The 2x2 Movement Podcast

The 2x2 Movement Podcast is a space for intentional growth—training the mind, body, and soul in pursuit of faithful, disciplined living. Through conversations and reflections, we explore what it looks like to live with purpose in the rhythms of everyday life.

The 2x2 Movement Podcast is a health podcast hosted by Josh Raies, with 15 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Josh Raies hosts The 2x2 Movement Podcast, a health show with 15 episodes published.

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  Episode #14

  Dale Wallace - ChatGPT Dating Advice, Conflict, and the Christian Case for AI

  Aug 12, 20261h 4mS1

  Dale Wallace spent ten years as a college pastor before he stumbled into AI, and once he was in it, he couldn't unsee what his students were actually asking these tools. This conversation covers what a model actually is, why AI isn't neutral but formative, and the moment that led Dale to help build AskLYTE — an AI trained on Scripture and the local church instead of the whole internet. Josh and Dale also get into the real difference between a ChatGPT answer and a biblically-rooted one, why this moment is the easiest "zero to one" has ever been for builders, and the world problems Dale believes AI could help solve. They close on stewardship, mind and body rhythms in a season of young kids, and the two men Dale wants to see on the show next. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Dale Wallace 01:28 Understanding Artificial Intelligence 02:28 The Process of AI: Ingredients, Mixing, and Cake 04:17 The Controversy and Fear Surrounding AI 05:29 The Impact of AI on Society and Individuals 07:08 The Moral Implications of AI 28:35 The Use Cases of AI in Everyday Life 29:57 The Dangers and Necessity of AI 30:43 The Impact of AI on the Next Generation 32:45 The Role of AI in Biblical Stewardship 36:13 Differentiating Light from Other Models 37:52 The Influence of AI on Decision Making 42:41 Expanding Perceptions of AI Use Cases 53:17 Stewardship of Mind, Body, and Soul RESOURCES: AskLYTE - https://asklyte.ai/

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  Episode #13

  Jonnathan Menendez - Blended Families, Father Wounds, and the Word That Never Loses Its Flavor

  Jul 28, 20261h 4mS1

  Jonathan Menéndez didn't ease into fatherhood — he married into it. When he and his wife came home from their wedding, he was suddenly a husband and a father to her eight-year-old daughter, with no runway to prepare and no manual to follow. Jonathan serves as groups minister at Josh's church in Dallas, and this year he founded Transformative Fatherhood, a venture built to help overwhelmed new dads move from identity crisis to clarity, confidence, and compassion. This conversation traces Jonathan's own story — a father who was physically present but emotionally and spiritually absent, the anger and need for approval that grew out of that absence, and the "two for one" transition into a blended family that forced him to learn fatherhood on the job. From there, Jonathan lays out the framework behind Transformative Fatherhood: Heal, Grow, Build — healing from the past, growing in present knowledge and skill, and building intentionally toward the family you want to become. Josh and Jonathan also get into the theology of work — why God is the first entrepreneur, why building something isn't in competition with ministry, and why this cultural moment offers a wider door into entrepreneurship than ever before. The conversation closes on secure attachment, generational cycles, and why Jonathan says Scripture is the one thing you can chew on for years and it never loses its flavor. Chapters 00:00 — A Minister Who Fell in Love with Entrepreneurship 09:00 — The Identity Crisis Nobody Warns New Fathers About 17:00 — Physically Present, Emotionally Absent: Naming Father Wounds 27:03 — Heal, Grow, Build: The Transformative Fatherhood Framework 32:32 — Nurture Isn't Just a Mother's Job 35:36 — Why Fatherhood Without Vision Is a Guessing Game 37:16 — Can Ministry and Business Live in the Same Calling? 38:01 — Work as Worship: God, the First Entrepreneur 41:20 — Why This Moment Is a Wide-Open Door for Builders 44:19 — What a World Full of Transformative Fathers Looks Like 50:28 — The Book That Never Loses Its Flavor Resources Connect with Jonathan Menéndez Instagram: @transformativefatherhood Email: admin@transformativefatherhood.com https://stan.store/transformativefatherhood Scripture referenced Proverbs 29:18 — "Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint" 2 Corinthians 1:3–4 — God as "the God of all comfort," who comforts us so we can comfort others

