#380: Brent Beshore – Finding God

<p>Brent Beshore is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Permanent Equity, a Midwestern-based private equity firm.</p> <p>One part of his Twitter bio intrigued me: &quot;Former atheist who now follows Jesus.&quot;</p> <p>And in this conversation, we explored why he initially rejected God, his turning point, and where to start with the Bible.</p> <p>Brent&#39;s challenge: Take Jesus seriously.</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>1:14 Meeting With Pastor At 14</p> <p>7:26 Who Are You More Concerned With?</p> <p>10:55 Turning Point</p> <p>17:35 Prodigal Son</p> <p>22:00 Why Does Brent Talk About Jesus?</p> <p>25:05 2 Types of Love</p> <p>27:41 “My Life Was Hell Before God”</p> <p>31:21 Money, Fame, And Power</p> <p>34:21 What Happens After Death?</p> <p>38:45 What Does God Look Like?</p> <p>39:32 Growing Up With Faith?</p> <p>44:39 Why Study Jesus?</p> <p>49:03 The Bible Is Real</p> <p>51:41 Where To Start With Bible?</p> <p>59:04 Endowment Effect</p> <p>1:03:21 Slavery</p> <p>1:06:02 Teachers</p> <p>1:11:11 Challenge </p> <p>Leaf by Niggle – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf_by_Niggle</p> <p>Brett&#39;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/BrentBeshore" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@BrentBeshore</a></p> <p>My Links </p> <p>✉️ Newsletter: <a href="https://dannymiranda.substack.com/">https://dannymiranda.substack.com</a></p> <p>🎙 Podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda">https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda</a></p> <p>🎥 YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/dannymiranda">https://youtube.com/dannymiranda</a></p> <p>🐣 Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda">https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda</a></p> <p>📸 Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda">https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda</a></p> <p>🕺 TikTok: <a href="https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda">https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda</a></p>