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The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Starting Small—Five Marks of a Man Devotional, Day 2

The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Crossroads

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9756 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

This week, Brian is sharing the first five entries from his brand new book, The Five Marks of a Man Devotional: 60 Days to a Powerful Life. The final book in The Five Marks of a Man trilogy, the 60-day devotional is a powerful guide to practicing courageous manhood until it becomes second nature. 

Today, Brian dives into Mark 2: Men Take Minority Positions… even when they are small.

If you like what you hear, get your own copy of this new devotional on Amazon, or bookstores everywhere. 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, welcome to the aggressive life. This week, we are celebrating the release of my new book, The Five Marks of Man Devotional, 60 Days to a Powerful Life.

0:25.8

We're covering the first five entries together on the podcast.

0:30.2

I'm actually riffing and adding a few things here and there as I actually read what's in the book.

0:35.5

If you have the book or you want to get the book on Amazon or bookstores everywhere,

0:41.8

today we're jumping into day two, which is men take a minority position by starting small.

0:48.9

Let's go.

0:57.3

Day two, starting small.

1:00.5

Men take minority positions.

1:05.0

Matthew 11, 20 to 21, says this.

1:13.1

Then Jesus began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done because they did not repent.

1:15.5

Wo to you, Corazon.

1:17.6

Woe to you, Bethsaida.

1:22.3

For if the mighty works done and you have been done in tear and sidon,

1:26.4

they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

1:29.7

Last couple of years I've gotten to travel to Germany.

1:36.4

Part of my experiences there included touring the Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald,

1:38.3

over in Poland, actually.

1:47.6

It was an appropriately wady and heavy experience, and it is not something I have forgotten, nor will I forget.

1:53.5

Everywhere I turned, I saw signs of a culture that again and again chose the wrong path.

2:02.0

As the Nazis rose to power, there were precious few people willing to take the minority position to stand against the rising tide that would do so much damage. Walking out of Buchanwald, I couldn't help but wonder how I would

2:09.7

have responded if I were a German in the 30s and 40s. What I have towed the line with the masses

2:16.5

keeping quiet out of self-preservation?

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