7 Men: And the Secret of Their Greatness

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Dear young man figuring out what kind of man to become,

Eric Metaxas makes the case that real greatness in men comes from serving others, not from machismo. I want you to sit with that, because it cuts against most of what gets marketed to guys your age.

📖 Get the book: 7 Men: And the Secret of Their Greatness — Eric Metaxas

The book is built as seven short biographies of Christian men who are widely known but not well understood: George Washington, William Wilberforce, Eric Liddell, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jackie Robinson, Pope John Paul II, and Chuck Colson. Each man used his strength — physical, emotional, spiritual — to benefit others, especially in his deepest struggles.

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What Metaxas gets right: these aren’t hagiographies. The men faced real failure and doubt. What set them apart was relying on and serving God through it, not around it.

Why it matters now: the choices these men made reveal the kind of role models we’re short on today. Not perfect men. Faithful ones.

Pick up the book and see how your own gifts can lift others up. Two of the men here, William Wilberforce and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, get full-length Metaxas biographies of their own: Amazing Grace and Bonhoeffer.

Yours,
rs

7-Word Summary

1. Introduction
   • Surrender self to a higher purpose.
2. George Washington
   • He chose democracy over personal power.
3. William Wilberforce
   • Used his gifts to end slavery.
4. Eric Liddell
   • He chose Godly glory over personal glory.
5. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
   • He risked his life to oppose evil.
6. Jackie Robinson
   • He rose above bigotry and excelled.
7. Pope John Paul II
   • The people’s pope, uniting faith and humanity.
8. Charles W. Colson
   • From White House to prison to ministry.

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