Garrett leads our discussion of Book 7: “Leonidas”  from Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of The Battle of Thermopylae by Steven Pressfield.

• Stehlin provides a brief recap of the Book Brothers’ first annual retreat! Stay tuned for a full recap episode of the retreat (0:38 - 2:55)
• Recap of Book 7 (2:56 - 8:54)
• What are you called to do in life that your family and friends can help you live out until your death? (8:55 - 19:19)
• What do you want to be true of yourself and this group of friends that will be passed down and learned from 2,000 years from now? (19:20 - 26:49)
• What’s an example of something a country like the United States could accomplish if communities, cities, and states came together in a united cause the same way the Hellas city-states came together? (26:50 - 35:55)

Next week we’ll discuss Book 8: “Thermopylae” (pages 357 - 384).

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