them of who their future husband might like the qualities? that they might look for in a future husband. And of course, through them sharing with me, I in a sense, I accomplished that goal because that is what they did. They looked for men who had similar qualities as their daddy did.
And uh, and they all have, I'm, I'm happy to say they all have uh good men who are take well. My daughters are well taken care of. All those Russian men, they got all those, all those good Russian men make they make borscht soup and everything else. But uh, so, but yeah, so it's such a critical role that a man plays. And of course, the enemy attacking the family and trying to get the man out.
And, you know, you go back to, and I should, I could have pulled up, should have pulled up some statistics for today, how many households are without a dad in them now. It's a staggering number. I don't know if you know, do you know any idea of the night? I know it's high. I think it's like over 60%.
Yeah, of fatherless homes. And then we might wonder why we have all these issues with young men. But even young women, you know, who again didn't have, you know, a model and ideally a godly model. To look towards. And, or if not, at least a model to go, okay, I don't ever want to act like that or be like that or look like that, you know, whatever.
I know a story right now, real quick, right now, one of my friends. Um broke off a relationship Because The guy she was dating. doesn't want to have children. Because He had a horrible horrible relationship with his dad. And so in his mind, he thinks he's going to be a horrible dad.
Yeah. And so, so you know, she had to break off the relationship. But we're celebrating Father's Day today, and great discussion here with Robbie Dilmore.
Some of the common traditions, let me just throw this out here, Robbie, before we run out of time. Of course, giving cards and gifts, family meals and barbecues, you know, put dad behind the pit, the grill pit, the grill, right? Just spending time together. There's other activities. Do you know many countries around the world celebrate Father's Day?
I don't know, no. It's not just America. Good. Yeah. Yeah.
United States, Canada, India, the UK, and all celebrating on what Sunday. I'll give you a hint here. What Sunday in June, Robbie? It's the third, maybe the third, the third, the third. Germany celebrates it on Ascension Day.
So they celebrate Spain and Italy celebrated on March 19th. I don't know why, but March 19th, I guess apparently it's linked to St. Joseph.
Okay. So at least it's linked to a saint, to Saint Joseph. Jesus.
So interesting, right? 1916, it was highlighted. 1924 by all these different presidents. 1966 designated proclamation the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. And then 1972, signed into law.
as a permanent U.S. national holiday. Not till 72. Not till 72. So if we're all the way from 1908.
Up to up to 1972. Um Other the last thoughts on let me ask you this before we run out of time. You know, I talked about man camp, you talked about your boot camp. Like, if people wanted, if ladies out there listening or men are intrigued by this discussion today on what it looks like to become a, you know, better equipped to be a godly dad, a godly husband, a godly grandfather, just a man of God, how do they find out more information on the boot camp? Let me ask you that.
Bootcamp is at masculinejourney.org. Masculinejourney.org.
So, if you want to learn more about Robbie's boot camp, that's like a three, three and a half day camp. Yeah, it's it's three and a half. Yeah. So and uh we ex we extend the man camp a l a little bit a little bit longer. Uh so don't don't be scared off by that.
Please, it's really just a just a deep dive into your relationship with with our Heavenly Dad. Abba for Abba, Papa. Translated right, ABBA translated papa daddy, right? Um, exactly, and which leads to what type of intimate relationship you can have with your heavenly father. He doesn't have to be some of this distant god, right, Robbie, who sits up on a throne and rules with an iron fist, right?
Am I right? You couldn't be more right, he is your dad. He and he wants to be your dad. And if he's not your dad. Then, man, today on Father's Day, how special would it be?
For you to surrender your heart to Jesus. today. And just open up your heart and confess and repent of your sin. And just say, Jesus, come on in, be my Lord and my Savior. Because He said in John 14:6, I am the way, the truth, and the life.
Right. And nobody comes to the hello. Father except through me. And Jesus is the only way. The Bible says it.
I just happen to believe it. As gospel truth, as absolute truth. And so, what a beautiful thing if you did that today, you're listening to this Father's Day special, or there's somebody in your life that needs to listen. To this Father's Day special, they can go into the podcast archives and find it and play it for them. And if you gave your life to Jesus today on Father's Day, how incredibly special would that be, Robbie?
Oh, man, please. It'd be amazing, right? It's an opportunity. And so I'm sure you, he loves you. An opportunity, an opportunity.
Well, I hope you heard.
Something today that inspired you. If you are a dad out there, oh, by the way, I guess I should say too.
So that's boot camp, that's masculine journey boot camp with Robbie Delmore, the Christian car guy. If you're interested in learning more about the man camp, We do one every spring, one every fall. You do the boot camp every spring and fall too, right? And we actually do them at now at the same location. Yes, we do.
Camp Little Light in Royston, Georgia, home of Ty Cobb, the baseball player. And got a beautiful facility down there, 100-acre facility down there that we. That we utilize. And I want to say, would you agree, Robbie? That is an anointed piece of property.
It is. You know it the second you drive onto the property that God is there. Yeah, Jerome Stratton, thank you, Stratton family. Thank you, Jerome Stratton, for making that property available to us. Go to mancamp.info.
Mankemp.info.
Now, if you're in, if you're a law enforcement, If you are military, active or retired military, if you are a first responder, if you are the lead pastor of a church, if you're none of those things, but you have a financial need in order to attend. Then we will make a way. We have scholarship funds for men who have paid it forward because of how they've been impacted. By the camp. And so we're not going to let money be a reason why you can't come to man camp.
And I'm sure if you wanted to go to the masculine journey boot camp, Robbie will, yeah, same thing. They'll work it out. They'll make a way. And he and I just happen to know someone who owns a cattle on a thousand hills.
So, praise the Lord. Robbie Dilmore, thank you for being a part of the man up show today and a part of this Father's Day special. How fun. Awesome. You're special.
Same here. You are too. And I appreciate our relationship. I love you. Until next time, you all have a God-filled and God-blessed day and happy Father's Day.