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  Episode #12

  Entitlement, the Abusive Heart, and What Jesus Actually Said About Power

  Jul 7, 202657 minS1

  Chris Moles is a pastor and biblical counselor who has spent over twenty years working inside batterer intervention programs alongside his vocational ministry. In this conversation, Chris defines domestic abuse, traces its root in pride and entitlement, and challenges the version of biblical manhood that rejects passivity only to embrace a different kind of harm. He walks through what Jesus actually modeled about power — not power over, but power under — and gives men a practical framework for examining their own hearts, confronting sin in others, and responding well when someone they love has been harmed. Chapters 0:00 — Introduction & Opening Prayer 3:45 — The difference between a critical mind and a critical spirit — how Chris became teachable 7:30 — What Chris actually does: defining domestic abuse and his work in batterer intervention 13:00 — How a bivocational pastor from West Virginia ended up in criminal corrections 19:30 — The double burden: pastoring a local church while working in dark places 25:00 — How group facilitation, listening with an agenda, and slowing down shaped Chris as a shepherd 31:00 — Aggression vs. passivity — and why rejecting one often means embracing the other 37:30 — What happens in the heart of a man that leads him toward abuse — Luke 6, James 4, pride and entitlement 44:00 — Power over vs. power under — the Jesus hermeneutic on headship and the cheerleader analogy 51:30 — Josh's confession: the moment his own entitlement surfaced — and how close the root really is 55:00 — The one-in-four statistic: domestic abuse in the church 58:00 — What good men who aren't abusing should do about it — preaching the gospel to yourself and Galatians 6 confrontation 1:03:00 — How to be good and angry: the Ephesians 4 framework 1:08:00 — A case study: how to approach a friend you suspect is harming his family 1:15:00 — How Chris gets filled back up: one verse, memorized, no exegesis 1:20:00 — 2x2 Shout Out: Greg Wilson Resources The Heart of Domestic Abuse: Gospel Solutions for Men Who Use Control and Violence in the Home — Chris Moles — amazon.com/dp/1936141272 The Path to Peace: A 90-Day Journey from Control to Christ-Like Love — Chris Moles — amazon.com/dp/B0GPSRXRD2 When Home Hurts: A Guide for Responding Wisely to Domestic Abuse in Your Church — Jeremy Pierre & Greg Wilson — amazon.com/dp/1527107221 Caring for Families Caught in Domestic Abuse: A Guide toward Protection, Refuge, and Hope — edited by Chris Moles — newgrowthpress.com Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused — Chris Moles, contributor — churchcares.com Men of Peace Self-Paced Course — menofpeace.org PeaceWorks University — chrismoles.org

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  Billy Raies - Fatherhood, the Fear of Man, and Living the Text

  Jun 21, 20261 hour

  Pastor Billy Raies has been in the same pulpit in Midland, Texas for thirty-three years. He still gets up at four in the morning on Sundays — not because he's disciplined, but because he knows how much he needs God to show up. In this Father's Day conversation with his son Josh, Billy talks about the weekly rhythm of pastoral ministry, how to engage Scripture vocationally without it becoming an assignment, the swan song moment that reoriented his vision for legacy, and what happens when you ask a waiter how you can pray for them. Honest, pastoral, and grounded in the gospel from start to finish. Chapters 00:00 Introduction — Father's Day on Location in Florida 02:07 What a Pastor's Sunday Morning Actually Looks Like 06:54 The Other Six Days — Weekly Rhythm of a Small-Church Pastor 11:53 Wearing Many Hats — The Reality of Small Church Ministry 15:13 Delegation, Identity Drift, and Raising Up Elders 19:45 The Swan Song — Building a Legacy You Won't See 24:10 How to Read Scripture Vocationally Without It Becoming an Assignment 29:00 Pastoring People vs. Programming Them 31:44 Gospel Fatherhood — Balancing Ministry and Family 35:36 Sacred Zeal and Not Being Slothful in the Gospel 37:29 Keeping Scripture on Your Lips All Week 42:18 Living the Gospel 24/7 — Not Just on Sundays 43:44 Asking Waiters How You Can Pray for Them 48:15 God Was Already in That Conversation 50:55 Confidence in Evangelism — God's MO Is to Shine Light 53:28 Romans 8:32 as the Evangelism and Discipleship Hinge 57:23 Closing — Honor Where It's Due Resources Brothers, We Are Not Professionals by John Piper — https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Not-Professionals-John-Piper/dp/1433552784 Sacred Zeal by Jeff Purswell — https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Zeal-Jeff-Perswell/dp/1781919274 What Is the Gospel? by Greg Gilbert — https://www.amazon.com/What-Gospel-Greg-Gilbert/dp/1433515002 Guest Links Sovereign Grace Church Midland — https://www.sovereigngracemidland.com

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  Episode #10

  Pain Pt. 2 - Understanding, Managing, and Training Through Pain

  May 19, 20261h 9mS1

  <p>Part two of our pain series is all application. In part one we built a theology of pain — what it is, where it comes from, and what God says about it. Now we answer the question every man actually wants answered: what do you do with it?</p><p>In this episode Josh and Nick break down the difference between acute and chronic pain, walk through the RICE protocol and where it holds up and where it doesn't, and get into the nuance around NSAIDs — when they can be a legitimate tool and when they become a crutch. They also...

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