#380: Brent Beshore – Finding God

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