Tom welcomes back Dawson to recap our seventh YOB retreat! We share our perspective about our retreat’s first-ever prayer labyrinth exercise, and we hit some of the other highlights of our weekend together in western Pennsylvania, including a manly calisthenics workout and a mysterious visitor to our lodge porch. Dawson shares his reaction to being crowned our first-ever “Mr. Masculinity,” and Tom shares a profound retreat moment that crescendoed with fifty men huddling around him in prayer.

Have you ever walked a prayer labyrinth? What were your takeaways from this year's YOB retreat?

• YOB Convocast 102

• Apple Podcasts

• Tom's blogs
• Dawson's podcasts

• Call the YOFline: 1.706.389.8009
• Email Tom: tom@yourotherfamily.org
• Mail us: Your Other Family / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802

• General giving (for non-members)
• Giving toward membership in YOB
• Giving toward membership in YOS

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• YOB: Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
• YOS: Facebook | Instagram

• "Feel it All" by sød ven; 100% clearance through Musicbed

you are not alone; even the sparrow finds a home

Where have we experienced hurt in the church, whether from our sexuality or otherwise? How do we continue in spiritual communities after experiencing church hurt? Join Tom, Ryan, and Matt for a raw discussion on our community’s church hurt stories. We’ll dive into the other side of hurt in a follow-up episode, but for now, we want to honor the pain, the loneliness, the frustration, the rejection, the abuse, the trauma, and the injustice of experiencing hurt in a place and with a people where we should have experienced life. If one of us hurts, may we all hurt together.

Where have you experienced hurt in the church?

• YOBcast 110: Church Hurt

• Kalan's rap remix of "Wood" by Taylor Swift
• The Carpenter's Son trailer with Nicolas Cage
• Owen Cooper Finally Meets Jake Gyllenhaal!
• "Church Hurt" by Hannah Kerr

• Apple Podcasts

• Tom's posts
• Ryan's posts
• Matt's posts

• Call the YOFline: 1.706.389.8009
• Email Tom: tom@yourotherfamily.org
• Mail us: Your Other Family / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802

• General giving (for non-members)
• Giving toward membership in YOB
• Giving toward membership in YOS

• YOF: YouTube | Facebook | Instagram
• YOB: Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
• YOS: Facebook | Instagram

• Intro/outro theme: “Borderland” by John Mark McMillan
• Benediction theme: "Feel it All" by sød ven
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you are not alone; even the sparrow finds a home

Andrew returns to dive deeper into his blog, “A Straight Man Won’t Fix You.” What led him to write this post, and long did he ponder it? Join Tom and Andrew for a discussion on the idolization of friendships with straight men, theorizing why some men in Side B spaces get drawn into the "mythical" realm of straight men. We also briefly recap the third season of “Heartstopper” and lament Andrew’s lack of attendance – and also his felt presence – at this year’s YOB retreat.

How have you sought healing or "fixing" from a straight man? What happened?

• YOB Convocast 101

• Andrew's blog: "A Straight Man Won't Fix You"

• Apple Podcasts

• Tom's blogs
• Andrew's blogs | podcasts

• Call the YOFline: 1.706.389.8009
• Email Tom: tom@yourotherbrothers.com
• Mail us: Your Other Family / P.O. Box 843 / Asheville, NC 28802

• General giving (for non-members)
• Giving toward membership in YOB
• Giving toward membership in YOS

• YOF: YouTube | Facebook | Instagram
• YOB: Facebook | Instagram | TikTok
• YOS: Facebook | Instagram

• "Feel it All" by sød ven; 100% clearance through Musicbed

you are not alone; even the sparrow finds a home