173 You’re Not the Main Character

<p>What do pitchfork-fried steaks, eight pounds of State Fair food, and an awkward encounter with a teenage boy on a crowded bus have in common? Apparently, they can all teach you something about humility.</p><p>Chris shares the moment he mistakenly thought a teenager was calling him out for taking a seat—only to discover much later that the kid wasn’t talking to him at all. That embarrassing realization opens up a bigger conversation with Kory about “main character syndrome,” the temptation to assume other people’s moods and reactions are about us, and what changes when we remember that we aren’t actually at the center of the story.</p><p>From marriage and ministry to State Fair buses and pitchfork steaks, the guys explore what it looks like to trade an egocentric view of life for a Christ-centered one—and why life tends to go a whole lot better when we stop fighting reality.</p><p>Plus: should Pitchfork Steak Night become the next great Storydram men’s event?</p>