A Few Good Men

Guest: David Salas

 

Thomas Watson - “Great men are the mirror by which ordinary men dress themselves.”

Who are the “great men” that you would want to emulate their lives?

“Older men” includes more than just guys who are older in age than you - some guys might be “younger” than you, but they still are doing things that you can learn from!

Theodore Roosevelt - “Comparison is the thief of joy.” But healthy comparison can be an important measuring rod against which you compare your life and progress in specific areas.

In our current culture, boys are encouraged (manipulated) to stay stuck in “adolescence” - not mature, not grow up, not become the MEN that God has designed!

Psalm 144:12 - May our sons in their youth be like plants full grown, our daughters like corner pillars cut for the structure of a palace

David’s #1 - CS Lewis, author, cultural commentator - check out the wide variety of his writings - from kids books like The Chronicles of Narnia, to apologetics like Mere Christianity, to sci fi like his Space Trilogy.

 

J. Budziszewski - The Revenge of Conscience, What We Can’t Not Know

 

Dan’s #1 - William Wilberforce, Member of Parliament, almost single-handedly abolished slavery in England - check out Eric Metaxas’ book Amazing Grace about Wilberforce (and see the movie with the same title) or read Wilberforce’s own words in A Practical View of Christianity.

David’s #2 - Adoniram Judson, Jr., American missionary to India and several other countries. Learn more about Judson by reading To the Golden Shore or find him in the series of Christian Heroes.

Dan’s #2 - Frederick Douglass, former enslaved person, social reformer, author, friend of President Lincoln - read more about Douglass in The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass or read his own words in The Collected Works of Frederick Douglass.

David’s #3 - Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, orator, writer, artist. To learn more about Churchill, check out Stephen Mansfield’s book Never Give In or watch Gary Oldman win Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Churchill in Darkest Hour. David’s recommendation for reading is The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson.

Dan’s #3 - John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States AND Congressman! The book that I loved about his battle against slavery was Arguing about Slavery by William Lee Miller. Another excellent book is The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams by Phyllis Lee Levin. The movie I couldn’t think of during the podcast is Amistad.

Who are your “cloud of witnesses” - the men (and women) who have gone before you and passed the baton along to you - that you seek to emulate? Think about what it means to be a man, look for men who have or are living a life worth emulating, and learn more about them.

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