The Better: True Community, Purpose, and Rest - King and Kolbe: When Better Breaks Through

King and Kolbe: When Better Breaks Through

11/20/24 • 15 min

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The Better: True Community, Purpose, and Rest

Can beauty emerge from humanity's darkest moments? Through the powerful stories of Maximilian Kolbe in Auschwitz and Martin Luther King Jr.'s final speech, explore how accessing a deeper reality can transform even the most desperate situations. Host Eric Tomeo examines how ordinary people find extraordinary courage and create lasting change. Essential for those seeking hope and purpose in challenging times.

Discuss & Reflect:

1. How does someone find the strength to become vulnerable in the darkest situations?

2. Where have you seen small acts of vulnerability create unexpected transformation?

3. What prevents you from living "in two realities" like MLK described?

Opening Story: Munster Monastery (00:00)

Kolbe's Story (03:05)

Analysis: Living in Two Realities (06:43)

MLK's Mountain Story (10:24)

Closing & Application (12:38)

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Discuss & Reflect:

1. How does someone find the strength to become vulnerable in the darkest situations?

2. Where have you seen small acts of vulnerability create unexpected transformation?

3. What prevents you from living "in two realities" like MLK described?

Opening Story: Munster Monastery (00:00)

Kolbe's Story (03:05)

Analysis: Living in Two Realities (06:43)

MLK's Mountain Story (10:24)

Closing & Application (12:38)

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