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The Rise of the Unlikely Heroes

Episode Summary

Bret Rockmore, Rebecca Hulse, and Marilyn Bradford join host Katarina Wallentin to discuss how the characters from the stories and books we love help us by reflecting our own longing to choose something greater and our own ability to change the world. Key takeaways: What the bleep is a hero? There’s a longing in everyone to move out of their comfort zone, and many of the books we love are about unlikely heroes What is stopping us from being heroes? A true hero empowers others to be heroes

Episode Notes

A hero is someone who saves the day, does great things, and inspires awe, but what does it mean to be an unlikely hero? And why do these heroes in particular inspire us so much?

Bret Rockmore, Rebecca Hulse, and Marilyn Bradford join host Katarina Wallentin to discuss how the characters from the stories and books we love help us by reflecting our own longing to choose something greater and our own ability to change the world.

Listen to understand how anyone can be an unlikely hero, and how even the smallest acts can make the world bigger. Heroism comes from getting out of your comfort zone and choosing something greater.

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