In the long run, passivity won't pay off.

It never pays off.

If you want a life of meaning and transcendence, you're going to have to move.

Aggression doesn't have to be toxic or damaging.

Healthy aggression risks.

It builds new things.

It breaks through barriers.

It's the key to living a life that matters.

I'm Brian Tome.

This is the aggressive life.

Thank you. profoundly shaped my life in a significant way.

I read a book of his a number of years ago.

Let's see how number it is.

Let's just call it over 20 years ago that is still forming me today and has been incredibly, incredibly impactful.

Primitive camping, authentic manhood, adventure motorcycling, risk and challenge.

If you know me at all, you might be thinking I'm describing myself and in many ways I am,

but I'm actually describing our guest today. His name is John Eldridge. He's an author,

counselor, teacher, above it all. He's been a pioneer. He's one of the first leaders to call out specific challenges and blessings of being a man.

And I know some of you today, you're not late. You're not men. I get, I get it. But if you want to

understand man, hang in today. And only this, we talk about men,

you're going to understand yourself a lot better. He's the president of Ransom Heart. He spends his

life helping people discover the heart of God and their place in it. He's best known for his

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